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6 days ago
- Politics
- Scroll.in
67 held, 8 minors detained for violence after Chandrashekhar Azad stopped from visiting UP village
The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested 67 persons and detained eight minors in Prayagraj for vandalism after Azad Samaj Party chief and MP Chandrashekhar Azad was stopped from visiting Isota village, PTI reported on Monday. On Sunday, police prevented Azad from going to the village to meet the family of Devishankar, a man who died of burn injuries on April 13. The police had cited security concerns. Devishankar's family has alleged that he was murdered. According to the police, a group that had gathered at the village to meet the MP became agitated upon learning he would not be arriving. They started throwing stones and damaged two police vehicles. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Yamunapar) Vivek Chandra Yadav told PTI that action would be taken against the accused under the National Security Act and the Gangster Act. Compensation for damage to public property would also be recovered from the culprits as per legal provisions, the agency quoted him as saying. Police are trying to ascertain the identity of other individuals involved in the incident using closed-circuit television footage, Yadav added. The National Security Act allows the Centre or state government to order the detention of a person 'with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the defence of India, the relations with foreign powers, or the security of India'. It may also order detention to prevent them from acting in any manner prejudicial 'to the security of the State', the 'maintenance of public order' or the 'maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community'. The police and district magistrates have the power to issue detention orders, subject to approval by the state government within 12 days.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
50 supporters of MP Chandrashekhar Azad arrested for vandalism
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Police have arrested around 50 supporters of Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad for resorting to vandalism on angry supporters of the MP, who was stopped by police on Sunday while on his way to meet the family of a person who died of burn injuries at Isota village in Prayagraj, had created a ruckus and damaged two police family of the deceased, Devishankar, had claimed that he was burnt to death after he succumbed on April had reached the Circuit House, but was stopped by police due to "security reasons", according to to Yamuna Nagar Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Chandra Yadav, 50 people accused of stone pelting and vandalism near Isota village have been arrested so far and the rest are being identified. Cases are being registered against these people under stringent Yadav said that charges under National Security Act will be imposed on these people and the cost of damage will also be said party workers gathered in large numbers following the information about Chandrashekhar's visit to Isota village in Karchana tehsil on Sunday. They started pelting stones after coming to know that the leader would not be dial 112 vehicle and another vehicle were damaged by the mob, he said.
