Harda protestors booked under JJ Act for using kids in protests

Bhopal: A case under the the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act for using children in protests , along with other issues like obstructing traffic, was registered on Tuesday against victims from families whose houses were damaged during a firecracker factory blast in Harda district in February last year. These individuals walked from Harda and reached Bhopal on Tuesday.

The group of protestors, which started on April 3 from Harda, reached Bhopal on Monday night. They were asked to stay near 11 Mile by the local administration. Adamant about walking to the CM house and meeting CM Mohan Yadav, they started walking at around 9 am, causing traffic issues.

Officials from the Bhopal district administration also arrived and advised the protestors to return, but they continued walking. It was around 2 pm that they were made to board buses and were sent back to Harda. In Harda, the protestors submitted a memorandum to SP Harda and other officials, alleging mistreatment.

"We advised them at night as well. Later, they started walking at around 9 am. We kept advising them, and senior officials from the district administration also arrived and talked to them, but the protestors were adamant. They were also using kids in protests. The road traffic was obstructed, and protests were being carried out without permission. It was around 2 pm that a bus was arranged by the administration, and they were sent back," Misrod police station incharge, Manish Raj Bhadoria, told TOI.

He added, "A case has been registered under the JJ Act as they were using children in protests, along with relevant sections for carrying out protests without permission and obstructing traffic against 15-20 people, including a few identified like Devi Singh Rajput, Paresh Nagar, and others."

A total of around 60 people from 58 families, who were living in 39 houses damaged in the deadly blast at an illegally run firecracker factory in Bairagharh town on February 6, 2024, were affected. The blast killed 13 people and injured more than 200.

Sources said that while some people received more compensation, a few families received very little. More than 15 families whose houses were damaged received less than Rs 5 lakh in compensation.

Bhopal: A case under the the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act for using children in protests, along with other issues like obstructing traffic, was registered on Tuesday against victims from families whose houses were damaged during a firecracker factory blast in Harda district in February last year. These individuals walked from Harda and reached Bhopal on Tuesday.

The group of protestors, which started on April 3 from Harda, reached Bhopal on Monday night. They were asked to stay near 11 Mile by the local administration. Adamant about walking to the CM house and meeting CM Mohan Yadav, they started walking at around 9 am, causing traffic issues.

Officials from the Bhopal district administration also arrived and advised the protestors to return, but they continued walking. It was around 2 pm that they were made to board buses and were sent back to Harda. In Harda, the protestors submitted a memorandum to SP Harda and other officials, alleging mistreatment.

"We advised them at night as well. Later, they started walking at around 9 am. We kept advising them, and senior officials from the district administration also arrived and talked to them, but the protestors were adamant. They were also using kids in protests. The road traffic was obstructed, and protests were being carried out without permission. It was around 2 pm that a bus was arranged by the administration, and they were sent back," Misrod police station incharge, Manish Raj Bhadoria, told TOI.

He added, "A case has been registered under the JJ Act as they were using children in protests, along with relevant sections for carrying out protests without permission and obstructing traffic against 15-20 people, including a few identified like Devi Singh Rajput, Paresh Nagar, and others."

A total of around 60 people from 58 families, who were living in 39 houses damaged in the deadly blast at an illegally run firecracker factory in Bairagharh town on February 6, 2024, were affected. The blast killed 13 people and injured more than 200.

Sources said that while some people received more compensation, a few families received very little. More than 15 families whose houses were damaged received less than Rs 5 lakh in compensation.