CURATED BY – DHEERAJ KUMAR AHIRWAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Damoh, Maintaining both law and communal harmony, following the intent of law is the top priority and any kind of negligence will not be tolerated in this. If any person is found guilty, strict action will be taken against such culprits. You people will help us in controlling such people, I think it is your duty to ensure that such a thing does not happen again in our city, the law will do its work, the culprits will not be spared at any cost. Collector Sudhir Kumar Kochar said this in a public dialogue program organized at Hata Police Station today. On this occasion, Superintendent of Police Shrutkirti Somvanshi, Additional SP Sandeep Mishra, SDM Rakesh Markam, SDOP Prashant Singh Suman and representatives of various societies were present.

The collector said that an unfortunate incident had happened in Hata recently which has been resolved with the cooperation of all and the efforts of the police administration. A public dialogue program was organized with the objective that no such incident should happen in the future and such situations should not be created here again. Everyone has agreed on all the issues. Discussions have been held with everyone in a cordial atmosphere. Festivals are coming up and everyone has promised that the Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb of this place will be maintained. The administration and the police will constantly keep an eye on the situation, the administration will keep communicating with everyone. With the cooperation of the society and the efforts of the police administration, we will always be able to maintain communal harmony, peace and tranquility here.

He said that first a separate discussion was held with all the parties, then a group discussion was held with all the parties, in which everyone has said unanimously that the accident that happened was indeed unfortunate, such incidents will not happen again, everyone has assured this. It has also been said that everyone will work within the ambit of the law, everyone has praised the action taken by the police.

Superintendent of Police Shrutkirti Somvanshi said that we have discussed with all the parties about the incident that happened between 14th to 18th. Our main objective was that no such incident should be repeated, for that we have had very good discussions with the people here and the people of the peace committee and all the parties. We believe that we are prepared to ensure that no such incident takes place in the future. People have also assured here that in case of any kind of illegal act or any accident or any crime or any other dispute, they will first go to the administration. We will not try to turn it into a communal matter in any case.

It was discussed in the meeting that a joint investigation team should be formed in the incident that happened and further action should be taken on the basis of its investigation. A joint investigation will be conducted in this. The demands of both the parties have been heard by the people and all efforts have been made to prevent any such incident in future. SDM and SDOP officers are present at the local level, they have also been given instructions.

Superintendent of Police Somvanshi said that no one wants this incident to happen again, the police administration is with all of you, the first responsibility of not allowing such an incident to happen again is of all the elders in the society, no person from their family should come out who causes such an incident. The people who live here are peace loving, that is why they also come to the police station, that is why they stay among everyone and talk to everyone, so that such an incident does not happen again. He said that first of all you all should talk together at the social level, we talk before every festival. The parties present in the meeting also put forth their views.