Marathi signboards: MNS leader, workers booked for vandalising shops in Pune
Pune (PTI): The Pune police have registered an offence against the city unit president of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and party workers for allegedly vandalising shops that did not have signboards in Marathi, an official said on Saturday.
The MNS on Friday protested in various parts of Pune city, including Tilak Road and JM Road, over several shops not having signboards in Marathi. Videos of the protest surfaced on social media.
Workers of the Raj Thackeray-led party pelted stones and vandalised the English signboards of several shops, including those selling multinational brands.
A case has been registered against nine people, including the party's city unit president Sainath Babar, under section 143 (unlawful assembly) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Mumbai Police Act, the official said.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
