Headlines
All accused in Dadri lynching case arrested
Lucknow, Oct 19 The tenth and last accused in the incident of lynching of a Muslim man in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested, police said on Monday.
The accused Hari Om, was holed up at a relative's house in Sardhana town of western Uttar Pradesh and was picked up by police late Sunday following a tip-off by an informer.
Dadri Circle Officer (CO) Anurag Singh, while confirming the arrest, said Hari Om was the last of the ten accused in lynching of 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq, who was killed by a mob in Bisahada village on September 28.
Police had put his phone on surveillance and after his location was detected, a police team raided the house and arrested him.
Soon after the lynching, the six accused -- Shri Om, Vivek, Gaurav, Saurabh, Sandip and Rupendra had been arrested, and another two -- Shivam and Vishal were arrested two days after the incident, police officials told IANS.
Vishal is son of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. The ninth accused, a minor, was arrested from Delhi on October 12 and now, the last accused has also been apprehended.
Akhlaq was beaten to death by an angry mob on September 28, while his son Danish was injured seriously after announcements were made from a nearby temple that the family had consumed beef.
The incident sparked off an outrage across the country.
1 hour ago
Security heightened for PM Modi’s New York rally
1 hour ago
NRIs recall PM Modi's early US visits: Visionary leadership and tech enthusiasm
3 hours ago
Thousands travel from across US to attend PM Modi's diaspora event in Uniondale
5 hours ago
PM Modi arrives in New York to attend UN Summit of the Future
5 hours ago
PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Biden, discusses global, regional issues: MEA
5 hours ago
PM Modi gifts antique silver hand-engraved train model to Biden
5 hours ago
US returns 297 invaluable antiquities to India, PM Modi expresses gratitude
5 hours ago
Quad commits to strengthening cooperation in Indian Ocean region
5 hours ago
US: Four shot dead, dozens injured in mass shooting
5 hours ago
Hezbollah targets Ramat David Airbase in Israel
5 hours ago
Rhino poaching dropped by 86 per cent in Assam due to double engine govt: CM Sarma
5 hours ago
FairPoint: Bitter words and sour laddus, declining political discourse
5 hours ago
Kejriwal questions if RSS okay with BJP's politics