Lucknow, Sep 13 (PTI) The Lucknow district administration has decided to invoke stringent National Security Act against the six bike-borne miscreants involved in the killing of a 30-year-old farmer in its Malihabad tehsil early this week. <\/p>\n
Ram Vilas Rawat, a Dalit farmer of Malihabad''s Dilawar Nagar area was attacked by the six bike-borne youths -- Ghulam Ali, Mustaqeem, Mufeed, Shanu and Guddu on Thursday night after he objected to them for running their bike on a hosepipe watering his field. <\/p>\n
Rawat was critically injured in the attack and succumbed to his injuries while being rushed to the Malihabad community health centre, said police earlier. <\/p>\n
\"The entire incident is being probed by a Deputy SP rank officer and the National Security Act will be invoked against those found guilty,\" Lucknow District Magistrate of Abhishek Prakash said on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Under the NSA, one can be detained without a charge for up to 12 months if the authorities are satisfied that the person is a threat to national security or law and order. <\/p>\n
The police have already booked the six on charges of murder under IPC and various other provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. <\/p>\n
So far, three accused -- Ghulam Ali, Mustaqeem and Mufeed -- have been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the other two suspects.District Magistrate Prakash on Saturday visited Dilawar Nagar and transferred a sum of Rs 5 lakh to the bank account Rawat''s widow. <\/p>\n
He also urged the family members of the deceased to maintain peace in the area and assured them of all possible help. <\/p>\n
\"The entire incident will be probed, and mischievous elements should be identified, and their arms'' licence will be cancelled,\" the DM said. <\/p>\n
Rawat''s death had triggered a protest from his co-villagers, who had blocked the Hardoi Road and clashed with police. <\/p>\n
\"The entire incident will be probed, and mischievous elements would be identified, and their arms'' licenses will be cancelled,\" the DM said. <\/p>\n
Malihabad Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ajay Kumar Rai, meanwhile, on Sunday said the situation in the area is normal, and the police force has been deployed in the area. PTI NAV RAXRAX <\/p>\n
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