<p>As many as 17 people are arrested after a mob pelted stones at a medical team who tried to take a coronavirus-infected patient into isolation in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district on Wednesday.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Police arrested 17 people including seven women for their alleged involvement in the incident under various sections of the IPC, Criminal Law Amendment Act and Epidemic Act, a Home department official said.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Officials said a doctor and three paramedics were injured in the stone-pelting and a police vehicle and an ambulance were also damaged. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>The mob suddenly appeared as the ambulance was taking away COVID-19 positive man and started pelting stones, Moradabad Chief Medical Officer Milind Garg said.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Officials also said that the mob tried to stop the ambulance as it was driving&nbsp;away the patient.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After the incident, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said those involved in the act would face action under the stringent National Security Act, and the damage costs would be recovered from the perpetrators.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In a statement, Adityanath condemned the attack on police, health personnel and those involved in sanitisation work and called it "unpardonable".</p>

<p>Moradabad District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh said that the mob violence was brought under control and the deployment of police was beefed up in the area.&nbsp;</p>


As many as 17 people are arrested after a mob pelted stones at a medical team who tried to take a coronavirus-infected patient into isolation in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district on Wednesday.

As many as 17 people are arrested after a mob pelted stones at a medical team who tried to take a coronavirus-infected patient into isolation in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district on Wednesday. Police arrested 17 people including seven women for their alleged involvement in the incident under various sections of the IPC, Criminal Law Amendment Act and Epidemic Act, a Home department official said. Also read | Death toll due to COVID-19 in India rises to 414; cases climb to 12380 Officials said a doctor and three paramedics were injured in the stone-pelting and a police vehicle and an ambulance were also damaged. Also read | All 5 who died of COVID-19 in Bhopal were 1984 gas tragedy victims The mob suddenly appeared as the ambulance was taking away COVID-19 positive man and started pelting stones, Moradabad Chief Medical Officer Milind Garg said. Officials also said that the mob tried to stop the ambulance as it was driving away the patient. After the incident, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said those involved in the act would face action under the stringent National Security Act, and the damage costs would be recovered from the perpetrators. In a statement, Adityanath condemned the attack on police, health personnel and those involved in sanitisation work and called it "unpardonable". Moradabad District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh said that the mob violence was brought under control and the deployment of police was beefed up in the area.

17 arrested for mob violence against health workers in UP's Moradabad

<p>Much like her famous sister Kangana Ranaut, Rangoli Chandel too is known for speaking her mind. She is active on Twitter and has always been very vocal about issues that concern her. Her latest tweets though have landed her in some trouble.</p>

<p>Rangoli's account was suspended on Thursday morning after she tweeted about the Moradabad stone-pelting case and many found her tweets offensive and targetting a certain section of the society.<br />
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Commenting on the Moradabad stone-pelting case, Rangoli had stated that the people behind the incident should be shot along with a certain section of the media.</p>

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Filmmaker Reema Kagti, Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali and actress Kubbra Sait and many others called out Rangoli for spreading hate on the basis of religion.<br />
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The three women tagged Mumbai Police, and Twitter India in their tweets and reported her account.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MumbaiPolice</a>. Could you please look into this and take action? Isn’t this spreading fake news AND inciting hatred &amp; violence against certain people?<a href="https://twitter.com/OfficeofUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficeofUT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/AUThackeray?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AUThackeray</a> <a href="https://t.co/tKCqS5CZgN">https://t.co/tKCqS5CZgN</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I’ve blocked Rangoli and reported her to twitter.<br />
But <a href="https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MumbaiPolice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CMOMaharashtra?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMOMaharashtra</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OfficeofUT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OfficeofUT</a> This kind of hate mongering is irresponsible. Please look into it, and take necessary actions. <a href="https://t.co/WywccuZvKR">https://t.co/WywccuZvKR</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Arrest this woman immediately for spreading vicious hatred and calling for killings of A community <a href="https://twitter.com/MumbaiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MumbaiPolice</a> .<br />
Do also block this account <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TwitterIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TwitterIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jack</a> for spreading religious hatred and fascism. <a href="https://t.co/NzBKK8JfZP">https://t.co/NzBKK8JfZP</a></p>
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<p>Farah, in fact, was personally attacked in a series of tweets by Rangoli who went on a rant trying to justify her comments on the Moradabad pelting incident.<br />
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A few hours later Rangoli's Twitter account was suspended. Farah Khan Ali thanked Twitter India for taking prompt action against her.</p>

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<p>This isn't the first time that Rangoli Chandel's tweets have created a stir. She is Kangana's manager and has often got into Twitter spats with celebrities from Bollywood.</p>


Much like her famous sister Kangana Ranaut, Rangoli Chandel too is known for speaking her mind. She is active on Twitter and has always been very vocal about issues that concern her.

Much like her famous sister Kangana Ranaut, Rangoli Chandel too is known for speaking her mind. She is active on Twitter and has always been very vocal about issues that concern her. Her latest tweets though have landed her in some trouble. Rangoli's account was suspended on Thursday morning after she tweeted about the Moradabad stone-pelting case and many found her tweets offensive and targetting a certain section of the society. Commenting on the Moradabad stone-pelting case, Rangoli had stated that the people behind the incident should be shot along with a certain section of the media. Filmmaker Reema Kagti, Jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali and actress Kubbra Sait and many others called out Rangoli for spreading hate on the basis of religion. The three women tagged Mumbai Police, and Twitter India in their tweets and reported her account. @MumbaiPolice. Could you please look into this and take action? Isn’t this spreading fake news AND inciting hatred & violence against certain people?@OfficeofUT @AUThackeray https://t.co/tKCqS5CZgN — Reema Kagti (@kagtireema) April 16, 2020 × I’ve blocked Rangoli and reported her to twitter. But @MumbaiPolice @CMOMaharashtra @OfficeofUT This kind of hate mongering is irresponsible. Please look into it, and take necessary actions. https://t.co/WywccuZvKR — Kubbra Sait (@KubbraSait) April 16, 2020 × Arrest this woman immediately for spreading vicious hatred and calling for killings of A community @MumbaiPolice . Do also block this account @Twitter @TwitterIndia @jack for spreading religious hatred and fascism. https://t.co/NzBKK8JfZP — Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) April 16, 2020 × Farah, in fact, was personally attacked in a series of tweets by Rangoli who went on a rant trying to justify her comments on the Moradabad pelting incident. A few hours later Rangoli's Twitter account was suspended. Farah Khan Ali thanked Twitter India for taking prompt action against her. Thank you @Twitter @TwitterIndia @jack for suspending this account. I reported this because she targeted a specific community and called for them to be shot along with liberal media and compared herself to the Nazis. 🙏🙏🙏 . pic.twitter.com/lJ3u6btyOm — Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) April 16, 2020 × This isn't the first time that Rangoli Chandel's tweets have created a stir. She is Kangana's manager and has often got into Twitter spats with celebrities from Bollywood.

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