MP man jailed under NSA for objectionable social media post
Khandwa (MP), Mar 11 (PTI): The Khandwa administration has sent a man to jail under the stringent National Security Act (NSA) after he allegedly shared objectionable posts on social media to disrupt communal harmony, officials said.
Prabhakar Shinde, alias Prabhu (41), is accused of sharing posts on Instagram that hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community, they said.
The NSA empowers the government to detain individuals to prevent them from acting in a manner prejudicial to the defence of India, relations with foreign powers, the security of the country, or the maintenance of public order or essential supplies.
A case has already been registered against Shinde at the Moghat Road police station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita based on a complaint from local resident Mujahid Qureshi, officials said on Tuesday.
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Khandwa District Magistrate Rishabh Gupta issued an order to maintain public order and detain Shinde in the district jail under the NSA, they said.
"As per the administration's orders, Shinde has been sent to jail under provisions of the NSA," Moghat Road police station in-charge Dhiresh Dharwal said.
A group of people staged a violent protest in front of the police station on the night of March 5, demanding the death penalty for the accused. The police had to use force against the protesters to control the situation, officials said.
A separate case has been registered against the protesters on charges of stone pelting, rioting, obstructing government work and blocking a public road, they said.
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108 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi (PTI): In a remarkable success of the government's fight against Naxalism, 108 hardened Maoists carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 3.95 crore on their heads surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said.
Thirty-seven Maoists from Bijapur, 30 in Dantewada, 18 in Sukma, 16 in Bastar, four in Narayanpur and three in Kanker -- all from the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee -- have laid down their arms before the forces, they said.
Among the surrendered guerrillas, six were divisional commanders carrying a reward of eight lakh each, officials said.
Security forces have also seized a huge pile of arms based on the information shared by the surrendered Maoists, they added.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set a deadline of March 31, 2026, for the complete removal of Naxalism from the country.
