Man opens fire at school, 3 wounded, accused arrested
JAIPUR:
Three students of a school in Dungarpur sustained minor injuries when a 67-year-old man opened fire from his house adjoining to the school on Wednesday. The police have arrested the accused, Zumba Khan, and recovered a gun. A case under IPC section 307 has been registered against him. SP, Shankar Dutt Sharma said that the incident took place at Maharaval Senior Secondary school around 10.30am. Khan approached the principal and complained of some students throwing stones at his house. He said despite his complaints similar incidents kept happening and on Thursday he opened fire at the school. The pellets rebounded and hit three girls sitting in the classroom.
ALWAR ATTACK Family is demanding action against remaining accused and ₹50 lakh compensation JAIPUR:
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Five days after the attack on three men transporting cattle in Alwar on Friday that resulted in the death of Ummar Mohammed, the deceased’s family has agreed to the postmortem.
The postmortem had been held up till now because of objections from the family, who were demanding action against the accused and compensation. Ummar’s uncle Razzak said that they have agreed for the postmortem but want ₹50 lakh compensation and a government job for one of his sons. The activists, however, said that there was no satisfactory response from the government on their demands.
Members of various rights organisations along with Muslim outfits and Ummar’s family held a protest march under the banner of Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha from Muslim Musafirkhana to Lal Kothi police station here on Wednesday. The protesters, who were demanding arrest of the remaining accused and probe by a high court judge, wanted to march to the CM’s house but were stopped by the police a few hundred metres away.
Sawai Singh, convener of the Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha, said that the government’s response is inadequate. “The government has become extremely insensitive. In the case of Pehlu Khan (the dairy farmer killed by cow vigilantes in Alwar in April this year) too, the government did not take any strong action against the culprits,” said Singh. He said that the Morcha will give ₹5 lakh to Ummar’s family.
Manzoor Ali Khan, state vicepresident of Jamiatul Ulema-eHind, said that they were taking a silent procession to the CM’s house but were stopped. “The government has money to give to Adani and Ambani but not to poor Ummar’s family,” he said.
“With Alwar bypolls approaching the incident also reeks of political motives. They are trying to play with the Hindu psyche and have given a free hand to the killers,” said Nisha Sidhu, national secretary of the National Federation of Indian Women.
Meanwhile, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties issued a statement on Wednesday urging the Alwar superintendent of police (SP) to ‘stop defaming Ummar and others while protecting the so called gau-rakshaks (cow protectors)’.
Condemning a press note issued by the Alwar SP on Tuesday, the PUCL statement said that it tries to showcase the attack on Ummar and his fellows as an everyday fight between two gangs of criminals.
“… throughout the note that they have tried to show a history of cow smuggling by Tahir and Umar, however, have not mentioned the history of criminality of Bhagwan Singh and others in the murder case, two of whom have been arrested. So while downplaying the crime of murder, have also tried to defame the now dead Ummar and his seriously injured associate Tahir and the driver Javed,” read the statement.
If someone kills anyone, he must not be branded as gau rakshak but as accused. The investigation is on (in Alwar lynching case) and two people have been arrested.