Key witness provided security

Police today enhanced security for a key witness to the assault of Professor HS Sabharwal, who died following violence in student union elections, and provided guards to another witness even as one more person was arrested for rioting during the polls last week.

The security cover for Komal Singh Sengar, a peon of Madhav College, was enhanced with the deployment of three more guards. Sengar, who was earlier provided two guards, claimed he was being 8220;pressurised8221; to retract his complaint that led to the arrest of two top ABVP leaders for Sabharwal8217;s alleged murder.

Police also provided protection to another peon, Manohar Singh Dodia, who said he had witnessed Sabharwal being assaulted by a group of ABVP workers in the college were cancelled on August 26 following allegations of irregularities. ABVP leaders Shashi Ranjan Akela and Vimal Tomar were arrested yesterday.

Meanwhile, police arrested an NSUI worker for rioting during the college elections. Twenty-three NSUI workers were earlier arrested on a similar charge and set free on bail yesterday.