Varanasi: Ghazipur police have lodged separate FIRs against the X handles of the Samajwadi Party and Congress, terming their posts objectionable, inflammatory, and misleading in connection with the death of a woman in the Karanda area of Ghazipur district.
Details of the FIRs
Providing details of the fresh action, Ghazipur’s ASP (City) Rakesh Kumar Mishra on Monday said that Karanda police registered cases against the media cells of Congress and Samajwadi Party for spreading misinformation on the social media platform X over the Katariya village incident. The main accused, Hariom Pandey, has already been arrested in the case.
Karanda police initiated action against handles including Congress@INDIndia and Samajwadi Party Media Cell (@mediacellsp) after detecting baseless, misleading, and false comments and the spreading of rumors regarding the Katariya village incident.
Background of the Incident
On April 15, the woman’s sandals, mobile phone, and gamchha were found near Jamania Dharammarpur bridge on the river. Police engaged divers and retrieved her body. After the post-mortem examination report was received, her father lodged a murder case against two individuals, including Hariom Pandey, who was subsequently arrested.
On April 22, Samajwadi Party functionaries attempted to visit the woman’s home, leading to a violent clash. Following this, police lodged an FIR against 246 people, including two party MLAs. Subsequently, the SP chief called for supporters to reach the village on April 29.
Prohibitory Orders Imposed
Considering these developments, the Ghazipur administration promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the BNSS to avoid gatherings and maintain law and order.
Congress Delegation Stopped
A delegation of Congress functionaries from Varanasi, including district unit president Rajeshwar Singh Patel and city chief Raghvendra Mishra, attempted to meet the family in Katariya village. However, police foiled their bid in the Badagaon area and took them to the local police station.
Congress leader Chaubey strongly condemned the police action, terming it an attempt to crush democratic rights. He added that the Congress party would struggle from the streets to the legislature to secure justice for the woman’s family.
