Muzaffarnagar:&nbsp;A former village head was arrested here after he allegedly made a man announce that if anyone from the Dalit community entered his field, they would be beaten with shoes 50 times and made to pay Rs 5,000 as fine, police said on Tuesday.In a video, Kunverpal is seen beating a drum to make the announcement on Monday in front of houses of Dalits in Pawti Khurd village in the district's Charthawal area, they said.Former village head Rajbir Tyagi made Kunverpal make the announcement after members of the Dalit community refused to work in his field, locals claimed.Tyagi was furious about the refusal and took the step to ban them from entering his field and use a tubewell, they said.Both Tyagi and Kunverpal have been arrested and charged under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abhishek Yadav said.Police said that Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act provisions have also been included in the case.The IPC sections pertain to statement conducting public mischief (505) and provocation with intent to cause riot (153), the SSP said.Rajbir Tyagi is the son of Vicky Tyagi, a gangster who was shot dead in 2015. Vicky Tyagi was one of the accused in the 2011 Barkali case, in which eight people of a family were killed.—PTI

 A former village head was arrested here after he allegedly made a man announce that if anyone from the Dalit community entered his field, they would be beaten with shoes 50 times and made to pay Rs 5,000 as fine, police said on Tuesday.

UP: Former village head arrested for threatening Dalits

 A former village head was arrested here after he allegedly made a man announce that if anyone from the Dalit community entered his field, they would be beaten with shoes 50 times and made to pay Rs 5,000 as fine, police said on Tuesday.



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Muzaffarnagar: Two youths were killed and two others seriously injured when their car collided with a tractor near Mandurpur on the Dehradun-Delhi National Highway, police said on Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Four friends, including Sorabh and Mohit, were on their way to Dehradun from Delhi on Sunday night when the mishap took place, police said.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination and the injured have been admitted to a Muzaffarnagar medical college.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Police said the driver of the tractor also suffered minor injuries in the accident. —PTI

 Two youths were killed and two others seriously injured when their car collided with a tractor near Mandurpur on the Dehradun-Delhi National Highway, police said on Monday.  

UP: Two Youths Killed In Road Accident

Muzaffarnagar: A youth has been caught vandalising the idol of a deity placed in a Shiv temple at Titawi village in Muzaffarnagar on Monday.The accused has been identified as Yakub. Angry locals caught hold of Yakub, who was trying to flee after vandalising the idol, and handed him over to the police. The police have taken Yakub into custody and launched a probe into the matter.A video of the incident has been shared on social media. In the video, the accused could be seen surrounded by the locals and policemen, who reportedly reached the spot after the news of the incident spread.Several locals also gathered at the temple and protested against the attack on their deity, demanding a fair and speedy probe into the case.Titawi police station in-charge, Mukesh Solanki, confirmed that Yakub had vandalised an idol placed inside the temple premises. He, however, said that apart from the idol, no other part of the property was damaged. Solanki added that the police have arrested the accused and would be interrogating him shortly. The official refused to divulge any further details. —IANS

 A youth has been caught vandalising the idol of a deity placed in a Shiv temple at Titawi village in Muzaffarnagar on Monday.

Youth Held For Vandalising Idol In UP Temple