Around 100 traders at Rampur Naikin police station demand action on assaults and hooliganism

About 100 traders went to the police station at Rampur Naikin in Sidhi district on Friday and submitted a memorandum demanding action in cases of assault, hooliganism and land disputes. The traders said clearly that if no action was taken within a week, they would launch an agitation.

The traders reached the Rampur Naikin police station at around 12 noon and handed the memorandum to station in-charge Abhishek Upadhyay. It seeks action on assaults, brawls, hooliganism and land-related disputes in Rampur Naikin market and nearby areas.

The traders said traders and ordinary people were frightened by these incidents. According to them, complaints had been made several times earlier in these matters, but no action was taken. Rupesh Gupta, speaking on behalf of the traders' association, said the complaints were not being heard despite repeated representations.

The traders demand that cases be registered in the matters concerned within a week and that the guilty be acted against. If this does not happen, an agitation will be held.

Station in-charge Abhishek Upadhyay said the traders had submitted an application with several demands. According to him, cases have been registered in some matters and older cases are under investigation. Action will be taken as per rules once the investigation is complete. He said hooliganism would not be tolerated in the town or village, and those breaking the law would face action.