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Gym trainer Kauser Ali pretends to be single, traps married woman then rapes her: Are gyms becoming the new playground for Love Jihad?

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Gym trainer Kauser Ali pretends to be single, traps married woman then rapes her: Are gyms becoming the new playground for Love Jihad?

A case of cheating and physical abuse of a young married woman by her gym trainer has come up in the Surat city of Gujarat. The incident came to the fore on June 27, when the victim Preeti (name changed) filed a complaint against her fitness trainer Kauser Ali Shabbir Ali Kubbawala with the Salabatpura police, accusing him of cheating, rape and unnatural sex. Based on the complaint, the Surat police arrested the accused and sent him to jail.

According to reports, the accused Kauser Ali operated a gym in Surat’s Begampura area. He also worked as a cable operator in the area. Preeti, meanwhile, lived with her husband and two children in the Salabatpura locality in Surat. Preeti started going to Kauser’s gym where he began giving her personal fitness training.

Pretending to be unmarried, Kauser Ali gradually trapped Preeti in his love trap. He convinced her to divorce her husband and get into a live-in relationship with him.

Preeti (name changed), who was madly in love with Kauser, fell into his trap and moved in with him in January 2022. Promising to marry her after Ramadan, Kauser Ali, frequently raped and committed unnatural sex with her.

After Ramadan passed and Preeti started exerting pressure on Kauser Ali to marry her, the latter started avoiding her.

A few days later, the victim saw another woman living in the same house as she was. She immediately understood that Kauser Ali was previously married and had been lying to her for all this while. Infuriated by the web of lies he had woven to lure her, the victim confronted Kauser Ali.

When caught, Kauser Ali and his wife started physically and mentally abusing Preeti. Fed up with the torture, she returned to her parent’s home, but her problems persisted. Kauser Ali and his wife continued to threaten to kill her if she went to the police or spoke about her ordeal to her family members.

The victim remained silent about her trauma until lately, but last week, she finally made the decision to speak up and went to the Sabalatpura police station to file a complaint against Kauser Ali and his wife. In her complaint, she accused Kauser Ali of cheating and rape and accused his wife of assault. Based on the complaint, the Surat police arrested Kauser Ali. Currently, further investigation is going on in the matter.

Such incidents, where Muslim gym instructors specifically target Hindu women visiting the gym for fitness training, are becoming increasingly common. In April this year, a gym trainer in the Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh was booked for allegedly raping a woman by keeping her son at knifepoint. The Muslim man had introduced himself as a Hindu and had a friendship with the Hindu woman, but after she learnt that he is Muslim, she ended communications with him. As revenge, he went to her house and raped her.

In February 2023, a gym owner in Bhopal named Momeen became friends with a Hindu girl using the Hindu name Anshu. After getting close to her, he managed to click some obscene photographs of her. He then threatened the victim with these pictures when his real identity was revealed.

Last year in December, a man named Intezaar Khan lured the victim, while pretending to be Sonu, on the pretext of marriage. The man also gave the woman a job as a manager in his gym. Following this, he raped her on the pretext of marriage. The accused are running an ASR gym in the Shahberi area in Greater Noida.

Similarly, in September last year, a fresh case of Grooming Jihad came to the fore in the Chinhat locality of Lucknow, the state capital of Uttar Pradesh where one Faizal Ahmad posed as Athrav Singh and married a Hindu girl under a false identity. The accused, Faizal, was arrested on the complaint of the woman and sent to jail. The accused was a gym trainer. 

De-Dollarization: Indian refineries use Chinese Yuan for some oil imports from Russia, say reports

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De-Dollarization: Indian refineries use Chinese Yuan for some oil imports from Russia, say reports

On 3rd July (local time), Reuters reported that Indian refiners have started to pay for some oil imports from Russia in Chinese Yuan. Western sanctions on Russia after its military action on Ukraine have forced its customer countries like India to find an alternative to the dollar to settle payments. Notably, India has emerged as the largest buyer of Russian seaborne oil since the military action in Ukraine started.

The US dollar has long been used as a global oil currency. However, geopolitical reasons have forced India to shift to an alternative currency, especially at the time when Russia has been frozen out of dollar and euro trade by the financial networks. China has also been paying Russia in Yuan for energy imports. Earlier, Saudi Arabia was China’s top crude supplier, but Russia took over the spot in the first quarter of 2023.

Quoting an unnamed source from the Indian government, Reuters noted, “Some refiners are paying in other currencies like yuan if banks are not willing to settle trade in dollars.” In June this year, Indian Oil Corp, the country’s biggest Russian crude oil buyer, became the first state refiner to use Yuan as a payment mode, sources told Reuters. So far, at least three private refiners in India have started shifting Yuan, the report said.

It is unclear how much oil was brought using Yuan as a payment mode. Sources revealed that multiple cargoes were paid for using Chinese currency. Notably, Chinese banks have been promoting Yuan’s use specifically for the Russian oil trade. If India shifts to Yuan further, it will help in boosting China’s efforts to internationalize its currency.

Earlier, some non-dollar payments for Russian oil were made in United Arab Emirates’ dirham as well. Reuters quoted a source saying, “First preference is to pay in dollars, but refiners sometimes pay in other currencies such as dirham and Yuan when sellers ask them.”

India has been trying to convince Russia to accept oil payments in Indian rupees but has not succeeded. Business Insider report suggested Moscow has been unable to convert the large rupee stockpile that it has, which could be the reason for reluctance towards using the rupee as a payment mode for oil trade. In May, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, “As for rupees, this is a problem because there are billions of rupees accumulated in accounts at Indian banks, and we need to use this money. For this, rupees should be converted into other currencies. This is being discussed.”

Notably, India had asked banks and traders in March to avoid Yuan for Russian imports keeping the long-running political scuffle in mind. However, it is unclear what prompted the change in India’s position.

In May this year, Russian oil accounted for 40% of total India’s imports. Last year, it was 16.5%. The increase in Russian imports has directly impacted the purchases from Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Western countries have pushed India to stop buying oil from Russia, but the Indian Government has emphasized taking care of the energy needs of the people of India.

Reports suggest that despite no violation of any norms in paying for Russian oil in dollars, as India does not recognize the sanctions against Russia, the Indian banks have shown reluctance in paying for imports in the US currency. Business Insider report suggested the Indian banks fear potential secondary sanctions if the dollar is used to pay for Russian oil.

Reuters sources said that in May this year, the State Bank of India refused to pay for imports by IOC in dollars. Later, in June, IOC used ICICI Bank to settle the payment in Yuan via the Bank of China. Another state refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd is also exploring possibilities of using Yuan as a mode of payment for Russian oil as per reports.

Recently, Argentina made some of the repayment of the 2.7 billion USD loan to the IMF in Chinese Yuan.

Thousands flee Jenin as Israel’s crackdown on terrorism from West Bank enters the second day

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Thousands flee Jenin as Israel’s crackdown on terrorism from West Bank enters the second day

On Tuesday, 4th of July, Israel’s major anti-terror operation in the West Bank entered the second day. The major offensive is being widely reported as one of the largest such military operations launched by Israel in nearly two decades. 

The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has constantly maintained that they will continue the operation to flush out the armed groups targeting Israel from the West Bank city of Jenin for “as long as it takes”.  

The operation started on Monday, 3rd July. The Israeli military stated that the operation began shortly after 1 AM. The Israeli force added that it carried out drone attacks from the air on terrorist infrastructure in the Jenin area. 

As per media reports, the Israeli forces carried out nearly ten drone strikes on the militant hideouts in the Jenin refugee camp. The strikes were later followed by a ground operation which reportedly included military bulldozers as well. Military officials added that the operation focused on militant targets in the densely populated Jenin refugee camp. 

Reportedly, on the first day of operation, 3rd July, the drone strikes hit an apartment in the centre of Jenin’s refugee camp. As per the Israeli military, the apartment was being used as a “joint operational command centre” for the camp and the Jenin Brigades. ‘Jenin brigades’ are the unit made up of different Palestinian militant groups including Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

The military said Israeli forces also targeted a facility for weapons production and explosive device storage, and located and confiscated an improvised rocket launcher.

As per BBC, Israel stated that it had “dealt a heavy blow to terrorist organisations in Jenin”. Israeli military officials added that a “brigade-size” force was operating in Jenin. Media reports claim that around two thousand soldiers have been deployed in the Palestinian city of Jenin.

IDF rejects reports ordering evacuation in West Bank as “baseless”

After the drone strikes near the Jenin refugee camp, thousands of Palestinians fled the Jenin refugee camp which is currently the major site of the clash. 

Subsequently, there have been gun battles between Israeli forces and Palestinian terrorists. Although there are differing reports on the number of casualties, Palestinians have claimed that nearly ten people have died so far while more than 50 individuals have suffered injuries. 

The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency services group stated that around 3,000 people had already been evacuated from the camp so far. Talking to AFP, Jenin deputy governor Kamal Abu al-Roub said, “There are about 3,000 people who have left the camp so far.” 

While the Palestinian media has claimed that IDF had asked the residents to leave the area, Israeli officials have firmly rejected reports of ordering an evacuation calling it “baseless.”

Defense officials told the Ynet news site that the IDF did not issue an evacuation order. They added that the residents of Jenin were fleeing on their own to escape the fighting.

Jenin: The centre of the conflict

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted that even though the forces are operating in a densely populated area, “they are doing it with minimal harm to civilians.” He said, “In recent months, Jenin has become a haven for terrorism — we are putting an end to it.” 

Israel forces believe that there are hundreds of armed Palestinians in the Jenin area. The Palestinian city has long been a stronghold of the Iran-backed Islamic Jihad group and Hamas. It is important to note that Hamas is the Islamic terrorist group that controls the Palestinian territory of Gaza. 

From Jenin alone, 50 shooting attacks have been carried out against the Israeli military in the past six months, as told by Israeli forces. Further, as per the Israeli authorities, around 19 people suspected of attacks on Israelis had found shelter in Jenin. 

Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Richard Hecht said the goal of the Israeli operation was “to break the safe-haven mindset” of the refugee camp.

The spark for the latest conflict in Jenin

Last month, four Israeli civilians were killed outside a West Bank Jewish settlement by two Hamas gunmen. Though reports claim that the Hamas attackers had no links with suspected terrorists from Jenin, there was intense pressure on the Israeli government to launch a crackdown against terror networks operating against Israel, resulting in the death of their soldiers.

As per the New York Times, the Monday strikes’ by Israel are the most intense airstrikes on the West Bank in nearly two decades. The last time Israel carried out such a major operation in the West Bank was during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, in 2002. 

Reports also claim that this year is turning out to be the deadliest for Palestinians in the West Bank in more than a decade. Around 140 terrorists have been killed over the past six months. 

Maharashtra Political Crisis: Chaos at Ajit Pawar’s new office as supporters not provided with keys to building ahead of inauguration

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Maharashtra Political Crisis: Chaos at Ajit Pawar’s new office as supporters not provided with keys to building ahead of inauguration

After a week of heavy political drama, the Shiv Sena under Eknath Shinde, the BJP, and the NCP under Ajit Pawar are holding their first cabinet meeting at Mantralaya in Mumbai. Meanwhile, new state Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is also said to have inaugurated his new office opposite the Mantralaya on Tuesday, July 4.

According to the reports, a little chaos is said to have erupted outside the new party office of the Ajit Pawar faction after the party members were not provided with the key to the building ahead of the inauguration. The party members then pushed the door forcibly for the event. The keys to the building were not provided by the PWD (State Public Works Department), as per the Ajit Pawar faction supporters.

The political drama in the state has become more intense two days after the vertical split took place in the NCP. Earlier, the expulsion of MPs Sunil Tatkare and Praful Patel for “anti-party activities” was announced by NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Monday, July 3. This happened after Patel ‘installed’ Tatkare as the new state president and ‘removed’ Jayant Patil as the president of the Maharashtra NCP.

Further, Ajit Pawar and the other eight party MLAs had received a letter from Jayant Patil alerting them that they were being investigated for disqualification.

Jitendra Awhad replaced Ajit Pawar as the leader of the opposition in the assembly on Sunday after Pawar opened a rift among the NCP by joining the Maharashtra government.

As per the reports, the first cabinet meeting of the three-parties coalition between the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and NCP led by Ajit Pawar is underway at Mantralaya in Mumbai. Meanwhile, the Congress is also holding a meeting of its legislators, where the issue of staking a claim to the post of the Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly is likely to come up for discussion.

Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat commented on the meeting and stated that the Leader of the Opposition will be from the party which has the maximum number of MLAs.

51 NCP MLAs wanted Sharad Pawar to join BJP: Praful Patel

The leader of the Nationalist Congress Party, Praful Patel, asserted on July 4 that after the MVA government in Maharashtra fell apart last year, 51 of the party’s 53 MLAs had suggested exploring the idea of working with the BJP.

In an interview with Marathi media outlet Zee 24 Taas, Patel, who has now joined Ajit Pawar’s side, argued that if the NCP can form a government with the Shiv Sena, why not with the BJP. He also said that the decision to be a part of the ruling government is not impulsive but it is well thought out. “Many of the NCP members wanted this to happen. A lot of discussions happened within the party,” Patel was quoted as saying.

“There were discussions on this issue, but no decision was arrived at. Now a shape has been given. The decision has been taken as a party, not by me or Ajit Pawar individually. Jayant Patil was among the 51 MLAs, who wanted Sharad Pawar to explore the possibility of joining the government. Only Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik were not present. The NCP ministers wrote a letter to Sharad Pawar saying the party shouldn’t stay out of power. There is no harm in exploring the possibility of joining the government,” the Rajya Sabha member said.

Further commenting on why the step to join the government was not taken, Patel said, “No decision was arrived at and the other side may have felt we were not required.”

Do not rush to Supreme Court for anything and everything: CJI DY Chandrachud tells lawyers

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Do not rush to Supreme Court for anything and everything: CJI DY Chandrachud tells lawyers

Days after the Supreme Court of India granted interim bail to controversial ‘activist’ Teesta Setalvad during a special night hearing, Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has now directed litigants and lawyers to not rush to the apex court for ‘anything and everything.’

The Supreme Court reopened on Monday (July 3) after the conclusion of the month-long summer vacation. As per a report by The Times of India, a bench led by the CJI dismissed a case as it involved a dispute over a small amount.

According to the English Daily, the apex court is applying this ‘new rule’ uniformly without paying heed to the advocate representing a litigant. The Supreme Court judges have also refused to entertain major delays, in filing appeals, caused due to laxity on the part of litigants/lawyers.

As such, the court dismissed cases, where the lawyers could not provide satisfactory answers for the delay in filing appeals. It also rejected writ petitions that were directly filed with the Supreme Court instead of concerned High courts or designated forums.

CJI Chandrachud and Teesta Setalvad’s urgent bail hearing

On Saturday (July 1) night, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India granted bail to controversial activist Teesta Setalvad, overturning the Gujarat High Court’s orders to surrender immediately. Setalvad is accused of fabricating evidence, tutoring witnesses, and defaming the Gujarat government in matters related to Gujarat Riots 2002.

It had come to light that when Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud was informed about the two-judge bench decision to forward the matter to a larger bench as they could not come to a unanimous decision on extending bail granted to Setalvad, he was attending a Bharatnatyam event. As per reports, CJI left the hall multiple times to ensure the formation of a three-judge bench to hear the matter urgently.

In a report, NDTV stated that CJI was at Chinmay Mission to attend the Bharatnatyam dance performance of Suvarna Vishvanathan, daughter of Supreme Court justice KV Vishvanathan. Most of the people linked to the hearing were present at the event, including Solicitor General Tushar Mehta.

Around 6 PM, after the dance performance commenced, Setalvad’s lawyers approached the Supreme Court against Gujarat High Court’s orders to surrender immediately. The hearing was scheduled for 6:30 PM before Justice AS Oka and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra. SG Mehta was informed, after which he left the performance to represent the Gujarat government. After the two-judge bench could not reach a unanimous decision, the matter was forwarded to CJI, who was still at the event.

At around 7 PM, CJI was seen leaving the hall to discuss the matter. Meanwhile, SG Mehta returned to the event. Shortly after, CJI left for 10 minutes and came back to enjoy the performance.

Following the dance performance, he informed Justice BR Gavai and Justice AS Bopanna about the matter. They agreed to be part of the larger bench, including the two judges and Justice Deepankar Datta. The hearing began at 9:15 PM. At around 10 PM, the court granted Setalvad interim protection from the arrest.

Supreme Court dismisses petition challenging use of ‘male terminology’ in constitutional provisions like the use of “Chairman” instead of “Chairperson”

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Supreme Court dismisses petition challenging use of ‘male terminology’ in constitutional provisions like the use of “Chairman” instead of “Chairperson”

On Tuesday, the 4th of July, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition filed under Article 32 challenging the use of male terminology in the Constitution of India. The two judge-bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha criticised the petitioner and advised the counsel to focus on studies.

Chief Justice asked whether the petitioner really thought that constitutional provisions should be struck down for such reasons. The court also expressed dissatisfaction over such petitions filed under Article 32. 

The bench also warned that if this continues, the court will have to start imposing costs on the petitioners.    

CJI said, “Why don’t you study in law schools rather than filing such petitions? We have to start imposing costs. You want us to strike down male pronouns in the Constitution? Chairman etc usage. We have to strike down constitutional provisions since it does not say, chairperson.” 

CJI asked the petitioner what is the basis of the petition and what fundamental rights are being violated with this. When the petitioner claimed that the usage of male terminology violates Article 14, right to equality as chairman means, CJI interjected. The Honourable Court highlighted that the usage of terminology like chairman does not bar women from occupying that esteemed post. 

CJI said, “So what? A woman cannot be appointed? The chairman also means a woman can be appointed.”

After giving a warning and advising the petitioner to focus on studies, the apex court dismissed the petition.   

It is important to note that Article 32 of the Indian Constitution allows any individual to directly approach the Supreme Court or the High Courts in case of violation of their fundamental rights.

Uttarakhand: Two Muslim youths molest Hindu girl, Muslim mob raise ‘Allah hu Akbar’ slogans in a show of strength when Hindus protest

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Uttarakhand: Two Muslim youths molest Hindu girl, Muslim mob raise ‘Allah hu Akbar’ slogans in a show of strength when Hindus protest

On Saturday, July 1, a Hindu girl was abused and molested by two Muslim youths on Saharanpur road in Herbertpur, Vikasnagar, Uttarakhand. When her relatives and members of some Hindu organisations protested against the same, a Muslim mob gathered near a mosque in the Dakrani village in Vikasnagar, raised ‘Nara-e-Takbeer and Allah hu Akbar’ slogans and created a ruckus, in a show of strength.

In a video of the incident shared on social media by Punjab Kesari, Muslims can be seen gathered in large numbers and raising “Naara-e-Takbeer, Allah-hu-Akbar” slogans. The sloganeering reportedly continued till late night on Saturday.

According to Punjab Kesari, the matter escalated after a Hindu girl was abused and subsequently molested by two Muslim youths in the hamlet on Saturday evening. The Hindu girl, reportedly, had gone to the Herbertpur market to buy some goods. While returning home in the evening, two Muslim youths accosted the Hindu girl on Saharanpur Road and started hurling abuses at her. When she protested, the youths molested her. 

The horrified Hindu girl somehow escaped the clutches of the accused and rushed back home. She narrated her ordeal to her parents and relatives, who, in turn, approached members of some Hindu organisations.

The angry relatives, local villagers and members of Hindu outfits reached the Dakrani police station to complain about the accused. As the news spread, the two Muslim youths fled and hid in a nearby mosque. Learning about this, the irate villagers reached the mosque and started protesting, demanding the arrest of the two accused.

Within no time, thousands of Muslims gathered at the mosque and began raising Islamist slogans and creating a ruckus. Reportedly they used their Whatsapp group network to send messages asking Muslims to accumulate near the mosque.

The sloganeering continued until past midnight. Fearing a communal flare-up, police teams from the Vikasnagar Kotwali hurried to the spot and disbursed the Muslim mob. The Hindus were also assured prompt and speedy action in the case, after which they too returned.

Speaking about the incident, Sanjay Kumar, the Inspector of Vikasnagar Kotwali said that the police have registered an FIR against the two youths and a team has been deployed to investigate the matter and nab the accused.

OpIndia contacted the Vikasnagar police station to know more about the incident. The officer who answered the call concurred that the incident in which the Hindu girl had been abused and molested by two Muslim youths did indeed occur and that the police are looking into it. The officer, however, firmly declined to provide any information regarding the event in which a Muslim crowd gathered outside a mosque late on Saturday night and raised Islamist slogans. She, in fact, flatly refused to have any information regarding any such occurrence.

Arrest of Senthil Balaji by ED: Madras High Court refers Habeas Corpus plea to a larger bench

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Arrest of Senthil Balaji by ED: Madras High Court refers Habeas Corpus plea to a larger bench

The Madras High Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the Habeas Corpus plea filed by the wife of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji against his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate last month in connection with a money-laundering case.

The plea will now be referred to a larger bench. The split verdict was delivered by a division bench of Justices Nisha Banu and D Bharatha Chakravarthy. While Nisha Banu concluded that the habeas corpus plea filed for Balaji’s release is maintainable and therefore be allowed, Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy said he could not agree with the opinion.
According to the lawyer for petitioner NR Elango that because of the split verdict the status quo continues.

“As of now, the status quo continues because of the split verdict. One of the judges accepted our plea that ED has no power to seek Police custody…It has been held by one of the judges that it is a case of illegal arrest..,” said senior advocate and DMK Rajya Sabha MP Elango.

Senthil Balaji was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case.
Balaji’s wife, S Megala, had filed a habeas corpus plea against the minister’s arrest before the High Court on June 14.
Justice Nisha Banu was of the opinion that the ED is not entrusted with powers to seek police custody under the Prevention of Mondy Laundering Act (PMLA).

Senior Counsel NR Elango’s argument in the court was that Balaji’s arrest had come without prior notice and hence it was illegal.

“The procedure adopted by Enforcement Directorate is totally illegal and unconstitutional. He was taken into custody by ED without informing him of the grounds of his arrest. We will fight this case legally,” Elango had told reporters on June 14.

The Supreme Court, earlier in June, refused to interfere with the Madras High Court order allowing Balaji to be moved to a private hospital in Chennai and entertaining a habeas corpus petition filed against his arrest.

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

Canada assures safety of Indian diplomats after Khalistanis float controversial poster threatening them: Here is the chain of events

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Canada assures safety of Indian diplomats after Khalistanis float controversial poster threatening them: Here is the chain of events

On Tuesday, July 4, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Mélanie Joly took cognizance of the Khalistanis threatening Indian diplomats in posters circulated in Canada and said that it is unacceptable. She said that the country takes its obligations under the Vienna Conventions regarding safety of diplomats very seriously.

“Canada remains in close contact with Indian officials in light of some of the promotional material circulating online regarding a protest planned for July 8, which are unacceptable. We know that the actions of a few do not speak for the entire community or Canada,” Joly added in a statement on July 4.

As per the recent update, Canadian High Commissioner to India was also summoned by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

This comes a day after the External Affairs Minister of India, S Jaishankar said that India would take the issue with the Trudeau government, and also talk to other partner countries where such issues keep emerging. “This will affect our relations. We will raise this poster issue with the government of these countries,” he said.

The posters that reportedly emerged across Canada warned that a Khalistan freedom rally, held in the name of slain Khalistani terrorist Harjit Singh Nijjar will be organized on July 8. The poster read that the rally would be carried out from the Great Punjab Business Centre in Maltan to the Indian Embassy in Toronto. The threat poster also carried pictures of India’s high commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma and the consulate general in Toronto Apoorva Srivastava, with the caption that read, “Faces of Shaheed Nijjar’s killers in Toronto.”

The poster further audaciously mentioned the phone numbers of the organizers of the protest rally along with photos of their Indian diplomat targets.

Posters floated by Khalistanis in Canada

While the poster for a protest rally in Toronto on July 8 named Indian High Commissioner Saurav Kumar Sharma and Counsellor Apurva Srivastava with photos and posters of a simultaneous rally in Vancouver named the High Commissioner and Counsel General of Vancouver Manish.

The poster read that the Vancouver protest rally will start from Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara, which had been taken over by Najjar and his cronies, and culminate at the Indian Consulate in Vancouver.

As reported earlier, the Khalistanis blame India to be behind the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar who was shot dead in Surrey, Canada on June 18. He was shot dead by two unidentified assailants within the Gurdwara premises. 46-year-old Nijjar hailed from the village Bhar Singhpura of Jalandhar.

His name was added to the list of designated terrorists recently by the Indian Government. In 2022, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) declared a Rs 10 lakh reward on Nijjar after his name appeared in a conspiracy to kill a Hindu priest in Jalandhar, Punjab.

NIA arrests Zubair and 3 others for running ISIS module in Maharashtra, preparing to wage war against nation

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NIA arrests Zubair and 3 others for running ISIS module in Maharashtra, preparing to wage war against nation

On Monday (3rd July), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busted an ISIS module, which was operating in the State of Maharashtra.

Four accused, identified as Tabish Nasser Siddiqui, Zubair Noor Mohammed Shaikh, Sharjeel Shaikh and Zulfikar Ali Barodawala, were arrested by the central investigation agency during raids in Mumbai, Thane and Pune.

NIA received credible intelligence that the four accused and their associates were recruiting youth and training them to make Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and weapons.

They also shared Do It Yourself (DIY) kits and other relevant materials among themselves for creating IEDs and manufacturing small weapons, pistols and more.

An unnamed official was quoted by The Indian Express saying that the accused created inflammatory media content published in the magazine ‘Voice of Hind’ to propagate the agenda of violence and terror of the banned terrorist outfit ISIS.

It must be mentioned that the Voice of Hind was an online magazine that was being circulated using a complex network consisting of fake online entities and hiding real identities through VPN. In October 2021, NIA raided several locations in Kashmir to bust the ISIS module behind the magazine.

A case in the matter was registered on 28th June by the investigation agency based on which raids were conducted at the locations linked to the accused. NIA seized electronic gadgets and several documents related to ISIS during the raids at the houses of the accused at five different locations.

“The material seized exposed the strong and active linkages of the accused with ISIS and their efforts to motivate vulnerable youth to further the terror organisation’s anti-India agenda,” said an official.

The official press release of NIA read, “Preliminary investigations by the NIA have established that the accused had hatched a conspiracy to further the terrorist activities of ISIS, known by different names, such as Islamic State (IS)/ Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL)/Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Daish/ Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP)/ISIS Wilayat Khorasan/Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham Khorasan (ISIS-K).”

It added, “The accused were trying to breach the unity, integrity, security and sovereignty of the country and preparing to wage war against the Government of India, as part of the ISIS conspiracy, by raising and operating a Sleeper Cell in Maharashtra.”

NIA busts Ghazwa-e-Hind module

Earlier on 2nd July, NIA conducted raids in Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh in connection with ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’, a radicalised module being run by Pakistan-based suspects.

The agency searched one place in Darbhanga, two in Patna in Bihar, one in Surat (Gujarat), and one in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh). The raids were conducted at the premises of these suspects across three states. Incriminating material, including digital devices (mobile phones, memory cards), SIM cards and documents, were seized during the raids, said the NIA.

The case came to light after the arrest of Marghoob Ahmad Danish alias Tahir, of Phulwarisharif area of Patna district, by the Bihar Police, which registered it on 14th July, last year. The NIA took over the case and re-registered it on 22nd July last year, and Marghoob was charge-sheeted on 6th January this year under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.

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