Acting on Kanpur rioters, Yogi Adityanath arrests 20 protestors, bulldozers to be run and the properties of rioters to be confiscated.
Violence broke out in #Kanpur during a shutdown called by the Muslim community protesting against Nupur Sharma of BJP due to her blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. When Muslim shopkeepers were closing their shops after Friday prayers, the Hindutva mob started pelting stones at them, according to sources and the Kanpur rioters started into a furious fight against each other pelting stones.
The violence occurred during the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kanpur on Friday.
Journalist Meer Faisal tweets, “Violence broke out in #Kanpur during a shutdown called by the Muslim community protesting against Nupur Sharma of BJP due to her blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad. When Muslim shopkeepers were closing their shops after Friday prayers, the Hindutva mob started pelting stones at them.”
Violence broke out in #Kanpur during shutdown called by Muslim community protesting against @NupurSharmaBJP blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad SAW. When Muslim shopkeepers were closing their shops after Friday prayers, the Hindutva mob started pelting stones at them. pic.twitter.com/MdEfRuQBwr
— Meer Faisal (@meerfaisal01) June 3, 2022
Here you can hear someone is saying “Natak kar raha hai Natak kar raha hai” to Muslim man.
Here you can hear someone is saying "Natak kar raha hai Natak kar raha hai" to Muslim man. pic.twitter.com/2QmRTmz5SL
— Meer Faisal (@meerfaisal01) June 3, 2022
In this video, you can see how the police are abusing and brutally beating the same man with sticks.
In this video you can see how the police is abusing and brutally beating the same man with sticks. pic.twitter.com/A7LhVVAM6G
— Meer Faisal (@meerfaisal01) June 3, 2022
After seeing off PM Narendra Modi at Chakeri Airport in Kanpur, CM Yogi Adityanath took full stock of the ruckus from Chief Secretary Durgashankar Mishra and DGP DS Chauhan and instructed them that action should be taken against the rioters in such a way that not a single culprit remains.
He called up the Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Awasthi and asked him to know every moment and deal strictly with the ruckus.
Following the strict instructions of Chief Minister Yogi regarding Kanpur’s violence, the police arrested 20 protestors. Preparations are being made to also run bulldozers, and the property of protestors will also be confiscated.
So far 18 people have been arrested after being taken into custody in the riots. On the basis of the video, efforts are being made to arrest others. Additional forces have been sent to the area. 12 companies and one platoon PAC have been sent.
“The accused and the conspirators will be booked under Gangster Act and their properties will be seized or demolished,” warned the officer. Twelve companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been sent to the area to maintain law and order, police said. Senior officials are also being sent there to monitor the situation. “Officials have been asked to keep a round-the-clock vigil. The UP government will not allow law and order to be disturbed in any situation,” Kumar said.
Yogi said that by confiscating the property of the rioters and by taking action under Rasuka (National Security Act), in the future no one would even think of creating a ruckus.
Sources say the riot was planned to frame Muslims
Watch d video carefully and see how riot was planned to frame muslims 👇#UttarPradesh #Kanpur #KanpurViolence pic.twitter.com/ErxUm3o5iS
— Hate Detector 🔍 (@HateDetectors) June 3, 2022
Bjp members pelting stones while Muslims closes their shops after Friday namaz #Kanpur #nupursharmabjp pic.twitter.com/VRhX6aCJDC
— Unconsecrated (@Unconsecrated8) June 3, 2022
What Happened That Led to the Riots
Muslims had wanted to close their shops in protest against Nupur Sharma of BJP due to her blasphemous comments against Prophet Muhammad on national television last week. When Muslim shopkeepers were closing their shops after Friday prayers, it was reported that the Hindutva mob tried to stop them and also started pelting stones at them and the Muslims retaliated by throwing back stones.
DG Law and Order Prashant Kumar said that some people tried to close the shops in Kanpur. When this was opposed, clashes started. Stone pelting was done from both sides. When the police tried to control the situation, they were also pelted with stones. Senior officials also reached the spot and the situation was brought under control by using necessary force. The additional police force has been sent there. Taking an aggressive stance, the police have entered the narrow streets with full preparation. The police were also thrashing the people
Stone pelting went on from roofs and narrow streets in Kanpur and did not stop and the police were also targeted. The protestors are identified from the video footage.
At the same time, according to the police commissioner of Kanpur, two people were injured in the ruckus. 18 protestors have been detained. At present, there is silence at the Yatimkhana intersection and there is a heavy police force in the streets.