Refuting the reports of assault appeared in the local media, the Army has issued a clarification terming the complaint lodged by one Abdul Nabi as "false and baseless".
"The news reported in few sections of the media is one-sided and factually incorrect. The Army refutes all the allegations made by Abdul Nabi and has already contacted the local officials and senior citizens to ensure non-occurrence of such unpleasant incidents," a Defence statement said.
Nabi is a resident of Siddiqui Nagar located inside the garrison.
"However, except Nabi, none of the occupants was carrying the passes," it stated.
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The Army said that Nabi was requested to make an entry in the register for civilians entering the garrison without passes, but he refused and started abusing and threatening the troops of dire consequences.
"On being requested to follow the procedure, Nabi in a highly agitated state pushed the sentry on duty who in the self defence restrained Nabi and prevented him from causing any harm," as per the release.
In the wake of the alleged incident, Nabi had lodged a complaint with the Humayun Nagar police station.
The Commander of Mehdipatnam Military Garrison interacted with the MLA of Nampally constituency, senior police officials and representatives of Siddique Nagar Civilian Association and apprised them of the prevailing security situation which mandates civilian access control and regulating traffic entering the garrison, the statement added.