Prayagraj police chief says arrest of only those who were ‘actually involved’ in violent protests, ‘who are hardcore criminals’
Prayagraj police chief says arrest of only those who were ‘actually involved’ in violent protests, ‘who are hardcore criminals’
Police on Tuesday said they may take a more lenient stand against minors accused of violence during a protest in Prayagraj last Friday against remarks made by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson on Prophet Muhammad. Ajay Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Prayagraj said that no innocent person will be arrested.
Mr Kumar said they were arresting or would arrest only those who were “actually involved” in the violent protest, “who are hardcore criminals”.
Meanwhile, the number of people arrested by the police in connection with the protests across the state rose to 350. The maximum number of arrests were made in Prayagraj (92), followed by Saharanpur (84).
Four minors are also among those taken into custody in Prayagraj. In the First Information Report (FIR) registered in the Prayagraj incident of June 10, when protesters pelted stones at police personnel, the police alleged that the mob had deployed minor boys to raise slogans and pelt stones at them.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Mr Kumar said the police would not spare those who “planned the conspiracy and instigated young boys”, they may reconsider action against minors.
“Those abetted or are minors, we will consider them. If they are not of bad nature, we will look into it, consider and decide,” the official said.
The FIR related to the case includes the removal of Section 83 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which deals with the use of children for illegal or terrorist activities.
In the FIR lodged at Khuldabad police station, the police said that thousands of people came out of Atala area after Friday prayers raising religious slogans and started pelting stones at the policemen on duty. He was accompanied by hundreds of minors whom he incited into sloganeering and stone-pelting, the police alleged in the FIR.
The FIRs registered at Khuldabad and Kareli police stations include charges of attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
An FIR was lodged in Khuldabad against 70 named people and 5,000 unidentified persons including Welfare Party of India activist Javed Mohammad and Left leader Ashish Mittal.
The administration on Sunday demolished Mr. Javed’s house, calling it illegal.
In the FIR, the police also alleged that the protesters threw stones and bombs at them from rooftops and even opened fire on them. The protesters called the police infidels,” claimed the FIR.
UP Police cannot take action against minors in Prayagraj
Prayagraj police chief says arrest of only those who were ‘actually involved’ in violent protests, ‘who are hardcore criminals’
Prayagraj police chief says arrest of only those who were ‘actually involved’ in violent protests, ‘who are hardcore criminals’
Police on Tuesday said they may take a more lenient stand against minors accused of violence during a protest in Prayagraj last Friday against remarks made by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson on Prophet Muhammad. Ajay Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police, Prayagraj said that no innocent person will be arrested.
Mr Kumar said they were arresting or would arrest only those who were “actually involved” in the violent protest, “who are hardcore criminals”.
Meanwhile, the number of people arrested by the police in connection with the protests across the state rose to 350. The maximum number of arrests were made in Prayagraj (92), followed by Saharanpur (84).
Four minors are also among those taken into custody in Prayagraj. In the First Information Report (FIR) registered in the Prayagraj incident of June 10, when protesters pelted stones at police personnel, the police alleged that the mob had deployed minor boys to raise slogans and pelt stones at them.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Mr Kumar said the police would not spare those who “planned the conspiracy and instigated young boys”, they may reconsider action against minors.
“Those abetted or are minors, we will consider them. If they are not of bad nature, we will look into it, consider and decide,” the official said.
The FIR related to the case includes the removal of Section 83 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which deals with the use of children for illegal or terrorist activities.
In the FIR lodged at Khuldabad police station, the police said that thousands of people came out of Atala area after Friday prayers raising religious slogans and started pelting stones at the policemen on duty. He was accompanied by hundreds of minors whom he incited into sloganeering and stone-pelting, the police alleged in the FIR.
The FIRs registered at Khuldabad and Kareli police stations include charges of attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy, relevant sections of the Explosive Substances Act, 1908 and sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act.
An FIR was lodged in Khuldabad against 70 named people and 5,000 unidentified persons including Welfare Party of India activist Javed Mohammad and Left leader Ashish Mittal.
The administration on Sunday demolished Mr. Javed’s house, calling it illegal.
In the FIR, the police also alleged that the protesters threw stones and bombs at them from rooftops and even opened fire on them. The protesters called the police infidels,” claimed the FIR.