September 13, 2013
Stalker’s Death Triggered Sectarian Violence in Muzaffarnagar
Police in action as Congress workers protest against the Muzaffarnagar riots, burning an effigy of state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, in Allahabad.
MUZAFFARNAGAR: Two brothers kill a man stalking their sister and the stalker’s family kills both of them. It was a revenge killing that triggered sectarian violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district that has left 28 people dead. On Aug 27, two brothers of a girl were beaten to death when they went to talk to the family of a stalker who was stabbed to death by them in Kawaal village. Sources said police registered the first information report (FIR) against the parents of the girl who were not present on the spot. The inclusion of parents’ names in the FIR did not go down well with the majority community of the area, following which the sympathisers of the girl’s family announced a panchayat in Kawaal Aug 31. The rival community opposed the plan. Opposing the Kawaal panchayat, a parallel panchayat was planned in Khalapar area of the city. At
this, the government representatives, including members of parliament and state legislature, and local leaders dared the Kawaal panchayat organisers to hold it at the appointed time on Aug 31. The authorities concerned then assured the angered locals the Khalapar panchayat would be put on hold, and the civil administration after deliberations with the Bhartiya Kisan Union leaders Rakesh and Naresh Tikait announced that the scheduled panchayat had been postponed. A huge gathering of about 40,000 people turned out but the Kawaal panchayat organisers called off the proceedings and announced the assembly again Sep 7. But when the participants of the - ‘Beti Bachao Bahoo Bachao panchayat’ - were returning to their homes they were attacked by swords at Basi village under Shahpur police station. The police booked under the
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National Security Act (NSA) eight people, of whom seven people were from the majority community and one person was from the minority community. The riot quickly spread to the neighbouring areas falling under Shamli and Meerut districts. On Sunday, 48 injured people were admitted at district hospital. The dead include 2 people – one of them a photo-journalist – who were killed in Khalapar, 4 killed in Bhopa, two killed in Mansurpur and 1 killed in Sikeda village. In addition, 3 people were killed in Kawaal and three people were also killed in Kutba village of the area. “The administration has put the adjoining districts of Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahr on high alert...,” IG (Meerut Zone) Brij Bhushan said.
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US to Open fast Immigration for Select Indians
NEW DELHI: The US has offered to extend its global traveller programme, which allows selected international passengers to bypass normal immigration and customs procedures, to Indian citizens. This is expected to be formalised when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama meet later in September in Washington. India will be only the second developing country — Mexican nationals are already eligible to apply — to be granted this privilege, say US officials. Initially, during a trial period, a small number of Indians numbering in the region of 150 will be brought under the programme. Under the US offer, the Indian immigration department, part of the country’s intelligence setup, will provide and clear the names of interested and eligible Indians, provide the necessary fingerprints scans to the US Customs and Border Protection agency. US sources say their own agencies will carry out further background checks after which the
names will be included in the Global Entry Trusted Traveller Network. An inter-ministerial meeting of senior officials will be held later this week to work out the operational details of this arrangement. At present, only the citizens of South Korea, the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico are eligible to be Global Travellers. About 1.5 million people have received the designation, almost all of whom are US citizens. Almost every major US airport has a Global Traveller kiosk, including New York City and Washington. Participants go to the kiosk, scan their passports and their fingertips, and make a customs declaration. The machine then issues a receipt that allows the traveller to head straight for the baggage claim area and the airport exit. A Global Traveller is also automatically cleared for PreCheck, another programme which gives passengers recommended by airlines a fast lane through US immigration.
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