Nagpur violence: 38-year-old man succumbs to injuries sustained during mob attack
Nagpur: The violence that erupted in Nagpur on March 17 claimed its first victim on Saturday, as 38-year-old Irfan Ansari died from injuries sustained during a mob attack.
Ansari passed away on Saturday afternoon, five days after being attacked. His death was confirmed by Dr Sagar Pandey, Deputy Medical Superintendent at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, as reported by The Indian Express.
A welder by profession, Ansari had left home around 11:00 PM on March 17 to catch a train to Itarsi in Madhya Pradesh. Due to the violence, the autorickshaw he had hired could not complete the journey and dropped him off at Central Avenue. As he continued his journey on foot, he was attacked by a mob and suffered severe head injuries.
His brother, Imran Ansari, shared details of the incident with the newspaper, adding that Irfan briefly regained consciousness in the intensive care unit and recounted his ordeal.
Irfan, who frequently travelled to Itarsi for work, had been brought to the hospital by police. Later, his family was notified by the hospital about Ansari’s injuries.
Meanwhile, the family has demanded strict action against those responsible for Irfan's death. Irfan is survived by his wife and daughter.
So far, the police have arrested 92 persons, and taken 12 minors in custody, in connection to the clash.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that the cost of damage to property during the violence in Nagpur will be recovered from the rioters. He asserted that if the rioters fail to pay, their properties will be sold. Fadnavis also mentioned that those who incited violence via social media would be treated as co-accused.
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Sensex, Nifty end higher after volatile trade as India avenges Pahalgam attack
Mumbai, May 7 (PTI): Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher in a volatile session on Wednesday as India launched missile strikes on terrorist hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
After gyrating between gains and losses during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 105.71 points or 0.13 per cent higher at 80,746.78. The index opened sharply down by 692 points and fell further to hit a day's low of 79,937.48 in early trade.
However, buying in private banks and select auto shares such as Tata Motors helped the barometer recover most of the losses and hit a high of 80,844.63 later.
The 50-issue Nifty of NSE advanced by 34.80 points or 0.14 per cent to settle at 24,414.40. Nifty moved between a high of 24,449.60 and a low of 24,220 during the session.
Broader markets also recouped intraday losses and closed higher by more than a per cent. Sectoral indices closed mixed as auto, realty, and metal sectors advanced while pharma and FMCG ended in the red.
"Geopolitical tensions, following India’s military response to a terrorist attack, triggered a gap-down opening. However, a swift recovery helped the indices edge higher by the close," Ajit Mishra – SVP, Research, Religare Broking Ltd said.
In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces carried out missile strikes early Wednesday on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke.
The military strikes were carried out under 'Operation Sindoor' two weeks after the massacre of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.
"Even as the country is in the middle of a military action against terrorist network across the border, markets witnessed gyration during intra-day trade but eventually managed to shrug off the uncertainty to end slightly higher. While the mood will be of caution due to Indo-Pak war tension, markets could witness choppy sessions with stock-specific activity over next few days," Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd, said.
From the 30-share Sensex firms, Tata Motors jumped the most by 5.05 per cent as India and the UK sealed a trade deal to reduce duties on most traded goods. The trade deal will make it easier for British firms to export whisky, cars, and other products to India.
Bajaj Finance, Eternal, Adani Ports, Tata Steel, HDFC Bank, Kotak Bank, ICICI Bank, Titan, Mahindra & Mahindra and Power Grid were among the gainers.
Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, ITC, Nestle, Reliance Industries and HCL Tech were among the laggards.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 3,794.52 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.
"Geopolitical tensions like the ongoing Indo-Pak standoff under 'Operation Sindoor' tend to cause immediate market volatility. While short-term caution is reasonable, history shows that Indian markets demonstrate strong resilience once clarity returns. Unless accompanied by broader economic or global shocks, Indo-Pak tensions have not had a lasting negative impact. Investors should focus on fundamentals, not fear," said Pankaj Singh, small case manager and Founder and Principle Researcher at SmartWealth.ai.
The BSE midcap gauge jumped 1.36 per cent and smallcap index climbed 1.16 per cent.
Among sectoral indices, auto rallied the most 1.74 per cent, followed by consumer discretionary (1.21 per cent), metal (1.19 per cent), realty (1.12 per cent), consumer durables (1.05 per cent), power (0.95 per cent) and financial services (0.94 per cent).
BSE FMCG and healthcare indices were the only laggards.
As many as 2,203 stocks advanced while 1,685 declined 158 remained unchanged on the BSE.
"Indian equity markets exhibited strong resilience amid recent Indo-Pak border tensions, the measured market response indicated that geopolitical risks were largely priced in and expectations of de-escalation is prevailing among investors. At the same time, the progress on the India–UK FTA further buoyed investor optimism, driving gains in key sectors such as textiles, automobiles, and information technology," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited said.
Globally, investor sentiment has improved as the United States and China signal a willingness to resume trade negotiations, Nair added.
In Asian markets, South Korea's Kospi, Shanghai's SSE Composite index and Hong Kong's Hang Seng settled in the positive territory, while Japan's Nikkei 225 ended lower.
Markets in Europe were quoting in the negative territory. US markets ended lower on Tuesday.
India and the UK on Tuesday sealed a landmark free trade agreement that will lower tariffs on 99 per cent Indian exports and will make it easier for British firms to export whisky, cars, and other products to India besides boosting the overall trade basket.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.64 per cent to USD 62.55 a barrel.
Snapping its two days of gains, the BSE benchmark declined 155.77 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 80,641.07 on Tuesday. The Nifty dipped 81.55 points or 0.33 per cent to 24,379.60.
