Uttar Pradesh: 4 men thrashed for allegedly eating meat near religious site
BAREILLY: Four labourers were beaten up by unidentified youths in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly for allegedly eating meat near a place of worship.
In a video that has been widely shared on social media, the youths can be seen beating the four with belts. The labourers had arrived at Baheri after being hired by a mason.
Two of the four labourers were from the minority community, police said, and that could have been a provocation for the attack.
The victims told reporters that they were having a vegetarian meal when the youths arrived and started beating them up.
"Four unidentified labourers had been hired for construction work at a residence. During lunch break, they had gone to a nearby devasthan (a miniature shrine with idols of gods usually near shady trees) to take meal sitting under the tree," Baheri station house officer Dhananjay Singh said.
According to the police, the unidentified youths suddenly arrived there and started beating them, alleging that they were having meat near a holy place.
Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police Muniraj G. said that police have registered an FIR against Adesh Valmiki and Manish and four unknown men. Two teams have been set up to arrest the accused who are absconding.
courtesy: ndtv.com
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Three militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Three militants have been arrested in Imphal East and West districts of Manipur, while 16 IEDs have been seized in a separate operation near the India-Myanmar border, a police statement said on Sunday.
Three cadres of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (PWG) outfit have been apprehended from different locations in the twin Imphal districts on Saturday.
An insurgent, identified as Thangjam Yaiphaba Meitei (32), was arrested from his residence at Yumnam Patlou Mamang Leikai in Imphal East district, while Laitonjam Ramakanta (35) was apprehended from Khurai Arambam in the same district, the statement said.
The third militant, Thongam Herojit (39), was arrested from his residence at Tendongyang Mayai Leikai in Imphal West district.
Meanwhile, security forces seized a cache of arms and explosives near Yangoubung village in Moreh police station area in Tengnoupal district on Friday.
An AK-47 rifle with a magazine, two 9mm pistols with magazines, 16 IEDs, four detonators, a safety fuse, and eight batteries, along with Myanmar currency of 16,800 Kyats, were seized during the operation, it said, adding the IEDs were defused on the spot.
