Baddi lynching case: 2 accused history-sheeters, 1 has POCSO case pending

Solan, August 28

Two of the eleven accused arrested by the Baddi police in the murder of a Panchkula youth are history-sheeters who are involved in multiple crimes. Shockingly, one of the history-sheeters is a juvenile.

According to their criminal history probed by the Baddi police, Sonu Kumar(24), a migrant from Bihar runs a grocery store in Baddi while his brother Manish is a known marijuana peddler against whom three cases of peddling are registered in Baddi.

The case of a 16-year old juvenile is the most shocking as he is not only a school drop-out but two cases at the Baddi police station are already registered against him— one under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), and another for violation of the Information Technology Act.

Nitin Kashyap (22), who is believed to be the kingpin of the gang, has studied uptill class XII. His family sustains on rental income from 31 rooms. Sources in the police stated that the arrested youth have been found involved in multiple criminal activities including betting, apart from the illegal sale of marijuana.

Two days before the murder, a dispute arose over a monetary issue related to betting and it led to a violent clash which left a Panchkula youth dead, injuring two others. Those arrested are also found involved in other nefarious activities like mobile snatching. Further probe is underway into the criminal antecedents of all the eleven youth.

Juvenile already booked in 2 cases

The case of a 16-year old juvenile is the most shocking as he is not only a school drop-out but two cases at the Baddi police station are already registered against him — one under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act , and another for violation of the Information Technology Act