Mumbai: Dandoshi Police has so far arrested 10 accused in the violence between two communities over the playing of Lord Ram songs at Santosh Nagar Market under the jurisdiction of Dandoshi police station in Malad East, Mumbai. On the demand of Bajrang Dal, BMC Bulldozers yesterday raided the house of the main accused and razed the house to the ground. During the raid, a packet of drugs was recovered from the accused’s house. Dandoshi police has registered a separate FIR, which is under investigation. According to police information, a Devi program was organized by South Indian in Santosh Nagar area. There was a scuffle between the two groups. The situation is currently under control. The police have registered a case under sections 109, 118 (1), 351 (3), 352, and 189 (1) of the IPC. A case has been registered under Sections 189(2), 189(3), 191(1), 191(2), 191(3), Section 37(1) of the Arms Act and Section 135 of the Maharashtra Police Act.

During the incident, the Mumbai Dandoshi Police resorted to lathicharge, resulting in serious injuries to three persons who have been admitted to the Trauma Care Hospital.

During the bulldozer operation at the accused’s house, thousands of people from Bajrang Dal and Hindu organisations raised slogans, chanted Hanuman Chalisa and performed Hanuman Aarti. Former BJP MP Kirat Soumya reached Santosh Nagar and participated in the Hanuman Aarti. Kirat Soumya has questioned the police action. Currently, the Mumbai Police has turned the entire area into a cantonment. Kret Soumya has said that until strict action is taken in this matter, they will continue their protest against it. Mumbai Police DCP Mahesh Chamte said that the accused have been arrested and a search is on for more people involved in the matter. So far, 10 accused have been arrested and a case of rioting has been registered against them.

Mumbai: Hundreds of poor and needy students of Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar constituency are studying in the Kalina campus of Mumbai University. Only, or the lack of BEST buses for the transportation of students, the transportation tickets are high. Taking this issue seriously, Samajwadi Party state president and MLA Abu Asim Azmi has written a letter to the chairman of the ‘BEST’ committee and demanded the start of a new bus service. Azmi said in his letter that due to the non-availability of buses for timely travel, students have to travel urgently between 10 am and 12 pm and 5 pm to 6 pm, but despite this, the students have to wait. Due to which the students suffer academically and they have to endure physical and mental trauma. He has requested the administration to provide a new bus service from the new bus stand located on 90 feet road to Kalina Vidyapeeth and provide more buses at the right time.

Mumbai: Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Delhi Special Cell have claimed to have arrested two Muslim youths on charges of involvement in terrorist activities during raids in Thane and Mumbai. They have been identified as 18-year-old Hammad Siddiqui, a resident of Kurla, and 32-year-old Musaib Ahmed alias Iftahar Ahmed alias Kalam Sonu, a resident of Kalyan. An electric gazette has also been recovered from both of them and their mobile phones have also been seized. The ATS claimed that a raid was conducted in the early hours of April 3, during which this arrest was made. Along with this, Yasir Muslim Khan was taken into custody from the police station and the house of a 15-year-old minor from Kandivali was also searched. During this, items were also seized from their houses. The ATS said that the Delhi Special Cell has summoned both of them for questioning. In this case, the Delhi Special Cell and the ATS are further investigating to see who else was in their contact. Not only were they active on social media, they were also associated with a group called Caliphate Soldiers. There is a fear of more arrests in this case. Along with this, there has been a sensation after the ATS operation. Many such youths are now on the radar of the ATS who are suspected of belonging to terrorist groups and are in contact with these organizations. It is said that Jaish-e-Mohammed and ISIS have started misleading propaganda and misleading the youth on social media. In such a situation, the ATS has appealed to the youth to avoid such extremist groups.