Overview

• Seven Kanwariyas accused of assaulting CRPF jawan Gautam at Mirzapur station on July 19 have been granted personal bond by railway police pending further inquiry
• Four of the suspects are minors and were sent to a child welfare organisation under juvenile procedures before their release
• Cases have been registered under the Railway Act, sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing hurt, intentional insult and rioting, and provisions of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
• Investigators are reviewing station CCTV footage and witness statements to assess the accused’s claim that the jawan was intoxicated and provoked the clash
• The CRPF jawan suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and returned to his posting in Manipur without undergoing a medical examination at Mirzapur