Result of UP Police constable recruitment exam declared
Based on merit, approximately two and a half times the number of available posts, 1,74,316 candidates were declared eligible for the next stage.
The Uttar Pradesh Police has said that the Popular Front of India (PFI) was actively involved in the recent violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.
The police said that the police has enough evidence against 25 members of the Islamic outfit who have been arrested.
Addressing a press conference in Lucknow on Friday, UP DGP OP Singh said, “PFI was actively involved in the recent violence, which is why we have arrested 25 of their members. We have ample proof against them.”
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The Lucknow police have claimed that the PFI masterminded the violence that erupted during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in the state capital on December 19.
Senior superintendent of police (SSP), Lucknow, Kalanidhi Naithani had told reporters that the PFI distributed pamphlets, placards and other offensive material on CAA and NRC to people in various colonies and also on the social media.
Following this, the UP Police had sent a letter to the state home department seeking a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI).
The Uttar Pradesh Home Department had then recommended the ban to the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Centre.
DGP OP Singh had said on Tuesday that he had written to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI after its Uttar Pradesh head, Wasim, and 16 other activists were arrested for allegedly masterminding the violence in the state capital during anti-CAA protests.
The state police has arrested 25 members of Popular Front of India, including its state head Wasim, in connection with the violence in the state capital during the protests against the amended Citizenship Act.
In Shamli district alone, 28 people, including 14 members of the PFI, have been arrested since December 19 for allegedly attempting to inciting violence during anti-CAA protests.
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