New Delhi (PTI): The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Wednesday disassociated itself from cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi arrested in connection with the communal clashes in Haryana's Nuh district.

"Raj Kumar alias Bittu Bajrangi, who is said to be a Bajrang Dal worker, has never had any relation with Bajrang Dal. The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) also does not consider the content of the video allegedly released by him to be appropriate," the right-wing outfit said in a statement.

Bajrang Dal is the youth wing of the VHP.

Bajrangi was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the communal clashes that erupted in Nuh on July 31, police said.

He was questioned in connection with a fresh FIR registered against him and 15-20 others at Nuh's Sadar Police Station based on a complaint filed by Assistant Superintendent of Police Usha Kundu.

Police said Bajrangi, the president of an outfit called the Goraksha Bajrang Force, was initially detained by a Crime Investigation Agency team of Tauru from Faridabad and taken for questioning.

A spokesperson of Nuh Police later said he had been arrested and would be produced in a city court on Wednesday.

The FIR against Bajrangi and the others has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 148 (riots), 149 (unlawful assembly), 332 (causing hurt), 353, 186 (obstructing a public servant from discharging duty), 395, 397 (armed robbery), and 506 (criminal intimidation) and provisions of the Arms Act, police said.

A senior police officer said Bajrangi and his associates wielded illegal weapons during the VHP procession that came under attack in Muslim-majority Nuh on July 31.

Six people, including two home guards and a cleric, died in the clashes that also spread to nearby regions.

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Mangaluru: The Cyber, Economic and Narcotics Crime (CEN) police in Mangaluru have arrested 25-year-old Gaurav Makwan, a resident of Delhi, in connection with a cyber fraud case involving the unauthorized use of a Flipkart account.

According to the police, the victim, Yadunandan, received a suspicious message on WhatsApp, which led to his Flipkart account being hacked while he was downloading an app. The cybercriminals allegedly used the hacked account to purchase two mobile phones and gift vouchers worth ₹1.31 lakh. Following the incident, Yadunandan filed a complaint at the CEN police station.

During the investigation, Assistant Sub-Inspector Gurappakanti and Police Constable Tippareddy apprehended Gaurav Makwan in Delhi. Assets worth ₹4 lakh were seized from the accused, including an Android phone, an iPhone, AirPods, and the mobile device used in the crime.

The accused was presented in court, which subsequently remanded him to judicial custody.

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