ROURKELA: Police on Thursday detained the brother of state BJP Yuva Morcha vice-president Ankush Verma’s brother Ankit for allegedly assaulting a contractual employee of Rourkela Steel Plant and his project manager on the premises of Sector-19 police station on Tuesday night.
The complainant, Gajendra Maharana said Ankit along with BJP leaders Ankush, Bajrangi Chhatri and others had been threatening a project manager of RSP under whom he worked on a contractual basis. Gajendra said the project manager had called him to the police station to lodge a complaint against Ankit. They were assaulted by Ankit at the police station.
Sources said Ankit was working for a contractual firm of RSP and was peeved as his gate pass was not renewed after September 10. Rourkela SP Nitesh Wadhwani said inquiry was conducted on the day and it was established that only Ankit was involved in the assault on the Sector-19 police station campus. He said Ankit was apprehended, his statement recorded and notice issued. Ankush had reached the police station later and had argument with the complainants following which a notice was also issued to him.
He denied any pressure on the police and asserted those named in the complaint were issued strict warning that similar unruly behaviour would have severe legal consequences. A case under sections 126(2), 351(2),115(2), 29692),296 and 3(5) of BNS was registered against them.