Case filed against unknown persons after journalist attacked near Lucknow
Lucknow (PTI): Lucknow Police has registered a case against half a dozen unidentified individuals for allegedly attacking a local journalist here, an official said on Friday.
In his complaint, Mukesh Dwivedi, a local journalist and a resident of Mohanlalganj, said that he and his friend Himanshu Rawat were travelling in an SUV after taking it from a service centre at around 5.40 pm on Thursday, when two other SUVs and another car attempted to hit the vehicle.
Dwivedi said he drove the car into his plot of land and called some people, but the three vehicles following him there. The occupants of the three vehicles hurled abuses and threatened to kill him, he said.
The complainant said the attackers fired at people when confronted. Police have denied this charge.
Based on Dwivedi's complaint, a case was registered against unknown persons under Sections 109 (attempt to murder), 191(2) (rioting), 191(3) (being armed with a deadly weapon or anything used as a weapon that could likely cause death), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
When contacted by the PTI, Mohanlalganj Station House Officer Dilesh Kumar Singh said the matter is being investigated and no arrests have been made so far.
"Mukesh Dwivedi has said that firing has taken place, but there was no firing. The incident might have taken place over personal enmity," Singh said.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
