Man accused of firing at SP throughout Khargone violence held; curfew relaxed for 9 hours

By PTI

KHARGONE: Police have arrested a person, who’s accused of firing at Superintendent of Police (SP) Siddharth Chaudhary through the latest violence in Khargone metropolis of Madhya Pradesh, an official mentioned.

Meanwhile, the native administration on Saturday relaxed the curfew in Khargone for 9 hours at a stretch – from 8 am to five pm.

“The accused, identified as Mohsin aka Waseem, has been arrested in the case of firing at SP Siddharth Chaudhary in Sanjay Nagar area of Khargone during the April 10 violence,” Inspector General (IG) of Police Nimar Zone, Tilak Singh, mentioned.

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A police group arrested Mohsin on Friday from Kasrawad police station space, he mentioned.

Four legal instances had been already registered in opposition to Mohsin, together with these associated to the sale of unlawful arms and assault, Singh mentioned.

“Police will interrogate the accused to collect information about his accomplices,” he mentioned.

Khargone SP Siddharth Choudhary is at the moment on go away as he’s present process remedy after sustaining a bullet harm in his leg.

Communal clashes had erupted in Khargone metropolis on Ram Navami on April 10, throughout which retailers and homes had been broken, automobiles torched and stones hurled.

The curfew in Khargone metropolis was relaxed for 9 hours in a single go on Saturday from 8 am to five pm, officers mentioned.

The curfew was clamped after the violence.

But since April 14, the native administration has been enjoyable the curfew for intervals of two hours.

On Wednesday it was relaxed for six hours.

As per the order, the curfew leisure won’t be relevant to the native agricultural market, petrol pumps and for the sale of kerosene from Public Distribution System (PDS) retailers.

During the curfew leisure interval, retailers promoting milk, greens, medicines, and barber’s retailers amongst others, are allowed to stay open, however non secular locations have been requested to be saved shut.