The Noida Police on Sunday apologised to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi , a day after was she mishandled by its personnel while she was on...
The Noida Police on Sunday apologised to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, a day after was she mishandled by its personnel while she was on her way to Hathras, PTI reported. The police said it had ordered an inquiry into a policeman yanking the Congress leader by her kurta amid a scuffle that broke out between party workers and the police on the Delhi Noida Direct Flyway.
Priyanka Gandhi, along with other her brother Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders, was on her way to Hathras on Saturday afternoon to meet the family of a Dalit woman who died of her injuries after she was gangraped by four upper-caste men from the Thakur community. This was their second attempt to meet the family.
The Gandhi’s convoy ran into heavy police deployment, which had been bolstered ahead of their visit. As their vehicle drove alongside a crowd of Congress workers and moved towards the DND exit, some party workers got involved in clashes with policemen stationed at the toll gates.
When the police began to baton charge some Congress workers, Priyanka Gandhi got off the vehicle and attempted to shield them. In the midst of this, a helmet-wearing policeman held the Congress general secretary by her kurta as he tried...
