The Ghaziabad police said they have started the process of booking the chief of right-wing group Hindu Raksha Dal under the Goonda Act and bar him from entering Ghaziabad limits for six months after he allegedly misbehaved with an on duty constable on October 1, and also made derogatory remarks about Hindus a day later.
Police said a notice was sent to Pinky Chaudhary alias Bhupinder Tomar, the national president of far-right saffron group, and a reply will be sought on these two incidents.
Bhaskar Verma, assistant commissioner of police, Sahibabad, said police have started the process of levying the Goonda Act provisions on Chaudhary.
“On October 1, Chaudhary and his supporters misbehaved with an on-duty traffic policemen.A day later he made objectionable remarks over Hindus. In both cases, FIRs were lodged. We have now initiated the process of imposing the provisions of the Goonda Act against him. A notice will soon be sent to him and his reply will also be sought in the matter. Once the provisions are levied, he may be debarred from entering the district for six months,” Verma said.
On October 1, a video surfaced on social media in which Chaudhary, in the presence of his supporters, could purportedly be seen arguing with a traffic policemen and daring him to call chief minister Yogi Adityanath. HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the said video.
The police in this connection registered an FIR against Chaudhary and his supporters at Nandgram police station, the ACP said.
A day later they registered another FIR at Shalimar Garden police station after another video emerged on social media, in which Chaudhary could purportedly be seen and heard making objectionable comments about Hindus, police said. Again, HT could not independently verify the authenticity of the video
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