Ballia,

27 Feb (HS): Police have filed charges against five people for allegedly

attempting to run over a district mining officer with a car during an

enforcement drive in Ballia, authorities said on Friday. On Thursday, District

Mining Officer Saurabh Kumar filed a FIR at Ballia Kotwali Police Station

against Kamlesh Yadav, Sonu Yadav, Rahul Verma, Ashutosh, and an unnamed

individual. The five were charged under Sections 3 (common purpose), 109

(attempt to kill), and 221 (obstructing a public officer) of the Bharatiya

Nyaya Sanhita.

According

to the police, Kumar said in his complaint that on February 25 at about 3 a.m.,

he was driving in a government vehicle towards Mahavir Ghat on the Greenfield

Expressway for an enforcement drive.

While

on his way, a Maruti Swift Dzire automobile allegedly began shadowing him,

raising suspicion. When he motioned to the driver to halt, the automobile

reportedly sped towards him with the intent to murder, according to the

complaint. Kumar said that he moved aside to defend himself, but the driver

crashed into and damaged his official vehicle. Following the complaint, the

Kotwali in-charge requested that the outpost in charge of Bichla Ghat undertake

an investigation. On Thursday, the outpost in charge submitted a report

verifying the event, following which an investigation was opened. On Friday,

Kotwali in-charge Kshitij Tripathi stated that attempts are on to apprehend the

culprits.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi