In a major breakthrough in the West Bengal Ram Navami violence incident that occurred last year, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested 16 persons for conspiring and carrying out a communal attack during a religious procession.
The incident came to light when a 26-year-old young patient came to the emergency ward of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital with complaints of repeated vomiting and abdominal pain for more than 20 days. The patient was also not able to eat anything.
In a shocking incident, a Pakistani woman at a local eatery in Lahore became the target of mob fury, as people accused her of blasphemy, mistaking the Arabic text on her dress for Quran verses, Pakistani vernacular media Express News Urdu reported.
Amid tensions over the Sandeshkhali incident, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday said that the Governor's job is to see when the elected government takes action within the rule of law. If that is not done, then the governor will intervene.
The region where the attack unfolded has been plagued by armed groups, responsible for numerous assaults. Some incidents targeted Christian churches, while others involved the abduction of clergy.
In an unusual incident, the doctors of Sri Sai Hospital in Guntur performed awake brain surgery on a 29-year-old patient and a devotee of Lord Ram by showing him the Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony upon his request.
Haryana Indian National Lok Dal's (INLD) chief Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead on Sunday by some unidentified assailants near the railway crossing at Bhadurgarh in Haryana's Jhajjar district, party leader Abhay Chautala said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Basirhat, HM Rehman on Saturday said that no incident has been reported in Sandeshkhali today.
Elaborating on the police action, SP Basirhat said, "Apart from the district administration camps, the police have also set up camps. We will take legal action (agai