Woman started scuffle with cop to let husband flee, say UP cops on viral video
Kanpur, Jul 18: An inquiry was ordered after images of a scuffle between a sub-inspector and a woman, who alleged that she was dragged to the ground and assaulted by the cop, appeared on social media, though the police here refuted her claim citing video clips of the incident.
SI Mahendra Patel was taken off active duty on Saturday night to ensure a free and fair probe, officials said.
Superintendent of Police of Kanpur Dehat, Keshav Kumar Choudhry, said that a photograph of the SI allegedly overpowering a woman in Durgadaspur village of Kanpur (Rural) on Saturday went viral on social media.
The officer said an inquiry was ordered as it was alleged by the woman that the SI pulled her to the ground and hit her after sitting on top of her as she did not agree to his "demands" for sparing her husband who was to be arrested.
The SP, however, said that images of the incident showed the woman caught hold of the SI's collar after which he fell on her.
Circle Officer (Akbarpur) Arun Kumar Singh has been asked to probe the matter properly and submit a report at the earliest, the SP said and added that further action would be taken on the basis of the findings.
Yadav was allegedly gambling with his few friends and was caught by the police but his mother and wife got him forcibly freed which led to a scuffle between the SI and the women, said another senior official who did not wish to be named.
Police officials said that Yadav's wife fell on the ground accidentally, but claimed that she was beaten.
The woman had told mediapersons that the SI slapped her and then pushed her to the ground. She further alleged that SI Patel had demanded money to let off Yadav and the family's refusal enraged him.
The SI was sent to Reserve Police Lines on Saturday night, the officials said.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had slammed the UP police and shared a picture that showed the woman lying on the ground and struggling with the policeman. The BJP hit back, accusing him of spreading fake news.
"A former chief minister should check the facts before making accusations against the police and administration like this," BJP's IT department head Amit Malviya tweeted, while sharing a video of the incident.
उप्र में भाजपा सरकार के कृपापात्र बने कुछ पुलिसकर्मियों के दुर्व्यवहार से प्रदेश की समस्त पुलिस की छवि धूमिल होती है.
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) July 17, 2021
भाजपा के शासन में दुशासन की कमी नहीं.
घोर निंदनीय! #नहीं_चाहिए_भाजपा pic.twitter.com/tOmmbpe2RZ
अखिलेश यादव #FakeNews फैला रहे हैं।
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) July 18, 2021
महिला ने पुलिस कर्मी का कॉलर पकड़कर नीचे खींचा ताकि वो उसके बेटे शिवम यादव, जो पंचायत चुनाव में हिंसा का आरोपी है, उसे गिरफ़्तार न कर सके।
एक पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री को इस तरह पुलिस और प्रशासन पर आरोप लगाने से पहले तथ्यों को जाँच लेना चाहिए। https://t.co/nAMiKQtyWC pic.twitter.com/2keDjCKKpC
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Who is Iran's first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, appointed acting president after crash?
Dubai (AP/PTI): Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest.
Raisi's death under the constitution thrust Mokhber into public view. He is expected to serve as caretaker president for some 50 days before mandatory presidential elections in Iran.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the announcement of Mokhber's appointment in a condolence message he shared for Raisi's death in the crash Sunday. The helicopter was found Monday in northwestern Iran.
Despite his low-key public profile, Mokhber has held prominent positions with in the country's power structure, particularly in its bonyads, or charitable foundations.
Mokhber oversaw a bonyad known in English as the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order, or EIKO, referring to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
The US Treasury said the organisation oversaw billions of dollars in assets as “a business juggernaut under the direct supervision of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that has a stake in nearly every sector of the Iranian economy, including energy, telecommunications, and financial services”.
“EIKO has systematically violated the rights of dissidents by confiscating land and property from opponents of the regime, including political opponents, religious minorities, and exiled Iranians,” the Treasury said in 2021 in sanctioning Mokhber. The European Union also had sanctioned Mokhber for a time with others over concerns then about Iran's nuclear programme.
As the head of EIKO, Mokhber oversaw an effort to make a COVID-19 vaccine during the height of the pandemic, pledging to make tens of millions of doses.
Mokhber previously worked in banking and telecommunications. He also worked at the Mostazafan Foundation, another bonyad that's a major conglomerate that manages the country's mega-projects and businesses. While there, he found himself entangled in a bitter legal dispute between mobile phone service providers Turkcell and South Africa's MTN over potentially entering the Iranian market.
Iranian media reports suggest Mokhber, who holds a doctorate in international law, was crucial in Iranian efforts to bypass Western sanctions on its oil industry.
Mokhber has been a member of Iran's Expediency Council since 2022, which advises the supreme leader, as well as settles disputes between parliament and the Guardian Council, Iran's constitutional watchdog that also oversees the country's elections.
Mokhber was born Sept 1, 1955, in Dezful in Iran's southwestern Khuzestan province to a clerical family. He served as an officer in the Revolutionary Guard's medical corps during the 1980s Iran-Iraq war, according to the pressure group United Against Nuclear Iran.
“Mokhber used the vast wealth accumulated by EIKO — at the expense of the Iranian people—to reward regime insiders like himself,” UANI said. “Managing the patronage network endeared him to the supreme leader, but at a cost.”
