Father of victim tries to set himself on fire

ALWAR: Distressed by “police inaction”, the father of the man who was allegedly abducted and beaten up by minister Hem Singh Bhadana’s sons last week, attempted suicide outside the collectorate in Alwar on Monday.

Satish Yadav, the father, had threatened three days ago that he would commit suicide on Monday if no action was taken against the perpetrators.

The police arrested Satish under section 151 of CrPC (preventive custody). Kotwali SHO Sandeep Sharma said that he will be produced before a magistrate.

A case of kidnapping and assault has been registered against the minister’s sons — Surendra Bhadana and Hitesh Bhadana — and their accomplices but no action has been taken against them so far.

The victim, Tej Singh Yadav, is a native of Shahpur village. In a complaint, said the Bhadana brothers, along with 10–12 others barged, into his room and attacked him with a sword on December 20.

Satish said some people had hurled abuses at the minister on December 19 and his son was just standing next to them. The minister’s sons noted the number of his son’s motorcycle and abducted him later, he added.

Hem Singh Bhadana, an MLA from Alwar’s Thanagazi constituency, is the minister for Rajasthan state motor garage, general administration and estates in the Vasundhara Raje-led government.

The police have recorded the victim’s and his father’s statements and but they have not been able to locate the minister’s sons.

According to the complaint, when Tej Singh’s father received information about his abduction, he reached the minister’s house in Veer Savarkar Nagar. “Even while I was taking him, they threatened us and asked us to go home...” Satish earlier told HT. State Congress vice-president Archana Sharma said, “They have put pressure on the police because of which they are not arresting the minister’s sons. One son was accused in an eveteasing case earlier but no action was taken against him...”