UP: BJP MLA among 698 booked after disputes over tazia processions

Bareilly | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

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BAREILLY: Police on Saturday lodged three FIRs at Bithri Chainpur police station and two FIRs at Cantonment police station here over disputes related to tazia processions. On Saturday morning, police teams arrested a total of 20 accused in this case.Superintendent of police (city) Abhinandan Singh said, “After identifying the persons we have lodged FIRs. “Police conducted raids in my house and also of my innocent neighbours who had nothing to do with the incident. According to police, Kalari and Chandpur villagers were decided that they will bury tazia at their village but Khajuriya and other villagers were thinking that the tazia would pass through their villages. After handling the situation by police and after the interrogation of villagers, some people confessed that they were doing this on the MLA’s order..