This story is from December 9, 2019

Uprooted mosque signboard spurs protests in Pratapgarh

Uprooted mosque signboard spurs protests in Pratapgarh
Allahabad: Tension prevailed at Chaukhara village and its adjoining areas in neighbouring Pratapgarh district on Sunday morning after a direction signboard for Jama Masjid was found uprooted on the road.
More than 300 villagers gathered on Khiribir Road and claimed the board had been deliberately damaged. They demanded action against people responsible for the same.
A police team from Kanhai police station rushed to the spot and took stock of the situation.
Inspector RK Singh told TOI that while a case under Section 427 of the IPC had been lodged against unidentified persons, preliminary police investigation and circumstantial evidence indicated a possible vehicle collision. “A speeding vehicle may have hit the signboard at night and flattened it. There are also collision marks on a temporary tea stall near the board,” Singh said.
Section 427 deals with “whoever commits mischief and thereby causes loss or damage to the amount of fifty rupees or upwards”. If proven guilty of the charges, punishment under the section is prison up to two years or penalty or both.
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