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Ranji Trophy match in Patna exposes the pathetic state of Moin-Ul-Haq stadium, the venue is now in ruins with dangerously dilapidated galleries closed to spectators

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Ranji Trophy match in Patna exposes the pathetic state of Moin-Ul-Haq stadium, the venue is now in ruins with dangerously dilapidated galleries closed to spectators

Bihar capital Patna is hosting a Ranji Trophy Elite Group match after a gap of 27 years, where Mumbai is playing against the home team from today, 5 January 2024. However, cricket fans in Bihar are having to enjoy the game by putting their lives in danger, because the venue of the match, Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium, has actually turned into ruins.

Shocking photos and videos of the stadium located in Rajendra Nagar have gone viral on social media, which show that the galleries are in a completely pathetic condition. There are wild plants all over the galleries, and the only thing the administration has done is put up signages asking spectators not to sit in the galleries.

A video of the stadium taken yesterday posted on Instagram, showed wild plants growing everywhere on the galleries, and clothes being dried on railings. Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium is the home ground of the Bihar Ranji team.

The video shows that the galleries have not been cleaned a day before the match. Even though a major domestic team like Mumbai was playing at the stadium, it seems no efforts were made to improve the condition of the stadium in the middle of Patna. Several international players are playing in the match.

Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium in Patna once hosted international matches, once upon a time it was so good that it was one of the few venues chosen to host World Cup matches in 1996, but now it does not even look like fit for gully cricket. Now it is in such a dilapidated condition that watching the sport from galleries has become a dangerous adventure for spectators.

Signages saying ‘entry to gallery is prohibited, there is danger’ were put up all around the stadium, and several gates were kept locked, to prevent people from entering the danger zones. If anyone enters the galleries, they will be risking their own lives. Moreover, by putting up the warnings, the administration has ensured that they will not be responsible for any mishap.

ESPN presenter Syed Hussain also showed the stadium, saying that it is in ruins. He said that despite the conditions, people arrived in large numbers to witness the contest. He also showed the no entry notices put up in the stadium.

‘Apart from the ruins of the galleries, other arrangements for the important match were not satisfactory. People who arrived to watch the match could not follow the scores, as only a small scoreboard has been installed in the entire stadium. The spectators vented their anger towards the Bihar government for the condition of the stadium.

Going by the visuals, it seemed that the only structure that is not in a dilapidated condition is the pavilion.

A look at the stadium’s satellite photos on Google Earth shows that it has been gradually deteriorating over the years. Its galleries were mostly fine in the image from 2010, but in the 2023 satellite image, most of the galleries and parts of the ground are covered by vegetation.

Google Earth images

In the match that started today, Bihar captain Ashutosh Aman opted to bowl after winning the toss. The host team did a good job and restricted Mumbai to 235 runs in 67 overs by taking 9 wickets. The Mumbai team’s captain is former Team India player Ajinkya Rahane.

Bihar is playing in the Elite group of Ranji Trophy after the split of Jharkhand from the state. 12 years and 284 days old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who played for the Bihar team, has become the fourth-youngest Indian to make his debut in a recorded first-class match.

Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium is owned by the Bihar government, and in response to a PIL asking for better maintenance of stadiums in the state, the govt told the Patna High Court in July 2023 that it is unable to spend money to improve it. The state govt had further said that the stadium was being leased to Bihar Cricket Association (BCA). Moin-Ul-Haq Stadium is a multi-purpose ground, used for cricket and football.

The stadium was previously known as Rajendra Nagar Stadium. It was renamed in 1970 after the death of Moin-ul-Haq, who was general secretary of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA).

After the 1996 world cup match between Kenya and Zimbabwe, BCCI didn’t allot any international match to the stadium. Bihar govt and the state cricket association also neglected it, and therefore the once state-of-the-art stadium deteriorated sharply.

United States: Here are 4 mass shootings where trans and ‘non-binary’ assailants gunned down innocent people

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United States: Here are 4 mass shootings where trans and ‘non-binary’ assailants gunned down innocent people

On Thursday (4th January), a 17-year-old ‘gender-fluid’ boy named Dylan Butler opened fire at the Perry High School in Iowa State of the United States.

As per reports, a total of 6 people were injured including the school principal Dan Marbuger. One 6th-grade student studying at the same school was killed during the mass shooting.

Prior to the incident, Butler posted a video from the school bathroom with the caption ‘Now, we wait.’ The video was uploaded on his TikTok account ‘@tooktoomuch.’

Armed with a handgun and a pump-action shotgun, the mass shooter reached Perry High School early Thursday (4th January) morning. He also had an explosive device, which did not detonate at the time of the attack.

Dylan Butler killed himself after going on a shooting spree. The incident triggered the evacuation of 1785 students from the school.

While speaking about the incident, a 13-year-old student named Carlos said, “I heard a couple of bangs, they weren’t loud. We saw loads of people run out. We thought it was a prank or something. We didn’t think it was real at first.”

Another student Ava Augustus recounted, “‘I run and you can just see glass everywhere, blood on the floor. I get to my car and they’re taking a girl out of the auditorium who had been shot in her leg.”

It has now come to light that the mass shooter carried out a ‘mock trial’ of the school shooting in December last year. He had uploaded the disturbing video on his TikTok account as well.

Dylan Butler identified as ‘non-binary’ on his Instagram and TikTok accounts. He used the pronouns ‘he/they’ and the profile bio reflected a ‘pride flag’ (representative of the LGBTQ+ community).

The mass shooter had also shared a post on TikTok, which read, “Love you trans kids.” Interestingly, this is not the first time that a mass shooting was conducted by a transgender/ non-binary individual.

School shooting in Nashville by trans-man

On 27th March 2023, a 28-year-old woman named Audrey Elizabeth Hale went on a shooting spree at a private Christian school in Nashville city in the Tennessee state of the US.

Hale, who identified as a trans-man, killed three children (all of them were just 9 years old) and three adults during the deadly attack. The mass shooter was a former student of the same school.

Prior to the shooting, Hale reportedly sent a message to a school friend – “One day this will make more sense. I’ve left more than enough evidence behind. But something bad is about to happen.”

In videos that surfaced on social media, she was seen armed with two rifles and a pistol. Hale shot at glass doors and made her way into the building of ‘The Covenant’ school.

The mass shooter fired over 150 rounds and killed three 9-year-old children, namely, Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. The Head of School, Katherine Koonce, custodian Mike Hill and a substitute teacher named Cynthia Peak were also shot dead by the ‘trans-man’.

The nightmare ended after the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department swung into action and took down Audrey Elizabeth Hale. In her manifesto, she chronicled all events of the fateful day.

“I’m a little nervous, but excited too. Been excited for the past 2 weeks…Can’t believe I’m doing this, but I’m ready… I hope my victims aren’t,” her manifesto read.

Audrey Elizabeth Hale zealously wrote about killing ‘privileged’ white children. “Wanna kill all you little crackers…Bunch of little fucking w/ your white privilages fuck you fuckers,” she had written.

STEM school shooting in Colorado

On 7th May 2019, a 16-year-old girl named Maya ‘Alec’ McKinney shot 9 students at the STEM School in Highlands Ranch in Colorado state of the United States.

McKinney, who was a girl at birth but ‘identified’ as a boy, carried out the deadly attack along with an 18-year-old man named Devon Erickson. They were equipped with three handguns and a 22-caliber rifle.

The mass shooting led to the death of a student named Kendrick Castillo, who was 18 years old at the time. 8 other students were seriously injured. One student identified as Lucas Albertoni had a bullet stuck to his body, the removal of which was deemed too risky by the doctors.

Maya ‘Alec’ McKinney (left), Devon Erickson (right), images via NBC/AP

As such, he needs to be regularly checked for lead poisoning. Another victim had to permanently leave playing soccer in the aftermath of the shooting.

After being apprehended, McKinney told investigators that she planned the mass shooting for several weeks. She wanted to harm the students who supposedly mocked her for being a transgender.

“He (sic) wanted everyone in that school to suffer and realize that the world is a bad place…He (sic) wanted the kids at the school to experience bad things, have to suffer from trauma like he has had to in his life,” read an affidavit summing the actions of Maya ‘Alec’ McKinney.

In July 2020, Maya ‘Alec’ McKinney was found guilty of first-degree murder and 16 other charges. She was sentenced to life in prison (with the possibility of parole after two decades behind bars) and an additional 38 years.

On the other hand, Devon Erickson was found convicted of 46 charges and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in September 2021. McKinney was hailed as a ‘victim’ on social media by members of the transgender community on social media.

Fatal Shooting in Aberdeen by woman transitioning to a man

On 28th September 2018, a 26-year-old ‘woman’ named Snochia Moseley shot 6 of her co-workers at a Rite Aid warehouse in Aberdeen city in the Maryland state of the US.

She fired more than a dozen shots using her Glock handgun and killed 3 people in the process. The victims were identified as Sunday Aguda (45), Brindra Giri (41) and Hayleen Reyes (41).

The other three people who were shot, namely, Hassan Mitchell, Wilfredo Villegas and Purna Acharya, fortunately made it alive. In a bid to evade arrest, Moseley then took her own life.

While speaking about the incident, Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said, “She (Snochia Moseley) chose to begin the shooting at break time. She was moving pretty quickly, not taking a lot of time to aim. A total of 13 rounds that we know of were fired…You don’t have to be highly accurate when you’re in close quarters.”

According to Snochia Moseley’s close friend Troi Coley, the mass shooter initially came out as a ‘gay teenage girl’ before identifying as a ‘transgender.’

“This is a girl who was depressed most of her life because she couldn’t accept herself to be who she was after she came out as gay, and she thought nobody else could accept her either,” informed Troi Coley.

Snochia Moseley reportedly began receiving hormone therapy in 2017 as part of her plan to completely transition from a woman to a man.

Conclusion

There have been attempts by the left-wing media ecosystem to tie mass shootings to one ‘race’ and one ‘gender’ in the context of the United States. The shootings that do not fit the agenda find little to no space.

While manifestos of assailants are released immediately after mass shootings, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) sat over the manifesto of woman-turned-transgender Audrey Elizabeth Hale.

There were concerted attempts by news publications to brush such cases as ‘one-off’ and ‘rare’ incidents. If the unadulterated hate disseminated by the woke ecosystem remains unchecked, then, we should anticipate more such attacks over ‘make-believe privilege.’

‘Who is this woman?’ Orry responds as Suchitra Krishnamoorthi warns against ‘Orry culture’ of popularity taking precedence over talent

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‘Who is this woman?’ Orry responds as Suchitra Krishnamoorthi warns against ‘Orry culture’ of popularity taking precedence over talent

Instagram sensation Orry recently took to social media to respond to actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi after she called ‘Orry culture’ dangerous. Krishnamoorthy’s comment was related to the growing Bollywood trend where popularity precedes talent, insinuating that fame gets recognition while talented folks struggle to get decent work.

Responding to Krishnamoorthi’s comment, Orry said, “Who is this woman!?!?” However, he added that such comments “haunt him and keep him awake all night.”

Recently, the actor took to X and shared insights into her conversations with friends, highlighting the current trend among youngsters on seeking attention, terming it as “Orry culture”.

In an unexpected rebuttal, Orry expressed surprise about Suchitra and the concept of “Orry culture.” He questioned, “Who is this woman? What even is Orry culture? What is going on? Why does she keep talking about me? I am so confused right now. I have never met her. And why is something said by someone who isn’t even my friend making headlines? These are the questions that perplex me and keep me awake at night!”

In her post, Krishnamoorthi drew attention to the significance of one’s originality and excellence in one’s work and denounced the practice of using labels that often only represent a price tag or status symbol. She illustrated an example of a former personal trainer who, under the influence of ‘Orry Culture”, took loans to buy expensive designer bags and match the lifestyle of celebrity clients.

In quoting the trainer, Suchitra brought attention to the risky aspects of the #Orry culture, expressing, “I don’t want him to be part of this #Orry culture – it’s hazardous. He needs to forge his path and understand that merely posting photos with celebrities doesn’t make him one.”

‘Will kill you and your family in 72 hours’: UP BJP leader Rubi Asif Khan receives threat letter for organising Ram puja in her house

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‘Will kill you and your family in 72 hours’: UP BJP leader Rubi Asif Khan receives threat letter for organising Ram puja in her house

On Thursday, January 4, Rubi Asif Khan, a Muslim woman in Aligarh of Uttar Pradesh received death threats because she organised a puja in her house ahead of the consecration ceremony of the Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya scheduled to take place on January 22, 2023.

The threat letter, which an unknown miscreant threw in her house on Thursday night threatened her and her family with death for conducting Ram Puja in her house. “You have become a devotee of Lord Ram. You and your family will be killed in the next 72 hours,” read the threat letter.

The incident took place in the Mamudnagar Shahjamal area which comes under the Rorwar police station. BJP Jay Ganj unit’s vice-president Rubi Asif Khan, has approached the police and sought a probe in the matter.

Notably, Khan had written to Yogi Adityanath on December 27 expressing her concern about a threat to her life as she was planning to organise a puja of Lord Ram in her house ahead of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir inauguration ceremony. She stated that she intended to arrange a puja in her home, starting on January 1 and lasting until January 22, which is the day the Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya will be inaugurated. She asserted that she was afraid she may be hurt this time too because of all the threats she had received in the past.

Recalling how posters threatening to burn her alive along with her family were found pasted outside her house last year and how in 2022 she had been issued a fatwa for worshipping Lord Ganesh during Ganesh Chaturthi, the BJP leader sought protection.

Meanwhile, in the CCTV footage obtained by the police, an unknown miscreant could be seen throwing the threat letter into her house on Thursday night. CO First Abhay Pandey confirmed that a case has been registered based on the complaint and efforts are being made to identify and nab the accused based on the CCTV footage received by the police.

Karnataka MLA Iqbal Hussain says Ram is his ‘family God’, claims Congress never uses religion to divide people: Here is how the party has been habitually anti-Hindu

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Karnataka MLA Iqbal Hussain says Ram is his ‘family God’, claims Congress never uses religion to divide people: Here is how the party has been habitually anti-Hindu

Amid the uproar over the arrest of a Hindu activist in Karnataka’s Hubballi, Congress MLA HA Iqbal Hussain said on Thursday (4th January) that Lord Ram is his “family God” and that he is a devotee. The Ramanagara legislator also stated that he would celebrate “Ramotsava” in a “secular way.”

“I have decided to celebrate ‘Ramotsava’ with devotion with all the political parties in a grand but secular way,” Hussain said.

He further claimed to be a devotee of Hindu Gods including Saraswati, Ganesh, Lakshmi and Ram.

“I’ve already said I’m a Rama devotee. I worship all Gods and welcome them. There is no second thought about that. I have been worshipping Saraswati, Lakshmi, Ganesha and Rama since my childhood,” Hussain said.

These remarks come amid state-wide protests by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the arrest of Karsevak Srikanth Poojari for his alleged involvement in the 1992 post-Babri Masjid demolition riots.

On the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, he said, “Some people do something for their political gain but the Congress never uses God and religion to divide people. The Congress has an ideology, commitment and discipline, which I follow.”

In response to a question about the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya during an election year, he said, “It is left to them (BJP). We worship all the Gods including Rama. For them, it could be new but not for us. For us, Rama is our family God and we have a Pooja room. They are using Rama for politics. We are not.”

Notably, the Congress-led state government has reopened another case against Hindu activists in Karnataka. A case against Dattapeetha activist has been reopened a day after Karsewak Srikant Poojari’s arrest.

Interestingly, the Congress leader’s claim that Congress never uses God and religion to divide people is far from the historical record of the grand old party. Congress has for years followed the fissiparous policy of neglecting and even harming Hindu interests and indulging in the minority, specifically, Muslim appeasement. A recent example of the same was seen in the Telangana elections when Congress listed out a list of doles to be given exclusively to religious minorities (Muslims, Christians, Sikhs etc) in the State. It essentially implied that the benefits would not apply to the Hindu community.

Moreover, it was reported this week that Congress leader H Anjaneya in a blatant disrespect of Lord Ram equated CM Siddaramiah to the Hindu God. “He (Siddaramaiah) is our Ram. Why should he visit Ayodhya for the consecration event? He could pay obeisance at his native village which has a Ram temple,” Anjaneya said asserting that the Ram Lalla idol set to be consecrated in Ayodhya on 22nd January is “BJP’s Ram”.

With change in winds since 2014, Congress has been compelled to mend its ways and at least pretend not to be anti-Hindu its leaders undertake temple runs ahead of elections every time, however, a look back in history exposes the truth of Congress’s ostentatious ‘love’ for Lord Ram.

It is interesting to recall that the Congress-led UPA 1 Central Government stated back in September 2007 that there is no historical proof of Lord Ram’s existence. An affidavit filed by the Congress-led government read, “Valmiki Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas admittedly form an important part of ancient Indian literature, but these cannot be said to be historical records to incontrovertibly prove the existence of the characters and occurrences of events depicted therein.” The affidavit was filed to register the UPA government’s opposition to the demand to scrap the Sethusamudram project as it would damage the Ram Setu. In 2018, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor had asserted that “no good Hindu would want a Ram Mandir at the Babri site.”

Although Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has now taken the ‘avatar’ of a “Tapasvi,” the Gandhi scion once claimed that those who visit the temple worship the goddess… They are the ones who molest women in buses.” The Gandhi prince had also been mollycoddling with ardent Hindu haters, as evidenced by his meeting with anti-Hindu Christian pastor George Poonaiah in September 2022, who is notorious for demeaning Hindu deities and Bharat Mata and making derogatory comments about Hindu goddess Shakti and the Janeudhari, Dattatreya gotri brahmin Rahul Gandhi made no objections or attempted to stop the Hindumisic pastor.

In 2020, Congress leader Kumar Ketkar during a programme on Zee News ahead of the Bhoomi Poojan at the Ram Temple site in August denied the historical existence of Shri Ram and cast aspersions about the Hindu God being a creation of literature.

When he was asked by the anchor whether he or the Congress party now believes in the existence of Lord Rama or not, Ketkar claimed, “Ram exists because of Ramayan. However, a conclusion is yet to be reached on whether Ram is the creation of history or literature. Valmiki wrote a great epic and its impact was felt both in India and abroad. But, I don’t know if he existed in history.”

In 2019, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar at an event organized by the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) in New Delhi called ‘Ek Shaam Babri Masjid Ki Naam,’ questioned the birth of Lord Ram at Ayodhya, asking how someone could be so certain that Lord Ram was born at that historic site.

“What do you mean mandir wahin banayenge? King Dasharatha was a big king and it is believed he had as many as 10,000 rooms in his palace. Who knows which room was where? And hence they say that because we think that our Lord Ram was born here, and hence the temple should be built there, and because there is a masjid there, we will first demolish it and then build a temple at that place?” Aiyar said in 2019.

It is worth recalling that back in 2014, the Congress government in Karnataka introduced the Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments Amendment Bill. It was a draconian bill that allowed the government to simply take over any Hindu religious charity ‘suspected’ of malpractice or corruption at some point in time.

Conspicuously, the Bill was intended to undermine the power of Lingayat Mutts in Karnataka. Furthermore, only Hindu religious institutions were to be subject to this oppressive act, affirming Hindus’ status as second-class citizens in the state. However, the uproar forced the government to withdraw the controversial bill.

Back in 2010, Rahul Gandhi had told US Ambassador Timothy Roemer that radicalized Hindu groups are a greater threat than the support of some Indian Muslims to Islamist terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba.

According to the whistleblowing website Wikileaks, Rahul Gandhi informed the then US ambassador to India Timothy Roemer that “there was evidence of some support for Islamist terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba among certain elements in India’s indigenous Muslim community; the bigger threat may be the growth of radicalized Hindu groups, which create religious tensions and political confrontations with the Muslim community.”

And who can forget former Prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh’s “minorities have first right on resources,” remarks back in 2006.

From celebrating tyrants like Tipu Sultan who slaughtered Hindus, indulging in minority appeasement to its anti-Hindu stands as seen in the Ram Mandir case, to questioning Lord Ram’s existence, and allying with parties like DMK whose leader openly calls for the eradication of Sanatan Dharma, Congress has long used religion as means to grab power.

Maharashtra: Thane court orders Digvijaya Singh to give written apology for insulting former RSS chief Golwalkar Guruji

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Maharashtra: Thane court orders Digvijaya Singh to give written apology for insulting former RSS chief Golwalkar Guruji

On Thursday (4th January), a court in Thane city of Maharashtra ordered Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to furnish a written apology for insulting former RSS chief MS Golwalkar, also known as Golwalkar Guruji, in one of his posts on social media platform X. The Magistrate P Suryawanshi categorically mentioned that Digvijay Singh should sign the apology letter himself. RSS member Vivek Champanerkar had filed a defamation case against Digvijay Singh who posted a contentious post on the former RSS chief on 7th July 2023.

Vivek Champanerkar lodged a civil defamation case against Digvijaya Singh in the Thane Magistrate Court, seeking compensation of one rupee in response to a defamatory social media post made by the Congress leader. In his plea, Champanerkar contended, “Digvijaya Singh’s post had caused great disrepute to the plaintiff’s organisation i.e. the RSS, and hurt Champanerkar deeply personally, so Singh is liable to be prosecuted and punished for the offence punishable under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as to be tried for tortuous act of defamation.”

The court issued a summons to Digvijaya Singh on 6th October 2023, but he did not appear in the court. At the subsequent hearing on Thursday (4th January), the attorney representing Digvijaya Singh contended that the contentious social media post had been removed. Therefore, he argued, there was no justification for continuing the defamation lawsuit against the Congress politician.

Attorneys Aditya Mishra and Surabhi Pandey represented Vivek Champanerkar and objected to the dismissal of the case unless accompanied by a written apology from Digvijaya Singh. Following the arguments from both parties on Thursday, Magistrate P Suryawanshi decided to postpone the case’s hearing until 29th January. However, he instructed Singh to submit a personally signed apology letter to the court.

On 7th July 2023, Digvijaya Singh wrote in his tweet, “What was Guru Golwalkar ji’s view on Dalits, OBCs and Muslims and national rights over water, forest, and land?” Along with this, a picture was shared in it and some controversial text was written on it. The image claims that the quotes are taken from Golwalkar’s book ‘We and Our Nationhood Identified’.

Screenshot of the tweet by Digvijay Singh

According to the text written on the picture, Golwalkar has written in his book, “Whenever power comes to hand, first hand over the government’s wealth, state land and forest to your two-three trusted rich people. Make 95% of the people beggars, after that power will not go out of hand for seven lives.”

The image further claims that in 1940, Golwalkar had said, “I am ready to serve the British all my life, but I don’t want the freedom that gives equal rights to Dalits, OBCs, and Muslims.” In Indore, advocate Rajesh Joshi had also lodged an FIR against the Madhya Pradesh Congress leader in this regard.

UP: Married Afshana burns close friend Zeenat to death in Meerut to escape with lover, gets life imprisonment

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UP: Married Afshana burns close friend Zeenat to death in Meerut to escape with lover, gets life imprisonment

A shocking case involving love, adultery, murder and deceit has surfaced in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut where a court has sentenced a woman accused of murder to life imprisonment. 32-year-old Afshana Begum alias Nisha was taken into police custody after she set her 48-year-old friend Zeenat Begum on fire to be with her lover Pravin Kumar. She wanted to pass herself off as dead so she could elope with him. She was in love with him since their school days.

The accused was brought to justice by the testimony of the 13-year-old daughter of the deceased. The crime was discovered on 2nd April 2019 when the victim was seen dead inside a residence in the Lisari Gate police station area of Meerut, according to Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC) Mukesh Kumar Mittal’s statement on 2nd January.

He pronounced, “Zeenat was married to one Mohammad Ashraf who used to mostly stay outdoors for work. Her friend Afshana, who lived in the same neighbourhood, used to often visit her house. Afshana fell in love with one Pravin Kumar, an auto driver, and both wanted to get married, but faith and the opposition from her kin came in the way.”

The judge added, “After watching a TV serial on crime she hatched a plot to kill Zeenat in her house. One day when Zeenat came to her house, Afshana set her on fire with a gas cylinder pipe. She thought everyone would take Zeenat’s badly burnt body to be hers and she would flee with her lover. But weeks later someone spotted her and the case took a different turn. During court hearings, Zeenat’s daughter said her mother would often go to ‘Afshana aunty’s house’ and that one day she did not return.”

Zeenat’s husband immediately filed a report as she was last seen at Afshana’s house. Police discovered Zeenat’s earrings, shoes and Aadhaar Card when the place was reopened all of which indicated that she had been fatally burned. Afshana was given a life sentence in prison after being convicted of murder by Additional District and Sessions Judge Pawan Shukla.

Background of the incident

The instance is from the Lisadi Gate area of the Meerut police station where a woman’s charred corpse which was identified as Afshana, Abrar’s wife was discovered inside a house. At the same time, Zeenat, a close friend of hers who lived in the neighbourhood’s Dhalai Wali Gali went missing. She reportedly disappeared on 1st April. Ishtiaq, her brother, notified the authorities about it and further charged murder for dowry because Zeenat and her husband Ashraf frequently fought, according to him.

It was uncovered that Zeenat and Afshana were companions when the police began looking into both matters. They visited each other’s homes regularly. Zeenat went to Afshana’s home on the fateful day per their inquiry and CCTV recording. However, she didn’t return and the latter passed away soon. The police continued to look for Zeenat but they were unable to locate her.

Meanwhile, Afshana was spotted alive but she claimed to be Nisha. One day she reached the police station to submit a complaint against her boyfriend and unveiled that he had rejected her and refused to let her stay with him. She was apprehended, however, after being identified by a few individuals and a policeman present there. They interrogated her after which she divulged the entire story astounding everyone.

Afshana and Pravin were in a relationship but the family didn’t approve of their union owing to their different religious beliefs. However, she started an extra-marital affair and the two talked as well as met even after she tied the knot with another man. Afshana wanted to spend her life with her lover but he turned her down due to their separate faiths.

A few days later when Pravin Kumar came to know about the horrifying incident he rejected her. “You killed your long-time friend to have me. How can I trust you,” he asked after which the infuriated Afshana went to the police station.

Afshana’s confession

Afsana confessed during police interrogation that she wanted to be with Pravin but their religions were different. He is a Hindu and she is a Muslim. Hence they couldn’t get married. She added, “I watched a crime show on TV in which a girlfriend burns another lady alive to be with her partner. Later, she changed her name and fled with him after fabricating a death story. This inspired me to attain my true love. I concocted the entire plan without telling anyone. I wanted a woman to sacrifice and chose my friend Zeenat for the objective.”

The perpetrator further mentioned, “I quietly invited her over to my house that day and claimed that I had something important to share. We were alone in the house. Zeenat was rendered unconscious by the intoxicating tea I gave her to drink. I then removed the gas cylinder’s pipe and lit it on fire. The fire destroyed both her and my whole house. I left the house in silence and no one saw me. People concluded Afshana had burned to death, according to my plan, however, I was still alive. Abrar, my spouse also believed that I had passed away.”

US man sues Dunkin’ Donuts claiming a toilet at its Florida outlet exploded on him and covered him in human feces and urine

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US man sues Dunkin’ Donuts claiming a toilet at its Florida outlet exploded on him and covered him in human feces and urine

On Wednesday, January 3, a man sued the American multinational coffee and doughnut company Dunkin’ Donuts franchise store in Florida claiming that a malfunctioning toilet in the outlet exploded on him leaving him covered in debris including ‘human feces and urine.’

The consumer identified as Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100000 in a lawsuit filed through his attorney Scott Spradley in the 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida accusing the coffee and donut company of negligence, which allegedly caused him physical and psychological trauma.

Kerouac claimed he suffered “severe and long term injuries” following the explosion of a toilet in the men’s room of a Dunkin’ location in Winter Park, Florida on January 6, 2022.

Dunkin’ Donuts at 2265 Aloma Ave. in Winter Park, Florida (Source: Fox News)

The lawsuit filed by Kerouac added that he suffered “bodily injury,” and he has required mental health care and counselling since the incident.

The lawsuit stated that after the explosion, Kerouac rushed out of the male restroom covered in urine, human feces, and debris and went to ask for assistance from the store management and employees. One staffer informed him that they were aware of the “problem with the toilet” because there had been prior incidences, the lawsuit said, without going into further details about the explosion.

“As a direct result of Defendant’s breach and/or multiple breaches of its duties and obligations to Plaintiff, who was lawfully on Defendant’s premises, Plaintiff unwittingly became the victim of the exploding toilet and of the aftermath which followed, and sustained damages, including injuries and emotional and mental distress,” court documents read.

Notably, last year in October, a 70-year-old Atlanta lady settled for $3 million in October of last year following a terrifying event at a Sugar Hill, Georgia, Dunkin’ drive-thru that left her with serious third-degree burns from spilt coffee. The accident happened in February 2021, and the woman, whose identity was kept a secret, suffered life-altering injuries due to the alleged mishandling of the coffee cup’s lid.

Karnataka: ‘Shrikanth Pujari may be released tomorrow’, informs the Kar Sewak’s lawyer

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Karnataka: ‘Shrikanth Pujari may be released tomorrow’, informs the Kar Sewak’s lawyer

Amid a heated exchange of arguments between BJP and Congress in Karnataka over the arrest of Hindu activist Shrikanth Pujari for his alleged involvement in the Babri Masjid demolition riots in 1992, his advocate Sanjeev Badasaka on Friday asserted that the leader could be released by Saturday if the court passes an order in their favour.

Speaking to ANI, over the arrest of Hindu activist Shrikanth Pujari, advocate Sanjeev Badasaka said “Yesterday an argument happened, we convinced very well before the Court. The matter was posted for orders. We hope that the Court passes an order in our favour. If the Court passes an order in our favour then he may be released tomorrow evening. The matter has been posted for bail orders,” he said.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka, R Ashok alleged that the reason behind the arrest of the Hindu activist is the scheduled grand consecration of Ram Mandir on January 22.

“Congress party arrested a ‘Karsevak’ because the Ram Temple is going to be inaugurated this month, to create fear among the people of Karnataka. BK Hariprasad has already given a statement of a ‘Godhra-like’ incident re-entry in Karnataka. Siddaramaiah went one step ahead and arrested a ‘Karasevak’, he said.

Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Tuesday accused the Congress-led state government of being “anti-Hindu”.

“Karnataka government is proving again and again that it is an anti-Hindu government. Yesterday in Hubballi, they reopened a 31-year-old case, and Hindu worker Srikant Poojari was arrested; we strongly condemn this,” Vijayendra said.

However, the Congress party refuted all allegations of “political vendetta” in connection with the arrest of a man linked to the riots that took place after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.

Speaking on the arrest, CM Siddaramaiah asked, “What should be done to the wrongdoers? Should we just leave them? We have told the police to dispose of old cases. No innocents have been arrested. We will proceed according to the court’s direction,” he said while speaking to reporters during his visit to Basapur Airport in Koppa.

The Bhartiya Janata party staged a protest in front of the town police station against the arrest of the Hindu leader. 

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

Did you know that a dumping yard in Rajasthan’s Kishangarh is famously known as the Switzerland of Rajasthan? Here’s why

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Did you know that a dumping yard in Rajasthan’s Kishangarh is famously known as the Switzerland of Rajasthan? Here’s why

In Rajathan’s Kishangarh, a dumpyard for marble slurry has become the dream destination for many. Famously known as the Switzerland of Rajasthan, the Kishangarh Dumping Yard is not your ordinary dumping yard.

Marble slurry is basically the powdered waste released while cutting marble.

The area is located about 90 kilometres from Jaipur and 18 miles northwest of Ajmer. It is also known as the Ice Mine of Rajasthan owing to the snow-like white landscape spread across 82 acres covering around 332 bighas of land.

The layers of marble slurry overlapping each other give it a look like that of a snow-clad Kashmir valley and a blue lake gives it an Iceland-like look. The location is a hot choice for the film industry and influencers alike as it offers the perfect design set up and instagrammable pictures and videos at afforable prices.

The location is also a preferred destination for wedding photography. It was reportedly in 2003 that the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) and Kishangarh Marble Association started disposing marble slurry from nearby processing units into the ground.

It is since then that the landscape has been filled to a great height since decades of marble slurry dumping. White trees have also been added for beautification ever since tourism increased. The height of the dump is now raised to about 15-20 metres.

The entry here is free of cost. However, commercial shooting, wedding photography are charged and DSLR charges are extra too.

Charges are Rs 50,000 for commercial video shoots and Rs 5,000 for wedding photography.

Moreover, a confluence of movies and wedding shoots is born here in the marble dump yard. While the demand for pre-wedding shoots is skyrocketing, the poses preferred by many couples is the signature ‘Suraj hua madham’ pose and such.

Celebrities like Anil Kapoor, Kapil Sharma and Tiger Shroff have shot here too. Naturally, the location has provided a big boost to tourism in an otherwise industrial city.

Kishangarh was once the capital of a 400-year-old kingdom mainly known for its art of miniature paintings. Today, it is the largest supplier of marble in Asia.

Kanan Saxena, head of zoology department at Meera Government Girls College, Udaipur, report said, “Slurry is basically calcium carbonate added with other minerals or chemicals like dolomite, gypsum and sulphates. It destroys the soil cover and contaminates ground water, prohibiting vegetation.”

The marble particles are easily inhaled and can lead to respiratory diseases. The quality of air according to experts is also quite poor in the area to the extent that wounds take time to heal. It is also known to contaminate ground water to a large extent.

Even so, these factors don’t deter the commercial interests of the people for its easy-on-the-pocket facility. The Kishangarh dump yard fulfils the same purspose that a scenic winter valley in Kashmir and Himachal would but at a much lower price.

Moreover, it saves time too, particularly for the film industry to travel from Mumbai to Rajasthan.

With the craze for Instagram reels and YouTube shorts, young tourists now travel all the way to Kishangarh dumping yard just so that they can take click some pictures and record videos.

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