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IG, Meerut Zone, Alok Sharma confirmed that the clashes were "pre-planned". "The riot was preplanned. The way the firing was done and shops were burnt indicate many possibilities...We are investigating all angles," he said.
The role of the civil and police administration is also under the scanner as the armed rioters had a free hand for nine hours till 4 pm on Saturday before the lathi-wielding policemen dispersed the mob.
People come out on streets after curfew was relaxed for a few hours in riot-hit Saharanpur on Tuesday.
ADG, Telecom, Devendra Singh Chauhan admitted that the local administration could have prevented the riots if decisions were taken promptly. "The district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police are expected to take prompt decisions in such situation.
The violence could have been averted if action was initiated at the proper time," Chauhan, who has been sent to Saharanpur as special observer, said.
The ADG said the rioters have been identified and police teams have been constituted to arrest them. The culprits will be booked under the stringent National Security Act, Chauhan added.
The rioters had a well-chalked plan as they first set ablaze the firebrigade office and fire tenders, crippling the department from carrying out any relief work. They then carried out looting and arson at the Ambala Road.
"Some rioters were lighting Molotov cocktails and throwing them inside the shops. Despite repeated requests to impose curfew in the city, the police kept saying till 4 pm that they didn't receive any order to stop the people from gathering.
Over 4,000 people had assembled at Ambala Road by 10 am. They were increasingly getting violent," cloth trader Harvinder Singh, whose shop was torched, claimed. Interestingly, the disputed plot was never a major issue for the two communities until recently. The Sikhs claimed the Muslims had claimed their rights over the plot after they bought it four years ago. Though the Muslims claimed that the plot was a Waqf property, they could not prove the same in a minority commission.
Later, they had withdrawn their claim over the plot and it was finally handed over to the Sikhs. Since then, it was a non-issue for the two communities. The construction work was started there a year ago without any opposition from the other side, the Sikh community claimed. But all of a sudden, some people objected to the construction by Sri Guru Singh Sabha and violence erupted on Saturday.
Locals also claimed that some motorcycle-borne masked men were indiscriminately firing at whosoever standing on their way, suggesting that they wanted to spread terror among the people for stopping construction at the plot.
"We saw two masked men on a motorcycle who were firing at the passers-by in Ghantaghar area," Sanjeev Bhandari, whose shop was set on fire at Ambala Road, said. Prior to the clashes on Saturday, Saharanpur had last witnessed communal violence in December 1992 when the Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya.
Akhilesh's UP tops the Riot list of 2013
With 247 incidents of communal violence, Uttar Pradesh has earned the dubious distinction of topping the list of states that witnessed riots in 2013 and the situation is no different in 2014 too.
Riots in Muzaffarnagar and adjoining areas had claimed more than 60 lives last year.
The communal violence claimed 77 lives last year in UP. While the data for this year is still being compiled by the Union home ministry, a rough estimate put the number of communal clashes reported this year to around 65, in which at least 15 people lost their lives.
In Saharanpur, where clashes broke out between two communities on Saturday, three 33 injured so far.
Riots in Muzaffarnagar and its adjoining areas had claimed over 60 lives during August-September last year. More than 90 people were also injured and over 50,000 people were displaced due to the communal violence then.
Uttar Pradesh also recorded a maximum of 360 people being injured in these incidents in 2013. The state also registered a maximum of 118 communal incidents in 2012 in which 39 people were killed and 500 were injured. Maharashtra came next with 88 communal incidents last year followed Madhya Pradesh (84), Karnataka (73), Gujarat (68), Bihar (63) and Rajasthan (52).
A total of 823 such incidents were reported from across the country last year. A total of 133 people were killed and 2,269 injured in these incidents. While 12 people were killed in Maharashtra in these incidents, 11 people were killed in MP during the period.
'ISI could be behind clash'
Union minister Kalraj Mishra (inset) on Tuesday raised suspicion that there could be Pakistani intelligence agency ISI's hand behind the Saharanpur incident. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Kalraj said during the UPA rule, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had also pointed out ISI's presence in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar.
The police have so far arrested 68 people for their alleged involvement in the clashes on Saturday. Three people were killed and 33 injured in the clashes between two communities over a land dispute.
Meanwhile, UP Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visited Aishbagh Eidgah and greeted people on the occasion. Asked about the plot of land over which clashes erupted, Yadav had said the matter is sub judice and action would be taken accordingly.
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As usual Indian Media blames Pakistan, to shield anti-national Indian Muslims who have no respect for the judiciary and their fellow non-Muslim Citizens.
@Gautam @Nair saab @Indrani @Tshering22 @Lord Aizen @Gazprom @Chak Bamu @qamar1990
The role of the civil and police administration is also under the scanner as the armed rioters had a free hand for nine hours till 4 pm on Saturday before the lathi-wielding policemen dispersed the mob.
ADG, Telecom, Devendra Singh Chauhan admitted that the local administration could have prevented the riots if decisions were taken promptly. "The district magistrate and the senior superintendent of police are expected to take prompt decisions in such situation.
The violence could have been averted if action was initiated at the proper time," Chauhan, who has been sent to Saharanpur as special observer, said.
The ADG said the rioters have been identified and police teams have been constituted to arrest them. The culprits will be booked under the stringent National Security Act, Chauhan added.
The rioters had a well-chalked plan as they first set ablaze the firebrigade office and fire tenders, crippling the department from carrying out any relief work. They then carried out looting and arson at the Ambala Road.
"Some rioters were lighting Molotov cocktails and throwing them inside the shops. Despite repeated requests to impose curfew in the city, the police kept saying till 4 pm that they didn't receive any order to stop the people from gathering.
Over 4,000 people had assembled at Ambala Road by 10 am. They were increasingly getting violent," cloth trader Harvinder Singh, whose shop was torched, claimed. Interestingly, the disputed plot was never a major issue for the two communities until recently. The Sikhs claimed the Muslims had claimed their rights over the plot after they bought it four years ago. Though the Muslims claimed that the plot was a Waqf property, they could not prove the same in a minority commission.
Later, they had withdrawn their claim over the plot and it was finally handed over to the Sikhs. Since then, it was a non-issue for the two communities. The construction work was started there a year ago without any opposition from the other side, the Sikh community claimed. But all of a sudden, some people objected to the construction by Sri Guru Singh Sabha and violence erupted on Saturday.
Locals also claimed that some motorcycle-borne masked men were indiscriminately firing at whosoever standing on their way, suggesting that they wanted to spread terror among the people for stopping construction at the plot.
"We saw two masked men on a motorcycle who were firing at the passers-by in Ghantaghar area," Sanjeev Bhandari, whose shop was set on fire at Ambala Road, said. Prior to the clashes on Saturday, Saharanpur had last witnessed communal violence in December 1992 when the Babri Masjid was demolished in Ayodhya.
Akhilesh's UP tops the Riot list of 2013
With 247 incidents of communal violence, Uttar Pradesh has earned the dubious distinction of topping the list of states that witnessed riots in 2013 and the situation is no different in 2014 too.
The communal violence claimed 77 lives last year in UP. While the data for this year is still being compiled by the Union home ministry, a rough estimate put the number of communal clashes reported this year to around 65, in which at least 15 people lost their lives.
In Saharanpur, where clashes broke out between two communities on Saturday, three 33 injured so far.
Riots in Muzaffarnagar and its adjoining areas had claimed over 60 lives during August-September last year. More than 90 people were also injured and over 50,000 people were displaced due to the communal violence then.
Uttar Pradesh also recorded a maximum of 360 people being injured in these incidents in 2013. The state also registered a maximum of 118 communal incidents in 2012 in which 39 people were killed and 500 were injured. Maharashtra came next with 88 communal incidents last year followed Madhya Pradesh (84), Karnataka (73), Gujarat (68), Bihar (63) and Rajasthan (52).
A total of 823 such incidents were reported from across the country last year. A total of 133 people were killed and 2,269 injured in these incidents. While 12 people were killed in Maharashtra in these incidents, 11 people were killed in MP during the period.
'ISI could be behind clash'
Union minister Kalraj Mishra (inset) on Tuesday raised suspicion that there could be Pakistani intelligence agency ISI's hand behind the Saharanpur incident. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Kalraj said during the UPA rule, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi had also pointed out ISI's presence in riot-hit Muzaffarnagar.
The police have so far arrested 68 people for their alleged involvement in the clashes on Saturday. Three people were killed and 33 injured in the clashes between two communities over a land dispute.
Meanwhile, UP Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav visited Aishbagh Eidgah and greeted people on the occasion. Asked about the plot of land over which clashes erupted, Yadav had said the matter is sub judice and action would be taken accordingly.
________________________________________________________________________________________
As usual Indian Media blames Pakistan, to shield anti-national Indian Muslims who have no respect for the judiciary and their fellow non-Muslim Citizens.
@Gautam @Nair saab @Indrani @Tshering22 @Lord Aizen @Gazprom @Chak Bamu @qamar1990
