Bulandshahr: In a glaring show of unchecked hooliganism that plagues the streets of Uttar Pradesh, an Indian Air force (IAF) official was subjected to a brutal mob attack in Bulandshahr. The incident, captured on video, makes a mockery of the national government’s relentless claims of establishing an absolute “fear of the law.”
Civic duty Met With Violence
The victim, identified as IAF official Pratham, found himself in the crosshairs of a rowdy wedding ceremony procession (Baraat). According to eyewitnesses and video evidence, several guys inside the procession have been brazenly ingesting liquor on the public road and creating a severe nuisance.
When the IAF official intervened and objected to the public drinking and chaotic conduct, the intoxicated guys became antagonistic. The confrontation quickly escalated into an assault, with multiple men surrounding and beating the protection employees in large daylight hours.
The ‘fear of regulation’ myth
This incident is not an isolated brawl; it’s a symptom of systemic cultural and administrative failure. In regions like Western UP, wedding processions regularly hijack public infrastructure, observed by using unlawful alcohol consumption and celebratory firing, at the same time as neighborhood police patrols look the other way.
Chaupal’s Take :
This assault follows the tragic pattern discovered lately in Hathras, in which an army Jawan was shot dead. There is a deeply worrying trend emerging in the Heartland: the uniform that commands reverence on the national borders gives 0 protection against the neighborhood mafia and street mobs. If a trained Air Force official can’t safely ask a group of men to obey fundamental civic legal guidelines without dealing with a lynch mob, the state’s “Sushasan” (Good Governance) model exists only on billboards. The Bulandshahr Police have to execute rapid, non-bailable arrests to restore public confidence.
