Bharti Airtel alleges damage to its broadband infra in Ghaziabad, FIR lodged

Ghaziabad: The officials of telecom company Bharti Airtel have approached the Ghaziabad police and submitted in a police complaint alleging that a local cable operator from Raj Nagar Extension (RNE) was harassing their staff and causing damages to infrastructure, resulting in inconvenience to customers.

The Sihani Gate police, in this connection, have registered an FIR under IPC sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 427 (causing damages) against the suspects.

The company officials in their police complaint alleged that they had been providing broadband services in Raj Nagar Extension since 2016 and the suspect cable operator had allegedly been threatening and damaging the infrastructure.