U’khand cops register first case under new law in Haridwar

Dehradun: Amid the implementation of the new criminal laws in the country on Monday, Uttarakhand police registered the first case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, in Haridwar’s Jwalapur police station.
According to police, the case was registered on the complaint of a man from Bijnor, who alleged that two unidentified men looted his mobile-phone by pointing a knife at him while he was sitting near the ghat in the area.SSP, Haridwar, Pramendra Singh Dobhal, said that the person who filed the complaint was identified as Vipul Bhardwaj. “Police registered a case under section 309(4) of the BNS followed by a probe to nab the accused. He was also provided a digitally signed copy of the FIR by the police after registering the case as per the provisions of newly implemented BNS,” said Dobhal. DGP Abhinav Kumar said three cases were filed under the new laws and over 24,000 police personnel were trained for implementation. TNN