Bihar communal violence: BJP leader denied bail
Patna: A Bihar court on Saturday rejected the bail plea of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, accused of inciting communal violence in the state's Bhagalpur district, a government lawyer said.
After hearing both sides, the Bhagalpur district court declined to grant bail to Shashwat.
Last week, a case was lodged against Shashwat -- a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader -- on charges of taking out a procession without prior permission, inciting communal sentiments and roaming with arms on the streets of Bhagalpur.
Shashwat, who has been evading arrest, had moved the bail plea in the civil court, following which the court on Tuesday sought the case diary from the police to ascertain his role in the communal flare-up on March 17.
Afther that, acting on an application from the district police, the court issued an arrest warrant against Shashwat.
Choubey has already described FIR as "a piece of garbage" that was registered by "corrupt police officers in Bhagalpur".
Shashwat unsuccessfully contested the last assembly polls as the BJP candidate from Bhagalpur, considered a stronghold of Choubey, who was elected MP from Buxar in 2014.
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Two wheels of suburban train jump tracks at Dum Dum station in Kolkata: Official
Kolkata (PTI): A suburban train derailed while entering Dum Dum railway station here on Wednesday, an Eastern Railway official said.
Two wheels of the rear coach of Bongaon-Sealdah EMU train jumped the tracks at 12.11 pm while entering platform 4, he said.
No one was injured in the accident, he said.
The coach was put back on the tracks at 1.38 pm, the official added.
দমদমে ঢোকার মুখে লাইনচ্যুত শিয়ালদহগামী বনগাঁ লোকাল #bangaonlocal #Dumdumstation #Train #Indianrailways
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