Notorious criminal linked to Sambhal violence arrested
Sambhal (PTI): A notorious criminal who was once part of a gang led by Shariq Satha, and allegedly a key figure behind last year's violent incidents in Sambhal, has landed in police net, officials said.
Dilip alias Harish has been active in the world of crime for over 30 years and carried a cash reward of Rs 25,000.
Four civilians were killed in the violence that erupted during a court-ordered survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in the Kot Garvi area of the city on November 24 last year.
The survey was ordered by a local court while hearing a petition that claimed the mosque stood at the site of a Hindu temple demolished during the Mughal era.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Krishna Kumar Bishnoi told reporters on Tuesday, "In our ongoing crackdown against crime and criminals, the Asmoli police station team has successfully arrested a wanted criminal carrying a Rs 25,000 bounty."
Dilip has been involved in vehicle theft since 1993 and has repeatedly changed his name and his father's name to commit crimes in different states, he said.
"From 1993 onwards, he has been a professional auto-lifter, stealing vehicles. Until 2020, he was actively working with Shariq Satha's gang," the officer said.
Before his arrest, Dilip had been stealing four-wheelers from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Rajasthan, and selling them in Nagaland, West Bengal and Siliguri, the SP said.
He had been on the run for four years and was nabbed by Asmoli police.
"His first crime was stealing a vehicle from Moradabad in 1993. So far, more than 40 criminal cases have been registered against him in different states," Bishnoi said.
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Assam to lift all cases against Koch Rajbongshis in Foreigners' Tribunals: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI): The Assam cabinet has decided to lift all cases pending against people from the Koch Rajbongshi community in the Foreigners' Tribunals, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
They will also no longer carry the tag of 'D' or doubtful voters, he said.
''There are 28,000 cases pending in different Foreigners' Tribunals in the state against people of the community. The cabinet has taken a historic decision of lifting the cases with immediate effect,'' Sarma said at a press conference here after the cabinet meeting.
The government believes that the Koch Rajbongshis are an indigenous community of the state and they are an inextricable part of ''our social and cultural fabric'', he asserted.
The people of this community are poor and have suffered a lot over the years, he said.
''They will no longer carry the tag of foreigners or ‘D’ voters,'' the CM said.
Foreigners Tribunals are quasi-judicial bodies, particularly in Assam, established to determine if a person residing in India is a "foreigner" as defined by the Foreigners Act of 1946, based on the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order of 1964.
These tribunals are designed to address matters related to citizenship and the presence of “foreigners” in India, specifically focusing on cases where someone is suspected of being an illegal immigrant.
There are 100 Foreigners’ Tribunals across Assam.
The Koch Rajbongshis have a sizeable presence in Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan, and they demand Scheduled Tribe status.
