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NEW DELHI: In a shocking development, a 36-year-old Nepali woman, Aarti, who happens to be the daughter of Gopal Hamal, the mayor of Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city in Nepal, went missing in Goa two days back. A follower of Osho meditation, Aarti had been residing in Goa for several months before her sudden disappearance.
Here are the top developments in Aarti Hamal’s sudden disappearance case:-
1. Nepalese Mayor’s Daughter Goes Missing: Aarti, the daughter of Gopal Hamal, mayor of Dhangadhi sub-metropolitan city in Nepal, went missing in Goa, sparking concerns among her family and community.
2. Last Known Whereabouts: She was last seen on Monday night near the Ashvem Bridge in Goa around 9:30 pm, as reported by her family members.
3. Plea for Assistance: Gopal Hamal made a heartfelt plea on social media, urging residents of Goa to assist in locating his missing daughter and providing contact details for any information.
pic.twitter.com/RyobYG7yb7 — Gopal Hamal-Secretariat (@GopalHamal7) March 26, 2024
4. Family’s Efforts: Aarti’s younger sister, Arzoo Hamal, and her son-in-law immediately flew to Goa to aid in the search efforts, mobilizing resources and seeking help from the public.
5. Search Efforts Intensify: Arzoo Hamal revealed that numerous calls poured in from concerned individuals, suggesting possible sightings of Aarti near the Siolim bridge and speculating about her condition and whereabouts.
6. Speculations and Investigations: Speculations arose regarding Aarti’s condition, with some callers claiming she was found unconscious near the Siolim bridge and taken to a hospital, while others suggested she was taken to a police station.
7. FIR Filed: Goa Police took action by filing a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with Aarti’s disappearance, initiating official investigations into the matter.
8. Relief Amidst Uncertainty: Amidst the distress, a glimmer of relief surfaced as Gopal Hamal announced on Wednesday that Aarti had been found safe in Goa after two days of uncertainty.
9. Mayor Expresses Gratitude To Well-Wishers: Expressing profound gratitude, Gopal Hamal thanked all individuals who contributed to the search efforts, including the supportive Nepali community residing in Goa.
10. Reunited with Family: Aarti’s safe return brought immense relief to her family, as Gopal Hamal confirmed that she was reunited with her younger sister, Arju, and son-in-law, marking an end to the ordeal.
Delhi minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi expressed skepticism regarding the nature of the notice served by the crime branch in connection with the poaching claim case on Sunday, highlighting that it lacked clarity.Atishi stated, “This morning around six officials from the Crime Branch came to my house, waited for 2-3 hours, and repeatedly went in and out. They had come to give a crime branch notice and wanted to hand it to me directly.””This notice is very interesting. It is neither an FIR nor summons. It does not have sections of IPC, CrPC, PMLA, or the Prevention of Corruption Act,” Atishi added.She mocked that the Delhi Police gave her and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a “letter”.
“Overall, after almost 48 hours of drama, CM Arvind Kejriwal and I were given letters, and that’s all,” she said.
The minister further reiterated her ‘MLA poaching’ remark and claimed that Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and 11 other MLAs are the ‘same people’ who break away AAP MLAs.”The people who came to take break Eknath Shinde and 11 other MLAs are the same people who came to break away AAP MLAs,” Atishi said.”I want to tell the heads of the Crime Branch that you already know the people who have been trying to break the Opposition governments (in states) for the past 7-8 years. These are the same people contacting AAP MLAs,” Atishi asserted.
Earlier in the day, a Crime Branch team arrived at the door of AAP leader Atishi to serve a notice in connection with her claim that the BJP was trying to prise away the party’s MLAs through cash inducements and topple the government as part of ‘Operation Lotus 2.0’.
The Crime Branch served a notice on AAP leader and minister Atishi in the poaching claim case, asking her to respond within three days.
Meanwhile, Delhi Police Crime Branch served a fresh notice on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to respond to his charges of poaching attempts by the BJP with evidence by Monday.
“An inquiry is being conducted by the Crime Branch of Delhi police, on a complaint received in respect of the allegations made by you that the BJP has offered Rs 25 crore each to the sitting MLAs of AAP for leaving the party and joining the BJP. These allegations were posted by you on X on January 27, 2024,” a letter undersigned by Pankaj Arora, ACP of Central Range Crime said.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, against whom an FIR has been registered here on the charge of instigating violence will be arrested after the Lok Sabha elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. The Assam police suo motu registered the FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several other leaders for “wanton acts of violence” here during the party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on Tuesday.
”We have filed an FIR. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) will conduct the investigation and he (Gandhi) will be arrested after the Lok Sabha elections”, Sarma said on the sidelines of a programme at Nazira in Sibsagar district.
The Lok Sabha elections are due within a few months in the country. Director General of Police G P Singh said that the case has been transferred to the Assam CID for a thorough investigation through an SIT to be constituted by the Additional Director General of Police (CID).
Sarma had instructed the DGP to register a case against Gandhi for provoking the crowd to break barricades in an attempt to enter Guwahati city during the Yatra on Tuesday leading to a scuffle with the police in which some senior Congress leaders, including the state party President Bhupen Bora and leader of opposition in the state assembly, and four police personnel were injured.
The FIR was filed against Congress leaders under IPC sections that deal with criminal conspiracy, unlawful assembly, rioting, assault or criminal force to deter public servants from discharging their duty, damaging public property and others.
By PTI
GURUGRAM/PALWAL: Police have registered an FIR against unidentified people for allegedly making provocative speeches at the August 13 ‘Sarv Hindu Samaj mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Palwal, officials said on Wednesday.
The FIR was registered based on a complaint by Probationer Sub-Inspector (PSI) Sachin, who alleged that some people gave provocative speeches against the people of another community during the gathering in Pondri village, they said.
The FIR was registered under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (statements conducing public mischief) among others at the Hathin Police station on Monday, police said.
“An FIR has been registered and action will be taken as per the law,” SHO Manoj Kumar said.
The ‘mahapanchayat’ by Hindu outfits decided to resume on August 28 the VHP’s Braj Mandal Yatra in Nuh which was disrupted after communal violence in July.
It also made several demands, which included an NIA probe into the attack on the VHP yatra in Nuh on July 31 and declaring Nuh a cow slaughter-free district.
While addressing the event, some Hindu leaders said that Hindus in Nuh, a Muslim-dominated district, be given relaxation in securing arms licences for self-defence.
GURUGRAM/PALWAL: Police have registered an FIR against unidentified people for allegedly making provocative speeches at the August 13 ‘Sarv Hindu Samaj mahapanchayat in Haryana’s Palwal, officials said on Wednesday.
The FIR was registered based on a complaint by Probationer Sub-Inspector (PSI) Sachin, who alleged that some people gave provocative speeches against the people of another community during the gathering in Pondri village, they said.
The FIR was registered under IPC sections 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 505 (statements conducing public mischief) among others at the Hathin Police station on Monday, police said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
“An FIR has been registered and action will be taken as per the law,” SHO Manoj Kumar said.
The ‘mahapanchayat’ by Hindu outfits decided to resume on August 28 the VHP’s Braj Mandal Yatra in Nuh which was disrupted after communal violence in July.
It also made several demands, which included an NIA probe into the attack on the VHP yatra in Nuh on July 31 and declaring Nuh a cow slaughter-free district.
While addressing the event, some Hindu leaders said that Hindus in Nuh, a Muslim-dominated district, be given relaxation in securing arms licences for self-defence.
Express News Service
PATNA: Patna police booked 63 leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 7,000-8000 unknown persons involved in attacking Patna police during the ‘Vidhan Sabha march’ organised by the saffron party in the state capital on Thursday.
The march was organised against the new appointment policy of teachers in government-run schools.
Additional district magistrate, Law and Order, Patna, Shashibhushan Kumar lodged an FIR against 63 BJP leaders at the Kotwali police station of the state capital.
The FIR, based on the statement given by Kumar, includes names of former union minister Ram Kripal Yadav, former deputy chief ministers Tar Kishore Prasad and Renu Devi, Aurangabad MP Sushil Kumar Singh, former Bihar ministers Nitin Nabin, Shahnawaz Hussain and Mangal Pandey.
In the application given to the station house officer (SHO) of Kotwali police station, Kumar said that he was deputed for maintaining law and order during the BJP’s assembly march. He claimed that suddenly a crowd of BJP workers started raising slogans.
As per the FIR, a crowd approached Dak Bungalow, broke the barricades, and attacked the deployed police with banners and sticks. They also sprinkled chilli powder on the faces of the policemen while raising slogans.
In the meantime, some other workers got furious and started hitting the barricades with sticks and confronted the police by climbing over the barricades.
To normalise the situation, the police personnel and officials used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd and the people who were pelting stones at the police.
During this attack, a total of 60 BJP leaders and workers were detained by the police. They were released on personal bonds.
Meanwhile, BJP has formed a four-member team to probe the use of alleged excessive force during the assembly march on Thursday.
BJP president J P Nadda has made former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das the convener and Manoj Tiwari, Vishnu Dayal Ram and Sunita Duggal as the members of the team. The team is likely to reach Patna on Sunday.
PATNA: Patna police booked 63 leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and 7,000-8000 unknown persons involved in attacking Patna police during the ‘Vidhan Sabha march’ organised by the saffron party in the state capital on Thursday.
The march was organised against the new appointment policy of teachers in government-run schools.
Additional district magistrate, Law and Order, Patna, Shashibhushan Kumar lodged an FIR against 63 BJP leaders at the Kotwali police station of the state capital.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
The FIR, based on the statement given by Kumar, includes names of former union minister Ram Kripal Yadav, former deputy chief ministers Tar Kishore Prasad and Renu Devi, Aurangabad MP Sushil Kumar Singh, former Bihar ministers Nitin Nabin, Shahnawaz Hussain and Mangal Pandey.
In the application given to the station house officer (SHO) of Kotwali police station, Kumar said that he was deputed for maintaining law and order during the BJP’s assembly march. He claimed that suddenly a crowd of BJP workers started raising slogans.
As per the FIR, a crowd approached Dak Bungalow, broke the barricades, and attacked the deployed police with banners and sticks. They also sprinkled chilli powder on the faces of the policemen while raising slogans.
In the meantime, some other workers got furious and started hitting the barricades with sticks and confronted the police by climbing over the barricades.
To normalise the situation, the police personnel and officials used water cannons and resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd and the people who were pelting stones at the police.
During this attack, a total of 60 BJP leaders and workers were detained by the police. They were released on personal bonds.
Meanwhile, BJP has formed a four-member team to probe the use of alleged excessive force during the assembly march on Thursday.
BJP president J P Nadda has made former Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das the convener and Manoj Tiwari, Vishnu Dayal Ram and Sunita Duggal as the members of the team. The team is likely to reach Patna on Sunday.
Express News Service
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NEW DELHI: Seven women wrestlers submitted a complaint of sexual harassment at the Connaught Place police station in Delhi against the WFI chief on April 21. The police, though late, after Supreme Court’s intervention, registered two FIRs on April 28.
The first FIR pertained to allegations levelled by a minor that has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act along with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code concerning outraging modesty.
The FIR narrates the ordeal the minor wrestler had to go through with the Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. “While holding her tightly and pretending to get a picture clicked, the accused further pulled her towards himself, pressed her shoulder really hard and then deliberately slid his hand down her shoulder and brushed his hands against her breasts.”
The second one has been registered over complaints by adults pertaining to outraging of modesty.
Both the FIRs, which have been now accessed by The New Indian Express, reveal the horrific experiences which the women wrestlers, including a 17-year-old minor girl, were facing in the presence of Singh.
The FIR in the case of the minor wrestler was lodged based on the complaint of her father under sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.) 354D (Stalking) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant section of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act.
As per the FIR, when Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was harassing the minor wrestler, he told her to support him (physically) and he will return the favours. However, the wrestler somehow managed to wriggle out of his strong grip and bluntly told him “Sir mein apne balboote par yaha tak aayi hu, aage bhi mehnat karke aage tak jaugi” (I have come here on my own strength and I will go further by only working hard).
“Upon this, the accused told my daughter that the trials for the Asian Championship were soon to be held and since she was not cooperating with him, she will have to bear the repercussions in the upcoming trials,” the FIR read.
Brij Bhushan then allegedly called that minor girl wrestler to his room where he again pulled her towards himself and tried making forceful physical contact with her. “My daughter being stunned and shell-shocked immediately freed herself from the clutches of the accused and ran outside the room. My daughter was so shocked that she could not even gather herself together,” the FIR read.
Just last year, as per the FIR, the accused yet again approached her and asked her to meet her personally. “She clearly told the accused that she had already told him that she was not interested in having any sort of physical relationship and that he should stop stalking her and desist from making such remarks which had sexual overtones and were made in an indecent manner,” it read.
Calling Brij Bhushan Singh a ‘sexual predator’, the father of the 17-year-old minor wrestler, who had already brought laurels for the country by winning medals at both national and international level, said that his daughter could not muster up the courage to lodge the complaint earlier as the wrestling federation is totally under the control of the accused.
(The story contains disturbing descriptions. Reader discretion is recommended)
NEW DELHI: Seven women wrestlers submitted a complaint of sexual harassment at the Connaught Place police station in Delhi against the WFI chief on April 21. The police, though late, after Supreme Court’s intervention, registered two FIRs on April 28.
The first FIR pertained to allegations levelled by a minor that has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act along with relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code concerning outraging modesty.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
The FIR narrates the ordeal the minor wrestler had to go through with the Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. “While holding her tightly and pretending to get a picture clicked, the accused further pulled her towards himself, pressed her shoulder really hard and then deliberately slid his hand down her shoulder and brushed his hands against her breasts.”
The second one has been registered over complaints by adults pertaining to outraging of modesty.
Both the FIRs, which have been now accessed by The New Indian Express, reveal the horrific experiences which the women wrestlers, including a 17-year-old minor girl, were facing in the presence of Singh.
The FIR in the case of the minor wrestler was lodged based on the complaint of her father under sections 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 354A (Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.) 354D (Stalking) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant section of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act.
As per the FIR, when Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was harassing the minor wrestler, he told her to support him (physically) and he will return the favours. However, the wrestler somehow managed to wriggle out of his strong grip and bluntly told him “Sir mein apne balboote par yaha tak aayi hu, aage bhi mehnat karke aage tak jaugi” (I have come here on my own strength and I will go further by only working hard).
“Upon this, the accused told my daughter that the trials for the Asian Championship were soon to be held and since she was not cooperating with him, she will have to bear the repercussions in the upcoming trials,” the FIR read.
Brij Bhushan then allegedly called that minor girl wrestler to his room where he again pulled her towards himself and tried making forceful physical contact with her. “My daughter being stunned and shell-shocked immediately freed herself from the clutches of the accused and ran outside the room. My daughter was so shocked that she could not even gather herself together,” the FIR read.
Just last year, as per the FIR, the accused yet again approached her and asked her to meet her personally. “She clearly told the accused that she had already told him that she was not interested in having any sort of physical relationship and that he should stop stalking her and desist from making such remarks which had sexual overtones and were made in an indecent manner,” it read.
Calling Brij Bhushan Singh a ‘sexual predator’, the father of the 17-year-old minor wrestler, who had already brought laurels for the country by winning medals at both national and international level, said that his daughter could not muster up the courage to lodge the complaint earlier as the wrestling federation is totally under the control of the accused.
Express News Service
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Finance Minister Prem Chand Agarwal and his aides including the gunner Vinod Rana were booked on Wednesday for allegedly beating up a man in a road-rage case in Rishikesh, police said.
The minister, his gunner, and a few others were seen beating up a man in a video that has gone viral.
In the video, Agarwal could be seen standing near his vehicle on the roadside and talking to a resident of Shivaji Nagar, Surendra Singh Negi. Suddenly, the minister could be seen slapping the resident. The minister’s gunner Vinod Rana and a few others soon joined in beating up the man.
Taking serious note of the incident, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami summoned the minister and ordered the DGP to conduct a fair and transparent inquiry.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Dalip Singh Kanwar told The New Indian Express, “Two persons named Surendra Singh Negi and Dhirendra Singh Prajapati have been named as accused on a complaint lodged by the minister’s gunner.” Similarly, the minister and a few others have been named as accused on a complaint lodged by Surendra Singh Negi.
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress party workers took to the streets terming the incident as a “direct attack of power on the common man”. The Congress workers staged protests across the state and burnt effigies of the finance minister, raising slogans against him.
BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt strongly condemned the incident involving the cabinet minister Premchand Agarwal. He also expected public representatives to “behave in a restrained manner” in public places.
Congress state spokesperson Garima Dasauni also slammed Agarwal over the incident, saying, “Those who are responsible for law and order in the state, when they are violating the law by beating common people, how will there be rule of law in the state”.
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Finance Minister Prem Chand Agarwal and his aides including the gunner Vinod Rana were booked on Wednesday for allegedly beating up a man in a road-rage case in Rishikesh, police said.
The minister, his gunner, and a few others were seen beating up a man in a video that has gone viral.
In the video, Agarwal could be seen standing near his vehicle on the roadside and talking to a resident of Shivaji Nagar, Surendra Singh Negi. Suddenly, the minister could be seen slapping the resident. The minister’s gunner Vinod Rana and a few others soon joined in beating up the man.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Taking serious note of the incident, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami summoned the minister and ordered the DGP to conduct a fair and transparent inquiry.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Dalip Singh Kanwar told The New Indian Express, “Two persons named Surendra Singh Negi and Dhirendra Singh Prajapati have been named as accused on a complaint lodged by the minister’s gunner.” Similarly, the minister and a few others have been named as accused on a complaint lodged by Surendra Singh Negi.
Meanwhile, the opposition Congress party workers took to the streets terming the incident as a “direct attack of power on the common man”. The Congress workers staged protests across the state and burnt effigies of the finance minister, raising slogans against him.
BJP state president Mahendra Bhatt strongly condemned the incident involving the cabinet minister Premchand Agarwal. He also expected public representatives to “behave in a restrained manner” in public places.
Congress state spokesperson Garima Dasauni also slammed Agarwal over the incident, saying, “Those who are responsible for law and order in the state, when they are violating the law by beating common people, how will there be rule of law in the state”.
By PTI
JAMMU: Some seized articles and case property were stolen from the district court complex in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, prompting the authorities to suspend five police personnel including an officer, and detain some suspects.
Officials said some thieves broke the locks of the ‘Malkhana’ of the district court complex in Rajouri last night and decamped with the items.
They said an FIR has been registered in the case and investigation started.
Police have analysed the crime scene with the assistance of a forensic team, and are also analysing technical evidence, they said, adding some suspects have been rounded-up for questioning.
Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Amritpal Singh suspended ASI Tariq Mehmood, SgCt Mohd Shafiq, and Special Police Officers Ghulam Nabi, Mohd Munshi and Murtaza Khan for dereliction of duties.
An inquiry has also been initiated, they added, adding a breakthrough is expected very soon.
The inquiry will be conducted by Rajouri deputy superintendent of police.
JAMMU: Some seized articles and case property were stolen from the district court complex in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, prompting the authorities to suspend five police personnel including an officer, and detain some suspects.
Officials said some thieves broke the locks of the ‘Malkhana’ of the district court complex in Rajouri last night and decamped with the items.
They said an FIR has been registered in the case and investigation started.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Police have analysed the crime scene with the assistance of a forensic team, and are also analysing technical evidence, they said, adding some suspects have been rounded-up for questioning.
Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Amritpal Singh suspended ASI Tariq Mehmood, SgCt Mohd Shafiq, and Special Police Officers Ghulam Nabi, Mohd Munshi and Murtaza Khan for dereliction of duties.
An inquiry has also been initiated, they added, adding a breakthrough is expected very soon.
The inquiry will be conducted by Rajouri deputy superintendent of police.
Express News Service
PATNA: Darbhanga police in Bihar on Friday registered an FIR against four named and 100 unknown persons for their attempt to disrupt communal harmony by erecting flags and banners of ‘Hindu Rashtra’.
The police swung into action after some local residents informed senior administrative and police officials that banners of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ have been erected at several locations in the Laheriasarai locality of divisional headquarters town.
An investigating officer said that they found banners with ‘Hindu Rashtra’ written on them near a Duraga temple in the Maulaganj locality of the town. Similar saffron flags were also found in nearby areas.
Darbhanga district magistrate Dr. Rajeev Raushan said that he directed superintendent of police to take action soon after information related to posters and banners was received at his office on Friday.
The police seized the banners and posters from areas falling under the Laheriasarai police station. “We are keeping a close vigil on development and initiate stern action against people trying to vitiate the atmosphere,” he added.
Later in a press statement, Darbhanga police said that some anti-social elements tried to vitiate the atmosphere. An FIR has been filed against four named and 100 unidentified persons in this connection.
The ‘Hindu Rashtra’ flags also went viral on social media. Nazre Alam, national president of Muslim Bedari Karwan, wrote to Darbhanga district magistrate seeking stern action against offenders.
Alam, however, blamed some activists of Bajrang Dal for their alleged attempt to create communal tension in the town. He said that demanding ‘Hindu Rashtra’ in a democratic country like India is a criminal offence.
Meanwhile, patrolling has been intensified in Laheriasarai.
PATNA: Darbhanga police in Bihar on Friday registered an FIR against four named and 100 unknown persons for their attempt to disrupt communal harmony by erecting flags and banners of ‘Hindu Rashtra’.
The police swung into action after some local residents informed senior administrative and police officials that banners of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ have been erected at several locations in the Laheriasarai locality of divisional headquarters town.
An investigating officer said that they found banners with ‘Hindu Rashtra’ written on them near a Duraga temple in the Maulaganj locality of the town. Similar saffron flags were also found in nearby areas.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Darbhanga district magistrate Dr. Rajeev Raushan said that he directed superintendent of police to take action soon after information related to posters and banners was received at his office on Friday.
The police seized the banners and posters from areas falling under the Laheriasarai police station. “We are keeping a close vigil on development and initiate stern action against people trying to vitiate the atmosphere,” he added.
Later in a press statement, Darbhanga police said that some anti-social elements tried to vitiate the atmosphere. An FIR has been filed against four named and 100 unidentified persons in this connection.
The ‘Hindu Rashtra’ flags also went viral on social media. Nazre Alam, national president of Muslim Bedari Karwan, wrote to Darbhanga district magistrate seeking stern action against offenders.
Alam, however, blamed some activists of Bajrang Dal for their alleged attempt to create communal tension in the town. He said that demanding ‘Hindu Rashtra’ in a democratic country like India is a criminal offence.
Meanwhile, patrolling has been intensified in Laheriasarai.