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Assault Cases Spark Protests and Political Outrage
Three different assault cases have been reported in India.
In Assam, a young man named Simon Kisku was attacked with a knife by two people on a motorcycle.
He was hurt in the chest and stomach but is now okay.
Many people from his community protested outside the police station, asking for the attackers to be caught.
The police are looking for them.
In Tamil Nadu, a young man from Odisha named K Suraj was attacked by four teenagers on a train.
They hurt him with a sickle, and he is now in the hospital.
The police have arrested the teenagers.
In Uttar Pradesh, a group of people, including a former minister and his son, were attacked by another group, including an ex-BJP MLA.
They were beaten and threatened.
The police have started investigating all these cases.
Simon Kisku, a 24-year-old Santal youth, was attacked with a knife in Assam, sustaining chest and abdomen injuries but is now stable.
Protests erupted in Assam demanding the arrest of the attackers, with police initiating an investigation.
K Suraj, a 20-year-old from Odisha, was attacked by four juveniles on a train in Tamil Nadu, leaving him wounded and hospitalized.
The BJP criticized the Tamil Nadu government for the attack, demanding a fast-track investigation and the resignation of the Home Minister.
In Uttar Pradesh, a former minister, his son, and supporters were assaulted by a group including an ex-BJP MLA and a former block head, with an FIR filed against 26 people.
- Who
- Simon Kisku (Assam), K Suraj (Tamil Nadu), Lalmani Tiwari and others (Uttar Pradesh)
- What
- Assault cases in Assam, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh
- Where
- Assam (Chirang district), Tamil Nadu (Chennai-Tiruttani train), Uttar Pradesh (Raniganj tehsil)
- When
- December 24 (Assam), December 23 (Tamil Nadu), December 27 (Uttar Pradesh)
- Why
- Motives not explicitly stated in the articles
Key facts
- Victim (Assam)
- Simon Kisku, 24-year-old Adivasi youth
- Location (Assam)
- Nangdorbari, Chirang district, Assam
- Time of Attack (Assam)
- Around 7 pm on Sunday, December 24
- Injuries (Assam)
- Chest and abdomen injuries, stable condition
- Protest Location (Assam)
- Garubhasha police station
- Police Response (Assam)
- Investigation initiated, intensified operations
- Victim (Tamil Nadu)
- K Suraj, 20-year-old from Odisha
- Location (Tamil Nadu)
- Chennai-Tiruttani EMU local train
- Time of Attack (Tamil Nadu)
- Saturday, December 23
- Assailants (Tamil Nadu)
- Four juveniles in an intoxicated state
- Injuries (Tamil Nadu)
- Wounds from a sickle attack, recuperating in hospital
- Police Action (Tamil Nadu)
- Case registered for attempt to murder and criminal intimidation
- Victim (Uttar Pradesh)
- Lalmani Tiwari, former cabinet minister Shivakant Ojha, and others
- Location (Uttar Pradesh)
- Raniganj tehsil, Pratapgarh district
- Time of Attack (Uttar Pradesh)
- Night of December 27
- Assailants (Uttar Pradesh)
- Ex-BJP MLA Abhay Kumar, former block head Satyam Ojha, and others
- Injuries (Uttar Pradesh)
- Beaten and threatened
- Police Action (Uttar Pradesh)
- FIR filed under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Quotes
Anil Biswal
Odisha BJP spokesperson
“A youth from Odisha has been brutally attacked with sickles in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government must strongly respond with deterrent punishment to the criminal delinquent attackers. Terrible law & order in Tamil Nadu. Is DMK govt dead Mr @mkstalin?”
theprint.in
“The Odisha BJP demands a fast-track investigation into the incident and the resignation of Tamil Nadu Home minister. This incident is highly condemnable.”
theprint.in
Sources
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