With sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation yet not reacted on chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s recommendation of probe into death of alleged operative of Harkat-ul-Jehade-Islami (HuJI) Khalid Mujahid by them, the lawyers in the Temple city of Faizabad clashed with each other giving a communal colour to the entire incident.
District Magistrate of Faizabad, Vipin Kumar Dwivedi and SSP, Dharmendra Singh, who rushed with heavy police to defuse the situation claimed that stern action will be taken against the persons held responsible for disturbing peace and they could be also booked under National Security Act (NSA). Additional force from the neighbouring towns has been also deployed in the court compound besides five companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) to avert any further clash between the two groups. Cases were also registered regarding the violence and the local authorities were witnessing video footage to initiate legal proceedings against the accused.
Reports said that the manner in which the state government showed soft corner towards the accused of serial blasts in court compounds as well as in other terror activities, a group of lawyers reportedly raised slogan against the move.
They also said to have targeted one member of their own community belonging to other religion just to register their ire. The matter took an ugly turn when supporters of both the communities gathered and clashed with each other.
However, timely action by the local authorities somehow saved the day for them as they chased away the trouble makers.
DM Vipin Kumar Dwivedi said that they already invoked Section 144 of Cr PC (Prohibitory Orders) in the district apprehending any kind of tension. State government also passed on a similar alert soon after the death of Khalid Mujahid was reported on Saturday evening. In October last year also, similar clashes took place between the lawyers of the two communities but it was somehow defuse later on by the local authorities.