A former Congress leader from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Thursday accused Shimla police of trying to kidnap him on the directions of “some senior officials of the state government” after he was stopped for “violating traffic rules”.
The accident took place near the Congress headquarters here when police personnel stopped Yudvir Singh Bains’ car for inspection.
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Bains is being provided Class
Baines, who became angry after being stopped on Thursday, confronted the police and asked them why. He also said that he was not feeling well and needed to visit the hospital.
The police later released him, putting an end to the drama whose video went viral.
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Reacting to the incident, Gaurav Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Shimla, said the police team stopped Paynes’ car as it was equipped with an unauthorized horn, search lights and flag bar, which was in clear violation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.
He said that while the police were performing their duty according to the law, it was Baines who refused to cooperate. SSP Singh said he used abusive language when the police asked him to remove the horn, adding that they had issued an online report.
The prosecution added that the police had learned that Bains also had a case against him with the Vigilance Department.
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Meanwhile, Bains accused the police of chasing and stopping him from time to time, and they even traced his car to the Haryana border.
He claimed that the police informed him that orders had been issued for his detention.
The former Congress leader claimed that he was being targeted because he had filed a complaint with the Enforcement Directorate against some senior figures in the government.
In a statement issued after the incident, Baines said he had sent a complaint regarding the matter to the Chief Secretary, who in turn referred it to the Director-General of Police and the Home Secretary for further consideration.
