Via PTI
LUCKNOW: Other folks pelted stones at police workforce in Prayagraj and Saharanpur and protests broke out after Friday prayers in no less than 4 different towns in Uttar Pradesh over a non-suspended BJP chief’s contemporary remarks on Prophet Mohammad.
Police have arrested greater than 130 other folks from six districts of the state.
In Prayagraj, some bikes and carts have been set on hearth and an strive used to be made to set ablaze a police automobile. Police used tear gasoline and lathis to disperse mobs and peace used to be later restored, they mentioned, including that one policeman used to be harm within the area.
“As many as 136 protesting miscreants have been arrested from six districts of the state until 9.45 pm on Friday,” Further Director Basic of Police (Legislation and Order) Prashant Kumar mentioned. He mentioned 45 protesters have been arrested from Saharanpur, 37 from Prayagraj, 23 other folks from Ambedkar Nagar, 20 from Hathras, seven from Moradabad, and 4 from Firozabad district.
There used to be slogan-shouting in opposition to the now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks right through a TV debate, which additionally induced outrage in different Islamic international locations.
In Saharanpur, protesters demanded the loss of life sentence for her. There have been additionally protests in Bijnor, Moradabad, Rampur and Lucknow over the arguable remarks. Sloganeering happened in Lucknow.
Consistent with the area people, stone pelting endured for over quarter-hour in Prayagraj. They mentioned probably the most miscreants pelted stones on the police workforce deployed at the major highway and the placement escalated when extra other folks joined the stone pelters.
Further Leader Secretary (House) Awanish Awasthi mentioned, “Minor power used to be used to forestall some other folks concerned within the violence. The placement in Prayagraj is now non violent. I want to enchantment to other folks to make use of democratic techniques of protest with out resorting to violence.”
Uttar Pradesh’s Director Basic of Police (DGP) D S Chauhan mentioned no lifestyles has been misplaced as a result of the right kind preparations made by way of the state police. “As a result of our preparedness, no lifestyles has been misplaced. We can take strict motion in opposition to the ones discovered concerned within the violence,” he mentioned.
Further Director Basic (ADG), Parayagraj Zone, Prem Prakash mentioned a constable of Fast Motion Pressure (RAF) used to be injured right through stone pelting within the area. Further police power and groups of RAF have been rushed to the spot. The police additionally fired tear gasoline shells and used power to forestall the miscreants, he mentioned.
In Saharanpur, other folks protecting placards raised slogans in opposition to Nupur Sharma. A few of them additionally became violent after the safety workforce attempted to forestall them. This resulted in transient stone pelting within the Nehru marketplace space of town.
Some madrasa scholars additionally raised slogans within the Deoband space. The protesters additionally raised slogans tough capital punishment for the suspended BJP chief.
District Justice of the Peace Akhilesh Singh informed PTI, “Police needed to retort to power when the protesters refused to listen to the appeals of peace by way of police workforce. The protestors are being recognized the usage of CCTV pictures for additional motion.”
4 other folks, together with the district president of AIMIM, have been arrested in Bijnor as a precautionary measure.
Superintendent of Police Dharamveer Singh mentioned AIMIM district leader Abdullah together with one Iftekhar, Mahroof and Akil have been arrested for inciting communal hatred.
Consistent with the police, the accused known as a meeting close to Purani Musfi space in Bijnor. The arrests have been made at the criticism of other folks from the Muslim group, the SP mentioned.
Other folks demanded motion in opposition to the BJP chief and waved banners with “Arrest Nupur Sharma” written on them in Rampur and Moradabad.
In Kanpur, which used to be the epicentre of communal violence ultimate week, the Friday prayers have been held in a relaxed means with out a studies of any untoward incident. The prayers have been held underneath a watertight safety vigil by way of police workforce.
A heavy police power used to be deployed within the space with senior police and administrative officers provide at the spot. This comes following clashes ultimate week in Kanpur over the remarks at the Prophet at a TV debate some days previous.
A top alert used to be issued around the state after that, and a heavy police power used to be deployed to make sure that violence does no longer happen once more.
