Lucknow: A national level kabaddi player was allegedly beaten up for resisting a molestation attempt in Kanpur district. The player, Sneha Singh, popularly known as Dolly, who was allegedly manhandled by the accused, has received several injuries to her face. According to the girl, about 10 to 12 people stormed into her house in Kanpur and beat her up following a molestation attempt that she had resisted.
The men were armed with sticks and guns and also hurled abuse at her. The victim’s father said that they had approached the police but no action was taken. “The police said that a case would be registered but no action has been taken thereafter,” he said on Wednesday.
Later, a case was registered but no arrests have yet been made. According to the medical examination, Dolly suffered several minor injuries but a medical report from a private hospital showed a fractured nose. “After receiving the medical reports, complaint have been lodged against the culprits under the IPC section 323, 504, 506, 452 and 325,” SSP Kanpur Shalabh Mathur said.
“Under the supervision of the SP, our force has been divided into two teams to search for the culprits”, he added. The incident took place on June 15 near her house when the two accused, Ujala Thakur and Gandhi, misbehaved and tried to molest Dolly.
