Kanpur violence: Four accused remanded in 14-day judicial custody
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Four accused remanded in 14-day judicial custody

Hindustan Times  

As many as four of the accused in Friday's violent Kanpur clashes were remanded in judicial custody on Sunday. The violence in Kanpur broke out on Friday when President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were in the city. The four accused -- Hayat Jaffar Hashmi, Javed Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Rahil and Mohammad Suffian – were produced in the court metropolitan magistrate. The violence broke out when President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were in the city.

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Manipur violence: SC asks state to provide details on arson, encroachments of properties
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Manipur violence: SC asks state to provide details on arson, encroachments of properties

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Manipur government to provide details in a sealed cover on the dwelling units and properties burnt either fully or partially, and encroached upon during the ethnic violence in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar fixed the plea for hearing in the week commencing January …

Manipur violence: Eight arrested for arson, attacks on Police and legislators' properties
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Manipur violence: Eight arrested for arson, attacks on Police and legislators' properties

India TV News  

In the violence-hit state of Manipur, incidents of arson targeting police stations and the residences of legislators have come to light, resulting in the arrest of eight individuals. One of the key arrests was made on Thursday, when Chongtham Thoicha, a resident of Kiym Mamang Leikai in the Patsoi Police Station area of Imphal West district, was apprehended about the …

Kolkata rape and murder case: Mamata writes to PM Modi for central law on sex assault, speedy trials
4 months ago

Kolkata rape and murder case: Mamata writes to PM Modi for central law on sex assault, speedy trials

The Hindu  

As the Central Bureau of Investigation approached a court in Kolkata seeking permission to conduct polygraph tests on former principal of the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Kumar Ghosh and four other doctors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a central legislation for speedy justice in cases of …

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: SC Permits Son of Union Home Minister for State to Stay in Delhi
1 year, 2 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence Case: SC Permits Son of Union Home Minister for State to Stay in Delhi

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday partially modified bail conditions of Ashish Mishra, who is out on interim bail in connection with the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, to visit and stay in the national Capital. A Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta allowed the application moved by the son of Union Home Minister for State considering the facts …

Haryana: Another Nuh violence accused arrested after encounter with police
1 year, 4 months ago

Haryana: Another Nuh violence accused arrested after encounter with police

India TV News  

A Nuh violence accused identified as Osama alias Pehalwan was arrested after a brief encounter in which he received a bullet injury in his leg. Earlier, Haryana Police arrested one of the accused of Nuh violence after an encounter with him on August 22. Villagers hand over five accused in Nuh violence to police: Official Earlier, five accused wanted in …

Manipur violence: SC forms all-women judicial committee, appoints IPS officer to supervise CBI probe
1 year, 4 months ago

Manipur violence: SC forms all-women judicial committee, appoints IPS officer to supervise CBI probe

India TV News  

Manipur violence : The Supreme Court on Monday formed a three-member judicial committee to oversee the various aspects of investigations, including relief and rehabilitation of people affected by Manipur violence. Supreme Court began hearing a batch of pleas relating to Manipur violence, including a case on the viral video of two women being paraded naked on May 4. Attorney General …

Nuh violence: Gurugram MP meets PM Modi; says, ‘If both sides had arms…’
1 year, 4 months ago

Nuh violence: Gurugram MP meets PM Modi; says, ‘If both sides had arms…’

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister of State and Gurugram MP Rao Inderjit Singh met PM Modi on Wednesday as Haryana witnessed unprecedented tension following a communal clash on July 31. Neither gave any provocative speech, nor did I attend the rally: Monu Manesar on Nuh violence On whether he spoke to PM Modi over Nuh violence, the minister said he spoke to PM …

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Manipur government for its “lethargic” investigations into the ethnic violence in the sensitive border State that began on May 3 and which has still not been doused. Pointing out that arrests have been “few and far between”, in the context of around 6,500 first information reports filed in relation to the violence, the …

Manipur violence highlights: ‘Accused should be hanged,’ says Union minister Ramdas Athawale
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence highlights: ‘Accused should be hanged,’ says Union minister Ramdas Athawale

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Members of various organisations holding a placard take part in a protest against the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, in Bengaluru Manipur violence news highlights: The distressing video from Manipur continues to make waves as the nation is shaken by the May 4 incident where two women from the Kuki community were paraded naked in broad daylight by a …

Belated outrage: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur violence and the top political response
1 year, 5 months ago

Belated outrage: The Hindu Editorial on the Manipur violence and the top political response

The Hindu  

After two and a half months of widespread and continuing violence in Manipur, which included a conflagration in early May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally broke his silence, after video images of tribal women being paraded naked in Thoubal district on May 4 once again showed up the heinous nature of the conflict in the State. After outrage expressed by …

Manipur violence highlights: All four accused remanded to 11-day police custody, reports cite police
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence highlights: All four accused remanded to 11-day police custody, reports cite police

Hindustan Times  

Manipur violence highlights: The incident of two women being paraded naked by a mob of men in Manipur's Kangpokpi district shook the nation when a 26-second video of the same went viral on Wednesday, almost 77 days after it took place. Following widespread outrage across the country and among political parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media before the …

Manipur violence updates | Four arrested in sexual assault case
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence updates | Four arrested in sexual assault case

The Hindu  

Tension mounted in the hills of Manipur after a May 4 video surfaced showing two women from one of the warring communities being paraded naked by a few men from the other side. The Manipur Police on July 20 arrested four accused after the video of two tribal women being molested by a mob at a village in Senapati district …

Manipur Violence: No Incident Of Violence, Curfew Lifted In Most Parts, Says Security Adviser To State Govt
1 year, 6 months ago

Manipur Violence: No Incident Of Violence, Curfew Lifted In Most Parts, Says Security Adviser To State Govt

ABP News  

New Delhi: Security adviser to the state government Kuldeep Singh said that there was no incident of violence in Manipur in the last 24 hours and the state was "completely peaceful" on Saturday, reported PTI. The Union home minister visited the state for four days last week as part of the confidence-building measures in the state and met all segments …

Man beaten to death by eight suspects in Sector 46, five held
1 year, 11 months ago

Man beaten to death by eight suspects in Sector 46, five held

Hindustan Times  

Eight suspects allegedly assaulted a man to death after dragging him out of a shop at Jal Vihar in Sector 46 on December 31, Gurugram police said, adding that five of the suspects were arrested on Monday. Man beaten to death by eight suspects in Sector 46, five held Police said that the incident took place on a main road …

Violence Breaks Out in Bengal's Mominpur, BJP State Chief Among 5 Arrested; Section 144 Clamped
2 years, 2 months ago

Violence Breaks Out in Bengal's Mominpur, BJP State Chief Among 5 Arrested; Section 144 Clamped

News 18  

Violence erupted in West Bengal’s Mominpur area on Sunday as two communities clashed after religious flags put up for Milad un-Nabi were allegedly torn. “I have written to Hon’ble Union Home Minister Shri @AmitShah Ji & Hon’ble Governor Shri La Ganesan Ji requesting them to urgently deploy Central Forces in the wake of Mominpur violence & ransacking of Ekbalpur Police …

Kanpur violence: Miscreants were trained, given money to pelt stones, reveals SIT probe
2 years, 5 months ago

Kanpur violence: Miscreants were trained, given money to pelt stones, reveals SIT probe

India Today  

The Special Investigation Team on Tuesday filed a case diary on the June 3 Kanpur violence in court. Violent clashes followed by stone-pelting took place last month in Kanpur after a local organisation called to shut down shops at the Parade Market, one of the biggest wholesale markets in the city, over suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s remarks about Prophet …

Four arrested for killing 13 people in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur
2 years, 5 months ago

Four arrested for killing 13 people in 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Kanpur

India Today  

The Special Investigation Team probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases in Kanpur on Tuesday arrested four more accused, taking the total number of arrests to 19. Among the four, Pal was wanted in four cases, including the murder of 13 people, including seven members of the same family. SIT Deputy Inspector General Balendu Bhushan told India Today that four accused …

2 accused of killing 7 of Kanpur family in 1984 anti-Sikh riots arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

2 accused of killing 7 of Kanpur family in 1984 anti-Sikh riots arrested

India Today  

Two more were arrested last night in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh Kanpur riots by the Special Investigation Team constituted to re-investigate the anti-Sikh riots in the UP city following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, taking the total number of arrests to 15. The accused, 65-year-old Yogesh Sharma and 60-year-old Bharat Sharma, were involved in the murder …

2 more arrested for looting, killing Sikhs in Kanpur in 1984
2 years, 5 months ago

2 more arrested for looting, killing Sikhs in Kanpur in 1984

India Today  

Two more arrests have been made in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh Kanpur riots by the Special Investigation Team constituted to re-investigate the anti-Sikh riots in the UP city following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The accused allegedly killed Sikhs in Kanpur after looting them, officials told India Today TV. The SIT was formed in 2019 by …

Udaipur accused beaten up; police get 10-day custody of four
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur accused beaten up; police get 10-day custody of four

Hindustan Times  

A mob outside a Jaipur court on Saturday attacked four men accused in the killing of a Hindu tailor in Udaipur, while they were being escorted to a police van. Police take an accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case away from the angry crowd outside the NIA court in Jaipur, on Saturday. On June 28, Riyaz Akhtari and Gaus …

After Udaipur case, NIA to take up probe into Amravati killing
2 years, 5 months ago

After Udaipur case, NIA to take up probe into Amravati killing

The Hindu  

The Union Home Ministry on Saturday handed over the probe into the June 21 killing of a pharmacist at Amravati in Maharashtra to the National Investigation Agency, amid indications that he was killed over a social media post in support of suspended Bharatiya Janta Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The Ministry, in a tweet, said it had “handed over the investigation …

Udaipur murder: Two more accused sent to 14-day judicial remand
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder: Two more accused sent to 14-day judicial remand

India Today  

Two more persons were arrested on Friday in connection with the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal. Earlier on Thursday, a local court sent the two men, accused of killing Kanhaiya Lal, to judicial custody till July 13. The accused, Riyaz Akhtari and Ghaus Mohammad, were sent to judicial custody by Udaipur district session court in Rajasthan. UDAIPUR TAILOR MURDER …

Udaipur Murder : Court Remands Accused To 14 Days Judicial Custody
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur Murder : Court Remands Accused To 14 Days Judicial Custody

Live Law  

The Udaipur Court has sent the two accused involved in Udaipur's heinous muder of the tailor Kanahiya Lal Telli to 14 days judicial custody. The Press Release issued by the National Investigation Authority, states, "NIA has re-registered a case RC-27/2022/NIA/DLI on 29/06/2022 under under sections 452, 302, 153, 153, 295 & 34 of IPC and sections 16, 18 & 20 …

Flare-up in Udaipur After Man Beheaded for ‘Backing Nupur Sharma’; Both Accused Arrested from Rajsamand
2 years, 5 months ago

Flare-up in Udaipur After Man Beheaded for ‘Backing Nupur Sharma’; Both Accused Arrested from Rajsamand

News 18  

A youth was beheaded in broad daylight on Tuesday by two men in the Maldas street area of Rajasthan’s Udaipur. Top police officers including ADG Hawa Singh Ghoomaria, ADGP Dinesh MN, Janga Shri Niwas Rao, SP Rajiv Pachar, and DIG Rajendra Goyal also reached the scene. Here are the latest updates on this big story: — Police said both accused …

Kanpur violence main accused says PFI member gave instructions from Delhi
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence main accused says PFI member gave instructions from Delhi

India Today  

Hayat Zafar Hashmi, whom police had identified as the main conspirator behind the Kanpur violence, revealed during police interrogation that a member of the Popular Front of India gave instructions from Delhi, said sources. Following the violence, police arrested Hayat Zafar Hashmi and his accomplices Javed Ahmed Khan, Mohammed Sufiyan and Mohammed Rahil. PFI CONNECTION TO KANPUR VIOLENCE Earlier, police …

Four anti-Sikh riots suspects arrested in Kanpur
2 years, 6 months ago

Four anti-Sikh riots suspects arrested in Kanpur

Hindustan Times  

A special investigation team constituted on the apex court’s orders to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has arrested four suspects from Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh. They have been identified as Vijay Narayan Singh, Yogendra Singh, Saifullah, and Abdul Rahman, all aged around 65 and residents of Ghatampur area from where they were apprehended following three years of probe. …

Four arrested in UP in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
2 years, 6 months ago

Four arrested in UP in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Hindustan Times  

Four persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case being probed by a special investigation team constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government on the orders of the Supreme Court. Four persons were arrested in Kanpur on Wednesday in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case being probed by a special investigation team constituted by the …

'How is this justice': Akhilesh Yadav slams state for demolishing house of Prayagraj violence accused
2 years, 6 months ago

'How is this justice': Akhilesh Yadav slams state for demolishing house of Prayagraj violence accused

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for demolising parts of house belonging to the alleged main accused in the Prayagraj violence. Persons due to whom the situation in the country worsened and there was a strong reaction around the world are under security and peaceful protesters are punished using bulldozers." READ | Prophet row: …

UP: Day After Violence Over Prophet Remark, Houses of Accused Razed; Saharanpur Police Arrest 64
2 years, 6 months ago

UP: Day After Violence Over Prophet Remark, Houses of Accused Razed; Saharanpur Police Arrest 64

News 18  

In the aftermath of the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh over recent remarks by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammad, the Saharanpur police on Saturday took to social media to share videos of bulldozers demolishing parts of homes of two of the accused arrested for disturbing the peace and social harmony. “A joint team of Saharanpur admin, …

Kanpur violence: Authorities raze property of main accused's close aide
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Authorities raze property of main accused's close aide

India TV News  

Highlights The building was owned by Mohammad Ishtiyaq, a close relative of prime accused Zafar Hashmi It is believed that the accused had made "investment" in the property The building was in Swaroopnagar locality of Kanpur A week after the city witnessed chaotic protests marred by stone-pelting, the Kanpur Development Authority on Saturday demolished a high-rise building owned by a …

Kanpur violence: Foreign funding to roles of police officers and minors, new angles being probed
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Foreign funding to roles of police officers and minors, new angles being probed

Op India  

The Kanpur police will be questioning Beckonganj Station House Officer Nawab Ahmad, ACP Akmal Khan and the outpost in charge, Naeem Akhtar for their alleged role in the clash that took place on June 3. It is also being alleged that the Beckonganj Station House Officer Nawab Ahmad, ACP Akmal Khan and the outpost in charge, Naeem Akhtar were constantly …

Kanpur violence: 12 more held over clashes; minor surrenders
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: 12 more held over clashes; minor surrenders

Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: At least 12 more people were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the Kanpur violence and a minor boy surrendered after his photograph appeared on hoardings along with other suspects in the city, police said on Tuesday. The minor was among 40 suspects whose photograph was put up on hoardings in several areas for identification and subsequent arrests over …

3 people linked with PFI arrested in connection with Kanpur violence
2 years, 6 months ago

3 people linked with PFI arrested in connection with Kanpur violence

India Today  

The Kanpur Police have arrested three people linked with Muslim organisation Popular Front of India in connection with the Kanpur violence that broke out last week. They had allegedly mobilised stone-pelters and were in contact with Hayat Zafar Hashmi, identified as the main conspirator in the violence by the police. Violent clashes and stone-pelting were witnessed in Kanpur on Friday …

Kanpur violence: Another accused surrenders before police | Top points
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Another accused surrenders before police | Top points

India Today  

One of the 40 rioters identified by the Kanpur Police has surrendered at the Colonelganj police station. Violent clashes and stone-pelting were witnessed in Kanpur on Friday after a Muslim organisation had called to shut down shops at the Parade Market, one of the biggest wholesale markets in the city, over BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s controversial comments about the Prophet …

Kanpur violence: Nine more arrested, police look into possible PFI link
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Nine more arrested, police look into possible PFI link

India TV News  

Kanpur Violence News: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday arrested nine more people in connection with the Kanpur violence, taking the number of total arrests to 38. According to police, the violence broke out in Pared, Nai Sadak and Yateemkhana areas of Kanpur on Friday when some people tried to force shopkeepers to down shutters over allegedly insulting remarks made …

UP govt plans hoardings of Kanpur violence accused
2 years, 6 months ago

UP govt plans hoardings of Kanpur violence accused

Hindustan Times  

As many as 50 hoardings with photographs of those who allegedly took part in the June 3 violence in Kanpur will be put up in several areas for identification and subsequent arrests, police commissioner Vijay Singh Meena said on Sunday. Police have gathered images of the alleged accused through several videos of the incident, including those captured on CCTV, and …

Kanpur Violence: 5 More Arrested, SIT Set Up for Further Probe
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur Violence: 5 More Arrested, SIT Set Up for Further Probe

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested five more people in connection with the Kanpur violence, taking the number of total arrests to 29, and set up a Special Investigation Team to probe the incident. The arrested persons, including prime accused Hayat Zafar Hashmi, were produced before the special remand magistrate court which sent them to judicial custody for 14 …

Documents link Kanpur violence mastermind with radical groups: Cops
2 years, 6 months ago

Documents link Kanpur violence mastermind with radical groups: Cops

Hindustan Times  

KANPUR: The police have come across documents linking the alleged mastermind of Friday’s Kanpur violence with radical groups,senior police officials familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The Kanpur violence that left several injured, broke out on Friday when President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were in the city. Police officials feel that the recovery of these …

29 arrested for Kanpur violence, police find documents linked to PFI
2 years, 6 months ago

29 arrested for Kanpur violence, police find documents linked to PFI

India Today  

Kanpur Police have arrested a total of 29 people involved in the violence that erupted in the city’s Parade Chowk area on Friday, June 3. The local Muslim leader, Hayat Zafar Hashmi, was identified by the police as the main conspirator behind the violence. Police said Hayat Zafar Hashmi, who is the national president of the Maulana Muhammad Jauhar Ali …

Kanpur violence: Curfew imposed in Bareilly till 3 July; cleric Tauqir Raza calls for protest on 10 June
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Curfew imposed in Bareilly till 3 July; cleric Tauqir Raza calls for protest on 10 June

Firstpost  

This comes after a violent clash broke out between two groups belonging to different communities allegedly over a market shutdown in Kanpur on Friday that left three, including a policeman, injured Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh: The Bareilly administration has imposed a curfew under Section 144 in the aftermath of the Kanpur violence and as a precautionary measure ahead of a huge …

Kanpur violence: Innocents held, lament kin
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Innocents held, lament kin

Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: Sana, a mother of two small kids, has been sitting outside the Kanpur Kotwali, pleading for release of her husband Mohd Nasir. The police barged in looking for his relatives and took him away on not finding them,” she said. Shifa Anam, a nursing student, said her brother Sajid Hussain, 17, was going to pick her from school when …

Kanpur Violence Case: Mastermind Along With Three Associates Arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur Violence Case: Mastermind Along With Three Associates Arrested

ABP News  

Kanpur: Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said the main accused in the Kanpur violence case, Hayat Jaffar Hashmi has been arrested along with three other masterminds. Uttar Pradesh police confirmed that 24 people have been arrested so far in connection with the violence that broke out yesterday in Kanpur. The illegal properties of the accused involved in the violence that …

Kanpur violence: Miscreants' houses to be bulldozed, PFI link being probed
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Miscreants' houses to be bulldozed, PFI link being probed

Op India  

A day after violence erupted in Kanpur during a protest over alleged ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad, the Uttar Pradesh police is scanning CCTV footage to identify all those who indulged in violence. CM Yogi Adityanath invokes Gangster Act against perpetrators, orders cops to bulldoze properties of miscreants Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has taken cognizance of the …

Kanpur violence: Three FIRs registered, 500 people booked for rioting and violence as cops stay alert
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Three FIRs registered, 500 people booked for rioting and violence as cops stay alert

Firstpost  

Additional Director General Prashant Kumar has warned that those involved will be booked under the stringent Gangsters Act and their properties seized or demolished Kanpur/Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Saturday booked 500 people for rioting and violence in Kanpur that left 40 injured, officials said, as an uneasy calm prevailed in the affected areas this morning. Additional Commissioner of Police …

Kanpur violence | Main accused arrested, PFI links to be probed
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence | Main accused arrested, PFI links to be probed

The Hindu  

The Uttar Pradesh Police on June 4 arrested the main accused in the violent clashes that erupted after Friday prayers in Kanpur. Police Commissioner Vijay Singh Meena said Hashmi, along with Javed Ahmed, Mohd Rahil, and Mohd Sufiyan was hiding inside the office of the news portal that Ahmed operates. We are looking at their links with Popular Front of …

Kanpur violence: 3 FIRs registered, 500 booked as cops stay alert
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: 3 FIRs registered, 500 booked as cops stay alert

Deccan Chronicle  

Kanpur/Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police Saturday booked 500 people for rioting and violence in Kanpur that left 40 injured, officials said, as an uneasy calm prevailed in the affected areas this morning. Additional Commissioner of Police Anand Prakash Tiwari said 18 people have been arrested so far over the Friday incident, and some others are detained for questioning. Three FIRs …

Kanpur violence: BSP chief Mayawati asks UP government to take action by 'rising above religion, caste'
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: BSP chief Mayawati asks UP government to take action by 'rising above religion, caste'

Firstpost  

Mayawati’s statement came after violence broke out in Kanpur on Friday, when President Kovind, PM Modi, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath attended a function at the president’s ancestral village in Kanpur Dehat Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati Saturday attacked the state government over the violence and stone-pelting in Kanpur, asking the BJP dispensation to take action …

Kanpur violence: 36 arrested, 3 FIRs filed, property to be bulldozed, say cops
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: 36 arrested, 3 FIRs filed, property to be bulldozed, say cops

Hindustan Times  

Thirty-six people have been arrested and three FIRs filed - in which 40 persons have been named and 1,000 others listed as unknown accused on charges of rioting and attempt to murder - after violence between members of a minority community and police in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Friday. Kanpur Police Commissioner Vijay Singh Meena told news agency ANI: "More …

Kanpur violence: Hindus singled out and attacked, CM Yogi orders police to invoke Gangster Act against rioters
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Hindus singled out and attacked, CM Yogi orders police to invoke Gangster Act against rioters

Op India  

In the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on May 3, Friday, Islamists had singled out the Hindus by their names and assaulted them, reports Zee News. The violence had erupted over a call by Islamists to shut down the shops in the area in protest against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for allegedly committing ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad …

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