Video of Jain monks being harassed in Uttarakhand goes viral, man booked
Dehradun, May 28: A video of a man harassing two Digambar Jain monks in Uttarakhand has gone viral on social media, following which the police have formed a Special Task Force to probe the incident, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The culprit is a resident of the Tehri district. He has been booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, Uttarakhand Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar said.
In the video, the monks are seen sitting on a roadside parapet while the man stands in front of them. He can be heard pestering them with questions like why they move in public without any clothes.
The monks try to explain but when he seems unconvinced, they refuse to answer anymore questions and leave.
For Digambar Jain monks, not wearing clothes is central to their faith.
"The video has hurt the sentiments of Digambar Jains. Uttarakhand respects the beliefs of the followers of all religions. No disrespect to any religion can be tolerated," Kumar said.
A Special Task Force of the Uttarakhand Police will investigate the matter and appropriate legal action will soon be taken against the man, Kumar said.
जैन मुनियों के साथ किए जा रहे दुर्व्यवहार का एक वीडियो सोशल मीडिया पर प्रचारित हो रहा है, जिसका संज्ञान लेते हुए माननीय मुख्यमंत्री श्री @pushkardhami जी ने उत्तराखण्ड पुलिस महानिदेशक महोदय को सभी तथ्यों की भली-भांति जांच कर उचित कार्रवाई के निर्देश दिए हैं।
— Office Of Pushkar Singh Dhami (@OfficeofDhami) May 27, 2024
A YouTuber named Suraj Singh Parshwan was seen harassing & insulting Jain saints.
— Mr Sinha (Modi's family) (@MrSinha_) May 27, 2024
Uttarakhand CM @pushkardhami took cognizance in this case and ordered the DGP to file a case against him...
I hope he gets the strictest punishment... https://t.co/CpxCW7WhiA pic.twitter.com/q8KAuGnS7H
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3 killed, 4 injured in truck-autorickshaw collision in UP
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Three people were killed and four injured in a collision between a truck and an autorickshaw here on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Saurabh Dixit said the truck was coming from the Jalalabad side and the auto-rickshaw from the opposite direction.
Due to the impact of the collision, Ramkshatriya (28), an unidentified 40-year-old woman and Kallu (45) died on the spot, the SP said.
On receiving information about the accident, police rescued four injured people, who were admitted to the government medical college for treatment. The bodies have been sent for post-mortem, Dixit said.
The truck driver fled the scene after the accident and the vehicle has been seized. Efforts are underway to trace the driver, police said.
