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 will soon put them up in hoardings under six police stations of Kanpur Nagar for identification, Meena said. At least 40 people, including 20 police personnel, were injured in Friday’s clashes, in Pared, Nai Sadak and Yateemkhana areas, which erupted after some people called for closure of shops as part of protest over alleged objectionable remarks made against Prophet Mohammad and Islam by Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Efforts are underway to gather evidence against these six people following which they will be called for questioning, police commissioner Meena said.

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What is the basis of making me accused in riots case, Khalid asks in Delhi HC
2 weeks, 3 days ago

What is the basis of making me accused in riots case, Khalid asks in Delhi HC

The Hindu  

Former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid on Friday asked the police, during a hearing in the Delhi High Court, the basis on which he had been named an accused in an Unlawful Activities Act case related to the “larger conspiracy” behind the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Senior advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Mr. Khalid, argued that no criminality …

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

Breaking News: Another Arrest in Sambhal Violence Case, Manhunt for Remaining Suspects Continues
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Breaking News: Another Arrest in Sambhal Violence Case, Manhunt for Remaining Suspects Continues

ABP News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have intensified their investigation into the recent violence in Sambhal, identifying over 100 stone-pelters through footage from mobile phones, CCTV, and drone cameras. Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar assured that all those involved in attacking the police would be sent to jail, while no innocent person would face action. Key aspects under investigation include identifying who …

Sambhal violence Godhra-like conspiracy, arrest Samajwadi MP Zia ur Rahman Warq, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh
4 weeks ago

Sambhal violence Godhra-like conspiracy, arrest Samajwadi MP Zia ur Rahman Warq, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh

India Today  

As the political blame game over the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal amid a mosque survey intensifies, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday said that the incident is part of a larger conspiracy and called for the arrest of Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rahman Warq. He also demanded the arrest of Sambhal MP and Samajwadi Party leader Zia-ur-Rahman Warq, who has …

MP Police announces bounty on prime suspect Shahzad Ali, others in Chhatarpur stone pelting case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

MP Police announces bounty on prime suspect Shahzad Ali, others in Chhatarpur stone pelting case

India TV News  

Hours after issuing a lookout circular against the prime accused, Haji Shahzad Ali, in the Chhatarpur police station stone pelting incident, the Madhya Pradesh Police took another major step on Sunday by declaring a bounty of ₹10,000 for any information leading to the arrest of Ali and other absconding suspects. According to available information, the Madhya Pradesh Police, who have …

Bulldozer action: House of mob violence accused in MP demolished
4 months ago

Bulldozer action: House of mob violence accused in MP demolished

New Indian Express  

BHOPAL: A day after a mob protesting objectionable statements about Prophet Mohammad and Islam, attacked a police station leaving many police personnel and a woman journalist injured in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district, the local administration bulldozed on Thursday the palatial house of the man who had allegedly led the violent mob. Just a few hours after the state’s chief minister …

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests 'masterminds' of Bareilly violence after brief encounter
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests 'masterminds' of Bareilly violence after brief encounter

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested two ‘masterminds’ of a firing and arson incident in Izzatnagar after a brief encounter, officials said on Sunday. One of the accused, Rajiv Rana, set two JCB machines on fire, which were parked near the disputed land, next to another accused, Aditya Upadhyay's marble shop, police said earlier. "KP Yadav and Subhash Lodhi, who were …

Cop attacked inside police camp in Bengal's Sandeshkhali; TMC leaders detained
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cop attacked inside police camp in Bengal's Sandeshkhali; TMC leaders detained

Hindustan Times  

A constable was allegedly attacked by unidentified miscreants inside a police camp in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali around Monday midnight. Security personnel during a raid at TMC functionary Shahjahan Sheikh's home at Sandeshkhali in January. Police said that three persons, including two local Trinamool Congress leaders, have been detained for questioning in connection with the incident. Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas …

Manipur violence: Chargesheet filed against 7 accused of looting arms
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Manipur violence: Chargesheet filed against 7 accused of looting arms

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a chargesheet against seven men accused of looting arms and ammunition from the 2nd Indian Reserve Battalion in Manipur last August amid the ethnic violence in the state. The incident took place on August 3, 2023, when several armed miscreants allegedly looted 300 arms, 19,800 ammunition, and 800 types of munitions, as well …

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Riots Larger Conspiracy Case: High Court Asks Police To Clarify If Probe Is Complete Or More Chargesheets Will Be Filed

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi Police to clarify if its investigation in the UAPA case alleging a larger conspiracy in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots is complete or if any more chargesheets will be filed in the matter. A division bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Manoj Jain asked Special Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad …

Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan of TMC arrested, sent to 10-day police custody
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Sandeshkhali case: Sheikh Shahjahan of TMC arrested, sent to 10-day police custody

Hindustan Times  

Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested on Thursday morning for allegedly torturing villagers in the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal, has been sent to a 10-day police custody by a local court. Advocate Raja Bhowmick, lawyer of Sheikh Shahjahan said, “.The police sought 14 days custody but the court granted 10 days…On March 10, he will be …

ED Raids TMC Sheikh Shahjahan, Accused In Sandeshkhali Violence, Files Case
10 months ago

ED Raids TMC Sheikh Shahjahan, Accused In Sandeshkhali Violence, Files Case

ABP News  

The Enforcement Directorate has carried out searches against Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh, who is accused in the violence in Sandeshkhali, at six places in West Bengal, including Howrah and Birati, in an old money laundering case. These raids are part of a new Enforcement Case Information Report linked with Shahjahan in a land-grabbing matter, ANI reported, citing agency sources. …

NIA Files Chargesheet Against Three More Accused in Rajasthan PFI Conspiracy Case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA Files Chargesheet Against Three More Accused in Rajasthan PFI Conspiracy Case

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency has filed a charge-sheet against three more accused in the Rajasthan Popular Front of India case wherein the now-banned outfit was accused of a conspiracy to radicalise Muslim youth and provide them with weapons training to foment violence. The accused are Vajid Ali who has been booked under sections 120B, 153 A of the IPC and …

Police detain 3 accused in Karni Sena chief murder case
1 year ago

Police detain 3 accused in Karni Sena chief murder case

Live Mint  

In a joint operation with the Rajasthan Police, the Delhi Police Crime Branch has apprehended three individuals, including the primary suspects Rohit Rathore and Nitin Fauji, in connection with the Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi murder case. As reported by ANI, citing Delhi Police, “Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi murder case | In a joint operation with Rajasthan Police, Crime Branch of Delhi Police …

NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case
1 year, 1 month ago

NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday filed a chargesheet before the NIA special court of Patna against a former member of the banned Student Islamic Movement of India in a terror case related to the banned Popular Front of India. The NIA case pertains to unlawful and anti-national activities associated with the PFI by the 26 named accused and suspected …

Crackdown on PFI: Raids On in 6 States, House of '2006 Mumbai Train Blasts' Accused Also Searched
1 year, 2 months ago

Crackdown on PFI: Raids On in 6 States, House of '2006 Mumbai Train Blasts' Accused Also Searched

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency is conducting searches across six states in cases against the banned organisation, Popular Front of India. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Visuals from Lucknow as National Investigation Agency conducts raids across six states in Popular Front of India-related cases. pic.twitter.com/SC3HbSeFY1— ANI October 11, 2023 In Mumbai’s Vikhroli area, the investigating agency raided the house of Abdul Wahid …

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's ‘character certificate’ jibe at Kejriwal on Sanjay Singh arrest
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri's ‘character certificate’ jibe at Kejriwal on Sanjay Singh arrest

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Wednesday hit out at Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over the arrest of Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh in the excise policy case. He called Satyendar Jain ‘kattar imaandar’”, Bidhuri, who is in the eye of a storm for abusing and hurling communal slur at a fellow MP in Lok Sabha few …

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 …

Court orders framing of charges against Tahir Hussain, nine others in a 2020 riots case
1 year, 4 months ago

Court orders framing of charges against Tahir Hussain, nine others in a 2020 riots case

The Hindu  

: A court here has ordered the framing of charges against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and nine other people in a case related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. The charges were framed against Mr. Hussain, his brother Mohammed Shahdab and his aides, under various IPC sections, including 148, 435 and 450. The court cited the statement of an …

Rajasthan: 4 arrested in the Bhilwara gangrape case
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: 4 arrested in the Bhilwara gangrape case

Op India  

Four men and four women have been charged in connection with the alleged gangrape and murder of a minor girl in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. Our aim is to complete the investigation as soon as possible and… pic.twitter.com/sZDhgH7mDc — Press Trust of India August 5, 2023 According to Bhilwara SP Adarsh Sidhu, this is a “rarest of rare cases,” …

Kanjhawala case: 4 of 7 accused face murder charges in Delhi
1 year, 4 months ago

Kanjhawala case: 4 of 7 accused face murder charges in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Four accused arrested for the gruesome Kanjhawala hit-and-drag case will be tried for murder, conspiracy and destroying evidence, a Delhi court said on Thursday, holding that there is enough evidence on record to frame charges against them. Read | Delhi hit-and-run case: Accused ‘agreed upon dragging the girl’ beneath his car for 13 km The seven accused will now go …

Manipur violence: 5th accused arrested in sexual assault case; fresh clashes in Imphal. Top updates
1 year, 5 months ago

Manipur violence: 5th accused arrested in sexual assault case; fresh clashes in Imphal. Top updates

Hindustan Times  

The Manipur Police has arrested another accused in connection with a viral video that surfaced on Wednesday showing two women being paraded naked and sexually assaulted by a mob in strife-torn Manipur. Members of tribal communities and All India Students Association hold placards and shout slogans during protest over sexual violence against women and for peace in the ongoing ethnic …

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 …

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 …

Despite protests, demand for action, WFI chief finds strength in support from his Rajput caste
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite protests, demand for action, WFI chief finds strength in support from his Rajput caste

The Hindu  

The ongoing protest by wrestlers at the Jantar Mantar in Delhi has taken a caste-ist hue, with the Rajput Mahasabha in Muzaffarnagar, western U.P., holding a protest earlier this week outside the District Magistrate’s office, expressing solidarity with the Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. Following the Supreme Court’s directive to take action, Delhi Police said on …

2019 Jamia Violence: Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha & Others
1 year, 10 months ago

2019 Jamia Violence: Delhi Police Moves High Court Against Discharge Of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha & Others

Live Law  

The Delhi Police has moved Delhi High Court challenging the discharge of Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha and eight others in 2019 Jamia violence case.The police has challenged an order passed by city’s Saket Courts discharging the accused persons after it observed that the police was unable to apprehend “actual perpetrators” and “surely managed to rope them. The …

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists
1 year, 10 months ago

2019 Jamia Millia Islamia violence case: Delhi court discharges 11 student activists

The Hindu  

A Delhi court discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam, Safoora Zargar, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and eight others in a case connected to the incidents of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia university in December 2019. The court order, on February 4, said the Delhi Police had made them a “scapegoat”, and that there was no prima facie evidence that the accused were …

Kanjhawala hit and drag case: MHA asks Delhi police to invoke murder charges against the accused
1 year, 11 months ago

Kanjhawala hit and drag case: MHA asks Delhi police to invoke murder charges against the accused

Op India  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the Delhi Police to press murder charges against the five persons involved in the horrific Kanjhawala death case, in which the 20-year-old Anjali Singh died after being dragged by a car for about 12 km in the early hours of January 1. The MHA also asked the Delhi Police Commissioner to serve show-cause …

CBI files chargesheet in 2016 Mathura violence case where 2 cops were killed
2 years ago

CBI files chargesheet in 2016 Mathura violence case where 2 cops were killed

Op India  

On Wednesday, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a charge sheet in the Jawahar Bagh violence case in Mathura in the special court of Gaziabad. The case dates back to June 2016 when members of the Azad Bharat Vidhik Vaicharik Kranti Satyagrahi led by its President Ram Vriksha Yadav encroached upon Jawahar Bagh park in Mathura, built on government land, …

Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur violence case
2 years ago

Charges framed against Ashish Mishra, 13 others in Lakhimpur violence case

Hindustan Times  

The court of additional district judge on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra and 13 others in connection with the October 2021 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri’s Tikunia in which four farmers were killed. Ashish Mishra is the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. District government counsel, Arvind Tripathi, said: “The ADJ-I court framed charges against all the 14 …

PFI Arrests: 9 Men Approach Delhi High Court Against 'Illegal Custody', Seek Compensation
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI Arrests: 9 Men Approach Delhi High Court Against 'Illegal Custody', Seek Compensation

Live Law  

A total of nine men, who were recently arrested in connection with the ban on Popular Front of India, have moved the Delhi High Court seeking their release and compensation, alleging that they were unlawfully detained by the police.During the course of hearing today before a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma, the Delhi Police raised …

PM Narendra Modi attends International Dussehra celebrations in Himachal's Kullu
2 years, 2 months ago

PM Narendra Modi attends International Dussehra celebrations in Himachal's Kullu

India TV News  

Delhi Police has booked two Popular Front of India “members” under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act for their alleged suspicious activities, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer said an FIR has been registered against two PFI activists under IPC sections 120 B and 153 A, along with section 10/13 of the Unlawful Activities Act at Khajuri Khas police …

Over 170 PFI activists detained across India
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 170 PFI activists detained across India

The Hindu  

Simultaneous searches were conducted by police teams at multiple locations in seven States and a Union Territory on Tuesday during the second round of crackdown on Popular Front of India leaders and activists. The searches were carried out in Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Delhi and Karnataka based on intelligence inputs and the information gathered during the …

FIR charges PFI of ‘waging war against State’, names 19 persons
2 years, 3 months ago

FIR charges PFI of ‘waging war against State’, names 19 persons

The Hindu  

The First Information Report registered by the Anti Terrorist Cell, Bengaluru City Police, against members of Popular Front of India alleges that the organisation runs an “organised conspiracy to radicalise Muslim youth towards violent acts of extremist nature”, imparting training in using lethal weapons and deputing them to “undertake targeted attacks on persons having a certain religious and socio-political lineage.” …

PFI raided: All you need to know about NIA, ED’s pan-India crackdown
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI raided: All you need to know about NIA, ED’s pan-India crackdown

Firstpost  

106 PFI leaders have been arrested in the nationwide raids carried out by the National Investigation Agency, ED and the local police. The highest number of arrests was made from Kerala New Delhi: A ban on Popular Front of India seems imminent after law-enforcement agencies Thursday conducted searches against it at 93 locations across 15 states over its alleged involvement …

Kanhaiya Lal murder case: 3 accused sent to judicial custody till 1 August
2 years, 5 months ago

Kanhaiya Lal murder case: 3 accused sent to judicial custody till 1 August

Live Mint  

A designated National Investigation Agency court today sent three accused in the Udaipur tailor murder case accused to judicial custody till August 1, according to a government lawyer. Riaz Akhtari, also known as Riyaz Attari, Ghouse Mohammad and Farhad Mohammad Sheikh were under NIA custody, and were produced in the court by a team of the anti-terror probe agency amid …

Bihar terror module: Was PM Modi's Patna visit on target? Retired Jharkhand cop among three arrested
2 years, 5 months ago

Bihar terror module: Was PM Modi's Patna visit on target? Retired Jharkhand cop among three arrested

India TV News  

Highlights Bihar Police have busted "potential terror module indulging in anti-India activities" Training of suspected terrorists had started 15 days before PM Modi's visit An FIR has been registered against 26 people Bihar terror module: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bihar on July 12 was on target of terrorists. Bihar Police have busted a "potential terror module indulging in …

Bihar terror module: Police unearth chilling internal document; PFI says 'attempt to demonise organisation'
2 years, 5 months ago

Bihar terror module: Police unearth chilling internal document; PFI says 'attempt to demonise organisation'

India TV News  

Bihar terror module: Special teams have been constituted to probe the potential terror module busted by Bihar Police, Bihar Additional Director General JS Gangwar said on Thursday. Bihar Police have unearthed a chilling document that talks of plans to establish an "Islamic government" in India by the 100th anniversary of the country's independence. The eight-page document titled 'India 2047- Towards …

Jahangirpuri violence case: Delhi Police files charge sheet in Rohini court
2 years, 5 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence case: Delhi Police files charge sheet in Rohini court

India TV News  

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the Jahangirpuri violence case in Rohini court. The 2000-page charge sheet also mentioned the names of the conspirators in the violence in which eight police personnel and a civilian sustained injuries. Delhi Police also presented video pieces of evidence in court. The charge sheet will be …

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 …

WATCH: Killers of Udaipur tailor attacked by angry crowd outside NIA court, sent to 10-day police custody
2 years, 5 months ago

WATCH: Killers of Udaipur tailor attacked by angry crowd outside NIA court, sent to 10-day police custody

Firstpost  

Riaz Akhtari and Ghouse Mohammad were arrested on Tuesday, hours after they allegedly hacked the tailor to death with a cleaver at his shop. The two others, Mohsin and Asif, were nabbed on Thursday night for being involved in the conspiracy New Delhi: An angry crowd attacked the two killers of tailor Kanhaiya Lal while they were being escorted by …

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 …

Pak denies Udaipur killing accused's links to Karachi-based Islamist outfit
2 years, 5 months ago

Pak denies Udaipur killing accused's links to Karachi-based Islamist outfit

India Today  

A day after the murder of a Hindu tailor, Kanhaiya Lal, in Udaipur, Rajasthan Police said that Ghouse Mohammad, one of the two accused in the case, had gone to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 and had links with Dawat-e-Islami. “We have seen reports in a segment of the Indian media referring to investigations into the murder case in Udaipur, …

Udaipur murder accused went to Karachi in 2014, had links with Dawat-e-Islami: Police
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur murder accused went to Karachi in 2014, had links with Dawat-e-Islami: Police

India Today  

A day after the brutal murder of the tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan DGP ML Lather said that one of the two accused in the case had gone to Karachi in Pakistan in 2014 and had links with Dawat-e-Islami. Talking about the possible link of one of the accused to Dawat-e-Islami, DGP Lather pointed out that the group’s people are active …

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. …

Amid FIRs and arrests, uneasy calm prevails in U.P.’s Saharanpur
2 years, 6 months ago

Amid FIRs and arrests, uneasy calm prevails in U.P.’s Saharanpur

The Hindu  

Days after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur over the controversial remarks made by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed, uneasy calm prevails in the city amid filing of various FIRs and arrests. Mr. Upadhyaya said, “I’ve never seen such a crowd, I could recall the 2014 attacks but this was even more intense.” Subhash Gulati, 73, who …

'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 …

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