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LUCKNOW: While UP CM Yogi Adityanath sought a report from state home department in the case involving Shrikant Tyagi alias Langda Tyagi who misbehaved with a woman and pushed her in her flat at a housing society –Grand Omaxe — in Noida last week, six cops, including inspector-in-charge, a sub-inspector and four constables have been suspended on account of laxity in the case. 

The incident came to light after a video of it went viral on social media.

Meanwhile, bulldozers of Noida Authority demolished a part of the illegal extensions at the residence of Tyagi after his accomplices had come asking for the address of the victim.

CM Yogi had directed the home department authorities to conduct a detailed investigation into the case initiating a stern action against the accused who is currently at large. He has also sought the list of officers allegedly close to the accused.

Noida police registered a case against Tyagi after the video of his misbehaviour went viral forming teams for his arrest. The Noida police registered a case against Tyagi under sections 354 (assault or use of criminal force on any woman), 447 (criminal trespass), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

The Gangster Act has also been invoked against him.

ADG, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said that while Noida Police Commissionerate were making an all-out effort by setting up a dozen special teams to nab the accused and a reward of Rs 25000 was announced on Monday for information leading to Tyagi’s arrest, the victim was provided with two PSOs for her security and protection, said the officer.

The sources claimed that Noida police teams had been conducting raids at 18 destinations including Delhi, Rishikesh, Hardwar and Lucknow.

Tyagi, who is elusive of police net, has reportedly approached Surajpur-based Noida district court through his lawyer submitting an application for surrender. The court has given time on August 10 to the accused.

On the other, cracking down on the encroachment by the accused, a team of Noida Authority’s work circle 8 put the bulldozers into service to demolish a part of the illegal extensions at the residence of Shrikant Tyagi in Noida on Monday morning.

As per the sources, Noida Authority officials reached Grand Omaxe society in Sector 93 early on Monday with workers and two bulldozers to demolish the illegal extensions Tyagi had made to his ground-floor residence – D-003 and the adjoining park.

While the bulldozers demolished the glass roof and wooden pillars partially, the workers took over the responsibility as the bulldozers could not enter the narrow path to encroachment. They used hammers to break the glass roof and the wooden panels in the narrow path.

Ishtiyaq Ahmed, general manager (planning) of the Noida Authority, was present at the site alongside police officers.

The action of demolition of the illegal extension of Tyagi residence in the society led to celebrations by the residents.

PATNA: Members of both houses of Parliament and state legislature, belonging to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar‘s JD(U), converged here on Tuesday to attend a meeting at his official residence, amid speculations of a major political move by the veteran leader, senior party functionaries said.

The meeting is scheduled to commence at 11 AM.

While the outcome will be known once the meeting is over, more than one of the prospective attendees denied the party’s ties with the BJP having worsened to an extent to call for a realignment.

““Our party had held many such meetings of MPs and MLAs in the past. We have been told that the current meeting has been called to discuss organisational matters. Never heard about any major crisis in the NDA,” said Ram Nath Thakur, a Rajya Sabha member, low key but known to enjoy proximity to the chief minister by virtue of being the son of late Karpoori Thakur, the latter’s political mentor.

Another confidant of Kumar, Leshi Singh, who is an MLA and a minister in his cabinet, said, ““I was away for the last four or five days but I have an idea of how things have been. There does not seem to be any major crisis facing the NDA government. It goes without saying, though, that the party will abide by any decision taken by the chief minister”.”

Meanwhile, MLAs of the opposition RJD, the largest party in the state assembly, have also been commanded by their leader Tejashwi Yadav to remain present at a meeting which will be held at his mother Rabri Devi’s Circular Road bungalow, a stone’s throw from the CM’s Anney Marg residence.

Chetan Anand, a young RJD MLA who is serving his first term, said, “Rumours of political realignment have been afloat for a couple of years. Let us not make any rash assumptions. Once the party leadership takes any decision, it will be definitely made known to all.”

NEW DELHI: On the lines of Singapore’s world-famous open-air food courts that have Unesco status, India is planning 790 Indigenous Food Streets (IFS) an authorised vending zone which will not only serve mouth-watering, safe and hygienic local delicacies, but would further promote the country’s vibrant and unique street food culture.

The proposal by Union health ministry is being studied by the Prime Minister’s Office, sources said. A presentation was made to MPs during last Parliament session and it had received an enthusiastic response, they added.

The ministry, which will pilot the project, will be the funding agency for creating 158 such streets per year for five years.

The budget earmarked for the project is Rs 395 crore Rs 50 lakh per street in 5 years. An additional amount of Rs 19.75 crore has also been allocated for carrying out social audits by the health ministry.

A vending zone meeting specified benchmarks for street food safety and hygiene will be declared as an Indigenous Food Street, officials said.

According to the proposal, every parliamentary constituency will have at least one cluster of vendors, lanes, and streets recognised as Indigenous Food Street.

While the health ministry will allocate 60% funds, 40% will be drawn from the funds of the urban local body, MPLADS or the state government. The proposals will be monitored by an Empowered Committee chaired by the Union health secretary.

According to the proposal, it will be mandatory for each street vendor to have a valid allotment and registration with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) under the health ministry.

While the Directorate General of Health Services will be the central implementing agency, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will identify designated clusters. They will allot space to the food vendors, identified by the local civic bodies and duly approved by the concerned MP.

The ministry will also make necessary provisions for basic infrastructure.

Standard facilities for the vendors
Like in Singapore, food vendors will be located in a common area like specific roads, alleys, lanes, markets, or even prominent tourist places. They will be provided with standard facilities like food carts, water, light, gas connection, waste disposal, garbage collection, washrooms, hand washing stations and parking

MUMBAI: With the arrest of 10 more persons in connection with the attack on a man in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district for allegedly supporting Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nupur Sharma on social media, the police have held all 14 accused in the case, an official said on Sunday. 

The incident of attack had occurred on August 4 in Karjat town of Ahmednagar district.

The 23-year-old victim, Pratik alias Sunny Rajendra Pawar, was attacked with sharp weapons by at least 14 people from the Muslim community with a sword, sickle, sticks, and hockey sticks, police said.

Pawar was later admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital for injuries to his head and other parts of the body, they said.

The police had earlier arrested four accused in the case.

“After the first information report (FIR), the Ahmednagar police had launched a search operation to nab the accused. On Saturday, four accused in the case were arrested,” the official said.

Continuing the searches in Karjat area, officials of the probe team nabbed 10 more accused later, he said adding, “All 14 accused in the case have been held now.”

The incident of attack had occurred when Pawar and Amit Mane, the complainant in the case, were going to attend an event on his two-wheeler and waiting for a friend near the medical shop at Akkabai Chowk in Karjat.

While they were waiting for a friend, some men belonging to the Muslim community approached them on two-wheelers.

They were carrying a sword, sickle, and hockey sticks, the FIR said.

One of them shouted at Pawar saying he had written a post on social media in support of Nupur Sharma and also put the status on Instagram after Kanhaiya Lal, and attacked him, Mane stated in his complaint filed on Friday.

According to the complaint, the attackers targeted Pawar for his alleged social media post for supporting Nupur Sharma and status of Kanhaiya Lal on Instagram, the police official said.

Kanhaiya Lal was allegedly murdered by two Muslim men in June in Udaipur for allegedly sharing a social media post in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments on Prophet Mohammad had caused a huge row.

Pawar sustained serious injuries in the attack in his head and other body parts and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

The attackers threatened Pawar that he will meet the same fate as that Umesh Kolhe.

One of the attackers hit Pawar in his eyes, the official said quoting the FIR.

Kolhe, a chemist, was killed over his alleged support for Nupur Sharma on social media in Maharashtra’s Amravati district.

After Pawar was left injured, Mane called up his two friends and they rushed Pawar to a state-run hospital, police said.

The FIR was registered against 14 people under sections 307 (attempt to murder),143 (being a member of an unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and others of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, police said.

“Police are examining Pawar’s social media accounts and also recovered his mobile phone for further investigation in the case,” the official said.

The mobile phone will be sent to the forensic science lab to verify whether he had uploaded any post from the gadget, he added.