10-21-2005, 11:04 PM
Wiitness does U-turn in Mau riots
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mau/lucknow | October 21, 2005 8:45:06 PM IST
On the eve of Governor T V Rajeshwar's visit to the riot-hit Mau town, <b>the man who had filed the FIR against controversial independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari today denied he had done so and accused the district authorities of implicating the legislator.</b>
Jitendra Yadav, on whose complaint the police had lodged the FIR against the MLA under section 302 of the IPC for instigating communal riots, today met Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav along with Samajwadi Party MP and Ansari's elder brother Afzal, to apprise him of the ''conspiracy''.
<b>He also gave a written statement to the Chief Minister saying the police had inserted Ansari's name in the FIR and that he had only named Hazi Vakil Shimlawale in the murder of his brother Ram Pratap on October 14.</b>
<b>Jitendra claimed that Ansari was not present at the time of the murder and that he had not named him in the FIR.</b>
Meanwhile, SP leaders Afzal Ansari and legislator from Allahabad (West) Mohd Ashraf came out in open support of the accused MLA.
While Afzal charged the Mau administration for implicating his brother after he raised the issue of its laxity in controlling the riots, Ashraf said Ansari had been making efforts to control the violence, but a political conspiracy had been hatched against him.
Meanwhile, situation in Mau was limping back to normal and the district authorities had geared up for tomorrow's proposed visit of Governor T V Rajeswar for an on-the spot review of the affected areas.
A report of minor incident of arson also came from Aurangabad area of Mau but principal secretary (home) Alok Sinha denied it.
''The situation was normal in Mau and the curfew was relaxed only for women and children this afternoon,'' he said.
The proposed visit by the Governor to riot-scarred Mau had put the district administration in a quandary, which is busy dealing with the aftermath of the riots that continued for four days beginning October 13.
Train services -- snapped since October 14 -- resumed last evening.
Yesterday, the proposed visit of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) team to Mau was also put off on the request of the state government.
The UP government said 401 arrests had been made so far but the police was yet to arrest Ansari and Ramji Singh, against whom FIRs were registered on Tuesday.
DIG (range) R P Singh said round-the-clock patrolling was being ensured in the sensitive areas and additional forces deployed to counter any situation.
No incident of violence had been reported in the past three days although an 'uneasy' calm prevailed in Mau, where seven people -- as per official figures -- were killed in the riots forcing the authorities to impose an indefinite curfew.
Meanwhile, talking to UNI over phone, Ansari accused Mau Superintendent of Police Sujit Pandey of ''personal vendetta'' by including his name in the FIR.
Another accused BJP MLC Ramji Singh also blamed the district authorities for leaving the rioters and arresting the innocent.
On the other hand, BJP leaders sat on a dharna in Lucknow demanding Ansari's immediate arrest.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mau/lucknow | October 21, 2005 8:45:06 PM IST
On the eve of Governor T V Rajeshwar's visit to the riot-hit Mau town, <b>the man who had filed the FIR against controversial independent MLA Mukhtar Ansari today denied he had done so and accused the district authorities of implicating the legislator.</b>
Jitendra Yadav, on whose complaint the police had lodged the FIR against the MLA under section 302 of the IPC for instigating communal riots, today met Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav along with Samajwadi Party MP and Ansari's elder brother Afzal, to apprise him of the ''conspiracy''.
<b>He also gave a written statement to the Chief Minister saying the police had inserted Ansari's name in the FIR and that he had only named Hazi Vakil Shimlawale in the murder of his brother Ram Pratap on October 14.</b>
<b>Jitendra claimed that Ansari was not present at the time of the murder and that he had not named him in the FIR.</b>
Meanwhile, SP leaders Afzal Ansari and legislator from Allahabad (West) Mohd Ashraf came out in open support of the accused MLA.
While Afzal charged the Mau administration for implicating his brother after he raised the issue of its laxity in controlling the riots, Ashraf said Ansari had been making efforts to control the violence, but a political conspiracy had been hatched against him.
Meanwhile, situation in Mau was limping back to normal and the district authorities had geared up for tomorrow's proposed visit of Governor T V Rajeswar for an on-the spot review of the affected areas.
A report of minor incident of arson also came from Aurangabad area of Mau but principal secretary (home) Alok Sinha denied it.
''The situation was normal in Mau and the curfew was relaxed only for women and children this afternoon,'' he said.
The proposed visit by the Governor to riot-scarred Mau had put the district administration in a quandary, which is busy dealing with the aftermath of the riots that continued for four days beginning October 13.
Train services -- snapped since October 14 -- resumed last evening.
Yesterday, the proposed visit of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) team to Mau was also put off on the request of the state government.
The UP government said 401 arrests had been made so far but the police was yet to arrest Ansari and Ramji Singh, against whom FIRs were registered on Tuesday.
DIG (range) R P Singh said round-the-clock patrolling was being ensured in the sensitive areas and additional forces deployed to counter any situation.
No incident of violence had been reported in the past three days although an 'uneasy' calm prevailed in Mau, where seven people -- as per official figures -- were killed in the riots forcing the authorities to impose an indefinite curfew.
Meanwhile, talking to UNI over phone, Ansari accused Mau Superintendent of Police Sujit Pandey of ''personal vendetta'' by including his name in the FIR.
Another accused BJP MLC Ramji Singh also blamed the district authorities for leaving the rioters and arresting the innocent.
On the other hand, BJP leaders sat on a dharna in Lucknow demanding Ansari's immediate arrest.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->