Agra, Apr 13 (PTI): Around 60 people have been booked over a protest staged outside the Jama Masjid here following the recovery of animal flesh from the mosque premises, police said on Saturday.

The protest took place after Friday prayers, with demonstrators demanding strict action against the man who placed the flesh in the mosque premises.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (City) Sonam Kumar said, "A case has been registered against the man who placed the piece of meat inside the mosque. Additionally, those who created disturbance outside the Jama Masjid have been booked. Around 60 people have been named in the FIR for their involvement in the protest."

The incident occurred late Thursday night when a man, Nazruddin, allegedly placed a packet containing animal flesh inside the Jama Masjid in the Mantola area. The matter came to light on Friday morning, triggering tension in the locality ahead of the weekly Friday prayers.

Police said CCTV footage showed the accused arriving at the mosque on a scooty and placing the packet inside the premises before leaving.

A team of more than 100 police personnel was deployed for investigation and area security. The recovered meat was seized and sent for forensic examination, they said.

The scooty used in the crime was traced to a local meat shop. Interrogation of the shopkeeper led to the arrest of Nazruddin, from Teela Nandram area, police added.

The accused was arrested on Friday and efforts and authorities are now probing whether he acted alone had accomplices, the DCP said.

Additional Police Commissioner Sanjeev Tyagi said that action would be taken under the National Security Act (NSA).

"We are looking into the intent behind the act and whether more people were involved," he added.

A group of people gathered outside the mosque, after Friday prayers, demanding capital punishment for the accused. The situation turned tense and police had to use mild force to disperse the crowd, he added.

Security was subsequently heightened in and around the Jama Masjid, with intensified police patrolling to prevent any further disturbance in the area.

Authorities have appealed to residents to maintain peace and refrain from spreading or acting on rumours.

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New Delhi: India has announced new restrictions on the import of certain goods from Bangladesh, allowing them to enter the country only through specific seaports. According to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the new rules take immediate effect.

Under the revised guidelines, products such as readymade garments, processed food items, fruit-flavoured drinks, carbonated beverages, cotton and cotton yarn waste, plastic and PVC finished goods (excluding raw materials like pigments and granules), and wooden furniture can now only be imported via the Nhava Sheva and Kolkata seaports.

The notification explicitly states that these items will not be permitted through any Land Customs Stations (LCSs) or Integrated Check Posts (ICPs) in the northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram, as well as through LCSs at Changrabandha and Fulbari in West Bengal.

However, the DGFT clarified that these port restrictions will not apply to Bangladeshi goods transiting through India en route to Nepal or Bhutan.

Certain essential goods, including fish, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), edible oil, and crushed stone are exempt from the new restrictions and can continue to be imported through land ports.

The development comes amid rising tensions between India and Bangladesh. Last month, on April 13, Bangladesh halted the export of Indian yarn through land routes. Two days later, it also stopped Indian rice exports via the Hili and Benapole ICPs in West Bengal.

Diplomatic ties further strained after Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, made remarks in China suggesting strategic dominance over India’s northeastern states. “The eastern part of India, known as the Seven Sisters, is landlocked. They have no access to the ocean. We are the only guardians of the ocean in this region,” Yunus said, hinting at regional cooperation with Chinese industries.