Rajasthan: NGO head held over ‘threat’ to public servants, household says framed

Police in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district have arrested a 62-year-old man, state president of an NGO referred to as ‘Public Against Corruption Society Rajasthan’, for expenses together with allegedly threatening public servants, misbehaving with girls healthcare employees and disobedience of order of a public servant.
Family members of 62-year-old Devendra Singh Faujdar allege that he has been ‘framed’ in a false case owing to the truth that he raised points pertaining to public curiosity and highlighted shortcomings within the public healthcare system in Bharatpur.
“My father has been framed in a false case because he has been constantly raising issues of public interest and exposed shortcomings in the local healthcare system. This is a wrongful and prejudiced attempt to incarcerate and intimidate an individual for demanding basic human rights in times of medical needs on behalf of people who don’t have a voice to do so for themselves,” stated Vaishnavi, Faujdar’s daughter.

According to the police, Faujdar was arrested on Thursday, whereas an FIR in opposition to him was registered at Lakhanpur police station on June 3 beneath sections together with these pertaining to outraging modesty of girls.
Faujdar, who was vocal on Facebook and often performed FB stay periods, had final month streamed a video exterior the first well being centre in Hantra, Bharatpur, the place he confirmed empty liquor bottles mendacity exterior the power. Following the video, the Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Bharatpur issued a present trigger discover to the in-charge of the PHC.
“The state president of Public Against Corruption Society Rajasthan Bharat (sic) has issued a video on Facebook media and has informed that the PHC Hantra has become a den of alcoholics, the staff is alcoholic and he has also shown empty liquor bottles in the video. He has asked the state government to immediately suspend such staff and depute others,” says the present trigger discover issued by Bharatpur CMHO Kaptan Singh.
Documents present that in different situations as effectively, the CMHO had issued present trigger notices to well being division officers on the idea of different movies shot by Faujdar.
In a letter addressed to the Bharatpur district collector on June 1, Faujdar had alleged CMHO Singh of threatening him over WhatsApp that he will probably be framed in false instances and a case will probably be lodged by girls healthcare employees.
Two days later, police registered an FIR on the idea of Singh’s grievance. The FIR stated that three girls healthcare employees together with ANMs had submitted an utility saying that Faujdar abused them and behaved indecently with them. It additionally stated that as a result of uncalled and insulting remarks made by Faujdar, the morale of the well being division workers has gone down.
The FIR added that Faujdar has twisted details and introduced them in his Facebook stay periods, made movies of girls healthcare workers and that his allegations about dismal healthcare providers have been contradicted by native public representatives.
“After recording the statements of the women, prima facie the charges were found to be true and Faujdar was arrested on Thursday and sent to judicial custody by the court. Preliminary investigation suggests that he misbehaved with women and would confront them saying why they went home and wouldn’t stay at the health centre for 24 hours. The son of one of the women had also made a video of the incident which suggested he behaved inappropriately and threatened them,” stated Panjab Singh, SHO, Lakhanpur police station and the investigating officer within the case.
Police stated that Faujdar was arrested beneath completely different sections of the IPC. Bharatpur SP Devendra Kumar Bishnoi stated that the allegations of Faujdar being framed are unfaithful. “The accused was arrested after due investigation were done and charges were found to be genuine,” stated Bishnoi.

Repeated makes an attempt to succeed in the CMHO by means of calls and textual content messages remained unanswered.
Faujdar’s relations maintained that he’s being harassed due to the movies.
“I am appalled at the deceitful nature of the arrest as he was lured to the police station on the pretext of collecting a notice,” stated Vaishnavi.