Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) Seventeen people were arrested and cases slapped against 400 people Friday for their alleged involvement in communal clashes in Bareilly earlier this week, police said.
"The situation is under control and we are taking all care to ensure that peace and the rule of law prevail in the violence-hit areas," a home department official told IANS.
Clashes erupted in Fatehganj area of the city Wednesday after an animal carcass was found next to a religious place.
While police and district officials acted promptly and defused the situation, violence broke out Thursday in which over a dozen people were injured.
Irate crowds pelted stones at the police and personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) after which the police used mild force.
The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trained its guns on Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Bareilly Dharamveer Yadav accusing him of victimizing workers and supporters of the BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
State BJP president Laxmikant Bajpayi said the district police chief was working in a biased manner and victimizing the party workers.
He further pointed out that it was the same SSP who had led a brutal cane charge on the BJP activists in Kaanth area of Moradabad last year. He was transferred later by the state government owing to the pressure exerted by the BJP.
The SSP should realize that neither he nor the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in the state were going to stay forever in power, and should instead focus on rightful conduct, Bajpayi said.
The BJP has also petitioned the national and state human rights commissions seeking action against the Bareilly district police chief.
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak is just one step away from becoming the next Prime Minister of Britain.
South superstars Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna are in the news these days due to the ne
Why America was shocked by China's hypersonic test, what is its big merits, know expert view
These days the discussion of China's hypersonic missile is in full swing. China has tested a stat
The ruckus continues over the Agneepath scheme. The fire of violence has spread in 11 states. Fro
Allow More Activities With "Reasonable Safeguards", Key Ministry Suggests
नई दिल्ली: वाणिज्य और उद्योग मंत्राल
Rohit becomes the new captain of Test, BCCI announces team against SL
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the squad for the upcoming
Team India has taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match Test series between India and Eng
The brutal murder of Lakhbir Singh, a Dalit youth resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, on the Singhu
Former US President Donald Trump may return to Twitter. Twitter's new boss Elon Musk posted a Twi
Next Spider-Man won't be white?
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IANS) The upcoming Spider-Man movie will reportedly feature an African-Ame
