Bengaluru: Senior IPS officer Abdul Ahad, who is serving as Director of the Security and Vigilance Division of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).

Following the promotion order issued on Wednesday, Abdul Ahad assumed charge as DIG of the BMTC Security and Vigilance Division on Thursday.

A native of Moodubidri in Dakshina Kannada district, Abdul Ahad has held several key positions over more than two decades of his service. He has earlier served as Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Bengaluru City Crime Branch, Superintendent of Police in the Coastal Security Police, DCP of Whitefield, SP of the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Bengaluru, SP of the Economic Offences Wing of the CID, and as Commandant in the Karnataka State Reserve Police.

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Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): Two persons have been detained after a clash broke out allegedly over remarks targeting a Dalit family's wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district, police said on Saturday.

The incident occurred in Lai Kheda village under Tilhar police station area, where a wedding procession from Bareilly had arrived at a Dalit household on April 20.

According to SP Saurabh Dixit, when the procession was near the house of Rajpal Yadav, he allegedly made a remark saying "Now, Dalits will also take out wedding processions riding a buggy", leading to an argument. Yadav's side allegedly turned aggressive, escalating the conflict further.

Police said a scuffle ensued between the two sides. Upon receiving information, police personnel reached the spot and ensured that the procession was conducted peacefully after the incident.

An FIR was registered on Friday against Rajpal Yadav, Sumit, Amit, Surendra, Avdhesh Yadav and five unidentified persons based on a complaint. Rajpal Yadav and his son Sumit have been taken into custody and are being questioned, Dixit said.

The case has been registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.

Dixit said preliminary findings suggest that Yadav, too, was hosting a function and processions from both sides had arrived around the same time. A dispute may have initially arisen due to a narrow passage and attempts to move the processions quickly.

Police have registered the case under relevant sections of the BNS and initiated further probe, officials said.