UP: Man booked, around 30 detained over Bahraich violence
Bahraich (UP) (PTI): Police have booked a man and detained around 30 people in connection with the communal violence that broke out in a village here and led to the death of a 22-year-old, officials said on Monday.
The face-off occurred on Sunday in the Mahrajganj area of Mansoor village when a Durga idol immersion procession passed through. Around half a dozen people were injured in stone pelting and firing.
Superintendent of Police (SP), Bahraich, Vrinda Shukla said 25-30 people have been detained and efforts are on to bring normalcy in the areas affected by disturbance.
She added that an adequate police force has been deployed.
"All anarchist elements will be identified," Shukla said, adding that stringent action would be taken against them.
The SP said a case has been registered against a person identified as Salman. Gunshots were fired from his house, which also functions as a shop.
Identities of those involved in the incident are being ascertained and some suspects have been detained, she said.
Sunday's violence was triggered by a disagreement over music being blasted out from loudspeakers while the procession was passing through the area.
Ram Gopal Mishra of Rehua Mansoor village was walking in the procession when he suffered a bullet wound. He was rushed to a hospital where he died during treatment, one of his family members said.
The area was fraught with communal tension after the killing. Similar processions were cancelled in Fakharpur town and some other places.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath denounced the violence and directed the administration to communicate with religious organisations and get the idol immersions done on time.
He also directed police to deploy personnel at the immersion sites.
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Actress assault: Kerala HC rejects plea for fresh probe into memory card case
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala High Court on Monday dismissed a petition seeking a fresh probe into the alleged illegal access of a memory card, which is crucial evidence in the sensational actress assault case of 2017.
The survivor in the assault case had approached the high court to set aside the fact-finding inquiry report submitted by the Ernakulam Sessions and District Judge on January 8, 2024, and to order a fresh investigation into the matter.
The high court ruled that the plea was not maintainable.
However, the court stated that the complainant could seek appropriate legal proceedings in accordance with the law.
In her plea, the survivor had claimed that a mere reading of the inquiry report with regard to the illegal access of the devices indicates that the authority carrying out the probe "never conducted a fair, free and complete" investigation as directed by the High Court.
The survivor had contended that the report is liable to be quashed and urged that a fresh probe be carried out by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under supervision of the High Court to uphold the majesty of law, maintain the purity of the legal system and protect her right to privacy.
The actress-survivor, who has worked in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films, was abducted and allegedly molested in her car for two hours by some persons who had forced their way into the vehicle on the night of February 17, 2017 and later escaped in a busy area.
The entire act was filmed by those persons to blackmail the actress.
