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  • Stones Pelted At Ganesh Pandal In Surat; 27 Detained Amid Communal Tensions |

    Tensions flared in Surat’s Sayedpura area following an incident where stones were thrown at a Ganesh pandal, leading to communal unrest. The local police detained 27 individuals involved in the disturbance, including six minors.

    In the early hours of Monday, minors reportedly threw stones at a Ganesh pandal in Sayedpura, sparking outrage among the local community. Following the incident, a large crowd gathered, demanding swift action against the perpetrators. Police had to resort to lathi charges and tear gas to control the agitated crowd.

    Gujarat Home Minister and Local Leaders’ Intervention

    To help ease the growing tensions, Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, along with local BJP MLA Kanti Balar, visited the affected area around 2:30 am. They met with the local community and urged for calm. Sanghavi assured the public that strict action would be taken against the culprits.

    In a post on social media, Sanghavi updated the public on the situation: “As promised, we have arrested the stone-pelters before sunrise. Our teams have worked through the night, and more arrests are expected as we continue to review surveillance footage.”

     Police Response and Arrests

    Surat Police Commissioner Anupam Gehlot provided details on the situation, confirming that immediate steps were taken to detain the minors involved in the stone-pelting. “Police were deployed right away to manage the situation. We carried out lathi charges and used tear gas where necessary,” he said, adding that approximately 1,000 police personnel have been stationed in the area to maintain peace. A total of 27 people, including those believed to have incited the stone-throwing, have been arrested.

  • Two house guards killed, 15 others injured as mobs pelt stones at VHP procession in Haryana’s Nuh

    By way of PTI

    GURUGRAM/CHANDIGARH: Two house guards had been killed and no less than 15 others, together with a number of policemen, had been injured Monday as a mob in Haryana’s Nuh district attempted to forestall a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and surroundings automobiles on fireplace, officers mentioned.

    #WATCH | Aftermath of conflict that broke out between two teams in Haryana’s Nuh nowadays. %.twitter.com/yyVp10Hwzr

    — ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023

    The Union House Ministry mentioned it’s dispatching 15 further firms of central forces to Haryana, as violence additionally erupted in Sohna within the neighbouring Gurugram district, adjoining to Delhi.

    As information of the violence in Muslim-dominated Nuh unfold, mobs in Sohna set ablaze 4 automobiles and a store, it seems that belonging to other folks from that group.

    Protesters there blocked a street for hours. About 2,500 males, ladies and youngsters who had taken refuge at a Shiv temple in Nuh had been evacuated via police, Haryana House Minister Anil Vij mentioned.

    Prohibitory orders banning the meeting of other folks had been clamped in Nuh and Gurugram districts. Cellular web services and products had been suspended in Nuh and Faridabad as much as Wednesday.

    Tutorial institutes had been ordered closed Tuesday in Faridabad and Palwal districts as a precautionary measure.

    Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran mentioned two house guards, hooked up with the district, had been killed within the violence in adjacent Nuh.

    About 10 police workforce had been injured in Nuh violence, the professional mentioned.

    Some other police officer showed that one of the most house guards, recognized as Neeraj, died because of a gunshot wound. 8 of the injured police workforce had been taken to Gurugram’s Medanta Health center, he mentioned.

    A number of the injured Hodal Deputy Superintendent of Police Sajjan Singh was once shot within the head and an inspector within the abdomen.

    Police mentioned the automobiles set ablaze had been a part of the procession or belonged to them.

    A video clip confirmed no less than 4 automobiles on fireplace. Some other purported video confirmed two broken police automobiles. The clip contained the sound of gunfire. Police lobbed teargas shells in an try to disperse the mobs.

    Postponing cellular web services and products in Nuh, the Haryana executive mentioned there was once “intense communal stress” within the house.

    In line with police, VHP’s ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’ was once stopped via a gaggle of younger males close to Nuh’s Khedla Mod and stones had been pelted on the procession.

    Automobiles had been then set ablaze. Other people within the procession additionally hurled stones again on the youths who had stopped them, stories mentioned.

    Later, many took safe haven in a temple as police attempted to evacuate them to protection. The yatra was once flagged off from Gurugram’s Civil Strains via BJP district president Gargi Kakkar.

    A police contingent was once deployed with the procession.

    In accordance to a few claims, the cause for the conflict was once an objectionable video posted on social media via a Bajrang Dal activist in Ballabhgarh.

    There have been additionally stories that Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante booked previous for the homicide of 2 Muslim males whose charred our bodies had been discovered within the Bhiwani district in February, was once meant to enroll in the procession.

    The vigilante, then again, saidI that he didn’t take part at the recommendation of the VHP, which feared that his presence would create stress. There have been additionally threats on Twitter bold him to return to Nuh.

    ALSO READ | Web services and products suspended until Aug 2 in Haryana’s Nuh after clashes get away between two teams

    State house minister Anil Vij mentioned within the night that 3 firms of central forces have already reached.

    In line with the Union House Ministry, the Centre is making to be had 15 further firms had been being made to be had to the state.

    Haryana Leader Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for calm in Nuh, invoking the slogan “Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek (Haryanvis are one)”.

    Congress chief Randeep Singh Surjewala referred to as it a Black Day for Haryana, blaming the Khattar executive for the failure of legislation and order.

    Former leader minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda requested other folks to take care of peace and brotherhood. Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed and previous legislator MLA Zakir Hussain additionally issued equivalent appeals.

    “Our first precedence is to carry the location below keep an eye on. We’re interesting to all to take care of peace,” Vij mentioned.

    He instructed journalists it’ll be made up our minds later who was once chargeable for the violence.

    GURUGRAM/CHANDIGARH: Two house guards had been killed and no less than 15 others, together with a number of policemen, had been injured Monday as a mob in Haryana’s Nuh district attempted to forestall a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and surroundings automobiles on fireplace, officers mentioned.

    #WATCH | Aftermath of conflict that broke out between two teams in Haryana’s Nuh nowadays. %.twitter.com/yyVp10Hwzr
    — ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023
    The Union House Ministry mentioned it’s dispatching 15 further firms of central forces to Haryana, as violence additionally erupted in Sohna within the neighbouring Gurugram district, adjoining to Delhi.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    As information of the violence in Muslim-dominated Nuh unfold, mobs in Sohna set ablaze 4 automobiles and a store, it seems that belonging to other folks from that group.

    Protesters there blocked a street for hours. About 2,500 males, ladies and youngsters who had taken refuge at a Shiv temple in Nuh had been evacuated via police, Haryana House Minister Anil Vij mentioned.

    Prohibitory orders banning the meeting of other folks had been clamped in Nuh and Gurugram districts. Cellular web services and products had been suspended in Nuh and Faridabad as much as Wednesday.

    Tutorial institutes had been ordered closed Tuesday in Faridabad and Palwal districts as a precautionary measure.

    Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran mentioned two house guards, hooked up with the district, had been killed within the violence in adjacent Nuh.

    About 10 police workforce had been injured in Nuh violence, the professional mentioned.

    Some other police officer showed that one of the most house guards, recognized as Neeraj, died because of a gunshot wound. 8 of the injured police workforce had been taken to Gurugram’s Medanta Health center, he mentioned.

    A number of the injured Hodal Deputy Superintendent of Police Sajjan Singh was once shot within the head and an inspector within the abdomen.

    Police mentioned the automobiles set ablaze had been a part of the procession or belonged to them.

    A video clip confirmed no less than 4 automobiles on fireplace. Some other purported video confirmed two broken police automobiles. The clip contained the sound of gunfire. Police lobbed teargas shells in an try to disperse the mobs.

    Postponing cellular web services and products in Nuh, the Haryana executive mentioned there was once “intense communal stress” within the house.

    In line with police, VHP’s ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’ was once stopped via a gaggle of younger males close to Nuh’s Khedla Mod and stones had been pelted on the procession.

    Automobiles had been then set ablaze. Other people within the procession additionally hurled stones again on the youths who had stopped them, stories mentioned.

    Later, many took safe haven in a temple as police attempted to evacuate them to protection. The yatra was once flagged off from Gurugram’s Civil Strains via BJP district president Gargi Kakkar.

    A police contingent was once deployed with the procession.

    In accordance to a few claims, the cause for the conflict was once an objectionable video posted on social media via a Bajrang Dal activist in Ballabhgarh.

    There have been additionally stories that Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante booked previous for the homicide of 2 Muslim males whose charred our bodies had been discovered within the Bhiwani district in February, was once meant to enroll in the procession.

    The vigilante, then again, saidI that he didn’t take part at the recommendation of the VHP, which feared that his presence would create stress. There have been additionally threats on Twitter bold him to return to Nuh.

    ALSO READ | Web services and products suspended until Aug 2 in Haryana’s Nuh after clashes get away between two teams

    State house minister Anil Vij mentioned within the night that 3 firms of central forces have already reached.

    In line with the Union House Ministry, the Centre is making to be had 15 further firms had been being made to be had to the state.

    Haryana Leader Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for calm in Nuh, invoking the slogan “Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek (Haryanvis are one)”.

    Congress chief Randeep Singh Surjewala referred to as it a Black Day for Haryana, blaming the Khattar executive for the failure of legislation and order.

    Former leader minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda requested other folks to take care of peace and brotherhood. Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed and previous legislator MLA Zakir Hussain additionally issued equivalent appeals.

    “Our first precedence is to carry the location below keep an eye on. We’re interesting to all to take care of peace,” Vij mentioned.

    He instructed journalists it’ll be made up our minds later who was once chargeable for the violence.

  • Two house guards killed, 15 others injured as mobs pelt stones at VHP procession in Nuh

    By way of PTI

    GURUGRAM/CHANDIGARH: Two house guards had been killed and a minimum of 15 others, together with a number of policemen, had been injured Monday as a mob in Haryana’s Nuh district attempted to forestall a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and atmosphere automobiles on fireplace, officers mentioned.

    #WATCH | Aftermath of conflict that broke out between two teams in Haryana’s Nuh nowadays. percent.twitter.com/yyVp10Hwzr

    — ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023

    The Union House Ministry mentioned it’s dispatching 15 further firms of central forces to Haryana, as violence additionally erupted in Sohna within the neighbouring Gurugram district, adjoining to Delhi.

    As information of the violence in Muslim-dominated Nuh unfold, mobs in Sohna set ablaze 4 cars and a store, it sounds as if belonging to other folks from that group.

    Protesters there blocked a street for hours. About 2,500 males, ladies and kids who had taken safe haven at a Shiv temple in Nuh had been evacuated via police, Haryana House Minister Anil Vij mentioned.

    Prohibitory orders banning the meeting of other folks had been clamped in Nuh and Gurugram districts. Cell web products and services had been suspended in Nuh and Faridabad as much as Wednesday.

    Instructional institutes had been ordered closed Tuesday in Faridabad and Palwal districts as a precautionary measure.

    Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran mentioned two house guards, connected with the district, had been killed within the violence in adjacent Nuh.

    About 10 police body of workers had been injured in Nuh violence, the reputable mentioned.

    Any other police officer showed that some of the house guards, recognized as Neeraj, died because of a gunshot wound. 8 of the injured police body of workers had been taken to Gurugram’s Medanta Sanatorium, he mentioned.

    A few of the injured Hodal Deputy Superintendent of Police Sajjan Singh was once shot within the head and an inspector within the abdomen.

    Police mentioned the cars set ablaze had been a part of the procession or belonged to them.

    A video clip confirmed a minimum of 4 automobiles on fireplace. Any other purported video confirmed two broken police automobiles. The clip contained the sound of gunfire. Police lobbed teargas shells in an try to disperse the mobs.

    Postponing cellular web products and services in Nuh, the Haryana govt mentioned there was once “intense communal stress” within the house.

    In step with police, VHP’s ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’ was once stopped via a gaggle of younger males close to Nuh’s Khedla Mod and stones had been pelted on the procession.

    Automobiles had been then set ablaze. Folks within the procession additionally hurled stones again on the youths who had stopped them, stories mentioned.

    Later, many took safe haven in a temple as police attempted to evacuate them to protection. The yatra was once flagged off from Gurugram’s Civil Strains via BJP district president Gargi Kakkar.

    A police contingent was once deployed with the procession.

    In accordance to a couple claims, the cause for the conflict was once an objectionable video posted on social media via a Bajrang Dal activist in Ballabhgarh.

    There have been additionally stories that Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante booked previous for the homicide of 2 Muslim males whose charred our bodies had been discovered within the Bhiwani district in February, was once meant to enroll in the procession.

    The vigilante, on the other hand, saidI that he didn’t take part at the recommendation of the VHP, which feared that his presence would create stress. There have been additionally threats on Twitter bold him to come back to Nuh.

    State house minister Anil Vij mentioned within the night time that 3 firms of central forces have already reached.

    In step with the Union House Ministry, the Centre is making to be had 15 further firms had been being made to be had to the state.

    Haryana Leader Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for calm in Nuh, invoking the slogan “Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek (Haryanvis are one)”.

    Congress chief Randeep Singh Surjewala known as it a Black Day for Haryana, blaming the Khattar govt for the failure of legislation and order.

    Former leader minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda requested other folks to take care of peace and brotherhood. Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed and previous legislator MLA Zakir Hussain additionally issued equivalent appeals.

    “Our first precedence is to carry the placement underneath regulate. We’re interesting to all to take care of peace,” Vij mentioned.

    He advised newshounds it’s going to be made up our minds later who was once answerable for the violence.

    GURUGRAM/CHANDIGARH: Two house guards had been killed and a minimum of 15 others, together with a number of policemen, had been injured Monday as a mob in Haryana’s Nuh district attempted to forestall a Vishva Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and atmosphere automobiles on fireplace, officers mentioned.

    #WATCH | Aftermath of conflict that broke out between two teams in Haryana’s Nuh nowadays. percent.twitter.com/yyVp10Hwzr
    — ANI (@ANI) July 31, 2023
    The Union House Ministry mentioned it’s dispatching 15 further firms of central forces to Haryana, as violence additionally erupted in Sohna within the neighbouring Gurugram district, adjoining to Delhi.googletag.cmd.push(serve as() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    As information of the violence in Muslim-dominated Nuh unfold, mobs in Sohna set ablaze 4 cars and a store, it sounds as if belonging to other folks from that group.

    Protesters there blocked a street for hours. About 2,500 males, ladies and kids who had taken safe haven at a Shiv temple in Nuh had been evacuated via police, Haryana House Minister Anil Vij mentioned.

    Prohibitory orders banning the meeting of other folks had been clamped in Nuh and Gurugram districts. Cell web products and services had been suspended in Nuh and Faridabad as much as Wednesday.

    Instructional institutes had been ordered closed Tuesday in Faridabad and Palwal districts as a precautionary measure.

    Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran mentioned two house guards, connected with the district, had been killed within the violence in adjacent Nuh.

    About 10 police body of workers had been injured in Nuh violence, the reputable mentioned.

    Any other police officer showed that some of the house guards, recognized as Neeraj, died because of a gunshot wound. 8 of the injured police body of workers had been taken to Gurugram’s Medanta Sanatorium, he mentioned.

    A few of the injured Hodal Deputy Superintendent of Police Sajjan Singh was once shot within the head and an inspector within the abdomen.

    Police mentioned the cars set ablaze had been a part of the procession or belonged to them.

    A video clip confirmed a minimum of 4 automobiles on fireplace. Any other purported video confirmed two broken police automobiles. The clip contained the sound of gunfire. Police lobbed teargas shells in an try to disperse the mobs.

    Postponing cellular web products and services in Nuh, the Haryana govt mentioned there was once “intense communal stress” within the house.

    In step with police, VHP’s ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’ was once stopped via a gaggle of younger males close to Nuh’s Khedla Mod and stones had been pelted on the procession.

    Automobiles had been then set ablaze. Folks within the procession additionally hurled stones again on the youths who had stopped them, stories mentioned.

    Later, many took safe haven in a temple as police attempted to evacuate them to protection. The yatra was once flagged off from Gurugram’s Civil Strains via BJP district president Gargi Kakkar.

    A police contingent was once deployed with the procession.

    In accordance to a couple claims, the cause for the conflict was once an objectionable video posted on social media via a Bajrang Dal activist in Ballabhgarh.

    There have been additionally stories that Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante booked previous for the homicide of 2 Muslim males whose charred our bodies had been discovered within the Bhiwani district in February, was once meant to enroll in the procession.

    The vigilante, on the other hand, saidI that he didn’t take part at the recommendation of the VHP, which feared that his presence would create stress. There have been additionally threats on Twitter bold him to come back to Nuh.

    State house minister Anil Vij mentioned within the night time that 3 firms of central forces have already reached.

    In step with the Union House Ministry, the Centre is making to be had 15 further firms had been being made to be had to the state.

    Haryana Leader Minister Manohar Lal Khattar appealed for calm in Nuh, invoking the slogan “Haryana Ek Haryanvi Ek (Haryanvis are one)”.

    Congress chief Randeep Singh Surjewala known as it a Black Day for Haryana, blaming the Khattar govt for the failure of legislation and order.

    Former leader minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda requested other folks to take care of peace and brotherhood. Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed and previous legislator MLA Zakir Hussain additionally issued equivalent appeals.

    “Our first precedence is to carry the placement underneath regulate. We’re interesting to all to take care of peace,” Vij mentioned.

    He advised newshounds it’s going to be made up our minds later who was once answerable for the violence.

  • Indian building employees pelted with stones on Indo-Nepal border in Uttarakhand

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    DEHRADUN: Indian labourers operating alongside the Indo-Nepal border in Dharchula have been allegedly pelted with stones through Nepalese nationals leaving a minimum of one particular person injured and harmful a number of machineries.  

    The assault is the eleventh such incident of stone pelting through Nepalese nationals over the past two months from around the border towards Indian employees engaged within the building of a security wall alongside the Kali river.

    The assault comes an afternoon after a joint inspection and talks between officers from each nations.

    Enraged through the incident, India has threatened to forestall the motion of automobiles from the Nepal aspect of the border.

    So as to offer protection to Dharchula the town and surrounding villages, the Indian aspect is operating to construct embankments at the banks of the kali river. The development of the embankment is being hampered through stone pelting from Nepal. On Friday night, stones have been as soon as once more hurled from Nepal in Ghatkhola.

    Nepalis threw stones at labourers setting up embankments at Ghatkhola in Dharchula, breaking window panes of 2 dumpers, two tipper vans and JCBs. Dumper motive force Danveer Sawant used to be additionally injured within the stone pelting. The development of the embankment has been suffering from the incident.  There’s super anger a number of the Indian other people because of those repeated incidents.

    Pithoragarh District Justice of the Peace Reena Joshi instructed The New Indian Categorical, “A joint survey has been carried out through each side as a precautionary measure at the incident.  A gathering of high-level officers can also be referred to as within the close to long run.”

    Joshi added, “the file sought through the Ministry of Exterior Affairs relating to this incident has additionally been conveyed to them about the true state of affairs.”

    Previous, any other labourer used to be additionally injured in a identical stone-pelting incident. Indian buyers had closed the ‘Jhula’ bridge in protest by contrast incident. In view of the stress, officers of the 2 nations had stated to get to the bottom of the issue through assembly in mutual coordination.

    Nepal’s CDO additionally got here to India and took inventory of the placement. An afternoon previous on Thursday, engineers from Nepal additionally carried out an on-site inspection together with the native management. In spite of this, there’s resentment amongst Indians because of stone pelting from Nepal.

    BJP district vice-president Mahendra Budiyal stated, “The Nepal management is many times failing to forestall stone-pelting incidents. That is affecting the development paintings of the embankment being constructed to offer protection to Dharchula. If Nepal does now not take punitive motion together with banning the actions of anarchists,
    the Global Jhula Bridge can be closed.”

    DEHRADUN: Indian labourers operating alongside the Indo-Nepal border in Dharchula have been allegedly pelted with stones through Nepalese nationals leaving a minimum of one particular person injured and harmful a number of machineries.  

    The assault is the eleventh such incident of stone pelting through Nepalese nationals over the past two months from around the border towards Indian employees engaged within the building of a security wall alongside the Kali river.

    The assault comes an afternoon after a joint inspection and talks between officers from each nations.

    Enraged through the incident, India has threatened to forestall the motion of automobiles from the Nepal aspect of the border.

    So as to offer protection to Dharchula the town and surrounding villages, the Indian aspect is operating to construct embankments at the banks of the kali river. The development of the embankment is being hampered through stone pelting from Nepal. On Friday night, stones have been as soon as once more hurled from Nepal in Ghatkhola.

    Nepalis threw stones at labourers setting up embankments at Ghatkhola in Dharchula, breaking window panes of 2 dumpers, two tipper vans and JCBs. Dumper motive force Danveer Sawant used to be additionally injured within the stone pelting. The development of the embankment has been suffering from the incident.  There’s super anger a number of the Indian other people because of those repeated incidents.

    Pithoragarh District Justice of the Peace Reena Joshi instructed The New Indian Categorical, “A joint survey has been carried out through each side as a precautionary measure at the incident.  A gathering of high-level officers can also be referred to as within the close to long run.”

    Joshi added, “the file sought through the Ministry of Exterior Affairs relating to this incident has additionally been conveyed to them about the true state of affairs.”

    Previous, any other labourer used to be additionally injured in a identical stone-pelting incident. Indian buyers had closed the ‘Jhula’ bridge in protest by contrast incident. In view of the stress, officers of the 2 nations had stated to get to the bottom of the issue through assembly in mutual coordination.

    Nepal’s CDO additionally got here to India and took inventory of the placement. An afternoon previous on Thursday, engineers from Nepal additionally carried out an on-site inspection together with the native management. In spite of this, there’s resentment amongst Indians because of stone pelting from Nepal.

    BJP district vice-president Mahendra Budiyal stated, “The Nepal management is many times failing to forestall stone-pelting incidents. That is affecting the development paintings of the embankment being constructed to offer protection to Dharchula. If Nepal does now not take punitive motion together with banning the actions of anarchists,
    the Global Jhula Bridge can be closed.”

  • Madhya Pradesh: 40 other people get seven-year prison time period in 2014 communal violence case

    By means of PTI

    KHANDWA: A courtroom right here in Madhya Pradesh has awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to 40 individuals excited by stone pelting in a 2014 communal violence case.

    The 3rd further periods courtroom pass judgement on on Tuesday convicted 40 individuals below sections 307 (Try to homicide) and 188 (Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated via a public servant) amongst different counts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and likewise imposed a high-quality of Rs 6,500 on every on them, mentioned further executive recommend Abhay Dube.

    Of the whole 47 accused, two had been acquitted whilst one had died previous.

    The remaining are minors, he mentioned.

    Communal violence erupted on July 30, 2014, after the alleged homicide of 1 Sushil Padunge within the Imlipura locality of Khandwa resulting in the pelting of stones.

    Therefore, the district collector clamped phase 144 (prohibits the collection of 4 or extra other people within the involved space) to handle peace and team spirit, the prosecution instructed the courtroom.

    Dube mentioned a police staff was once attacked with stones and sharp guns in Ghaspur space of Khandwa on August 1, 2014, whilst looking to implement the prohibitory orders, which left a lot of them injured.

    The courtroom additionally upheld sections 427 (Mischief inflicting harm to the volume of 50 rupees and upwards), 332 (Voluntarily inflicting harm to discourage public servant from his accountability) and different fees whilst convicting and sentencing the accused.

    KHANDWA: A courtroom right here in Madhya Pradesh has awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment to 40 individuals excited by stone pelting in a 2014 communal violence case.

    The 3rd further periods courtroom pass judgement on on Tuesday convicted 40 individuals below sections 307 (Try to homicide) and 188 (Disobedience to an order lawfully promulgated via a public servant) amongst different counts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and likewise imposed a high-quality of Rs 6,500 on every on them, mentioned further executive recommend Abhay Dube.

    Of the whole 47 accused, two had been acquitted whilst one had died previous.

    The remaining are minors, he mentioned.

    Communal violence erupted on July 30, 2014, after the alleged homicide of 1 Sushil Padunge within the Imlipura locality of Khandwa resulting in the pelting of stones.

    Therefore, the district collector clamped phase 144 (prohibits the collection of 4 or extra other people within the involved space) to handle peace and team spirit, the prosecution instructed the courtroom.

    Dube mentioned a police staff was once attacked with stones and sharp guns in Ghaspur space of Khandwa on August 1, 2014, whilst looking to implement the prohibitory orders, which left a lot of them injured.

    The courtroom additionally upheld sections 427 (Mischief inflicting harm to the volume of 50 rupees and upwards), 332 (Voluntarily inflicting harm to discourage public servant from his accountability) and different fees whilst convicting and sentencing the accused.

  • Uttarakhand: Nepalese pelt stones at Indian staff objecting to development paintings over Kali river

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    A anxious state of affairs prevailed at the Indo-Nepal border in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand on Sunday night following stone pelting in opposition to Indian labourers from the Nepal aspect.

    The stone pelting comes in opposition to the backdrop of Nepalese organisations objecting to development of an embankment over the Kali river via India. Sunday’s stone pelting came about on the Dharchula space. A couple of staff have been reportedly injured within the incident.

    Stone pelting incidents were reported previous as smartly.

    India has maintained that the embankment is being built by itself aspect and it will have to now not trouble the Himalayan country.

    In line with stories, the Kali river, also known as Sharda river and Mahakali river, originates at Kalapani within the Himalayas in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It flows alongside Nepal’s western border with India.

    The development of greater than 1,700 metres lengthy embankment at the Indian aspect commenced in March this yr.

    A anxious state of affairs prevailed at the Indo-Nepal border in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand on Sunday night following stone pelting in opposition to Indian labourers from the Nepal aspect.

    The stone pelting comes in opposition to the backdrop of Nepalese organisations objecting to development of an embankment over the Kali river via India. Sunday’s stone pelting came about on the Dharchula space. A couple of staff have been reportedly injured within the incident.

    Stone pelting incidents were reported previous as smartly.

    India has maintained that the embankment is being built by itself aspect and it will have to now not trouble the Himalayan country.

    In line with stories, the Kali river, also known as Sharda river and Mahakali river, originates at Kalapani within the Himalayas in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It flows alongside Nepal’s western border with India.

    The development of greater than 1,700 metres lengthy embankment at the Indian aspect commenced in March this yr.

  • Stone pelting, protests in UP towns over Prophet commentary; 136 arrested

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Other folks pelted stones at police workforce in Prayagraj and Saharanpur and protests broke out after Friday prayers in no less than 4 different towns in Uttar Pradesh over a non-suspended BJP chief’s contemporary remarks on Prophet Mohammad.

    Police have arrested greater than 130 other folks from six districts of the state.

    In Prayagraj, some bikes and carts have been set on hearth and an strive used to be made to set ablaze a police automobile. Police used tear gasoline and lathis to disperse mobs and peace used to be later restored, they mentioned, including that one policeman used to be harm within the area.

    “As many as 136 protesting miscreants have been arrested from six districts of the state until 9.45 pm on Friday,” Further Director Basic of Police (Legislation and Order) Prashant Kumar mentioned. He mentioned 45 protesters have been arrested from Saharanpur, 37 from Prayagraj, 23 other folks from Ambedkar Nagar, 20 from Hathras, seven from Moradabad, and 4 from Firozabad district.

    There used to be slogan-shouting in opposition to the now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks right through a TV debate, which additionally induced outrage in different Islamic international locations.

    In Saharanpur, protesters demanded the loss of life sentence for her. There have been additionally protests in Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur and Lucknow over the arguable remarks. Sloganeering happened in Lucknow.

    Consistent with the area people, stone pelting endured for over quarter-hour in Prayagraj. They mentioned probably the most miscreants pelted stones on the police workforce deployed at the major highway and the placement escalated when extra other folks joined the stone pelters.

    Further Leader Secretary (House) Awanish Awasthi mentioned, “Minor power used to be used to forestall some other folks concerned within the violence. The placement in Prayagraj is now non violent. I want to enchantment to other folks to make use of democratic techniques of protest with out resorting to violence.”

    Uttar Pradesh’s Director Basic of Police (DGP) D S Chauhan mentioned no lifestyles has been misplaced as a result of the right kind preparations made by way of the state police. “As a result of our preparedness, no lifestyles has been misplaced. We can take strict motion in opposition to the ones discovered concerned within the violence,” he mentioned.

    Further Director Basic (ADG), Parayagraj Zone, Prem Prakash mentioned a constable of Fast Motion Pressure (RAF) used to be injured right through stone pelting within the area. Further police power and groups of RAF have been rushed to the spot. The police additionally fired tear gasoline shells and used power to forestall the miscreants, he mentioned.

    In Saharanpur, other folks protecting placards raised slogans in opposition to Nupur Sharma. A few of them additionally became violent after the safety workforce attempted to forestall them. This resulted in transient stone pelting within the Nehru marketplace space of town.

    Some madrasa scholars additionally raised slogans within the Deoband space. The protesters additionally raised slogans tough capital punishment for the suspended BJP chief.

    District Justice of the Peace Akhilesh Singh informed PTI, “Police needed to retort to power when the protesters refused to listen to the appeals of peace by way of police workforce. The protestors are being recognized the usage of CCTV pictures for additional motion.”

    4 other folks, together with the district president of AIMIM, have been arrested in Bijnor as a precautionary measure.

    Superintendent of Police Dharamveer Singh mentioned AIMIM district leader Abdullah together with one Iftekhar, Mahroof and Akil have been arrested for inciting communal hatred.

    Consistent with the police, the accused known as a meeting close to Purani Musfi space in Bijnor. The arrests have been made at the criticism of other folks from the Muslim group, the SP mentioned.

    Other folks demanded motion in opposition to the BJP chief and waved banners with “Arrest Nupur Sharma” written on them in Rampur and Moradabad.

    In Kanpur, which used to be the epicentre of communal violence ultimate week, the Friday prayers have been held in a relaxed means with out a studies of any untoward incident. The prayers have been held underneath a watertight safety vigil by way of police workforce.

    A heavy police power used to be deployed within the space with senior police and administrative officers provide at the spot. This comes following clashes ultimate week in Kanpur over the remarks at the Prophet at a TV debate some days previous.

    A top alert used to be issued around the state after that, and a heavy police power used to be deployed to make sure that violence does no longer happen once more.