Neighbour throws 7 year old girl into jhora in Shyari

GANGTOK, 01 Oct: A 7-years-old girl child was thrown into a jhora from the terrace of a nearby building by a 32-year-old neighbor here at Upper Shyari, Deorali early Sunday morning. The child has sustained grievous injuries but is reportedly out of danger.
The incident occurred Sunday morning at around 6 AM, when Hamidul Rehman of Islampur, West Bengal, was seen by witnesses as hurling the girl from the terrace into the jhora, a drop of at least 20 feet.
It is informed that the accused had started living with his friends next to the victim’s house in the same building barely two weeks ago. The victim, it is learnt, was playing outside her house when the accused took her away to the next building. As per the residents, they heard the girl crying and calling for her father and even as they were responding to her call, they saw the accused throw her into the jhora. The neighbours managed to rescue the girl from the jhora and also restrained the accused from fleeing the spot and handed him over to the police.
Sadar Police has registered a case under Section 452 [House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint] and 325 [Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt] of the Indian Penal Code.