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Chhattisgarh: 10 cops, driver killed in blast by Naxals in Dantewada

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Dantewada: Ten police personnel and a driver were killed in a blast carried out by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday, officials said.
The incident took place under Aranpur police station limits when a team of the state police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning after an anti-Naxalite operation, a senior official said.
The area is located around 450 km from the state capital Raipur.

Naxalites blew up the mini-goods van in which the security personnel were travelling by using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), police sources said.
Further details were awaited.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 26, 2023
Hate speeches: 8 BJP functionaries issued notices by Chhattisgarh police

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Raipur: Eight Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries were issued notices by Chhattisgarh police on Friday for allegedly posting content on social media that spreads hate, an official said.
They have been asked to appear before police and present factual statements related to such posts, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Prashant Agrawal said.
The eight comprise BJP spokesperson Sanjay Shrivastava, IT cell in charge of BJP Chhattisgarh’s Twitter handle Sunil Pillai, treasurer Nandan Jain, BJP trade cell president Kedarnath Gupta, BJP Yuva Morcha Mandal president Yogi Sahu, divisional Yuva Morcha coordinator Kamal Sharma, DD Nagar BJP Yuva Morcha member Shubhankar and party worker Bittu Panigrahi.

The Congress had, on April 12, filed a complaint with Raipur police claiming such posts were spreading hate.
As per the police notice, these posts by BJP members allegedly used derogatory terms for Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in connection with the communal violence in Biranpur in the state’s Bemetara district.
The notice was based on a Supreme Court order dated October 21 last year directing action against hate speeches, police said.
After a fight among schoolchildren, violence rocked Biranpur village, some 100 kilometres from state capital Raipur on April 8, leading to the death of 22-year-old Bhuneshwar Sahu and injuries to three policemen.
Two houses were burnt during the statewide ‘bandh’ (shutdown) called by right-wing organisations on April 10, while the bodies of villagers Rahim Mohammad and his son Idul Mohammad were found with multiple injuries at a murum mine on April 11.

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April 14, 2023
Chhattisgarh: 5 held for torching house in violence-hit Biranpur

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Bemetara: Five persons were arrested on Friday for allegedly setting ablaze a house in violence-hit Biranpur village in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district, police said.
The house belonged to the son-in-law of Rahim Mohammad (55) who was found murdered along with his son, they said.
The five have been identified as Ajay Rajak (23), Pravin Kumar Sahu (27), Pradip Rajak (21) and Dinesh Rajak (23), residents of Pendarwani village in neighbouring Khairagarh district and Sandip Sahu (20) of Ramhepur village in adjoin Kabirdham district, Bemetara Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela told PTI.

Violence rocked Biranpur village, some 100 kilometres from the state capital Raipur on April 8, leading to the death of 22-year-old Bhuneshwar Sahu and injuries to three policemen.
Two houses were burnt during the statewide ‘bandh’ (shutdown) called by right-wing organisations on April 10, while the bodies of Rahim Mohammad and his son Idul Mohammad were found with multiple injuries at a murum mine on April 11.
One of the houses that was burnt down on the outskirts of the village belonged to Rahim’s son-in-law, after which police had registered a case under Indian Penal Code sections 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house) and 34 (common intention).
Later, IPC sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting, being armed with a deadly weapon) and 149 (unlawful assembly) were added in the case.
While 11 people have been arrested for alleged involvement in the murder of Sahu, the police have not yet got leads in the murder of Rahim and Idul.

On Friday, Durg Range Inspector General of Police Anand Chhabra announced a reward of Rs 30,000 for information leading to the arrest of those involved in the murders of Rahim and his son.
Incidentally, on Thursday, the Bemetara SP had announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for the same.
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April 14, 2023
5-year-old girl mauled to death by stray dogs in Chhattisgarh

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Koriya: A five-year-old girl died after she was attacked by stray dogs in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district on Friday, the police said.
The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday near Margdarshan School Road in Baikunthpur.
According to police, Sukanti (5), the victim was attacked by stray dogs when she was going to attend nature’s call at around 6 am on Friday. In the attack, the victim suffered grievous injuries and died.

“After receiving information about the incident, police rushed to the spot for undertaking an investigation at the crime scene. Prima-facie investigation hints that the victim might have died due to attacks by dogs,” said Station House Officer, Baikunthpur Kotwali police station Ashwani Singh.
Police sent the body for autopsy. Further investigation is underway.
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April 8, 2023
Chhattisgarh: Man arrested for making objectionable remarks about community on social media

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Sukma: A man has been arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district for allegedly making objectionable remarks against a community in a viral video, police said on Thursday.
He was arrested on Wednesday evening on the charges of hurting religious sentiments, Sukma Superintendent of Police Sunil Sharma said.
The man allegedly posted videos on social media on Wednesday using objectionable language for Hindus and the Bharatiya Janata Party, the SP said.

After being alerted about his viral video post, police acted swiftly and arrested him with the help from fellow Muslims, Sharma said.
The accused was booked under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, etc), 294 (obscene acts and songs) and 295 (injuring or defiling place of worship) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, the official said.
Secretary of the Bastar Division Muslim Community Farukh Ali said the community did not support such “hooligans.”
“A so-called Muslim youth has made indecent remarks against Hindu brothers. We strongly condemn him and also appeal to the police to take strict action against him. Hindus and Muslims have always lived in peace and unity in Sukma and the entire Bastar division. We do not support such hooligans. We wanted to punish him but we cannot take law into our hands, therefore we handed him over to the police,” he added.

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April 6, 2023
“Beating up, threatening people to sign documents…” Chhattisgarh CM

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Raipur: Coming down heavily on Enforcement Directorate for conducting searches at several locations in the State, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday alleged that people are being beaten up and threatened to sign documents.
“They (ED) are beating up people and pressurizing them to sign documents and threaten them(Maarpit Kar Rahe Hain… Maar Maar Kar Likhwa Rahe Hain…Dastkhat Karwa Rahe Hain),” CM Baghel alleged.
The scathing attack by Baghel comes at a time when Enforcement Directorate have been conducting searches at several locations in Raipur, including at the office belonging to Congress leader Ram Gopal Agarwal.

The Congress leader said that they raided 50 places in a month. “How much money and property were seized from it?” CM Baghel asked further.
He also questioned the Central probe agency to come clean on whether the crackdown is being done with an anti-corruption motive or political motive.
“We are against corruption and there should be a probe. But let them [ED] decide whether they are raiding for the purpose of arrest or with a political motive behind?” he told reporters here.
ED on Tuesday reportedly carried out search operations at separate locations in Raipur at the office belonging to a Congress leader Ram Gopal Agarwal at Gore Parisar under Civil Lines police station and residence of industrialist Kamal Sarda at Shankar Nagar in mining and alleged coal levy scam.
CRPF personnel remained present at both locations as the ED officials conducted raids.

He also informed that he has written to Home Minister Amit Shah aprising about the people being threatened by ED officials and had also mentioned it during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Earlier on Tuesday Baghel took a swipe at said the Centre by saying that it seems that ED has no office in BJP-ruled states.
“Industrialists, businessmen, transporters, MLAs, officers, farmers — there is no section left which has not been raided by ED. But it seems there is no ED office in MP, UP, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Karnataka. As long as there was Uddhav Thackeray’s Government in Maharashtra, central agencies were active there. When there was a change of Government there, the agencies became of no use there,” Baghel had said.
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April 2, 2023
Chhattisgarh: 5 Congress workers sustain burn injuries during Mashaal march

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Jagdalpur: Five Congress workers sustained burn injuries during the ‘Mashaal march’ campaign launched by the party against the Centre over Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification and “to save democracy” in Jagdalpur on Friday.
“Four of them have 10-15 per cent burns, while the other one has suffered more than 30 per cent burn injuries. The condition of all of them is stable and out of danger,” said Dr Sanjay Prasad, Civil Surgeon, at Maharani Hospital, Jagdalpur.
Earlier on March 28, Delhi Congress organised ‘Mashaal’ march to protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha during which several leaders were detained.
The Delhi police on Tuesday released all protesters, including Congress leaders and workers, who were detained from outside the Red Fort as part of its campaign against the government over Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification and “to save democracy”.
Party MPs and workers had gathered at the Red Fort at 7 pm to participate in the Congress’ ‘Loktantra Bachao Mashaal Shanti’ march. The detainees were brought to Kingsway Camp PS in North Delhi.
The party’s month-long campaign includes press conferences by national-level Leaders in 35 major cities and Jai Bharat Satyagraha at district and state levels and Jai Bharat Maha Satyagraha at the national level.
The Congress has announced a month-long protest programme over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi after he was found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case from 2019 on March 23 by the Surat Court.
(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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April 1, 2023
Chhattisgarh: Woman made to walk on burning coal, three arrested

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Durg: A woman was allegedly made to walk on burning coal and iron nails by her husband’s relatives to prove that she did not practice black magic in Chhattisgarh’s Durg town, police said on Saturday.
The woman, who sustained burns on her legs, was hospitalised after the incident that took place in Kailash Nagar area of the town on March 20, an official said.
The police have arrested two women and a man, and detained a minor boy, who claimed to be a tantrik, he said.
Talking to PTI, the victim, Mamta Nishad, a resident of Karidih locality here, claimed that her husband’s younger brother, his wife and her elder sister-in-law used to harass her by accusing her of being involved in witchcraft.
On the night of March 20, when her husband was away, the trio allegedly took her to a tantrik in Kailash Nagar and asked her to prove that she did not indulge in black magic, she alleged.
The victim claimed that the tantrik had made her walk 12 times on burning coal and nine times on a bed of iron nails. The victim informed her husband about the ordeal, following which a police complaint was lodged.
A case under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the Chhattisgarh Tonhi Pratadna Nivaran Act has been registered, City Superintendent of Police (CSP) of Durg area Vaibhav Banker said.
The three accused relatives were arrested and the tantrik, who is a minor, was detained, he said, adding that further investigation is underway.

The victim, however, raised questions about the police action after the accused were granted bail by a local court and demanded stern action against them.
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March 25, 2023
Chhattisgarh: 4 held over foot march in support of Amritpal Singh in Raipur

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Raipur: Four persons were arrested on Thursday, a day after a rally was taken out in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur by a group of people allegedly in support of wanted pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh, an official said.
Based on the examination of CCTV footage and video clips of the statements given by people involved in the rally, a first information report (FIR) was registered at Civil Lines police station here, Raipur Senior Superintendent of Police Prasant Agrawal told PTI.
Four Raipur residents, identified as Diler Singh Randhawa (46), Manindarjeet Singh alias Mintu Sandhu (40), Harinder Singh Khalsa (44) and Harpreet Singh Randhawa alias Chintu (42), were arrested for allegedly taking out a foot march in support of Amritpal Singh, he said.
The four have been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 147 (punishment for rioting), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 505(1)(b) (with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquillity), SSP Agrawal said, adding that further investigation is underway.
Earlier in the day, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said in the state Assembly that he had ordered police to probe the issue and take action against those found indulging in anti-national activities.
On Wednesday, a rally was taken out allegedly in support of Amritpal Singh, after which police served notice to the organisers. They were asked to furnish their replies at Civil Lines police station.
Diler Singh Randhawa, a member of Baba Budha Saheb Committee, who was part of the rally, had told media persons that Amritpal Singh was innocent. He accused the Punjab government of falsely implicating him.
Diler Singh claimed Amritpal Singh was fighting against addiction and was uniting youth through religion.

However, a video of Diler Singh, which was shared by police on Thursday, showed him claiming he had been misreported and that some persons were spreading propaganda that the rally was taken out in support of Khalistan.
He said the rally was held against the “illegal” action being taken against Sikhs in Punjab.
“We live in Chhattisgarh and love the people of Chhattisgarh. We respect every religion. We don’t want Khalistan and have nothing to do with it. We only talk about Sikhism and we raise our voice for Sikhs. It is our responsibility and right to raise the issue of our community,” he added.
Police action began in Punjab last week against radical preacher Amritpal Singh, who heads Waaris Punjab De’ organisation, leading to several arrests, though he continues to remain elusive.
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March 23, 2023
Chhattisgarh: Student falls to death while filming Instagram reel at Bilaspur college

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Bilaspur: A 20-year-old man fell to death while filming for an Instagram reel with his friends at a college in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur district, police said on Saturday.
The incident, which took place at Government Science College in Bilaspur town on Friday afternoon, was captured by the deceased man’s friends on their mobile phones, an official said.
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As per preliminary information, Ashutosh Sao, a first-year Bachelor of Science student, had gone to the terrace of the ground-plus-one-storey college building with five of his friends to shoot reels for Instagram.
Sao jumped the boundary wall of the terrace and climbed onto a window slab to get filmed, but he slipped and fell from a height of 20 feet, the official said.
The man sustained head injuries and died on the spot, he said.
The police have registered an accidental death report and further probe is underway, he said.
Bilaspur Superintendent of Police Santosh Singh posted a clip of Sao and his friends planning to make reel on the terrace just before the incident, with a cautionary message appealing to people to avoid taking such risks.
In the video, Sao is seen jumping on the window slab and is heard saying, “If I jump from here to there (other window shed) I will not be able return.” To this, his friend is heard saying, “You will (come back). I am making a video.”
Taking to Twitter, the SP said, “While making Instagram reels with friends in Bilaspur Science College campus, a youth (in Orange T-shirt) fell. He could not be saved. Investigation is on into the incident…Alertness is necessary at all times #Safetyfirst.”

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March 18, 2023