Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange on Wednesday reached out to Beed superintendent of police Nand Kumar Thakur, and complained that innocent Maratha youths were being framed in cases.Jarange appealed to Thakur to stop the police from harassing innocents who have nothing to do with the arson and riots that rocked Beed district in October.Rioters had targeted the bungalows of several MLAs and former ministers in Beed district while they, and their families, were at home. This prompted the state home department to take serious cognizance of the violence. Home minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced the registration of attempted murder cases against the rioters. Jarange alleged that some police officers are harassing youths, despite their names not reflecting in the FIRs. Some officials are unnecessarily summoning the youths and making extra efforts to name them as accused in these cases, he told a group of journalists after his meeting with the SP. He also raised questions about the police invoking IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) on a large number of youths. He alleged that people who have actively backed the ongoing Maratha agitation are among those being arrested.Our humble request is that the innocents should not be framed in these cases. Action underway against the innocent people should stop, said Jarange.The quota activist, after meeting Thakur, said even those who have nothing to do with the acts of torching properties, and people who are in no way linked to the violence are being framed. I have been told that some people, who had completed their police custody, were remanded in judicial custody, and the police then took them in custody in other cases. I have told the SP that we have nothing to say about those who actually have committed these acts, but innocents should not be framed, said Jarange. The activist said that he got to know that the police have prepared two-three different lists to arrest the accused.We also published the following articles recentlyLoP & Jarange in a verbal duel on reservationVijay Wadettiwar, the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, has accused Maratha activist Manoj Jarange of threatening the Maharashtra government over the reservation issue. Wadettiwar appealed to Maratha youths not to support Jaranges demand for inclusion in the OBC community, as it would not help them secure jobs. He emphasized that reservation can only be granted within the framework of the law. Wadettiwar also sarcastically called on the government to grant certificates to various other communities, highlighting the complexities of the issue. Jarange, in response, accused Wadettiwar of misleading people and ignoring their plight.Murder convict who escaped police custody found working as security guard, held after 15 yearsA man who escaped from custody 15 years ago has been arrested by the Government Railway Police. Rajiv Singh, who was serving life imprisonment for murder, had jumped from a moving train while being taken to a Delhi court. He was found working as a security guard in Delhi under a fake name and had started a family. Singh had been convicted in a murder case in Uttarakhand and had a criminal case pending in Delhi.Delhi Police questions Bihar youth in Rashmika Mandannas deepfake video caseA 19-year-old youth from Bihar has been questioned by the Delhi Police in connection with a deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna that went viral on social media. The police suspect that the youth initially uploaded the video on his social media platform and then shared it on other platforms. An FIR has been registered, but no arrests have been made yet. The police have also reached out to Meta (formerly Facebook) for assistance in identifying the accused.

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