There have been several arrests made by the police, including the block in-charge of the Aam Aadmi Party and a sarpanch accused of misbehaving with a schoolteacher.
AAP block in-charge Krishan Kumar, alias Pappu, Lakhmir Singh, and Bikram Singh have been identified as the accused. A number of unidentified individuals have also been arrested.
The accused has been charged under Sections 341 and 500 of the IPC.
According to Sonia, who was on short leave on March 15, a large number of people prevented headmaster Raman Lal Mittal from entering the school at 8.50am. She also claimed that someone from the crowd pushed her after she was asked the reason for getting late. The video was recorded and uploaded by one of the accused, Sonia said.
In spite of filing complaints with the police and the National Commission for Women, no action was taken against the accused due to their well-connected status. “I finally filed a case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court,” she said.
Ropar SSP Sandeep Garg denied that the accused had been favoured, saying action was taken following a legal opinion.