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The constabulary identified the 2 arrested persons arsenic Prem Kumar and Saburi Mishra, some residents of Rampura colony which is adjacent Maharajganj, said a constabulary officer. (PTI)
The constabulary connected Wednesday arrested 2 men who purportedly claimed successful a video that the caller unit successful Bahraich was “sponsored” and seemingly admitting to beryllium progressive successful it. The determination comes a time aft Bahraich Superintendent of Police Vrinda Shukla rubbished the claims made successful the video, which surfaced online, arsenic “rambling of drunk men.”
On October 13, a 22-year-old antheral was changeable dormant successful a communal clash erstwhile a Durga idol immersion procession was passing done Maharajganj colony successful the territory and incidents of unit were besides reported the adjacent time also.
The constabulary identified the 2 arrested persons arsenic Prem Kumar and Saburi Mishra, some residents of Rampura colony which is adjacent Maharajganj, said a constabulary officer.
The constabulary are looking into the relation of the duo, on with others, successful the unit that broke retired successful Maharajganj town, Maheshpurva and Chanpara and Parsohana areas connected October 14. Amid the clash, vehicles parked extracurricular houses were acceptable connected occurrence and valuables were looted.
The accused person been booked nether respective sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 191 (Every subordinate of unlawful assembly blameworthy of offence committed successful prosecution of communal object), 121 (Voluntarily causing wounded oregon grievous wounded to deter nationalist servant from his duty), 132 (Assault oregon transgression unit to deter nationalist servant from discharge of his duty), 309 (robbery) and others.
The clash began connected October 13 erstwhile members of a number assemblage reportedly asked that the DJ euphony beryllium turned disconnected arsenic the procession passed adjacent their homes and a mosque successful Maharajganj. This led to an statement that escalated into clashes and stone-pelting betwixt the 2 groups.
The concern worsened erstwhile shots were allegedly fired, resulting successful a section resident, Ram Gopal Mishra, suffering a slug wound. He was taken to a hospital, wherever doctors pronounced him dormant connected arrival. A full of 14 FIRs person been registered successful transportation with the violence.
Till date, implicit 80 persons person been arrested.
After the video surfaced online, Samajwadi Party main Akhilesh Yadav targeted the BJP connected Tuesday, alleging that its workers were progressive successful the Bahraich violence.
He besides alleged that the enactment was giving a “free hand” to lumpen elements, to indulge successful unit connected its behalf. “If anyone rioted successful Bahraich, it was the BJP workers,” Yadav claimed.
However, BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi dismissed Yadav’s allegations, calling them “baseless”.
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