The police have additionally arrested 9 extra folks concerned within the communal clashes, taking the whole variety of these arrested to 38
The police have additionally arrested 9 extra folks concerned within the communal clashes, taking the whole variety of these arrested to 38
The Uttar Pradesh Police would put up hoardings carrying photos of key suspects concerned within the Kanpur violence at outstanding locations in and across the affected areas, officers stated on June 6.
The hoardings may even have the contact numbers of Station House Officers and senior police officers so that individuals can cross on details about suspects to the police, they stated.
The police have additionally arrested 9 extra folks in reference to the violence, taking the whole variety of these arrested to 38, officers stated.
The violence broke out in Pared, Nai Sadak and Yateemkhana areas of the town on June 3 when some folks tried to drive shopkeepers to down shutters over allegedly insulting remarks made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma towards Prophet Mohammed throughout a TV debate, in accordance with police.
“We have identified about 100 more stone-pelters and rioters through CCTV footage and video clips,” stated Anand Prakash Tiwari, Additional Commissioner of Police, Law and Order.
Search operations are underway and raids are additionally being carried out in any respect doable hideouts to arrest rioters on the earliest, he stated.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East), Pramod Kumar, stated “25 hoardings having photographs of about 20 key accused, who allegedly took part in the June 3 violence, will be put up at prominent places in and around the affected areas and neighbouring pockets.” It has been determined that contact numbers of the Station House Officers and senior police officers may even be offered and an attraction can be issued so that individuals can determine the suspects and cross on info to the police, the DCP added.
“We have gathered images of the accused persons through video clips, cameras and CCTV footage,” the DCP stated.
Besides, three extra particular groups with separate duties have been fashioned to help the Special Investigation Team headed by DCP (south) Sanjeev Tyagi, officers stated.
The first particular group, comprising 4 members and headed by Additional DCP (East) Rahul Mithas, has been fashioned to look at the CCTV footage, together with authorities and personal ones, and hand the footage to the SIT.
Another five-member particular group headed by Assistant CP Swaroop Nagar and Brijnarain Singh has been requested to analyze a matter pertaining to a petroleum pump giving freely petrol in open bottles and containers.
The third particular group headed by Assistant CP (Cantonment) will regulate posts that are provocative and false on social media, together with WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and others.
They have additionally been requested to analyze social media posts of prime accused Hayat Zafar Hashmi, chief of Maulana Mohammed Ali (MMA) Jauhar Fans Association, and his associates, which went viral on social media.
Hashmi is suspected to be the mastermind of the violence and was arrested from Hazratganj space of the state capital on June 5, police stated.
Source: www.thehindu.com
