UP: Over 100 booked for violence, stone-pelting during Meerapur assembly bypoll
Muzaffarnagar (UP) (PTI): More than 100 people, including supporters of the Samajwadi Party and AIMIM, have been booked for violence and stone-pelting in Kakroli village during the Meerapur assembly bypoll here, police said on Thursday.
Voting for bypolls in nine assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh was held on Wednesday.
The FIR, lodged on Wednesday evening, names 15 Samajwadi Party supporters and 10 All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) supporters, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rural Aditya Bansal said.
"They are accused of attempting to murder, obstructing police duty and engaging in violence during the clash with law enforcement personnel on the evening of November 20,” he said, adding that a probe is on to determine the identities of the remaining suspects.
According to the FIR, the incident occurred when police were dispersing a group of individuals who confronted them during the voting at Kakroli village on Wednesday. The situation escalated, leading to stone-pelting at the police, it said.
Meanwhile, AIMIM district president Maulana Imran Qasmi alleged that the police had prevented voters with valid documents from exercising their franchise in the by-election.
"Police have filed a false case against the workers for protesting against this. The allegation of stone-pelting on the police is false," he claimed.
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Binny Bansal steps down from board of PhonePe
New Delhi, Nov 22: Flipkart's co-founder Binny Bansal has stepped down from the board of PhonePe, the fintech company said on Friday.
PhonePe also announced the appointment of Manish Sabharwal as an Independent Director and Chair of its Audit Committee.
In this role, Sabharwal will be instrumental in upholding the integrity and effectiveness of PhonePe's financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management practices, he company said in a release.
"PhonePe also announced that Flipkart's co-founder, Binny Bansal has stepped down from its Board of Directors. Binny acquired PhonePe in 2016 and has been on its Board since then," the release said.
Commenting on the board rejig, Sameer Nigam, CEO and Founder of PhonePe said, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Binny Bansal for being one of PhonePe's earliest and staunchest supporters. His active engagement, strategic guidance, and personal mentorship have profoundly enriched our discussions. Binny will be missed!"
Nigam further said that Sabharwal's depth of understanding of India's macro economy, coupled with his leadership in shaping India's policies for education, employment, and employability will be invaluable as PhonePe continues to work ahead towards shared vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Sabharwal is Vice-Chairman of Teamlease Services, India's largest staffing and human capital firm.
Bansal played an instrumental role in Flipkart's acquisition of PhonePe way back in 2016 and had been on its board since then (the payments firm separated from Flipkart in 2022).
