A soldier was allegedly beaten up near his home here on Sunday night by six persons and ‘PFI’ was written on his back with green paint, the police said on Monday.
The alleged incident occurred near his house at Kadakkal here on Sunday night when the soldier was returning home on his motorbike, the police said. It also said that Military Intelligence personnel had reached the spot and would directing the investigation into the alleged assault. The soldier is posted in the Indian Army’s Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) Corps. The alleged incident occurred on the last day of the vacation of the soldier, the police said.
An FIR under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 341 (wrongful restraint) of the IPC was lodged during the day against six identifiable persons, the police said, adding that it was not yet clear whether any outfit had any role in the alleged incident.
