Police today resorted to "mild lathicharge" to disperse a mob protesting the alleged assault of a girl by some youths and demanding eviction of an alleged illegal colony along the railway tracks where the accused resided in Nagaon town of Assam.
"The mob started vandalising properties and burnt the house of a person in a settlement near the railway tracks in the town. Police had to use mild lathicharge to control them. No one was injured," Nagaon Deputy Commissioner Adil Khan told PTI.
The people were protesting the alleged assault of a girl by some youths in that area last night and as the accused were from the colony, they demanded its eviction. After getting complaint of the assault, police had arrested the main accused last night itself, he said.
"One more person was arrested this morning. We have already done the medical examination and are awaiting the report," Khan said.
"The protest was peaceful initially. But as soon as TV channels arrived to cover it, people started getting violent and damaged properties in the area. They even beat a few persons, including women, residing in the colony," he added.
