Saharanpur violence News
Two members of Bhim Army were on Friday arrested in connection with the violence here on May 9 in which a police chowki and 20 vehicles were set ablaze, police said.
Chandrashekhar, the chief of Bhim Army, which was allegedly behind the recent violence in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
A village head and three others were arrested today in connection with separate incidents of violence in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh last month.
Intelligence agencies are probing the Saharanpur caste clashes and "stringent" action will be initiated against BSP supremo Mayawati if she was found complicit in the conspiracy, Uttar Pradesh minister Rajendra Pratap Singh said today.
Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by AICC general secretary in charge of UP affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad, and UP Congress chief Raj Babbar.
The Congress had on Thursday said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is nobody to stop Rahul Gandhi from visiting Saharanpur.
The court's observation came when lawyer Gaurav Yadava, who has filed the PIL in his personal capacity, mentioned the plea for an urgent hearing, saying that judicial intervention was needed in this case.
After BSP chief Mayawati, the Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday denied permission to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to visit the violence-hit villages of Saharanpur on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has called the recent incidents of violence in Saharanpur a "well-planned conspiracy" as the city slowly limped back to normalcy.
"Yes, the ministry has sought a detailed report," a ministry official told IANS.
One person was killed and at least 15 people injured including a police officer when two caste groups clashed over loud music being played during a procession.
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This is the third time in three months that violence has erupted in Shabbirpur.
A day after a police post was burnt and over 20 vehicles torched in caste-based violence here, two police officers were today transferred from their posts.
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