H. Vahini Triggered Bhainsa Communal Riots: IGP Nagi Reddy

Nirmal, 16 March: Y. Nagi Reddy, Inspector General of Police, North Zone in an issued today press note related to Bhainsa communal incident which took place at Bhainsa town of Nirmal district leading to injuries to 12 persons including Police and damage to property. The violence was quickly brought under control by the Nirmal Police with the help of police from the neighboring districts.

IGP Nagi Reddy, disclosed that the violence was triggered by a Hindu Vahini member, Dattu Patel and his friend Thota Mahesh.

Background of the Violence …

Sunday, 7^th March two youth Thota Mahesh and Dattu Patel were going on a two-wheeler and they hit Rizwan with hand from behind while Rizwan was walking with two of his friends namely Sameer and Minaj in Zulfiquar Gully near Zulfiquar mosque, Bhainsa Town.
Rizwan and two others came to Batti gully searching for Mahesh.
They were beaten by Dattu, Rakesh, Gokul and Mahesh who belong to Hinduvahini.
Dattu then again went to buy alcohol through Zulfiquar Gully and picked up an altercation with the youth of other community there which lead to stone pelting on each other communities.
A Police Constable named Ramana Yadav on duty at picket tried to disperse the crowd and was injured on head.
DSP Bhainsa and Inspector of Police, Bhainsa Town immediately rushed to the spot with 1 platoon of TSSP and Special parties and dispersed the gathering.

Incidents Detail…

Information spread to other people and places in the Town and gatherings of two communities and stone pelting happened which led to burning of vehicles, houses, shops in Panjesha Masjid area, Korba Gully, Cloth Merchant Road, Purana Bazar and Market Road areas.
Persons of one group were informed, gathered and were sent to places under the guidance Abdul Khabeer alias Baba 15th ward Counsellor of MIM party.
The identified important persons of Muslim crowd are Sajid Khan, Sameer, Imran Ahmed, Shaikh Pasha, Mirza Imran, Shaik Rizwan, Akbar Khan, Mazar Khan, Meraj Khan, Minaj Khan and others.
Second group crowds were led by Thota Vijay (sitting counselor of Ward No 8 of Bhainsa town and an ex-Hindu Vahini president), Santhosh (District President of Hindu Vahini), Tholaji Rakesh, Dattu Patel, Gokul, Lingoji, Kranthi, Balaji, Jagadeesh and others.
Some of the arsons committed on second and third day and night in the Pardi and Mahagaon villages were committed by Santosh, Kranti, Lingoji, Balaji, and Jagadeesh under the guidance of Santosh, and all of these persons belong to Hinduvahini.

Investigation…

During the stone pelting 9 civilians and 3 police officers were injured. 4 houses, 13 shops, 4 autos, 6 four wheelers and 5 two wheelers were set ablaze by the miscreants.
Special teams were formed for the investigation of the cases registered, identification of the accused, apprehension of the accused, analyzing the CDRs and CCTV footages.
Accused involved in the cases are identified basing on the CCTV footages installed in Bhainsa Town and also from the CCTVs installed and geotagged as part of Nenusaitham programme. The CDRs of the accused arrested were obtained and analyzed and their associates who participated in these arsons or instigated the violence were identified and arrested.
26 cases are registered and 38 accused including 04 Children in Conflict with Law from both the communities were arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
Apart from the accused arrested the involvement of 70 other accused is established and efforts are continued to apprehend them.

Presently the situation in Bhainsa is under control and is peaceful.

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