LUCKNOW: In the wake of Friday’s violence in parts of the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday held a high-level meeting on law and order and directed officials to continue with “bulldozer action” against criminals and also collect information about their illegality. Gave. Sources of wealth and income.
However, properties of some accused were also vandalized in some districts, the CM said, adding that no action should be taken against any poor family. “History sheets and bulldozers are being used against the mafia. No poor should be targeted under any circumstances. If by chance any poor family has made their house at an inappropriate place, the administration should take any action.” Alternative accommodation should be found for them before doing so,” the CM said.
Many in the government praised the use of the bulldozers, even using footage of the action as a “retort”. The CM’s advisor, Mrityunjay Kumar, tweeted that the rowdy elements should remember that “every Friday is always followed by a Saturday”, referring to the protest and the action taken by the government the next day. A huge debate broke out on social media over a video of MLA Shalabh Mani Tripathi thrashing an accused by the police with the caption ‘Return Gift for Protesters’.
During Saturday evening’s video conference with the divisional commissioners and senior police officers, the CM said the violence on Friday was attempted in Kanpur on June 3. Instructing the authorities to take strict action against the accused, he said: “Those indulging in violence should be made to pay for the damage to property. The process of sending recovery notices has started in Prayagraj. It should be started in other districts also at the earliest. Strict action should be taken in this regard,” he said.
The CM said that illegal money is used in anti-social activities and hence, the details of bank accounts and properties of the conspirators and the accused should be collected. He asked the officials to investigate the source of his income and ordered that a dedicated team be formed under the leadership of a senior officer.
“There should be zero tolerance policy against those who make mischievous statements. Police and administration have taken effective action against anti-social elements. Presently the situation is under control, but we have to be prepared for any situation. Police and administration have Will have to be in 24×7 alert mode,” the CM said.
Yogi said that this time the culprits used minor children for their purpose and hence it was necessary to identify the main conspirators. As a citizen of a democratic country, he said, it is necessary for the government to maintain dialogue with both the parties and take action against the culprits so that anyone thinking of taking such a step in future is stopped.
“Officers in the area should have decision-making power to be able to maintain law and order. If you feel that the situation may worsen in a district in the coming days, then impose Section 144 there. Additional police force deployed Police should do foot patrol every evening in sensitive areas.
Minors found involved in protests, stone pelting: UP Police
Preliminary investigations into Friday’s violence and protests suggest that minors were also involved in stone-pelting incidents at several places, including Prayagraj, Saharanpur, Ambedkarnagar and Moradabad.
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar, citing the report of district police chiefs, said that there have been cases of minors being involved in violence after Friday prayers.
“Verification is being done by the police to ascertain the identity of the identified minor accused,” he said.
“We are also probing the larger conspiracy to incite violence in the state,” he said.
Moradabad SP Hemant Kutiyal said that the police have invoked relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act against around 50 unidentified minors against whom a case has been registered.
“We are first identifying the minors and juveniles, who pelted stones and sloganeering on the police teams despite the appeal of the police teams on Friday. First, an inquiry will also be conducted to find out if they are local, and second, if any. The temptation was given to them,” he said. Kutiyal also said that an appeal has been made to all religious leaders after the violence.
Similarly, in Saharanpur, the SSP said that more than 100 teenagers can be seen on CCTV involved in stone pelting. “We have also registered a case against unidentified teenagers who protested and raised slogans despite police refusal on the spot,” he said. Similar report has also been received from Prayagraj.
Prayagraj Zone ADG Prem Prakash told reporters that the crowd was dispersed by the police after Friday prayers. But children, teenagers, armed with stones and covered faces, emerged and started shouting slogans. Following this, the police’s appeal to go inside their homes was not followed and they started pelting stones.
“Police exercised maximum restraint as a large number of children were involved. They were pelting stones intermittently. The mischievous elements instigated the children on the basis of belief and motivated them to attack,” Prakash said.
Police in Ambedkarnagar said an imam was seen inciting a crowd of teenagers to protest and raise slogans. He was immediately arrested from the spot.
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