Police on toes as Aligarh’s Tappal area is still tense
Aligarh: An uneasy calm prevailed in Tappal town in Aligarh on Monday with a heavy police deployment in the town, a day after it witnessed tense moments, even as the district administration ordered suspension of Internet services till midnight. Following the brutal killing of a two-and-a-halfyear-old girl in Tappal, some mischief-mongers had been spreading rumours.
Aligarh, June 10: Authorities maintained a tight vigil in Tappal on Monday suspending Internet services and deploying additional forces, a day after police thwarted attempts by right-wing groups to hold a “mahapanchayat” in the town against the brutal murder of a toddler.
The circle officer (CO) of Tappal area, Pankaj Srivastava, was transferred on Monday as a fallout of the events of the past few days. The police also denied reports of migration of Muslims from the area, saying “a few persons may have moved out temporarily, but they will return shortly”.
Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) remained clamped in Tappal, which falls under Khair tehsil, due to the fear of a communal flare-up as officials warned of strict action against spreading of inflammatory messages or videos on the social media.
District Chandra magistrate Bhushan Singh ordered suspension of all Internet services in the entire Khair tehsil area till midnight, an official release said on Monday.
Following the brutal killing of a two-and-a-halfyear-old girl in Tappal, some mischief-mongers had been spreading rumours and circulating fake video clips on the social media, the release said, adding that these posts were likely to inflame communal passions.
The police were monitoring all such posts.