Kanpur: Three people, including the groom, have been arrested and sent to jail for creating a ruckus in a police station and assaulting a head constable in Hamirpur district’s Muskara town after a nine-year-old boy was mowed down by a speeding truck during a wedding ceremony on Thursday.Police have registered three separate FIRs, naming 35 unidentified persons as accused. The matter drew further attention after videos of the police station ruckus went viral on social media.According to Vikram Rajput, a resident of Chandursi in Jalaun, the wedding of his younger brother Deepak was being held in Muskara. He said his brother-in-law, Rajkumar, his sister, and their 9-year-old son Aniket had attended the ceremony. After the jaimal, they left the venue to return to Orai. As they were getting in the vehicle, a speeding truck ran over Aniket.The tragedy sparked angry protests from relatives and guests, who placed the child’s body on the road, leading to a traffic blockade that lasted around three hours.Eyewitnesses said enraged relatives and guests chased the truck and intercepted it near the Community Health Centre in Muskara. While the driver managed to flee, the helper was caught and allegedly beaten by the crowd before being handed over to PRB 112 police personnel.Later, the family members reached the police station and demanded that the accused be handed over to them. When the helper was not produced, they created a ruckus. During the commotion, a man recording a video was reportedly struck on the head with a stick and his mobile phone was smashed. Head constable Muharrir Dinesh Kumar was allegedly grabbed by the collar, dragged out and assaulted.Police forces from several stations reached the spot to bring the situation under control and pacified the matter using mild force.Police arrested three accused, Deepak (groom), Vikram and Vinod.
