Man, booked for 'defaming' Tripura CM, claims BJP supporters set his house on fire
Agartala: Almost two weeks after he was booked for allegedly defaming Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on social media, Anupam Paul has taken to Facebook again, claiming that his ancestral house in Gomati district was set on fire by the supporters of the BJP.
Paul was charged with forgery, defamation and criminal conspiracy on April 26 after it was found that he was running a "fake online campaign", purporting that Deb's wife Niti has filed for a divorce.
The Facebook user had been on the run since then.
Deb described the rumour as a "deep-rooted conspiracy" to tarnish his image.
In a new Facebook post on Tuesday, Paul wrote, "My ancestral house at Jatanbari (Amarpur subdivision, Gomati district) was burnt for protesting against vulgar practices of BJP, I got the news today, my mother and younger brother were kidnapped by BJP hooligans on (April) 29 night. There is no news of my family till now."
Uttam Banik, the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Amarpur, said, "A general diary entry has been made at Natunbazar police station. A portion of the house at Jatanbari was gutted after the kitchen caught fire. No FIR has been filed so far."
Meanwhile, the Congress Wednesday condemned the incident, asserting that no one "has the right to take law in his own hands".
"We condemn what happened at Jatanbari. If Anupam Paul has committed any crime, law will take its own course. Setting fire to someone's house means taking laws in hands," party vice-president Tapas Dey said.
Denying allegations of the BJP's involvement, spokesperson Ashok Sinha said Paul was "paid to malign the saffron party".
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
