KANPUR: A dramatic scene unfolded in Sangramgarh village in Pratapgarh district on Friday when a 20-year-old youth climbed a nearly 100-metre-high electricity tower, demanding that he be allowed to marry a minor girl.The youth continued uploading videos to his social media account, in which he allegedly injured himself with a knife while Bhojpuri songs played in the background.Police said an FIR was registered against the youth, a resident of Chhoti Payagpur in Raniganj Kaithola, at Lalganj police station in June on charges of abducting a minor girl from his neighbourhood.Since then, the accused had been absconding after obtaining a stay on his arrest from the high court.On Friday, the youth arrived in Sangramgarh village and climbed a mobile tower, demanding that the girl be brought to him.The youth, identified as Kapil Patel, remained atop the tower for more than six hours despite repeated appeals by police to climb down.Police, along with local administration officials and fire department personnel, continued rescue efforts as large crowds gathered at the spot.
