Engineer Rashid detained during Srinagar protest
Srinagar, Aug 9 : Independent Jammu and Kashmir MLA Engineer Rashid was detained by police on Thursday during a protest march here.
Rashid started his march from Sher-e-Kashmir municipal park on Residency Road. He was detained along with some supporters before he could reach the Press Enclave area.
The legislator said the protest was against what he alleged to be a pre-planned murder of a youth, Murfad Shah, who was shot dead last week by security guards at the Jammu residence of former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah.
The police had said that the youth had breached security and indulged in vandalism at Abdullah's residence before being gunned down.
No weapon was, however, recovered from the slain youth's possession.
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Remarks against St Francis Xavier: Right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar gets bail
Panaji (PTI): A court in Goa on Saturday granted bail to right-wing speaker Gautam Khattar, who was arrested after he allegedly made derogatory comments against St Francis Xavier.
Judicial Magistrate First Class, Vasco, granted regular bail to Khattar, currently admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital at Bambolim for treatment of chest pain after he was shifted from the District Hospital in Mapusa two days back.
A row erupted after a video of remarks by Khattar, the founder of Sanatan Mahasangh, at an event on April 18 in the presence of Swami Brahmeshanand, State Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho and BJP MLAs Sankulp Amonkar and Daji (Krishna) Salkar, went viral.
St Francis Xavier is revered as the patron saint of Goa.
The controversial remarks led to the Vasco Police registering an FIR against Khattar on charges of hurting religious sentiments and creating enmity between groups.
He was detained in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, by local police. His custody was later handed over to the Goa Crime Branch, according to officials.
