Youth and student organisation the Fraternity Movement Allahabad on Tuesday claimed that the police filed an FIR against a few of its memb...
Youth and student organisation the Fraternity Movement Allahabad on Tuesday claimed that the police filed an FIR against a few of its members for protesting against the police brutality in Assam’s Darrang district last week.
Official statement of @Fraternity_UP on the FIR. pic.twitter.com/O0nt781uzh
— Tazeen Junaid (@TazeenJunaid_) September 28, 2021
Two Muslim individuals were killed on Thursday while protesting during an eviction drive in Sipajhar area of Assam’s Darrang district when the police had opened fire. The Assam government has ordered an inquiry by a retired judge of the Gauhati High Court into the killings and the circumstances leading to the incident.
The Fraternity Movement Allahabad on Sunday had gathered at Atala in Uttar Pradesh along with its member organisation to protest against the “state atrocities on Muslims in Assam”.
Pictures from Allahabad under Fraternity Movement's Nation wide protest against the State brutality in Assam. @Fraternity_movt pic.twitter.com/KBjQfCNhue
— Fraternity Movement Uttar Pradesh (@Fraternity_UP) September 26, 2021
However, the police filed an FIR against the members of the organisation in the Kareli police station, claiming that they violated the Pandemic Act by gathering for a protest.
In a statement, the Fraternity Movement and its member organisations condemned the Uttar Pradesh police “for intimidating protestors and trying to curb dissent” and demanded that the FIR be quashed.
“We resolve to keep raising our voice against...
