UP: Social media influencer arrested for making objectionable remarks against Valmiki community
Pilibhit (UP) (PTI): A social media influencer was arrested here after his alleged objectionable remarks against the Valmiki community triggered protests and a road blockade, police said on Sunday.
Station House Officer Naresh Tyagi said the incident came to light after Wasim Raza, from Naugawan Pakdiya village, posted a video on his social media page with the username 'Mr Pilibhit', during a visit to the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
In the video, he purportedly used derogatory language against the Valmiki community.
Tension prevailed in the area after the video surfaced on social media, prompting hundreds of members of the community to stage a protest and block traffic at Gas Chauraha.
Following the protest, the accused was arrested by Sungarhi police station officials.
A case was registered against him under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and of the Information Technology Act, and he was sent to jail, officials said.
Members of the Valmiki community alleged that Raza repeatedly made offensive remarks against them and had earlier also made objectionable comments on Hindu deities.
On Sunday morning, angry residents gathered at a Valmiki temple in Nakhasa locality and took out a procession before blocking the road at Gas Chauraha.
Senior officials, including Additional Superintendent of Police Vikram Dahiya, City Magistrate Vijay Vardhan Tomar and Circle Officer (City) Deepak Chaturvedi, rushed to the spot with a heavy police force to control the situation.
Following an assurance of action from the authorities, the protesters lifted the blockade.
The FIR was lodged on the complaint of a local, Himanshu Nandan. As a precautionary measure, additional police and Pradeshik Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel have been deployed in Nakhasa and other sensitive areas.
Police have appealed to the public to maintain peace and not to be misled by rumours, officials added.
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Karnataka: Woman, son killed after motorcycle collides with stationary tipper
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): A woman and her son were killed after their motorcycle collided with a stationary tipper truck in Dakshina Kannada district, police said on Wednesday.
The accident occurred on Mahaveer College road in Moodbidri municipal limits in this district on Tuesday evening, they said.
The deceased were identified as 68-year-old Prema Shetty and her 30-year-old son Srinivas Shetty, residents of Neeralkatte in Gantalkatte, police said.
Srinivas was a daily-wage labourer, they said.
According to police, the two were travelling on motorcycle from Moodbidri towards Gantalkatte when they allegedly rammed into the tipper truck parked on the roadside near a petrol bunk.
Prema died on the spot, while Srinivas sustained critical injuries and later succumbed at a hospital, a senior police officer said.
The family had suffered a similar tragedy last year when Prema's younger son died in a rickshaw accident.
Moodbidri police are investigating.
