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5d ago

Anirudh Singh Rana Booked Over Alleged Assault on NHAI Inspectors

An FIR has been lodged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Dhalli police station following the complaint of two hospitalized NHAI officials

Himachal Pradesh panchayati raj minister Anirudh Singh Rana was on Tuesday booked for assaulting a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) officer, Achal Jindal, during a site inspection in Shimla. (X)
Anirudh, a three-time MLA from Kasumpti assembly constituency, refuse to comment on the matter. (File)
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Overview

  • An FIR has been filed against Minister Anirudh Singh Rana and six associates for allegedly assaulting two NHAI officials during an inspection of a collapsed building site.
  • Achal Jindal and site engineer Yogesh remain hospitalized at Indira Gandhi Medical College with head injuries sustained in the incident.
  • Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Opposition leader Jai Ram Thakur have called for swift and exemplary action against all those responsible.
  • Rana denies the allegations and contends that the FIR distracts from what he calls NHAI’s negligence in excessive hill cutting.
  • The NHAI maintains that the collapsed building stood outside its right of way, countering local claims that highway excavation caused the damage.