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Not the first time!
Unlike other cities in the country where the Army has its establishments away from the civilian population, in the twin cities, civilian areas juxtapose with the Army establishments.
Army’s ‘high-handedness’ haunts vexed civilians
Unlike other cities in the country where the Army has its establishments away from the civilian population, in the twin cities, civilian areas juxtapose with the Army establishments. It is not uncommon to see the Army and the civilians’ clash every other day be it in crossing roads, vehicle accidents and trespassing.
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The alleged burning of the boy inside Army Garrison is just an incident that has caught the attention of the state administration as it led to the death of the 11-year-old boy. For the residents of Mohammadi Lines, it is a grim reminder of the past when 50 jawans marauded the area by burning down houses. Md Rizwan, a resident of Langar Houz, says, “The Army’s high-handedness is nothing new. Even while passing through the area, they want to move first. After all we are all Indians and have the same right as them.”
A case of attempt to murder was registered against unidentified military men at the Humayun Nagar Police Station. A special team has been formed to conduct the investigation.
In February, 1994, jawans of Garhwal Rifles of 47 Battallion burnt houses and abducted 23 policemen in Langar Houz. The attack triggered after the dead bodies of two missing children of Lance Nayak were found in a well in the area. Police investigations revealed the abduction and murder of the two children were the result of an extramarital affair in the family of Lance Nayak. Army jawans led by a junior commissioned officer MN Rawat of 9 Garhwal Rifles led 50 jawans in attaching the Langar Houz Police Station and later burnt down eight houses in Mohammadi Lines residential area.
In 1999, the Army personnel from Mehdipatnam Garrison attacked and plundered a nearby Rythu Bazaar on May 12, resulting in the loss of Rs 70 lakh to farmers. The Army men alleged that the farmers illegally occupied defence land. It led to the then Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu to lodge a complaint to the then Defence Minister George Fernandez. It led to a fine from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The NHRC ordered the defence ministry to pay Rs12 lakh to the farmers evicted forcibly.
In November 2013, three Army men in an inebriated state chased a 17-year-old girl in Mahendra Hills in Secundrabad and sexually assaulted her. The girl, a B Com student, was with her boyfriend. The soldiers drove away the boy before assaulting the girl. The Tukaram Gate Police arrested two of the accused-Lok Bahadur and Tapas-around 1 am and based on their confession the third personnel Sulan was arrested on Monday.
