UP: Over 100 booked for violence, stone-pelting during Meerapur assembly bypoll
Muzaffarnagar (UP) (PTI): More than 100 people, including supporters of the Samajwadi Party and AIMIM, have been booked for violence and stone-pelting in Kakroli village during the Meerapur assembly bypoll here, police said on Thursday.
Voting for bypolls in nine assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh was held on Wednesday.
The FIR, lodged on Wednesday evening, names 15 Samajwadi Party supporters and 10 All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) supporters, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rural Aditya Bansal said.
"They are accused of attempting to murder, obstructing police duty and engaging in violence during the clash with law enforcement personnel on the evening of November 20,” he said, adding that a probe is on to determine the identities of the remaining suspects.
According to the FIR, the incident occurred when police were dispersing a group of individuals who confronted them during the voting at Kakroli village on Wednesday. The situation escalated, leading to stone-pelting at the police, it said.
Meanwhile, AIMIM district president Maulana Imran Qasmi alleged that the police had prevented voters with valid documents from exercising their franchise in the by-election.
"Police have filed a false case against the workers for protesting against this. The allegation of stone-pelting on the police is false," he claimed.
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Elephant attacks man riding his children to school in Belthangady
Belthangady: In a shocking incident, a wild elephant attacked a man and his two children while they were on their way to school on a bike in Shishila village on Wednesday morning. The attack left the trio injured and their bike completely destroyed.
The victim, Vasantha Gowda, a resident of Kallaje in Shishila, was riding his bike to drop his children, Lavya and Advith, at Perla School in Shibaje village. The incident occurred around 8:30 AM when a lone elephant suddenly emerged on a curve in the road.
Startled by the sudden appearance of the animal, Vasantha Gowda braked abruptly, causing the bike to topple. All three fell to the ground, sustaining injuries to their arms and legs. As the elephant advanced, they managed to escape the scene, leaving their bike behind.
The elephant then approached the fallen bike, smashed it with its trunk, and completely crushed it underfoot.
The attack has heightened concerns among residents of Belthangady taluk, where incidents of human-elephant conflict have been rising. Locals have called on the Forest Department to take measures to prevent such encounters and ensure the safety of residents.
