Journalist shot dead by unknown assailants in Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Rajgarh: A local journalist, Salman Ali, was shot dead by three unidentified attackers in Sarangpur town on Tuesday evening. The incident took place near Kanchan Medical on Hospital Road, where the assailants arrived on a bike and fired at Ali before fleeing the scene.
Eyewitnesses quickly rushed Ali to the hospital, but doctors declared him dead upon arrival. According to sources, Ali had been previously attacked with sharp weapons, making this the second assault against him in recent times.
Akansha Sharma, the in-charge of Sarangpur police station, confirmed that a case has been registered and an investigation is underway to identify the attackers.
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Police crack whip against inciteful social media posts
Mangaluru (Karnataka) (PTI): Police have registered a case on their own after discovering a series of alarming and provocative posts on Instagram, allegedly aimed at inciting communal hatred, glorifying violence and threatening revenge attacks in the city.
According to the FIR, filed by Police Sub-inspector Anita Nikkam of the Kankanady Town Police Station, the officer who was monitoring social media platforms on December 2 as per the instructions of senior officials, came across multiple Instagram accounts sharing inflammatory content.
The FIR states that posts and stories on 16 Instagram accounts reportedly carried images of unknown individuals brandishing weapons, including pistols, revolvers, swords and machetes, some with their faces masked.
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Police said the posts were crafted to instil fear, provoke violence, create hostility between communities and disrupt public order in Mangaluru.
The FIR states that the content appeared to be part of a larger attempt to incite hatred between religions and communities, encourage unlawful activities, and disturb peace and communal harmony.
The complaint notes that Mangaluru is a 'sensitive region', and that the posts indicated a coordinated attempt to create fear, trigger riots, conspiracies and criminal acts through social media.
Police have initiated action under relevant sections of law and are tracing the individuals behind the Instagram accounts.
Further investigation is under way.
