Kolkata police files cases against armed rally organisers on Ram Navmi

Kolkata April 6 (IANS) The city police on Thursday registered suo moto cases at three different city police stations against the organisers of armed rally on occasion of Ram Navmi a senior police officer said.

A total of 39 rallies were organised by the Hindu activists at various parts of the city on Wednesday to celebrate the occasion of Ram Navmi where some participants allegedly walked brandishing sharp-edged weapons.

Suo moto cases have been lodged under various sections of IPC against the organisers of three of those rallies in the city on the charges of conducting unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons (IPC 144) criminal intimidation (IPC 506) and promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion race place of birth residence language (IPC 153A) said Joint Commissioner of Police (HQ) Supratim Sarkar.

Cases has been lodged in Kolkata s Posta police station Bhawanipore police station and Entally police stations against the organisers of unlawful rallies at TaraSundori park Chakraberiya and Ramlila Maidan respectively. Law will take its course against the offenders he added.

--IANS
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