Kanpur: Six held for thrashing Muslim man, three get bail in 24 hours
Kanpur (UP), Aug 13: Six people, including one having affiliation to the Vishva Hindu Parishad, were arrested for allegedly thrashing a Muslim e-rickshaw driver here and asking him to chant "Jai Shri Ram", police said on Friday.
Three arrested on Thursday night have been granted bail less than 24 hours after their arrest.
The other three, who were held on Friday, are still in police custody.
The incident had taken place at the Kacchi Basti locality in the Barra area of Kanpur on Wednesday.
A one-minute video of the incident surfaced on social media, in which 45-year-old Asrar Ahmad is seen being thrashed by some men, who ask him to chant "Jai Shri Ram".
Ahmed's daughter is seen trying to save her father, crying and asking the attackers not to beat him up.
Kanpur Commissioner of Police Asim Kumar Arun said three arrested men were released on bail from police station as the offences had a maximum penalty of seven years or less.
They were booked under Sections 147 (rioting), 295 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), 323 (voluntary causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC.
Those who got bail from police were identified as Aman Gupta, having affiliation to the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP); Rajesh, alias Jay; and Rahul.
The other three arrested on Friday are Ankit Verma, Kesu and Shivam, the police commissioner said.
Asim Arun said the victim was saved by police, who brought him to the police station.
On the basis of his complaint, a case was registered against the people seen assaulting him in the video.
DCP (South) Raveena Tyagi told PTI, "Once the viral video came to our notice, we took cognisance and registered an FIR under relevant sections of the IPC."
Several teams were formed to identify and arrest the culprits, she added.
After the arrests were made, some people associated with Hindu outfits sat on a dharna outside the DCP office on Thursday night.
They left after police convinced them to end their sit-in.
A detailed investigation into the incident is on to find the reasons behind the assault, said SHO Harmeet Singh.
The three arrested on Friday will also be released on bail from police station after proper interrogation, he added.
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West Bengal board declares class 10 exam results, 86.83 pc students pass
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal board's class 10 results were declared on Friday, with 86.83 per cent of the total 9.71 lakh candidates passing the examination, an official said.
In last year's Madhyamik Pariksha, 86.56 per cent of the 9.84 lakh students were declared successful, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education president Ramanuj Ganguly said.
This year's examination was held from February 2 to February 12 at over 2,600 centres across the state, he said.
Abhirup Bhadra of Sarada Vidyamandir in Uttar Dinajpur district bagged the first rank, securing 698 of 700 marks. Priyotosh Mukhopadhyay of Sarojinidevi Saraswati Sishu Mandir in Birbhum was declared second with 696 marks. The third rank was shared by three students.
A total of 131 students secured the top 10 ranks, of whom 28 were girls.
Kalimpong recorded the highest percentage at 95.01, followed by Purba Medinipur at 94.02 and Kolkata at 92.31.
