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Seven arrested for rioting in Vakola

Vakola police arrested seven for rioting and unlawful assembly after a protest against the Pahalgam attack turned violent in Santacruz East.

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 07:52 AM IST

ByManish Kumar Pathak

Authorities demolish 'illegal' houses of accused involved in Ahmedabad mob violence

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Published on Mar 15, 2025 04:39 PM IST

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Sambhal violence: Town in security blanket; Net suspended for 24 hrs more

Over 100 more troublemakers identified; restrictions on entry of outsiders, public representatives till Nov 30

Cops guarding the Shahi Mosque in Sambhal (HT File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 26, 2024 08:33 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Sambhal

Fresh attacks, arson as Manipur remains tense

Manipur faces escalating violence, with riots and arson reported amid curfews, prompting emergency meetings and government support withdrawals.

Smoke and flames billow out of vehicles which were set on fire during demonstrations after three bodies, suspected to be of six missing persons from Jiribam district, were found near the Manipur-Assam border on Friday night, in Imphal, on Saturday. (PTI)

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Updated on Nov 18, 2024 01:51 AM IST

ByThomas Ngangom, Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Imphal/silchar

Ghaziabad: Student assaulted over argument at party, 18 booked

Despite a public apology, two days later when Om was returning home, he was accosted by about 25 people outside the college gate and brutally assaulted, his father complained

Police registered a case under sections 191(2) (rioting), 115(2) (assault), and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against eight identified and 10 unidentified suspects, aged between 20 and 25, at Indirapuram police station on Saturday. (Representational image)

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Updated on Oct 28, 2024 06:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Violence in Brij Vihar: Police book 250 for rioting following minor’s rape

The violence unfolded after girl’s family on late Wednesday evening alleged that she was raped by one of her Muslim neighbours

Police said they are carrying out a detailed investigation, but the family has not been able to disclose the identities or names of the three alleged suspects. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 31, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

‘Exercise due caution’: India alerts travellers to UK amid riots

Indian travellers should keep up with local news and avoid areas where protests are happening, Indian high commission said.

Protestors throw fireworks as the riots continue into the night in Liverpool, Britain, August 3, 2024. REUTERS/ Belinda Jiao(REUTERS)

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Updated on Aug 06, 2024 02:10 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Barron Trump to attend UPenn? Campus protests influence college choice

Barron Trump's college search impacted by pro-Palestinian protests. University of Pennsylvania introduces new guidelines amid ongoing encampments.

Barron Trump, son of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump, receives his diploma during his graduation ceremony at Oxbridge Academy, Friday, May 17, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)(AP)

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Published on Jun 17, 2024 10:02 AM IST

ByAditi Srivastava

Punjab: Former Congress MLA Zira among 9 booked after clash over land dispute

State Congress chief Warring terms police action against Kulbir Singh Zira, the party’s Khadoor Sahib MP candidate in recent LS elections, politically motivated

Former Congress MLA Kulbir Singh Zira was among nine people booked for attempt to murder, trespass and rioting following a clash over a land dispute in Ferozepur district last week. (HT file photo)

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Updated on Jun 12, 2024 03:47 PM IST

ByGaurav Sagar Bhaskar

FIR lodged against two cops over missing case diary in Prayajraj

The case was registered after the court summoned the case diary of the chargesheet, but it went missing.

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Updated on May 29, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Prayagraj

Court rejects bail plea of Dhampur MLA, son in arson case

It also issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against eight co-accused who allegedly set fire to a plant of a road construction company in the district on April 29

Regarding the arrest of the MLA and his son, the SP said an investigation was underway and the interrogation of the eight men might help the police.

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Published on May 10, 2024 10:05 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Meerut

Criminals paraded at Pune police stations

Amol Zende, deputy commissioner of police (crime), said that the parade of the criminals who have been booked for rioting, spreading terror, gathering illegal mobs, and possessing illegal weapons took place at all police stations

Zende explained hardened criminals being summoned to the police stations is a public declaration of the city police’s continued commitment to maintaining citizens’ safety and security. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

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Published on May 02, 2024 09:57 PM IST

ByNadeem Inamdar

MLA , son booked on charges of rioting , attempt to murder

A case was registered against the MLA and his son under Sections 147( rioting), 148( rioting armed with deadly weapons), 149 (unlawful assembly), 384 ( extortion), 307 ( attempt to murder) and 506 ( criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code in Shivala Kala police station on Tuesday evening.

Two persons arrested with arms and inflammable material. (HT)

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Updated on May 02, 2024 07:12 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Haryana Police slap NSA, rioting & murder bid cases on farmers

Stating that the protesters have caused damage to government and private properties, the Ambala Police slapped the NSA on farmer leaders and started the process to seize their properties and bank accounts. A police spokesperson said the protesters have been pelting stones at the forces and trying to break barricades even since the agitation began on February 13

Demonstrators run for cover as police fire tear gas to prevent them from marching towards New Delhi during a protest by farmers near the Haryana-Punjab state border in Rajpura, Punjab, on Wednesday. (Bloomberg)

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Updated on Feb 23, 2024 09:32 AM IST

ByBhavey Nagpal, Sunil Rahar, Karnal/rohtak

Four students booked for brawl outside pvt varsity after video goes viral

Police said the men are suspected to be students of Amity University but this will be confirmed only after their arrest

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Updated on Feb 11, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Day after, Ghatkopar police arrest 5 for mob trying to prevent cleric’s arrest

The Ghatkopar police registered a case against hundreds of supporters of cleric Mufti Salman Azhari who surrounded the police station on Sunday evening

Islamic cleric, Mufti Salman Azhari, was arrested by the Gujarat police on Sunday for a January 31 speech that he had delivered. (HT Photo/Satish Bate)

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Updated on Feb 05, 2024 04:27 PM IST

ByManish K Pathak

Auto workshop owner robbed of car, cash in Ludhiana

The miscreants robbed the man of cash, gold, debit cards and drove away the Maruti Suzuki Swift car after pushing him out of the moving car, Ludhiana police said

The victim Pritpal Singh, 39, a resident of Baba Shri Chand Colony of Mundian Kalan, sought help from a passerby and informed Ludhiana police. (Getty image)

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Updated on Jan 31, 2024 11:31 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder

Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat, however, discharged all the accused for the offences under Sections 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 109 (abetment) IPC along with sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act

The North-East Delhi February 2020 riots left 53 dead and over 400 injured (PTI Photo)

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Updated on Jan 20, 2024 01:53 PM IST

ByDeepankar Malviya

Man held in post-Babri riots case in Karnataka granted bail

A sessions court in Karnataka has granted conditional bail to a man arrested in connection with a case of rioting during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in 1992.

Hubballi: Undated photo of Srikanth Poojari who had taken part in the Ram temple agitation. Karnataka police has arrested Poojari on charges of indulging in violence during the movement. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_01_2024_000348A) (PTI)

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Updated on Jan 06, 2024 07:35 AM IST

ByArun Dev

What is it like to be a Muslim in India?

The answer to the question “What is it like to be a Muslim in India?” could threaten the integrity and future of our country

Indian Muslim students wearing burqas leave Mahatma Gandhi Memorial college after they were denied entry into the campus in Udupi, Karnataka state, India, February. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

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Published on Dec 23, 2023 11:01 PM IST

ByKaran Thapar

Ahmedabad court acquits Dalit leader Mevani, 6 others in 2016 case

A case was registered against Jignesh Mevani and six others on charges of unlawful assembly, rioting and causing damage to public property at Income Tax crossroads in Ahmedabad in 2016

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Published on Nov 28, 2023 08:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Dublin wakes to looted stores, smouldering vehicles after night of riots

Police blamed far-right agitators for starting the violence after a small group of anti-immigrant protesters arrived at the scene of the stabbing attack.

Flames rise from the car and a bus, set alight at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O'Connell Bridge, in Dublin. (AFP)

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Published on Nov 24, 2023 01:51 PM IST

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1 killed, 5 injured as two groups clash in Bhandup

22-year-old killed, 5 injured in Bhandup after fight between two groups. One stabbed to death, others out of danger. 6 booked for murder and rioting.

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Updated on Nov 17, 2023 07:48 AM IST

ByManish K Pathak

Six students of Kerala college arrested for physical assault of junior student over Insta post

The accused students, all of second-year, have also been suspended from the college which has formed a committee to probe the incident

Police said the arrested students have been charged under various offences including rioting, unlawful assembly, causing hurt using dangerous weapons and attempt to murder. (HT Archives)

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Updated on Nov 16, 2023 07:14 AM IST

ByVishnu Varma

Over 200 female U.P. 112 contractual workers booked for rioting

On Wednesday, Lucknow Police booked five identified and 200 unidentified female contractual workers from U.P. 112 for their involvement in a sit-in protest that had been ongoing since Monday.

Protesting contractual workers (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 09, 2023 05:52 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Eight booked for rioting, damaging neighbour’s house in Chandigarh’s Dhanas

Eight sword-wielding men were booked by the police for rioting and damaging a residential property in Dhanas. One person has been arrested so far.

Police have booked eight men for rioting, damaging neighbour’s house in Chandigarh’s Dhanas. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 10, 2023 09:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Sajjan Kumar let off in one 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Despite getting acquitted in this matter the Congress leader will continue to remain in Tihar Jail serving a life sentence in another 1984 riots case.

According to the prosecution, Sajjan Kumar indulged in acts of rioting armed with deadly weapons with the object to loot, damage, burn the properties and kill members of the Sikh community in Sultanpuri area. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Sep 21, 2023 03:39 AM IST

ByDeepankar Malviya

Cop attacked after he tries to stop illegal mining in Yamunanagar, 2 booked

The cop, Virender Singh, said that he was on patrolling duty on Sunday night, when he noticed two speeding dumpers without any number plate and filled with illegal mining material. The Yamunanagar police have booked two men for attempt to murder, rioting, obstructing a public servant and other sections after they allegedly attacked a head constable deputed to stop illegal mining in the district and three other locals.

The Yamunanagar police have booked two men for attempt to murder, rioting, obstructing a public servant and other sections after they allegedly attacked a head constable deputed to stop illegal mining in the district and three other locals. (HT File Photo)

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Published on Sep 13, 2023 12:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ambala

Chandigarh: 35-year-old man attacked in Sector 38 West, 9 booked

Police said the victim, Bunty of Dadumajra Colony, was attacked with a knife and sharp-edged weapons; he was rushed to PGIMER by the cops after being informed by the petrol pump staff

Bunty was stabbed in the stomach by one of the assailants while he also suffered injuries on one arm, back and thigh. (Getty image)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2023 04:43 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Right-wing activist accused of stoking Nuh violence arrested

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi has been arrested in connection with the communal violence in Nuh and Gurugram districts in India. He is accused of rioting, assault, brandishing weapons, and dacoity. Bajrangi is the first prominent cow vigilante to be arrested in the case, which resulted in six deaths and 88 injuries.

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Updated on Aug 15, 2023 11:04 PM IST

ByLeena Dhankhar

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Vakola police arrested seven for rioting and unlawful assembly after a protest against the Pahalgam attack turned violent in Santacruz East.

Authorities demolish 'illegal' houses of accused involved in Ahmedabad mob violence

Over 100 more troublemakers identified; restrictions on entry of outsiders, public representatives till Nov 30

Manipur faces escalating violence, with riots and arson reported amid curfews, prompting emergency meetings and government support withdrawals.

Despite a public apology, two days later when Om was returning home, he was accosted by about 25 people outside the college gate and brutally assaulted, his father complained

The violence unfolded after girl’s family on late Wednesday evening alleged that she was raped by one of her Muslim neighbours

Indian travellers should keep up with local news and avoid areas where protests are happening, Indian high commission said.

Barron Trump's college search impacted by pro-Palestinian protests. University of Pennsylvania introduces new guidelines amid ongoing encampments.

State Congress chief Warring terms police action against Kulbir Singh Zira, the party’s Khadoor Sahib MP candidate in recent LS elections, politically motivated

The case was registered after the court summoned the case diary of the chargesheet, but it went missing.

It also issued non-bailable warrants (NBWs) against eight co-accused who allegedly set fire to a plant of a road construction company in the district on April 29

Amol Zende, deputy commissioner of police (crime), said that the parade of the criminals who have been booked for rioting, spreading terror, gathering illegal mobs, and possessing illegal weapons took place at all police stations

A case was registered against the MLA and his son under Sections 147( rioting), 148( rioting armed with deadly weapons), 149 (unlawful assembly), 384 ( extortion), 307 ( attempt to murder) and 506 ( criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code in Shivala Kala police station on Tuesday evening.

Police said the men are suspected to be students of Amity University but this will be confirmed only after their arrest

The Ghatkopar police registered a case against hundreds of supporters of cleric Mufti Salman Azhari who surrounded the police station on Sunday evening

The miscreants robbed the man of cash, gold, debit cards and drove away the Maruti Suzuki Swift car after pushing him out of the moving car, Ludhiana police said

Additional sessions judge Amitabh Rawat, however, discharged all the accused for the offences under Sections 34 (act done by several persons in furtherance of a common intention), 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 109 (abetment) IPC along with sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act

A sessions court in Karnataka has granted conditional bail to a man arrested in connection with a case of rioting during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement in 1992.

The answer to the question “What is it like to be a Muslim in India?” could threaten the integrity and future of our country

A case was registered against Jignesh Mevani and six others on charges of unlawful assembly, rioting and causing damage to public property at Income Tax crossroads in Ahmedabad in 2016

Police blamed far-right agitators for starting the violence after a small group of anti-immigrant protesters arrived at the scene of the stabbing attack.

22-year-old killed, 5 injured in Bhandup after fight between two groups. One stabbed to death, others out of danger. 6 booked for murder and rioting.

The accused students, all of second-year, have also been suspended from the college which has formed a committee to probe the incident

On Wednesday, Lucknow Police booked five identified and 200 unidentified female contractual workers from U.P. 112 for their involvement in a sit-in protest that had been ongoing since Monday.

Eight sword-wielding men were booked by the police for rioting and damaging a residential property in Dhanas. One person has been arrested so far.

Despite getting acquitted in this matter the Congress leader will continue to remain in Tihar Jail serving a life sentence in another 1984 riots case.

Police said the victim, Bunty of Dadumajra Colony, was attacked with a knife and sharp-edged weapons; he was rushed to PGIMER by the cops after being informed by the petrol pump staff

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