Police have dropped murder charges against all the 13 accused in the mob lynching case of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand's Saraikela-Kharsawan district, an official said on Tuesday.
The murder charge (Section 302 of the IPC) has been converted into culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 of the IPC), the official added.
'We have converted Section 302 of the IPC into Section 304 of the IPC only after taking the opinion of the authorities concerned, who were also inconclusive about Tabrez Ansari's death due to lynching,' Saraikela-Kharsawan district's superintendent of police Karthik S. told PTI.
The chargesheet against two of the 13 arrested was filed in a local court and the investigation against the rest of the accused will soon be completed, he said.
While the quantum of punishment under Section 302 is death or imprisonment for life and fine, the penalty under Section 304 is imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years or fine or both.
The doctors had earlier claimed Tabrez died of cardiac arrest.
The 13 accused were arrested in connection with the death of the 24-year-old Ansari, who was thrashed by a mob for alleged theft.
Videos showing Ansari being beaten up while tied to a pole had gone viral. The attackers were seen forcing him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman'.
The video, which was circulated widely on social media and triggered protests in several parts of the country, was shared with the police by Ansari's family members.
On the night of June 17, Ansari and two others were accused of entering a house in a village for stealing.
The occupants of the house woke up and raised an alarm, following which villagers caught hold of Ansari and assaulted him. Ansari's alleged accomplices were said to have escaped.
Police reached the spot in the morning and took Ansari to jail on a complaint by villagers, after giving him first aid.
However, when his condition deteriorated, he was taken to Sadar Hospital with multiple injuries the same day, the SP said. He was subsequently referred to Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur where he was declared brought dead on June 22.
A Special Investigation Team was set up to probe the incident and two policemen were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty.
The arrested accused are Prakash Mandal alias Pappu Mandal, Kamal Mahato, Sunamo Pradhan, Premchand Mahali, Sumant Mahato, Madan Nayak, Chamu Nayak, Mahesh Mahali, Kunal Mahali, Satyanarayan Nayak, Bhim Sen Mandal, Vikram Mandal and Atul Mahali.
A chargesheet has been filed against Vikram Mandal and Atul Mahali, the SP said.
Police have dropped murder charges against all the 13 accused in the mob lynching case of Tabrez Ansari in Jharkhand's Saraikela-Kharsawan district, an official said on Tuesday.
The murder charge (Section 302 of the IPC) has been converted into culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Section 304 of the IPC), the official added.
'We have converted Section 302 of the IPC into Section 304 of the IPC only after taking the opinion of the authorities concerned, who were also inconclusive about Tabrez Ansari's death due to lynching,' Saraikela-Kharsawan district's superintendent of police Karthik S. told PTI.
The chargesheet against two of the 13 arrested was filed in a local court and the investigation against the rest of the accused will soon be completed, he said.
While the quantum of punishment under Section 302 is death or imprisonment for life and fine, the penalty under Section 304 is imprisonment for life or imprisonment for ten years or fine or both.
The doctors had earlier claimed Tabrez died of cardiac arrest.
The 13 accused were arrested in connection with the death of the 24-year-old Ansari, who was thrashed by a mob for alleged theft.
Videos showing Ansari being beaten up while tied to a pole had gone viral. The attackers were seen forcing him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'Jai Hanuman'.
The video, which was circulated widely on social media and triggered protests in several parts of the country, was shared with the police by Ansari's family members.
On the night of June 17, Ansari and two others were accused of entering a house in a village for stealing.
The occupants of the house woke up and raised an alarm, following which villagers caught hold of Ansari and assaulted him. Ansari's alleged accomplices were said to have escaped.
Police reached the spot in the morning and took Ansari to jail on a complaint by villagers, after giving him first aid.
However, when his condition deteriorated, he was taken to Sadar Hospital with multiple injuries the same day, the SP said. He was subsequently referred to Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur where he was declared brought dead on June 22.
A Special Investigation Team was set up to probe the incident and two policemen were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty.
The arrested accused are Prakash Mandal alias Pappu Mandal, Kamal Mahato, Sunamo Pradhan, Premchand Mahali, Sumant Mahato, Madan Nayak, Chamu Nayak, Mahesh Mahali, Kunal Mahali, Satyanarayan Nayak, Bhim Sen Mandal, Vikram Mandal and Atul Mahali.
A chargesheet has been filed against Vikram Mandal and Atul Mahali, the SP said.
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Yogurt is used as the souring agent here. In certain parts of Kerala, tamarind is used as the souring agent instead. If using tamarind, use a lime sized ball, soak in water and take out the pulp. Add this to the vegetables when they are cooking. Skip the yogurt. Grind the coconut with a little water instead.
Avial, a kind of mixed vegetable dish made with a combination of 8-10 seasonal vegetables is a must at Onam Sadhya – the grand vegetarian feast that the Malayalis have to celebrate the homecoming of the mythical king Mahabali, during the harvest festival. A popular dish in most Kerala households, avial can be cooked in a creamy curry form with coconut milk and curd and had with rice or as a non-gravy dish to be had as a side with appam.
So popular is avial in Kerala that legend has it that it was invented by Bheema, when the Pandavas were in exile. During their exile in the kingdom of Virata, Bheema was disguised as a cook, Ballav. According to one story he didn’t know any cooking and put all the vegetables together, making avial. According to another story, Sage Durvasa who was known for his short temper visited King Virata’s court. Bheema had to quickly prepare some food for him. He put together whatever vegetables were available and cooked avial, a dish that Sage Durvasa liked.
Here is a recipe for avial from Chef Vetrimurugan, Brand Chef, Zambar. Whether or not, this is how Bheema prepared avial, we will never know. But this Onam, do try cooking it.