Overview
- Police reported that a log slipping near a madrassa in Padyarna sparked an altercation between two groups that escalated to stone pelting and caused minor injuries.
- An FIR under Sections 125, 125(a), and 191(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered and an investigation is underway.
- A separate FIR under Section 353 of the BNS was filed after a video allegedly gave the episode a communal angle, and the person who uploaded it was detained.
- District Magistrate Pankaj Kumar Sharma issued an ex-parte order under Section 163 of the BNSS restricting unregistered online news portals and social media news handles unless they comply with the IT Rules, 2021.
- The order took immediate effect for two months and directs cyber cafes to verify user identities, requires a verified list of portals within seven days, and tasks the SSP with strict enforcement as police urge caution on social media use.