Pune: Stickers with pictures of Israel flag have been found pasted on roads in some parts of Maharashtra’s Pune city following which the police have registered four FIRs against a number of people, OTI reported on Monday.
According to the police, some people allegedly pasted stickers of the Israel flag on roads in Kondhwa, Bhawani Peth, Nana Peth and Pune cantonment areas amid continuos war on Palestine where Israeli forces have killed more than 4,651 people.
The cases have been registered under Indian Penal Code Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause a riot if rioting be committed if not committed) with Samarth, Khadak, Lashkar and Kondhwa police stations, the officials said.
“Some people pasted Israel flag stickers on roads in the jurisdiction of Samarth and Khadak police stations. We have registered two offences against five people,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone I) Sandeep Singh Gill said.
An offence was also registered against four people for the alleged act with Lashkar police station, DCP (Zone II) Smartana Patil said.
Besides, a case was registered against unidentified persons with Kondhwa police station, another official said.
Meanwhile, the death toll in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing bombardment has climbed to 4,651, including 1,873 children, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Sunday.
In a statement, Ashraf Qudra, a ministry spokesman, said that 1,023 women were also among the people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7.
The number of injured has risen to 14,245, the spokesperson added.
