Patna HC slams CID for 'soft treatment' of cop accused in Munger firing
3 years, 9 months ago

Patna HC slams CID for 'soft treatment' of cop accused in Munger firing

Op India  

Last year, a firing incident was reported during Durga idol immersion in Munger city of Bihar, where the Bihar police were accused of using brutal force against the Hindu devotees when they took out a procession for the Visarjan at around midnight. When the case came up for hearing before, the Patna High Court on May 19, the bench of Justice Rajiv Ranjan Prasad reportedly rebuked the CID officials, accusing it of going soft on sub-inspector Brijesh Kumar Singh, the prime accused in the case. Patna HC slams CID for going soft on police officer accused in Munger firing incident According to reports, the court slammed CID for giving ‘soft treatment’ to the police officer. The High Court also came down heavily at CID, when it learnt that the agency had not yet ordered the telecom service providers to preserve phone call data of all the officers who were being investigated in the Munger firing case. Munger firing during Durga Puja Visarjan The violence, as per reports, broke out after Kotwali police asked Hindus not to delay the idol immersion procession of Shadipur Badi Durga.

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Hindu-Muslim Clash Erupts in Uttar Pradesh, Two Youths Injured in Durga Visarjan Procession
5 months ago

Hindu-Muslim Clash Erupts in Uttar Pradesh, Two Youths Injured in Durga Visarjan Procession

Op India  

Two youths were stabbed in a Durga Visarjan procession in Uttar Pradesh. An argument broke out near Majhauli Main Chowk following which one of the individuals belonging to the specific community attacked two youths from the procession. The police reached the spot after receiving information about the incident and calmed the situation. After this, the procession continued and the idol …

Bihar: Stones pelted on Durga Puja procession in front of a mosque
1 year, 4 months ago

Bihar: Stones pelted on Durga Puja procession in front of a mosque

Op India  

A Durga puja procession was attacked in Bihar’s Saran district early on 27th October allegedly by miscreants from a “particular community”. After #Begusarai and #Aurangabad, communal tension gripped #Bihar's Saran district briefly when two communities engaged in stone pelting during immersion of #Durga idols, sources said. It started with a heated exchange of words between two communities over a trivial …

How Hindus braved Islamist attacks, police brutality during Durga Puja in recent years
1 year, 4 months ago

How Hindus braved Islamist attacks, police brutality during Durga Puja in recent years

Op India  

Durga Puja is an integral part of Hindu culture. Munger firing incident and killing of Anurag Poddar On October 26, 2020, during the Bihar assembly election campaign, the famous Shadipur Badi Durga procession for Visarjan was attacked and allegedly fired upon by police officials. Police lathi-charge on Durga puja procession in Bilaspur On October 27, 2020, the police lathi-charged Hindu …

Days after Muslims attacked Hindus in Sultanpur, Muslim cleric claims police taking one sided action
2 years, 5 months ago

Days after Muslims attacked Hindus in Sultanpur, Muslim cleric claims police taking one sided action

Op India  

Days after police arrested a few people involved in the Sultanpur violence, which erupted on October 10 after Muslims objected to music played by a DJ during a Durga Puja immersion ceremony in the Baldirai district, the accused have begun to play the victim. According to reports, after the Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police requested a report on the …

UP: Muslim locals object to DJ music near mosque, violence unleashed on Durga Visarjan procession in Sultanpur
2 years, 5 months ago

UP: Muslim locals object to DJ music near mosque, violence unleashed on Durga Visarjan procession in Sultanpur

Op India  

Violence broke out during a Durga idol immersion procession in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday, resulting in at least twenty people being injured. UP के सुल्तानपुर में दुर्गा पूजा विसर्जन शोभायात्रा में DJ तेज आवाज में बजाने पर टकराव। मस्जिद के सामने शोभायात्रा पहुंचने पर विवाद बढ़ा। पथराव और तोड़फोड़ में पुलिसकर्मियों सहित कई घायल। #Sultanpur pic.twitter.com/cGSBbpA2el — Sachin Gupta …

Bhopal Durga Puja Visarjan case: Shahrukh and Umar arrested, devotees say they hurled abuses before ramming car into them
3 years, 5 months ago

Bhopal Durga Puja Visarjan case: Shahrukh and Umar arrested, devotees say they hurled abuses before ramming car into them

Op India  

The Bhopal police on Sunday arrested Umar and Shahrukh for ramming their car into devotees who were part of a Durga Puja idol immersion procession. #WATCH Two people were injured after a car rammed into people during Durga idol immersion procession in Bhopal’s Bajaria police station area yesterday. ‘Accused hurled abuses before ramming into people’ Narrating the incident, Raju Rohit, …

Those who attacked Hindu temples, Durga Puja pandals will be punished, says Bangladesh PM Hasina
3 years, 5 months ago

Those who attacked Hindu temples, Durga Puja pandals will be punished, says Bangladesh PM Hasina

Firstpost  

She also urged India to remain vigilant against escalation of any communal violence Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday promised to bring justice and swift action against those responsible for the attacks on Hindu temples and Durga Puja celebrations in Comilla. At least four persons were killed in violence after some Hindu temples in Bangladesh were vandalised by unidentified Muslim …

Munger Violence: Two FIRs Lodged in Connection to Unauthorised Durga Idol Immersion in Bihar
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger Violence: Two FIRs Lodged in Connection to Unauthorised Durga Idol Immersion in Bihar

News 18  

Two separate FIRs were lodged in Bihar on Sunday in connection with the violence that took place in Munger during immersion of a Durga idol which left one person dead and several injured, a police officer said. The FIR by the police has been lodged with Kotwali police station on the basis of a video showing policemen baton-charging devotees on …

FIR lodged against policemen for lathicharge during Durga idol immersion in Bihar's Munger
4 years, 4 months ago

FIR lodged against policemen for lathicharge during Durga idol immersion in Bihar's Munger

Firstpost  

The FIR has been filed at the Kotwali Police Station on the basis of a video purportedly showing policemen baton-charging devotees on Monday, which went viral on social media. Munger: Police on Sunday lodged an FIR against law enforcers involved in an “unwanted and unauthorised lathicharge” on devotees during immersion of a Durga idol in Bihar’s Munger. The FIR has …

Munger violence: CISF report says police firing in the air instigated crowd
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger violence: CISF report says police firing in the air instigated crowd

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: The Munger incident got political heated up on Friday after a report claimed that the state police fired in the air which instigated the crowd during the Durga idol immersion procession on October 26. The internal report filed by the Central Industrial Security Force, a copy of which is also available with this newspaper, clearly states that the local …

Munger violence: Local police fired first, says CISF report
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger violence: Local police fired first, says CISF report

India TV News  

The Central Industrial Security Force in its report to its headquarters and Election Commission of India over October 26 Munger violence has said that the police had fired first in order to control the situation but when it went out of control, it also had to fire in the air later. When contacted, Jitendra Kumar, Additional Director General of Bihar …

Durga Puja Munger violence: Police fired 18 rounds, not the crowd, finds CISF report
4 years, 4 months ago

Durga Puja Munger violence: Police fired 18 rounds, not the crowd, finds CISF report

Op India  

Ahead of the assembly state elections in the state, Bihar was convulsed with a horrifying episode of violence when Durga Procession devotees were mercilessly attacked by the police personnel in the Munger district. Now, a CISF report from a local unit to police headquarters says that the first shot was fired by the police on the attendees of the Durga …

Munger violence: SP and DM removed after angry mob vandalises police outpost, vehicles
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger violence: SP and DM removed after angry mob vandalises police outpost, vehicles

India TV News  

Munger violence: SP and DM removed after angry mob vandalises police outpost, vehicles The Election Commission Thursday ordered immediate removal of the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police of Munger over violence during goddess Durga idol immersion that had left one dead and scores injured, officials said. The Election Commission Thursday ordered immediate removal of the District Magistrate and …

Munger Durga Puja violence: Locals attack SP's office, burn police vehicles
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger Durga Puja violence: Locals attack SP's office, burn police vehicles

Op India  

The furore over the brutality unleashed by Munger police personnel on the Hindu devotees who participated in the Durga Puja immersion ceremony in the town, which led to the death of an 18-year-old youth, has been on the rise. Hundreds of angry locals have now allegedly ransacked the SP Lipi Singh’s office and set fire to police vehicles as their …

Munger Police deactivates its Twitter account amidst claims of SP Lipi Singh being suspended
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger Police deactivates its Twitter account amidst claims of SP Lipi Singh being suspended

Op India  

The official Twitter account of Munger Police stands deactivated after the police found itself in a centre of a furore over the brutality unleashed by its personnel on the devotees who participated in the Durga Puja immersion ceremony in the town. Munger Police Twitter account deactivated Here’s the snapshot of the archived version of Munger Police’s Twitter account which is …

police lathi-charge on Durga puja procession in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur
4 years, 4 months ago

police lathi-charge on Durga puja procession in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur

Op India  

While the shocking images of the shameful incident in Munger has haunted the minds of the public, a similar incident occurred in Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh, where police performed a lathi charge on the devotees carrying procession during Durga immersion, reportedly injuring some. But when one of the Durgotsav Samiti group from Telipara area reached near the police station on the …

One dead, over 24 injured in firing, stone-pelting during Durga idol immersion in Bihar's Munger
4 years, 4 months ago

One dead, over 24 injured in firing, stone-pelting during Durga idol immersion in Bihar's Munger

Firstpost  

The incident occurred late on Monday night at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Chowk. Munger: One person was killed and over two dozen people, including security personnel, were injured in firing and stone-pelting during goddess Durga idol immersion in Munger, police said on Tuesday, a day before the first phase of polling in the district and some other parts of the state. …

Munger: SP claims deceased victim was shot by one of the devotees
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger: SP claims deceased victim was shot by one of the devotees

Op India  

As violence gripped the town of Munger in Bihar during the Durga Puja immersion ceremony and led to the death of one participant, SP Munger Lipi Singh defended the police brutalities on the devotees, claiming that the stone-pelting from devotees provoked the ensuing violence. Then the police didn’t even help to carry the injured to the hospital.https://t.co/xTKlIHSUiZ — Soumyadipta October …

Munger: Violence erupts during Durga idol immersion, 1 killed - What actually happened
4 years, 4 months ago

Munger: Violence erupts during Durga idol immersion, 1 killed - What actually happened

India TV News  

Munger Violence News: One person was killed and several others sustained injuries as a Durga idol immersion procession turned violent in Bihar's Munger on Monday night. Firing from the crowd: Munger Police According to the Munger Police, cops were forced to lathicharge after some "anti-social elements resorted to stone pelting" injuring several people. "During Durga puja immersion, some anti-social elements …

Bihar: Violent clashes erupt during Durga idol immersion in Munger
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar: Violent clashes erupt during Durga idol immersion in Munger

Op India  

Tension continues to grip Munger town and the surrounding areas in Bihar after violence was heaped at a Hindu procession for Durga idol immersion. The Munger violence during Durga Puja Visarjan The violence, as per reports, broke out after Kotwali police asked Hindus not to delay the idol immersion procession of Shadipur Badi Durga. The situation turned ugly around 11.50 …

8 attacks on Durga Puja and Dussehra processions in just 2 days reported across India
5 years, 5 months ago

8 attacks on Durga Puja and Dussehra processions in just 2 days reported across India

Op India  

In India, Durga Puja is celebrated with much fanfare. Balrampur: Durga Puja procession was attacked amidst ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ sloganeering, 8 arrested In a video that had gone viral on social media, a Durga Puja procession can be seen getting attacked by heavy stone-pelting. Durga idol vandalised in Arunachal Pradesh, 3 arrested In Arunachal Pradesh’s Doimukh Bazaar’s Durga Puja pandal, the …

Bihar: Stones pelted from mosque during Durga idol immersion in Jehanabad
5 years, 5 months ago

Bihar: Stones pelted from mosque during Durga idol immersion in Jehanabad

Op India  

In yet another act of stone-pelting targeting Hindus, a Muslim mob attacked a Durga idol procession in Jehanabad district in Bihar on Thursday. According to the reports, around 6 am on Thursday, a group of Hindus carrying an idol of Goddess Durga for immersion were attacked by a mob, which pelted stones from terrace and rooftops of mosque with stones …

Devotee who was a part of Durga Puja procession attacked in Balrampur alleges conspiracy and chants of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’
5 years, 5 months ago

Devotee who was a part of Durga Puja procession attacked in Balrampur alleges conspiracy and chants of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’

Op India  

As Durga Puja, which is celebrated with fanfare by Hindus across the country came to a close, a visarjan procession in the bylanes of Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh came under siege by the Muslim residents of the area. Suraj says that every year for the past several years, the Durga Puja visarjan procession has followed the same route with no deviation …

6 injured in celebratory firing during Durga idol immersion in UP's Gorakhpur; 1 arrested
5 years, 5 months ago

6 injured in celebratory firing during Durga idol immersion in UP's Gorakhpur; 1 arrested

India TV News  

Police have registered a case against three people and arrested one of them for engaging in celebratory firing using a countrymade pistol during Durga idol immersion late on Tuesday night, police said on Wednesday. Police have registered a case against Ajay Nishad, Golu and Sunil Nishad of Chiluatal under IPC and Arms Act," Circle Office, Crime, Pravin Singh said. As …

Balrampur: Durga Puja convoy attacked with stone pelting near mosque
5 years, 5 months ago

Balrampur: Durga Puja convoy attacked with stone pelting near mosque

Op India  

As Navratri and Durga Puja comes to an end, a shocking video has emerged on social media. In a viral video from Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, that has sparked outrage, a procession for Durga Puja Visarjan can be seen getting attacked by heavy stone-pelting. The Balrampur police responded on social media website Twitter and confirmed that 8 people have been arrested …

Security stepped up in Kolkata for Muharram processions today; Durga Puja immersion postponed in several parts of city
7 years, 5 months ago

Security stepped up in Kolkata for Muharram processions today; Durga Puja immersion postponed in several parts of city

Firstpost  

Elaborate security arrangements were made in Kolakata on Sunday for mourning processions by Shia Muslims on 10th of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar, police said. Kolkata: Elaborate security arrangements were made in Kolkata on Sunday for mourning processions by Shia Muslims on 10th of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar, police said. Kolkata Police have made necessary …

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