Dalit wedding procession attacked over DJ music in Mathura village, five booked under SC/ST act
Mathura : A wedding celebration in a Dalit family turned violent late Tuesday night in Bhureka village, under Naujheel police station limits, after members of the Jat community allegedly disrupted the procession objecting to music being played on a DJ system.
According to the police, an FIR was registered late Wednesday against three individuals identified as Krishna, Manish Kumar, Ankur and round 20 to 25 unidentified persons. The case was filed under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including rioting, unlawful assembly, voluntarily causing hurt, criminal force with intent to disrobe a woman, criminal intimidation of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The incident occurred when the wedding procession (baarat) was about to proceed through the village. In his complaint, Pooran Singh, the bride’s uncle, alleged that the group arrived armed and objected to the use of a DJ and the decorated wedding vehicle (baggi). They reportedly forced the groom to dismount and threatened to shoot him if their instructions were ignored.
Police were called via the emergency helpline and provided protection, allowing the procession to continue to the marriage venue. However, Pooran Singh further alleged that the accused returned around 8 a.m. the next morning, entered the house, threatened family members, used caste-based slurs, and targeted women. A motorcycle belonging to the family was also reportedly vandalized before the group left after threatening the family again.
Circle Officer Gunjan Singh confirmed the registration of the FIR at Naujheel police station and stated that although the incident did involve physical assault, there was no evidence that the procession was forcibly stopped or prevented from completing traditional rituals.
Police said an investigation is underway and necessary legal action will be taken based on the evidence collected.
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HC questions Delhi govt over failure to regulate sale of old vehicles, refers to Red Fort blast
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi High Court questioned the city government on Wednesday over its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while pointing out that in a recent bomb blast near the Red Fort, a second-hand car was used, making the issue more significant.
A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the Delhi government to file a detailed response on the issue of regulating authorised dealers of registered vehicles.
"A car changes four hands but the original owner has not changed. Therefore, what happens? That man (the original owner) goes to the slaughterhouse? What is this? How are you permitting this? You will take a call when two-three more bomb blasts take place?" the bench asked the Delhi government's counsel.
The bomb blast near the iconic Mughal-era monument was carried out using a second-hand car, making the issue even more significant, it said.
The court listed the matter for further hearing in January 2026.
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The court was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) plea filed by an organisation, Towards Happy Earth Foundation, highlighting the challenges in the implementation of rules 55A to 55H of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, introduced in December 2022 to regulate authorised dealers of registered vehicles.
While the rules were intended to bring accountability to the second-hand vehicle market, the petitioner's counsel argued that they have failed in practice due to regulatory gaps and procedural hurdles.
The plea said there is a major gap in the amended framework, that is, the absence of any statutory mechanism for reporting dealer-to-dealer transfers.
"In reality, most used vehicles pass through multiple dealers before reaching the final buyer, but the rules recognise only the first transfer to the initial authorised dealer.
"As a result, the chain of custody breaks after the first step, defeating the very purpose of accountability," the petition said.
It added that because of these gaps, only a very small percentage of dealers across India have been able to obtain authorised dealer registration and in Delhi, not a single dealer has got it.
Consequently, lakhs of vehicles continue to circulate without any record of who is actually in possession of those, it said.
The plea said only a small fraction of India's estimated 30,000 to 40,000 used-vehicle dealers are registered under the authorised-dealer framework.
The petition also pointed out that the 11-year-old vehicle used in the November 10 bomb blast near the Red Fort was sold several times but was still registered in its original owner's name.
The blast near the Red Fort had claimed 15 lives.
