Youth accused of controversial WhatsApp status sent to judicial custody till Apr 30
Hubballi violence
Hubballi: In the backdrop of the violence that outraged in old Hubballi on 16 April, the main accused, Abhishek Hiremath on Monday has been sent to judicial custody till 30 April.
Violence in old Hubballi flared up on Saturday evening due to the accused’s provocative post which he had shared on his WhatsApp status. 12 police personnel including the inspector were attacked by the mob, reports said.
About 89 suspects in connection with the violence have already been arrested, police said.
The lawyer defending Abhishek has submitted the application for bail, it is learned. Also, the public prosecutor has filed an objection in this regard, reports said.
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5 schoolchildren among 7 killed in blast in southwest Pakistan
Islamabad (PTI): At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports.
The blast occurred at 8.35 am near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province, Dawn newspaper reported.
“It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) attached to a motorcycle was detonated near a police mobile,” Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bazai was quoted as saying in the report.
“So far, seven individuals have been killed, including five school students,” Bazai said. At least 22 people were injured in the attack.
Most of those injured were schoolchildren, Geo News reported, adding that they were shifted to a nearby hospital.
A police van and several auto-rickshaws were damaged in the explosion, according to the report.
An emergency was declared across all Quetta hospitals after the blast, the report said quoting the provincial health department spokesperson, adding that all doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses and other medical staff were summoned.
