Chhattisgarh Flag Dispute: City Boundaries Will Remain Sealed

Chhattisgarh flag dispute: City boundaries will remain sealed, FIR against 1000 in Kawardha.

In a press conference held on Saturday at the Collectorate office in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh, SP Mohit Garg said that till now an FIR has been registered against 1000 people in the Kawardha riot case.

A total of 172 people have been identified, out of which the police have arrested 93 people.

Among those arrested, 24 people are residents of Korba, Mungeli, Bemetara, and other districts. Seven separate FIRs have been registered in the case.

It is worth noting that the controversy over the installation and removal of the flag in Kawardha had taken the form of a communal riot on Sunday.

There was a lot of tension between the two sects. SP Garg said that the accused are being identified from the video footage and photos found through various mediums.

Chhattisgarh flag dispute: If anyone has digital facts related to the incident, they can hand it over to the police.

IG Vivekananda Sinha said that some objectionable videos have been removed from internet media and YouTube. The investigation of the matter is still on. Section 144 will remain in force for now.

Kawardha Collector Ramesh Kumar Sharma said that common people will be able to do their work by moving within the city from 10 am to 2 pm.

During this, the boundaries of the city will remain sealed as before. Outsiders will not be able to enter the city. However, the internet facility has been restored.

There was peace and tranquility in Kawardha city on Saturday, five days after the communal uproar. Markets open. The vendors also decorated the shops.

However, in view of the security, the markets were closed in the evening. During this, the police remained alert.

‘Kawardha incident BJP’s well-planned conspiracy’.

The state government has termed the Kawardha incident as a conspiracy of the BJP.

Senior MLAs and ministers Ravindra Choubey, Mohammad Akbar, and Premsai Singh Tekam held a press conference on Saturday and accused the BJP of conspiring to give a communal color to the dispute between two people.

However, during this, Choubey also admitted that there was an administrative lapse in the matter initially.