The Gomtipur police on Friday arrested three Congress municipal councillors, after they ransacked and burnt down the furniture of AMC muster office at Gomtipur Darwaja. Sources said that the councillors took to violent demonstration after the corporation failed to respond to the repeated complaints made by the residents of the area about non-availability of clean drinking water.

Police arrested Ikbal Sheikh, Dahya Parmar, Bhanu Makwana and their supporters involved in the destruction. "They entered the municipal office, started arguing and assaulted officers. Later, they even burnt the furniture of the office," a police source told DNA. A total of 15 chairs and four tables were burnt outside the office.

According to sources, the area has been facing the problem of dirty water for the last six months, but no actions were taken by the municipal authorities in this respect.

"The residents of the area have been facing the problem of unclean drinking water for long. And it was only after repeated complaints that the municipal councillors reacted this way," said one of the supporters. The officers who were assaulted at the muster office called the police control room after which the Gomtipur police reached the spot and brought the situation under control.

DNA Correspondent/ DNA-Daily News & Analysis Source: 3D Syndication