Himachal BJP chief, MLA booked for attempt to murder in stone-pelting incident
About 10 people including police personnel were injured in the stone-pelting incident over the alleged elopement of a Hindu woman with a Muslim man.
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Hindustan Times
34 minutes ago
- Hindustan Times
Himachal BJP chief, MLA booked for attempt to murder in stone-pelting incident
A day after 100 protestors, including BJP state president Rajiv Bindal and Paonta Sahib MLA Sukhram Chaudhary, were booked for defying prohibitory orders and assembling in front of Majra police station in Himachal's Sirmaur, the police have added Section 109 of the BNS (attempt to murder) against the protestors. The section was added after about 10 people, including police personnel, were injured in stone pelting and head constable was injured with sharp edged weapon. 'Section of 109 BNS is added to the FIR registered on June 13, in which 10 people, including police personnel, were injured following an attack with sharp edged weapons and stone pelting,' said Sirmaur additional superintendent of police Yogesh Rolta. The section was added on statement of head constable Sandeep, who had sustained sharp edged weapon injury on the head by the protestors who were moving towards house of accused armed with sharp edged weapons, he said. Atleast 10 people were injured in stone-pelting on Friday evening. The stone-pelting followed protests after a 19-year-old man from Kiratpur village eloped with an 18-year-old woman from different faith in a nearby village under Majra police station limits on June 4. The girl's family had lodged a complaint, but even after 10 days, no action was taken. Hindu organisations and local people have been protesting for the last few days, demanding strict action against the 'abductor'. On Friday, they blocked the Nahan-Paonta highway at Majra, about 25 km from Nahan, for about an hour. On Friday evening, as an angry crowd of protesters began moving towards the eloped man's house, locals from the other side resorted to stone-pelting, which the protesters retaliated. Subsequently, police resorted to lathicharge to bring the situation under control. A 36-hour dharna, led by Bindal in Majra area, ended after on Saturday after the man and woman were traced. 'Invoking attempt to murder section is politically motivated and is highly condemnable. People are being terrorized,' said Bindal addressing a press conference. He added, 'Action be taken against those involved in kidnapping and forcible conversion.' In a statement, BJP former state president and MP Suresh Kashyap said that the administration registering a case against BJP state president Dr Rajiv Bindal, MLA Sukhram Chaudhary, who were peacefully protesting against the kidnapping of a girl in Majra village of Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district, is highly condemnable. 'This incident is a clear proof of increasing hooliganism and administrative repression during the Congress government in the state,' he said. 'The false case registered against BJP leaders and protesters should be withdrawn immediately,' said Kashyap.
India Gazette
3 hours ago
- India Gazette
Delhi: BJP leaders held en route to Bangladeshi High Commission to protest attack on Tagore's ancestral home
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Delhi President Virendraa Sachdeva, were taken to the Chanakyapuri Police Station on Monday evening while they were en route to the Bangladeshi High Commission to protest over the vandalism of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh. The detention occurred as the leaders aimed to submit a memorandum demanding action against the incident, which they described as an attack on Bengali and Hindu culture. Sachdeva, speaking to the media before the detention, condemned the act, stating that the Bangladeshi government should take cognisance of such activities and demanded strict action against such extremist acts. 'We condemn the attack on Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh... This is an attack on Bengali and Hindu culture... We are marching towards the Bangladeshi High Commission and will give a memorandum... Their government should take cognisance of the activities carried out by the extremists. We will not tolerate this disrespect towards the Hindu and Bengali cultures... We demand strict action against the extremists,' Sachdeva said. Earlier today, BJP workers in Kolkata staged a rally from Sealdah Railway Station to the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, protesting the vandalism of Tagore's ancestral home in Bangladesh. The demonstration, led by prominent BJP leaders including Agnimitra Paul and Locket Chatterjee, highlighted the growing concerns over the safety of minorities and the cultural heritage shared between India and Bangladesh. The rally saw participants demanding accountability from the interim government of Bangladesh, led by Muhammad Yunus, over the incident. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs condemned the 'vandalism' of one of the ancestral homes of Rabindranath Tagore located in Bangladesh. Addressing a media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that the violent act is a disgrace to the memory and the inclusive philosophy and the teachings of the Nobel laureate. When asked about reports coming out of Bangladesh on the issue of vandalism of the ancestral home of Rabindranath Tagore, the MEA Spokesperson said, 'We strongly condemn the despicable attack and vandalisation of the ancestral home of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by a mob on June 8, 2025. The home, historically called Rabindra Kutcherybari, is located in the Sirajganj district of Bangladesh. The violent act is a disgrace to the memory and the inclusive philosophy and the teachings that the Nobel laureate espoused in Bangladesh.' He further noted, 'The attack falls in the broad pattern of the systematic attempts by the extremists to erase the symbols of tolerance and eviscerate the syncretic culture and the cultural legacy of Bangladesh.' Calling the perpetrators of the act as 'terrorists', MEA urged the interim government to take strict action against the perpetrators. 'We urge the interim government to rein in the terrorists and take strict action against the perpetrators, preventing the recurrence of such incidents that sadly have become a repetitive feature,' the Spokesperson said. (ANI)
Deccan Herald
7 hours ago
- Deccan Herald
Himachal BJP chief, MLA booked for attempt to murder in stone-pelting incident
About 10 people including police personnel were injured in the stone-pelting incident over the alleged elopement of a Hindu woman with a Muslim man.
