Those involved in CAA violence, exposed with big posters across UP

Lucknow : The Uttar Pradesh government has put up large hoardings at prominent places showcasing the name, addresses and photos of some of the accused people in violence during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Lucknow in December last year.

The people named on the hoardings have been asked to pay up compensation for damage to public property in Lucknow during the violence, in which one person died.

The hoardings also mentioned that in case they fail to pay up the dues then their properties will be attached for the recovery.

The motive behind putting up such hoardings is not yet clear. Among those named in the hoardings are activist-politician Sadaf Jafar, lawyer Mohammed Shoaib, theatre personality Deepak Kabir and former IPS officer SR Darapuri.

All of the above members are out on bail and have claimed that they will move to court if the government tries to attach their properties.

In many bail orders, courts have noted that the police failed to back up their claims about the accused with enough evidence to deny bail.

"We were arrested, assaulted, sent to jail and then given bail. Now this is a new tactic to put pressure on us. I got a recovery notice already in jail. I sent a letter via the jail superintendent asking how I could plead my case before a concerned officer when I was in jail. I got no reply. No one listened to me and then they sent me a recovery order," Deepak Kabir said.

"You know our addresses, we have the notice. Then why this? Is this to create fear? And if it is, then how can any government be called a good government," he added.