Kanpur Violence Update: Section 144 implemented in Kanpur, police on high alert regarding Friday prayers

The Home Department is taking extra vigil after the conspiracy to burn Uttar Pradesh's major industrial city Kanpur after Friday prayers. Section 144 has been imposed in Kanpur from Thursday evening. During this, police teams will also be on high alert.

On June 10, in order to control the people who failed in trying to engulf the city in the fire of riots after violence and violence in the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kanpur on June 3, the police on Friday i.e. on June 10, imposed Section 144. has decided. Section 144 has been imposed in view of the upcoming festival in the city. During this time all types of dharna demonstrations have been banned in the city. JPC Anand Prakash Tiwari has issued its order.

Hearing on the remand of the accused of ruckus and violence in Kanpur took place today. The hearing on the remand of the main accused Hayat Zafar Hashmi and others has been completed in the court today. 

After the truth about the transactions of several bank accounts of Hayat Zafar Hashmi, the mastermind of nuisance and violence in Kanpur's Nai Road area, came to light, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has now started an investigation into his properties. On Wednesday, Tripurari Pandey, the chief investigator of the SIT, interrogated him in jail, after which it was found that he has a hostel in Kakadev which is worth lakhs. Apart from this, his contact is also being found in his native place of Bhadohi.