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Nine Named in Case Over Ganesh Immersion Procession Obstruction
Police in Bahraich have filed a case after a Ganesh idol procession was allegedly stopped.
The reported incident happened at Khalidpur on September 25.
The complaint says participants were abused and threatened.
Police said the situation became tense.
The idol was later taken for immersion with police supervision.
Nine people are named in the case, and about 100 others have not been identified.
Police say two accused, including Sabit Ali, have been arrested.
The allegations have not been established in court.
Police registered an FIR against nine named people and around 100 unidentified people over an alleged obstruction of a Ganesh idol immersion procession in Bahraich.
The incident allegedly occurred on September 25 at Khalidpur, where procession participants were reportedly stopped.
The complaint alleges that participants were abused, faced objectionable remarks and were threatened with death.
Police said the idol was later taken for immersion under police supervision after the situation became tense.
Two people, including Sabit Ali, were arrested and produced before a court; police said efforts to arrest the remaining accused are underway.
- Who
- Nine named people and around 100 unidentified people are accused; two people, including Sabit Ali, have been arrested.
- What
- An FIR alleges that a Ganesh idol immersion procession was obstructed and participants were abused and threatened.
- Where
- Khalidpur, in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The incident allegedly occurred on September 25; the FIR was registered on October 5.
- Why
- The complaint alleges that people stopped the procession and made objectionable remarks and death threats; no further motive is stated.
Key facts
- FIR registered
- October 5 at Fakharpur police station
- Alleged incident date
- September 25
- Accused named
- Nine people
- Unidentified accused
- Around 100 people
- Arrests
- Two people, including Sabit Ali
- Complainant
- Omkar Nath, priest of Shri Ram Janaki Temple in Madhavpur village
- Legal provisions cited
- Sections 196(1), 351(3) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Sources
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