Bareilly,

16 June (HS): Officials stated on Monday that two individuals had been detained

here on suspicion of connections to the hardline organization Haidari Dal. Kotwali

police station officers arrested medical student Jaish Ahmad and engineering

student Shanu on Sunday evening after they were suspected of disseminating

inflammatory content and inciting religious feelings through social media and

offline meetings, according to reports.

Manush

Pareek, Superintendent of Police (City), stated that both of the apprehended

teenagers were actively connected with the Haidari Dal. One of them promoted the organization through

social media sites, while the other organized meetings in his clinic. We are pursuing a more in-depth inquiry into

this network, as well as an examination of additional persons' roles.

According

to the police, Ahmad, a resident of Baradari, Bareilly, is a student at a

private homeopathic college who also runs a clinic near his house. Investigations have shown that Jaish

reportedly utilized his clinic as a gathering place for Haidari Dal members

from around the area to discuss group strategy. According to the authorities,

he was also suspected of giving financial assistance to the group. sShanu, from

Baheri, is a second-year computer science student at a private

institution. According to police, during

the inquiry following Jaish's arrest, Shanu created an Instagram page under the

name Haidari Dal. The police said that

the page was used to distribute stuff that was offensive, inflammatory, or

communally sensitive.

Both

suspects appeared in court on Monday and were remanded to judicial prison. The

Haidari Dal initially came under fire on June 7, Bakrid, when a video surfaced

of a group of youths assaulting members of a certain community in Gandhi Udyan

(park). In the video, males were shown

questioning young ladies from one group who were seated with men from another,

asking for their names, religion, and residences in an attempt to embarrass and

frighten them. The video was eventually published to Instagram and instantly

went viral.

Following

public indignation and internet distribution of the video, police initiated an

investigation and filed a case on June 8 at the Kotwali police station.

Two

suspects, Shahbaz Raza alias Sufiyan, a native of Mallpur Bhuta, and Sameer

Raza, were caught and put to jail. Other

suspects, such as Mufti Khalid (a Puranpur resident) and Riyazuddin (a Majhua

resident under the jurisdiction of the Faridpur police station), are still at

large. Police stated their teams are

aggressively conducting raids to locate and arrest them.

Meanwhile,

officials are looking into the sources of financial assistance for Haidari Dal

and identifying anyone who may have contributed to the organization.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi