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Bhopal: Statewide road blockade by farmers on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh police on alert

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Farmers protests Violence Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Farmer Farmers Agitation

 

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BHOPAL: For nine days, Madhya Pradesh has witnessed huge protests by farmers and the violence has spread to many districts.

However, police are on the alert on the eve of statewide road blockades that are planned for Saturday.

The farmers' unions have given a call for 'chakka jam' on June 10.

Several companies of CRPF and SSB are deployed apart from Madhya Pradesh police. Violence continues across the State. On Friday, there were violent protests at Phanda in Bhopal. 

Earlier, on Indore-Bhopal road chartered buses were burnt. Trucks are being burnt all Malwa region. There have been attacks on police stations and policemen in Mandsaur, Dewas and Ratlam among other districts.

After the statewide agitation, the unions are going for 'Jail Bharo' agitation which would start a day later. For several days farmers' agitation was going on in Madhya Pradesh. But after, six farmers were killed in police firing in Mandsaur, the protests turned more violent.

 


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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