Chatra revenue SI points assault finger at DSP, urges DC for security

Chatra: A revenue sub-inspector of Kanhachatti circle named Abhay Ranjan on Thursday wrote to deputy commissioner Anjali Yadav, accusing DSP (headquarters) Kedarnath Ram of thrashing and threatening him for ‘not registering a plot of land in one of Ram’s relatives’ name. Fearing for his life, Ranjan has sought security from the DC. Ram, however, has denied the allegations and said he did not thrash Ranjan.
In his letter to the DC, Ranjan said, “On Wednesday, Ram met me in my office to enquire about why I didn’t issue a land receipt for a gair mazruwa plot of land in his relative Prahlad Rajak’s name. I told him that Rajak didn’t submit any request in the circle office. This angered Ram, who thrashed me and injured my ears and chest. He even threatened to implicate me under the SC/ST act and under those sections of the IPC which are used against extremists. I am fearing for my life and want security from the administration as I am visiting areas under my jurisdiction alone.”
Ram refuted the charges and said, “I had met him in his office but he later, left. There wasn’t any incident of misbehaviour or thrashing. Moreover, following our meeting, I was in Itkhori block with a team from the public accounts committee of the state assembly. I am not aware what happened to him after our meeting.”
Chatra sub-divisional police officer Mumtaz Ansari, who came to know about the incident through social media, said, “If the complaint comes to us, we will probe the matter as per the DC’s guidelines.”