Lucknow: A door of a mosuq was set ablaze by some miscreants near Sabzi Mandi in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj district on Monday.
A police officer said that the incident took place in an attempt to disrupt the communal harmony in the area singed by violence.
Senior district and police officials lead by District Magistrate R.P. Singh and Superintendent of Police Piyush Srivastava rushed to the mosque in Ganjdundwara and pacified the angry residents.
Violence had erupted in the district on Republic Day during the 'Tiranga Yatra' taken out by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) after which one person was killed and many injured.
Shops in the area have been closed and police patrolling has been increased.
"The situation is being closely monitored. The district administration is on the spot”, an official said.
"Peace was returning to the area. No one behind this mischief will be spared," a state Home Department official told.
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Mumbai, May 17 (PTI): Mumbai Police received an email threatening to blow up the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in the city and Hotel Taj Mahal Palace with a bomb but it turned out to be a hoax, an official said on Saturday.
The email was received at the email address of the Airport Police Station on Friday morning, he said.
A thorough search was conducted at the airport as well as the luxury hotel located in suburban Santacruz but nothing suspicious was found, the police official said.
"Urgent: 7 RDX IEDs at TAJ Hotel/Airport, Evacuate All Public/Staffs Soon!" "The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai and the Chatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj Airport will fall victim to a devastating pipe bomb blast. This act commemorates the unjust hanging of Afzal Guru and Savukku Shankar!", the email read.
A case was registered against an unidentified person for criminal intimidation, public mischief and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and further probe was underway, the official said.