Football match organisers booked after 50 injured in firecracker accident in Kerala
Malappuram (Kerala) (PTI): Over 50 people were injured when firecrackers misfired and fell among the spectators of a Sevens football match at a stadium in the Areekode area of this district on Tuesday evening, police said here.
Among those injured, two are admitted to a hospital, police said.
The injuries of others who sought treatment were not serious, they added.
On Wednesday, police registered a case against the organisers.
According to the police, the incident occurred when firecrackers were set off just before the match.
The firecrackers misfired and fell among the spectators seated near the ground, injuring several.
The organisers have been booked under Sections 288 (negligent conduct with respect to an explosive substance) and 125(B) (Act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the BNS, police added.
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Four booked for tying 18-year-old to tree, beating him up in UP's Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Four people were booked here for the abduction and assault of a man who they allegedly tied to a tree and beat up, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, took place on Tuesday afternoon under the Kunda police station limits.
The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening based on a complaint from the victim's father.
According to Keshav Prasad Yadav, a resident of Mauli village, some people called his 18-year-old son Nikhil Yadav on the phone and asked him to come out of his house around 2.30 pm on Tuesday.
As he reached outside the village as instructed, the accused allegedly forced him into a car and took him towards the Tinpedwa forest area, where they tied him to a tree and assaulted, the complainant said.
The attackers also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The purported video shows the men thrashing Nikhil one after another, while one of them is assumed to have recorded the act.
Kunda Station House Officer Manoj Pandey confirmed the incident and said efforts are underway to identify and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has shared the video on social media, describing the incident as reflective of a "dominant mindset" against the PDA (Pichda or Backward, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak or Minority), and demanded strict action against the accused.
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