Gurgaon cops wield batons to rein in hooligans
GURGAON: As partygoers and revellers flocked to the Mehrauli-Gurgaon (MG) Road on New Year’s Eve, Gurgaon police were forced to wield batons to control hooliganism.
Police said one person has been arrested for creating a ruckus on the night.
A video circulated on the social media shows two men being thrashed by Gurgaon police officers as well as security guards outside the entrance of Sahara Mall on Sunday night .
Gurgaon police officials confirmed the incident and said that a group of men were asked to present their identification cards (ID) by the mall guards at the checkpoint as they tried to force their way into the mall.
As per protocol, visitors have to flash some identity proof to gain access to the mall.
Police said the men refused to show their ID cards and got into a heated argument with the mall guards.
One even claimed to be an ‘excise officer’, the police said.
When one of the hooligans hit a guard, the police went after them with batons.
“The men were disrupting law and order and the police officers were forced to act. However, no incidents of eve-teasing were reported on New Year’s Eve,” sub inspector Moolchand, in-charge of MG Road police post, said. The police identified the accused as Amit Roy, 25, a resident of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The video that went viral on the social media shows people gathered outside the mall’s entrance. A group of police officials and security guards could be seen escorting two men towards the exit.
The men suddenly got into a tussle, prompting police to use batons on them, as they attempted to flee.
Mall Mile has been witness to several untoward incidents in the past.
130 REVELLERS FINED FOR DRUNK DRIVING ON NEW YEAR’S EVE
With G ur ga on police ram ping up their effort to curb traffic violations, especially drink driving, there was a noticeable spike in penalties issued on New Year’s Eve and after.
In the presence of 3,500 police personnel, that also included officials from other districts, as many as 130 people were fined on the New Year’s eve and the intervening night between Sunday and Monday.
Police had on Saturday penalised 70 people for the same offence. Gurgaon police officials stated that three people were arrested for the offence.