Wife molested, husband assaulted by drunk Agra youth on rampage

Vijay Upadhyay
Agra. Summer is here and it's vacation time. You think of visiting a water park to temporarily take a break from the scorching heat - and what do you get? You and your family land in a dangerous situation and what you expected would be a memorable experience turns out to be a nightmare.

This is what happened at a water park in Agra on Sunday. A married woman was molested and her husband beaten up by drunken youngsters when he tried to stop them from forcibly dancing with his wife in the 'rain dance alley' of the amusement park.

According to sources in the Agra Police, Dharmendra Sharma, a resident of the New Agra area had taken his family to a water park located on the Agra-Mathura highway on Sunday. Here they met a group of 30-40 youngsters, who were drinking beer and teasing young girls at the park.

Soon after the couple entered the water park, the rowdy youth started passing lewd remarks at four women members of Dharmendra's family. They even teased his wife and made obscene gestures towards the women. To avoid a clash, Dharmendra thought of moving to a more secluded spot at the park. However, the youth followed them to the dance alley.

The youth then grabbed Dharmendra's wife's arm and forced her to dance with them in the artificial rain. Unable to bear this, the enraged Dharmendra tried to save his wife from being humiliated. However, he was outnumbered and the youth beat him up badly. A few other men, who had seen the youth misbehaving came to Dharmendra's aid and saved him and his wife.

Dharmendra related the incident to the authorities, but he was shocked when they refused to help him and his family in any way. The youth threatened them with dire consequences, and Dharmendra eventually had to lodge a complaint with the police.

The incident has led to a sudden drop in the number of families visiting water parks. People have started demanding presence of police pickets at parks for their safety.

How safe are families at amusement parks - is the question that has been raised by the incident.

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