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Fatehpur Tomb Controversy: Amid an ongoing protest by the opposition MLAs over an allegedly vandalised tomb in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district, the district administration affirmed that the law and order is being maintained. They further stated that security personnel have been deployed at the site to restrict entries. Earlier, state parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna stated that FIRs have been lodged against several individuals under multiple sections of the BNS. The response from the minister came after the Samajvadi Party MLA's accused the government of creating a division in the society. The opposition leaders also claimed that the government has been trying to protect some individuals due to their political associations.

Leader of the opposition Mata Prasad Pandey claimed that an announcement about the incident was made a week ago; however, the district officials did not take any action. “It has become a custom in the BJP government to damage madrasas and mausoleums. An announcement regarding the Fatehpur mausoleum was made a week in advance and a large number of people assembled to vandalise it. Though police personnel were there, they were not in sufficient numbers. Can the government reply to this?” Pandey asked.

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However, Minister Suresh Khanna stated that a case has been lodged against 160 individuals under several sections, including the Public Property Damage Prevention Act. “An FIR was lodged at the Kotwali police station on August 11 against 10 named and 150 unidentified accused under sections 190, 191(2), 191(3), 301, and 196 of the BNS. The accused have also been booked under the Criminal Law Amendment Act and the Public Property Damage Prevention Act.” Khanna stated.

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Apart from this, District Magistrate Ravindra Singh assured that the situation is improving, adding that all the sides have expressed their faith in the administration. "We are talking to all sides and they have expressed their faith in the Administration. The situation is normalising," Singh was quoted as saying by ANI.