Group clash during procession of Ganesha idol at Hanagal
22 persons including women, cops injured
Cases booked against many in three separate cases
Haveri, September 19: In a group clash happened during a Ganesha idol immersion procession held at Hiruru in Hanagal taluk on Monday night, More than 22 persons including women and police were injured and admitted them to the hospital. Amidst this, Haveri rural police booked cases against many in three separate incidents.
It is said that the group clash happened on Monday night before a masjid during the Ganesha idol immersion procession at Hiruru, around 10 km from Haveri. As a result, tension prevailed in the village for some time. Miscreants pelted stones at shops and houses and damaged some vehicles and set ablaze to some. Later, they barged into some houses and attacked more than 15 persons including women and aged people with lethal weapons. They were admitted to the hospital. In the incident, 9 police personnel were also injured.
Speaking to Varthabharati, Hanagal Anjuman Islam president Nazeer Savner said that “Hindus and Muslims here were living harmoniously. But in recent days, communal clashes are being held. But the police who have to control it have become partial. Around four-five months, the jatra mahotsav was held peacefully. Then the police installed CCTV cameras to keep a vigil on the activities and security was beefed up. So, miscreants have not come to the scene. But on Monday, it was different issue. The police should have beefed up the security during Ganesh festival procession. But they did not do that. For the act engineered by some miscreants, the entire village is suffering. Masjid and houses were stoned. Pregnant women, aged, physically disabled and children were attacked, looted gold ornaments and other valuables. They have damaged many things, Vehicles belonging to Tippu Sultan Committee president Zakir, masjid president vehicle. It was a police-sponsored act. It requires a suitable investigation and culprits should be punished and affected people should be compensated”, he said.
Men are leaving village
The group clash has literally turned into a communal clash. So, majority of the minority community people have been living under insecurity. Because of the fear of arrest, men have been leaving the village. According to a woman from the Hiruru village, the police have been arresting the youths by barging into the houses. Noticing this, men, school and college going youth have left the village since Monday night. Nobody knows their whereabouts. While going out, many of them left their mobile phones at home and they are not reachable, she said.
Don’t lend ears to rumours, situation is under control: SP K. Parashuram
SP K. Parashuram said that locals have informed that when the immersion procession was being taken out in front of the masjid on Monday night, some miscreants pelted stones at the procession due to which the Ganesha idol was damaged. Later, tension prevailed in the village as both the parties engaged in clash. Immediately, additional police force was deployed to the village and took the situation under control. Now, the situation is under control. No one need to worry about the situation. People need not to give importance to any rumours. In the incident, around 15 civilians and 9 police personnel were injured. Cases were filed against many in three separate incidents and 22 persons were arrested and action was taken to arrest remaining accused, he said.
This time, 1,701 Ganesha idols were immersed in the district for which security was beefed up in all the places. There was 4,000 population in Hiruru. Based on the population, police security was made. In spite of it, untoward incident happened. Now, people have been pointing towards the police department. The department has never done partiality, he said.
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Jharkhand horror: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 40 pieces
Ranchi (PTI): A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand’s Khunti district, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested.
The matter came to light after around a fortnight after the killing when a stray dog was found with human body parts near Jordag village in Jariagarh police station on November 24.
Bhengra was in a live-in relationship with the deceased, a 24-year-old woman also from Khunti district, in Tamil Nadu for the past couple of years. Sometime back, he returned to Jharkhand, got married to another woman without telling his partner anything and went back to the southern state without his wife to join her.
"The brutal incident occurred on November 8 when they reached Khunti as the accused who had married another woman did not wish to take her home. Instead, he took her to a forest near his house at Jordag village in Jariagarh police station and chopped the body into pieces. The man has been arrested," Khunti Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar told PTI.
Inspector Ashok Singh who investigated the case said the man worked in a butcher shop in Tamil Nadu and was expert in slicing chicken.
“He admitted chopping the body parts of the woman into 40 to 50 pieces before leaving those in the forest for wild animals to feast on. The police recovered several parts on November 24 after a dog in the area was seen with a hand," Singh told PTI.
Singh said that the woman, who was unaware of his marriage, pressured him to return to Khunti. After reaching Ranchi, they boarded a train on November 24 and headed to the man's village.
"Under a plan, the man took her to Khunti in an autorickshaw near his home and asked her to wait. He returned with sharp weapons and strangulated her with her dupatta after raping her. He then cut the body into 40 to 50 pieces and left for his home to live with his wife," Singh said.
The woman, however, had informed her mother that she had boarded a train and would be living with her partner, the police officer said.
Following the recovery of body parts, a bag was also found in the forest with the murdered woman's belongings including her Aadhaar card. The mother of the woman was called at the spot and she identified her daughter's belongings.
"The mother suspected the man behind the crime who after being nabbed by the police admitted to chopping the woman into pieces," the official added.
The incident has sent shockwaves among people in the region, with the Shraddha Walker murder case of 2022 still fresh in their memory.
Walker was killed by her live-in partner who chopped her body into pieces before dumping them in the jungle in South Delhi’s Mehrauli.
