Group asks Janta Dal MP to raise CoBRA 'raid' issue in Parl

A group representing a particular community from Mewat today met Janata Dal Rajya Sabha MP Ali Anwar to apprise him of an alleged violent raid by CoBRA force in their region and requested him to take up the matter in Parliament.
The group alleged that on July 4, jawans of CoBRA force had resorted to violence and also attacked children and women of the region.
"We were offering prayers on the terrace when these people came and started beating us. They tore our cloths and hit us badly. They didn't even spare children, old or pregnant women who were present there," one of the women alleged.

Social activist Shabnam Hashmi, who accompanied the group also criticised the incident and said that the act is completely unlawful.
"Strict actions are needed in this regard and we demand suspension of both the SP and probationary IPS who are responsible for the act. An enquiry must be set up to look into that why was CoBRA force even deployed in Rajasthan if it was constituted specially for Naxal-hit areas," Hashmi said.
She said that the group has met Minority commission early today and expect justice to be delivered.

Criticising the act, Anwar said strict actions must be taken in this regard and an enquiry must be set up against the SP who ordered the raid and against the probationary IPS officer who led it.

"These 'Meo' people are being made soft targets. A case must be registered against both SP and IPS who are responsible for the incident. We'll call a grand Panchayat of the community to demand direct action if justice not delivered," the MP said.
He assured that the matter would be raised in the Parliament.
The community members also alleged that the force destroyed their household items, and took away their vehicles parked outside their houses, which the police later claimed had stocks of illicit liquor.