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Libya: 23 Jihadis sentenced to death, 14 to life imprisonment for their participation in an ISIS attack

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Libya: 23 Jihadis sentenced to death, 14 to life imprisonment for their participation in an ISIS attack

A Libyan court has sentenced 23 people to death and 14 others to life imprisonment for their participation in a fatal ISIL (ISIS) campaign that included killing a group of Egyptians and capturing the city of Sirte in 2015, Al Jazeera reported. 

One other person was sentenced to a 12-year prison, six were sentenced to 10 years, one received a five-year term, and six others received three-year sentences, according to a statement released by the attorney general’s office on Monday. The statement added that three persons passed away before trial and three others were acquitted. One of ISIL’s alleged bases outside of Iraq and Syria was Libya, and the organisation profited from the ensuing instability and fighting in the North African nation after a NATO-backed rebellion in 2011, according to Al Jazeera. 

The armed organisation attacked the opulent Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli in 2015, leaving nine people dead. Subsequently, the group kidnapped and beheaded scores of Egyptian Christians, whose killings were depicted in gory propaganda videos, Al Jazeera reported. 

The organisation took control of eastern Libya’s Benghazi, Derna, and Ajdabiya before seizing the key coastal city of Sirte and keeping it until late 2016 as it imposed a strict code of public morals supported by harsh penalties, Al Jazeera reported further. 

According to attorney Lotfi Mohaychem, the court condemned three youngsters to ten years in prison each. 

Mohaychem said, “As lawyers for the victims’ families, we see the verdict of the court as very satisfying and very just.” 

“The court sentenced those guilt was demonstrated and acquitted those against whom there was insufficient evidence,” he added. 

ISIL and other organisations took advantage of the anarchy that overtook Libya, following the 2011 uprising that ousted and ultimately murdered longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi. 

In the end, soldiers supporting the former Government of National Accord, which was backed by the United Nations, drove the group out of Sirte in December 2016. Two years later, Khalifa Haftar’s forces in the east reclaimed Derna. 

In Libyan jails, there are still hundreds of purported ex-ISIL combatants detained, many of whom are still awaiting trial, Al Jazeera reported.

CM Siddaramaiah thanks 40 writers for taking a stand against BJP, promises to protect ‘secular heritage’ by ensuring ‘education is not adulterated’ by NEP

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday promised the writers that the act of polluting children’s minds through texts and lessons cannot be condoned and said that they will take action so that the education of the children is not disturbed. 

“There is no question of compromise on the issue of protecting the harmony and secular heritage of Karnataka,” said CM Siddaramaiah. “Hate politics will not be tolerated and the environment of fear will be eradicated,” he added. 

The CM gave these assurances in a meeting with more than 40 writers and heads of various organizations at Home Office Krishna in Bengaluru. He congratulated the writers for taking a firm stand against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is putting the country at risk and destroying the pluralism of this soil and volunteered to warn the people during the election. 

“The act of polluting children’s minds through texts and lessons cannot be condoned. As the academic year has started, we will discuss and take action so that the education of the children is not disturbed,” said CM here in Bengaluru. 

He also said that false cases against Kannada fighters, writers, and farmers will be withdrawn and the education sector will not be allowed to be adulterated in the name of a new education policy. 

“False cases against Kannada fighters, farmers-labour-Dalit movements, literature and writers will be withdrawn. The education sector will not be allowed to be adulterated in the name of the new education policy,” he said adding that a separate meeting will be convened in this regard once again to discuss it comprehensively and take strict and definite decisions. 

He also informed that he has given instructions to the officials to take strict actions against moral policing and those who threaten writers. 

“I have already issued stern instructions to the State Director General of Police to take strict action against moral policing, slanderous trolls and those who threaten writers. I will consider the facts in the letter given by the writers seriously. Our government will take action as per requirement,” he said. 

Giving hints that the state government may remove lessons that are included by the previous government, Siddaramaiah said that they won’t allow texts and lessons that poison children’s minds. 

“Won’t allow texts and lessons that poisons children’s mind,” said CM.

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

Brutal murder in Shahbad Dairy area of Delhi: Sahil had switched off his phone after murdering Sakshi. How Delhi police tracked him down

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Brutal murder in Shahbad Dairy area of Delhi: Sahil had switched off his phone after murdering Sakshi. How Delhi police tracked him down

The accused Sahil involved in the horrific murder of a minor girl in New Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area was arrested after he made a phone call to his father, police said on Monday. 

Police, while revealing the details of how the accused was arrested, said that the accused went into hiding after switching off the phone. Police said that technical surveillance was put on him after the accused had called his father. 

“After the incident, the accused had fled and went to his relative in Bulandshahr to hide. However, after reaching there, he called his father and after that, the police arrested him through technical surveillance,” police sources said. 

Police also said that the accused Sahil had switched off his mobile after committing the murder. 

“The accused Sahil had switched off his mobile after committing the murder after which he went to his aunt’s house in Bulandshahr by bus,” police sources said. 
According to police, the initial reports suggest that the girl’s head was attacked with a blunt object, which caused the skull to rupture. 

“The minor was allegedly killed after being stabbed multiple times and her head being crushed with a boulder in New Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area,” the police said. 

The preliminary post-mortem report of the minor girl revealed that her skull was crushed with a boulder after being stabbed 16 times by the accused Sahil in the Shahbad Dairy area of Delhi on Sunday night, police said on Monday. 

However, the police are still waiting for the detailed post-mortem report. 

As per the police, the accused was in a relationship with the victim girl, but they had a quarrel on Sunday night after which he killed her with multiple assaults. 
The CCTV visuals also appeared where the accused can be seen stabbing the girl multiple times and then hitting her head with a boulder. Several locals can be seen present there but no one intervened in the matter. 

The police had registered FIR in the matter under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Shahbad Dairy Police Station. 

According to sources, the deceased also had a tattoo on her hand which mentioned the name, Praveen. 

“The accused Sahil and the deceased were friends for the last 3 years. The deceased wanted to separate from Sahil but he was angry about this. There was also a fight between the two on Saturday in which the deceased also threatened Sahil to complain to the police,” sources said. 

Earlier today the accused behind the horrific murder of a minor girl in New Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area was arrested by the Delhi Police near Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. 

The minor was allegedly killed after being stabbed multiple times and her head being crushed with a boulder by a man in New Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area, the police said. 

As per the CCTV footage which had surfaced the accused can be seen stabbing the girl multiple times and then hitting her head with a boulder. 
Several locals can be seen present on the spot but there but no one intervened in the matter. 

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

WTC final: Ricky Ponting wants India to play Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav against Australia

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WTC final: Ricky Ponting wants India to play Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav against Australia

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting wants Team India to play X-factor players like Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav in the final of the ICC World Test Championship against Australia if they want to have an advantage over their opponents.

In a recent episode of the ICC Review podcast, Ponting stated that his India playing XI for the WTC final will also contain Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, with Jadeja primarily serving as a batter at Number six and Suryakumar preceding Jadeja in the middle order. 

“If I was them [India], knowing the importance of this game – and you have to win this Test match – I would be going with Ishan Kishan in this game. He provides that little bit of X-factor that you need when you might be pushing for a win in a Test match. Obviously, if Rishabh Pant is fit, he is playing, and he provides that X-factor for India. But with him not being there, and this is no blot on Bharat whatsoever, but I think Kishan just provides that little bit more X-factor, who would do a good job with the gloves but can provide that really high-scoring run rate that is required in a one-off Test match to push for a win,” said Ponting as quoted by ESPNCricinfo.

“I would be going with as many X-factor players as I could and put some real pressure back on Australia,” added the Aussie great.

Kishan and Suryakumar are not Test regulars for India. While Kishan is yet to make his debut in the longer format, he was a part of India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia this year. Suryakumar also played his only Test in this series, scoring eight runs at Nagpur, where Team India won.

However, both players have respectable first-class records. While Kishan has 2,985 runs in 48 matches at an average of 38.76, Suryakumar has 5,557 runs in 80 first-class games, averaging 44.45 runs per game. However, both of them are best known for being powerful short-format batters.

Ponting is also happy to see Ajinkya Rahane make his return to the Indian Test side after good performances in domestic cricket and the IPL.

Rahane, who was India’s Number five until he was dropped in the early months of 2022, had a successful domestic campaign (2022-23) and concluded as Mumbai’s top Ranji Trophy run-getter with 634 runs in seven matches at 57.63. In the most recent IPL, Rahane dazzled many observers with his aggressive stroke play as a top-order impact batter for Chennai Super Kings.

“Jinks (Rahane) has had an incredible IPL as well. It is funny, is not it, how IPL runs can now get you picked back into a Test match squad. Jinks has been on the outer for the last couple of years in Test cricket, but everyone saw how confident he looked and how well he played in the IPL and that was enough to get him back in,” said Ponting.

“He has been there and done it before in Test cricket. It was probably a bigger hurdle for him to climb to get back into playing really good T20 cricket than it is for him to go back and play good Test cricket. His make-up is much more suited to the Test game than it is to T20 cricket. He has rediscovered some confidence and if he does get picked, I won’t be surprised to see him get runs in that Test match.”

“He has always been a really high-quality player and we saw him even with his leadership qualities here in Australia, in that last series to turn things around,” Ponting concluded.

The 15-man Indian squad has three spin bowling all-rounders in Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel. Despite Axar’s all-format consistency this year, Ponting expects India to go with Ashwin and Jadeja because of how the pitch works in the Oval, where the match will be played from June 7.

“I think they will pick Jadeja and Ashwin because Jadeja can hold that No. 6 batting spot. His batting has improved that much that they can pick him as a batter now that might just bowl a few overs if required. There is no doubt that Ashwin is a more skilled and better Test bowler than what Jadeja is, but if Jadeja can hold down that batting spot and then as the game goes on, getting into the fourth and fifth day, if it does start to turn, then you have got that really high-class second spin bowling option if required”, he added.

“Historically, the Oval pitch has been a very good batting wicket. It has generally offered something for the fast bowlers on day one, not a lot. But I have also played some games there where it has turned a lot. If it starts a little bit dry, it can turn a lot,” concluded Ponting.

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc and David Warner.

Standby players: Mitch Marsh and Matthew Renshaw.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat and Ishan Kishan (wk).

Standby players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mukesh Kumar and Suryakumar Yadav.

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

Inspired by Bageshwar Dham Sarkar’s sermons, Rukhsana converts to Hinduism and marries her boyfriend Roshan Kunwar as per Hindu rituals

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Inspired by Bageshwar Dham Sarkar’s sermons, Rukhsana converts to Hinduism and marries her boyfriend Roshan Kunwar as per Hindu rituals

On Monday, a Muslim woman named Naushin Parveen aka Rukhsana willingly converted her religion from Islam to Hinduism in Bihar’s Vaishali district. After embracing Hinduism, Rukhsana named herself Rukmini and married her love Hindu boyfriend Roshan Kunwar in the Ardhanarishwar Mahadev Temple in the area as per Hindu rituals.

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After performing Ghar Wapsi and subsequently marrying her Hindu boyfriend Roshan Kunwar, Rukhsana told the media that neither the reversion to Hinduism nor the interfaith marriage was forced on her. She said that she was the one who had proposed marriage to Roshan Kunwar. She further said that she reverted to Hinduism at her will as she was inspired by the sermons of Bageshwar Dham’s Mahant Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.

“I was from the Islam religion. But I liked Sanatan Dharma. Sanatan gives peace and respect to the women,” she said.

“I was inspired to embrace Sanatan Dharma after listening to the program of Baba Bageshwar, (which was held in Patna between 13th to 17th May.) I myself had proposed marriage to Roshan,” she added.

According to reports, Naushin Parveen aka Rukhsana, a resident of Muzaffarpur’s Gijans, met Roshan Kunwar, a resident of Jaipur’s Vaishali. Both had moved to Jaipur to study and were enrolled in the same college. Rukhsana and Roshan became friends but eventually fell in love. The love affair continued for four years before they decided to get married.

The duo decided to communicate their willingness to spend the rest of their lives together with their family members. Roshan managed to convince his family but Rukhsana’s family was dead against their relationship. At this point, Rukhsana also apprised her family about her decision to adopt Hinduism. She told them how she was inspired to adopt Sanatan Dharma after hearing the sermons of Bageshwar Baba. She told them that she was taking the decisions of her own independent volition.

Following this, the duo visited the temple’s priest and expressed their desire to get married. The Ardhanarishwar Mahadev Temple priest helped her perfume Ghar Wapsi by performing a purification ceremony and solemnized her marriage with Roshan Kunwar as per Hindu Vedic rituals and customs.

Bangladeshi Muslim woman meets Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, says she finds peace in Lord Rama’s name

Bageshwar Dham and its Mahant Dhirendra Krishna Shastri have been criticized by the Liberal and Islamist cabal several times for talking about Sanatan Dharma unabashedly. The people of the Muslim community have also been asked to stay away from the Mahant by Muslim clerics. Despite that, some of the Muslim community people are realizing the greatness of Sanatan Dharma stating that Mahant Dhirendra Krishna Shastri is a Godly person and Sanatan Dharma is pure and moral.

On Wednesday, May 24, a Muslim woman from Bangladesh arrived at the ‘Ram Katha’ event of Bageshwar Dham Sarkar in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh, and said that she wanted to leave Islam and become part of the Hindu religion. She said that she believed in Lord Rama and that she found peace in chanting his name.

The woman, wearing a burqa, also said that she had been following the Mahant Dhirendra Krishna Shastri on YouTube for several months and wanted to meet him in person. On asking whether was she being pressurized to embrace Hinduism, the Muslim woman confirmed that she had legally come to India of her own will and that she wanted to become Sanatani.

A Muslim from West Bengal had earlier called Baba a Godly Man

This is not the first time when a Muslim girl has expressed the desire to be a part of Sanatan Dharma. Earlier, on May 13, a Muslim woman from the Malda region of West Bengal had attended Mahant Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s event in Patna, Bihar, and had said that Dhirendra Shastri is a Godly man.

Pune: NCP worker Sujeet Kate abuses Bengaluru-based couple on Aundh road, arrested for sexual harassment, video viral

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Pune: NCP worker Sujeet Kate abuses Bengaluru-based couple on Aundh road, arrested for sexual harassment, video viral

A 26-year-old man, allegedly a member of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), is accused of verbally abusing a Bengaluru-based couple and damaging their car in a frightening case of road rage that occurred on Aundh Road in the city of Pune, Maharashtra. The incident is said to have happened on Friday night and the accused person has been identified as Sujeet Satish Kate. 

According to the reports, Kate, who is pursuing PhD has been booked and arrested by the Police on Monday for creating a ruckus and cursing at the couple in the middle of the street. Consequently, he also engaged in sexual harassment of the woman by uttering improper remarks. The accused has been arrested by the Chaturshrungi police based on the complaint filed by the woman. 

“We have issued a notice to the accused and are currently investigating the matter. It is being treated as a road rage incident, and we have filed a case against the accused,” Senior Police Inspector Balaji Pandhare stated. 

Reports state that the incident happened at 9:00 p.m. on Aundh Road, close to Spicer College. The couple was on vacation with their family in Pune. The incident happened when the couple was on their way to collect a food parcel from the nearby restaurant. They realised that Kate’s car had lightly collided with theirs as they were maneuvering through dense traffic.

The matter escalated as the couple got down from the car and questioned Kate asking why was their vehicle struck. This soon turned into a fight and the accused launched an outburst of insults at both of them. Shockingly, he even climbed onto the bonnet of their car and damaged the front windshield.

The accused has been booked under sections 354(A)(4) (making sexually colored remarks, which constitutes the offence of sexual harassment), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. The Police have also issued a notice to him as per Section 41 of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Today it was my daughter, tomorrow it will be someone else: After Sakshi was stabbed till her intestines bulged, this is what her parents have to say

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Today it was my daughter, tomorrow it will be someone else: After Sakshi was stabbed till her intestines bulged, this is what her parents have to say

Monday (May 29), the country woke up to the shocking news of the brutal murder of a minor girl identified as Sakshi by her ‘friend’ Sahil in the Shahbad dairy area of Delhi. In the murder, which has been caught on CCTV camera, Sakshi was stabbed over 20 times and then her head was crushed using a boulder by Sahil.

The inconsolable parents of the 16-year-old Sakshi, devastated by the brutal murder of their daughter, have demanded stringent action against 20-year-old Sahil. Speaking to ANI, the mother said, “Never saw Sahil. We demand justice for our daughter.”

The bereaved mother recalled how her daughter always dreamt of taking care of them like a son. “I’ll always be a son to you’ll,” the bereaved mother recalled Sakshi telling her several times. She added that Sakshi, who had recently completed class ten, was aspiring to be a lawyer before she met the dastardly fate.

The mother added that on the day of the incident, Sakshi told her that she was going to the public toilet near our house and returning home. “I don’t know why she went there, the accused killed her near the toilet,” the mother recalled.

Demanding the death penalty for the perpetrator, the mother said, “If he in kept in the lock-up he will be released sooner or later, this is how it works, nowadays everything works on bribes, I want justice, life for a life, otherwise he will do it again. Today it was my daughter, tomorrow it will be someone else.”

Sakshi’s father also echoed similar sentiments. Confirming that they did not know Sahil, he too demanded stringent punishment for the accused Sahil Sarafaraz.

“My daughter was stabbed many times, her intestines bulged out, her head was also broken into four pieces. We demand the strictest punishment for the accused, “he said.

Sakshi’s father said he did not know anything about Sahil.

“I did not know any Sahil. I did not know if they were friends or they had a quarrel. I had not heard of him from her or any of her friends” he told ANI.

“During the police questioning, one of her friends told that they were friends but I did not know earlier,” her father said.

Meanwhile, Delhi police have arrested the accused, Sahil in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district. In the picture of his arrest shared by ANI, Sahil, who stabbed Sakshi over 20 times and brutally murdered her, is seen wearing a Kalava (a sacred Hindu thread) on his wrist.

Sakshi and Sahil were reportedly in a relationship and had an ugly fight a day before the murder. The victim was on her way to attend a birthday party of her friend’s son when Sahil stopped her and started attacking her with a knife. In the brutal attack, Sahil kept stabbing the victim repeatedly and later picked up a concrete block to crush her head.

The chilling murder was caught on camera when Sahil was stopped stabbing the minor lover to death. The incident took place on Sunday.

On Monday, the accused, Sahil was arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district. In the picture of his arrest shared by ANI, Sahil, who stabbed Sakshi over 20 times and brutally murdered her, is seen wearing a Kalava (a sacred Hindu thread) on his wrist. Along with Sahil, his father Sarfaraz has been taken into custody by the police.

CBI files corruption case against Rolls Royce and unknown Indian public servants for shady defence deals between 2003 to 2012

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CBI files corruption case against Rolls Royce and unknown Indian public servants for shady defence deals between 2003 to 2012

On May 23, the Central Bureau of Investigation filed a corruption case against Rolls Royce India Pvt Ltd’s director Tim Jones, alleged arms dealers Sudhir Choudhrie and Bhanu Choudhrie, Rolls Royce PLC, British Aerospace Systems and unknown Public Servants and Private Persons.

The FIR has been registered under Sections 120B, 420, and 201 and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 13(2), 13(1)(d), 8, and 9 of the PC Act 1988. The case has been filed for alleged kickbacks in the procurement of Hawk 115 Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. The case has been filed after six years of preliminary investigation.

Notably, as per the officials, a British court order of 2017 also mentioned the alleged involvement of the middlemen and kickbacks by the company for materialising the deal. As per the FIR accessed by OpIndia, the alleged conspiracy took place between 2003 and 2012 where unidentified public servants “abused their official positions” to procure 24 Hawk 115 AJTs for 734.21 million British Pounds.

Furthermore, they also permitted the licenced manufacturing of 42 additional aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) against materials supplied by the Rolls Royce company for an additional payment of USD 308.247 million and USD 75 million under the Manufacturer’s License Fee.

Documents retrieved by the Income Tax department were destroyed to evade investigation

In the FIR, CBI noted that the deal was struck in the backdrop of huge bribes, commissions, and kickbacks that were paid by the Rolls Royce company to the arms dealers even though the agreements, integrity pacts, and associated documents of the deal strictly prohibited any such payments to the middlemen.

During the investigation by CBI, it was found that during a survey conducted by the Income Tax Department in 2006-2007, vital documents related to the transactions were seized from the Rolls Royce India office. However, the accused persons destroyed and removed those documents to avoid investigation.

The FIR read, “It is alleged that Rolls Royce plc was involved in bribing Tax officials and other public officials of Indian Government to prevent investigation by Indian Authorities into its Tax Affairs and use of advisors by Rolls Royce and payment of commissions/fees to intermediaries and middlemen. It is alleged that an amount of GB Pound 1.85 Million was paid by Rolls Royce to intermediaries by means of Commercial Contractual Agreements (CCAS) for retrieval of list commission agent/ advisors from IT Department. These documents, were removed/concealed or destroyed by the accused persons.”

Statement of Fact revealed payments to middlemen

In 2012, media reports alleged corruption in the Rolls Royce operations. It led to an investigation by the Serious Fraud Office in London. In a Statement of Fact, the company is said to have disclosed the payments made to the middlemen in connection to the deals done with countries including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The company reached a deferred prosecution agreement with the SFO.

The said statement was cited by Crown Court Southwark, UK in a judgment that pointed out that GBP 1.5 million were paid to an intermediary to retrieve a list of middlemen that the Income Tax Department seized during a survey in 2006 to prevent it from reaching the Ministry of Defence as it could have led to the termination of the contract and a probe by CBI.

Furthermore, CBI said in the FIR that Russian Arms companies paid around GBP 100 million to a company named Portsmouth’s Swiss bank account. Portsmouth is linked to Sudhir Choudhrie. The payment was allegedly done for defence deals with Russia for the purchase of MIG jets.

FIR said, “Out of this amount, the companies in the name of Choudhrie’s family namely Belinea Services Ltd, Cottage Consultants Ltd, and Carter Consultants Inc. received GBP 39.2 million, GBP 32.8 million and GBP 23 million respectively between October 2007 and October 2008.”

It added that Bhanu Choudhrie and his son Sudhir Choudhrie are allegedly unregistered Indian agents or middlemen who worked for different companies like BAES and Rolls Royce. They assisted these companies to get contracts for the supply of HAWK aircraft. CBI added that they used “undue influence on Indian public servants to induce the Government of India to approve the deal”.

Notably, between 2003 and 2012, Rolls Royce and the Government of India signed multiple agreements for the delivery of HAWK aircraft that were delivered to both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. An investigation into the alleged corruption began in 2016. After six years of investigation, CBI filed an FIR against Rolls Royce, middlemen, and unidentified Indian officials.

Junagadh: 2000 Muslims come to protest against demolition of illegal structures, including dargahs and mazars, approach court after drive continues

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Junagadh: 2000 Muslims come to protest against demolition of illegal structures, including dargahs and mazars, approach court after drive continues

On May 27, Junagadh’s local authorities carried out a demolition drive of illegal encroachments amidst protests by up to 2000 Muslims. Many illegal mazars were also demolished in the action carried out against such illegal structures. In response, a local Muslim organisation in Junagadh organised a meeting to determine what all Islamic structures have been demolished by the state government. The meeting of the Muslim community was held at the Narasimha Vidya Mandir after the demolition was executed in Uparkot area of the district on Saturday.

This action by local authorities came almost a week after the Junagadh civic body issued public notices of the demolition of unauthorised structures, including graves, dargah, mazars, and parts of a temple, in the Uparkot fort area.

Wahabbhai Qureshi, a corporator of Junagadh Municipal Corporation, confirmed the news of the meeting held by the Muslim community and said that the demolition was carried out by the government in Uparkot on Saturday morning and later, a meeting of the Muslim community was called in the ground of Narsingh Vidyamandir.

Around 2000 Muslims, including the corporators of Junagadh Municipal Corporation Adremanbhai Panja, Rajubhai Sandh, Ibrahimbhai Qureshi, Wahabbhai Qureshi, Abbasbhai Qureshi, and Aslambhai Qureshi gathered at the meeting. Reports mention that several Maulvis and Muftis also attended the meeting.

After the meeting, the leaders petitioned the local authorities to allow one of their delegations to go to Uparkot where they would see what had been demolished by the government. Now a delegation of 8 leaders of the Muslim community is set to go to the area to inspect the post-demolition site in Uprakot. “The visit will be discussed with the SDM on Monday and appropriate time will be given,” Deputy SP Hitesh Dhandhalya said.

176 illegal mazars, 18 other religious structures demolished

It may be noted that the state government has decided to renovate the Uparkot fort at Junagadh at a cost of 70 crores. Meanwhile, the houses that had been built illegally on the encroached land have been removed. Further, the structures, some of which are religious, were demolished on the night of Friday and Saturday. The said demolition operation was executed in the presence of around 150 policemen.

According to reports, as many as 176 illegal mazars and 18 other religious sites have been demolished so far. The Junagadh District Collector and Inspector General, along with other high officials, were also present during the demolition. As per the local reports, around 8 bulldozers were deployed for the task of demolition in the Uparkot area of the city.

Prior to demolition, Junagadh Provincial Officer Bhumi Keshwala, while talking to the media, had said that all the illegal properties built after 1950 would be demolished. “The work has started without any disturbance. Detailed information will be given only after the complete demolition work is completed,” he was quoted as saying.

It was reported that several people from the Muslim community reached the spot and objected to the demolition process. However, the administration was well prepared and called more police force to control the situation. The entrance to the area and the way to Uparkot were also blocked by the administration.

Muslim community says Court had issued orders to prohibit demolition till the next hearing

A petition has also been filed in the Gujarat High Court by the Muslim community against the demolition at Uparkot. The community has also demanded an immediate hearing in the case. The Muslim community alleged that the High Court had issued prohibitory orders and had said that no demolition work would be carried out until the next hearing on July 24.

The community is also said to have submitted an application to the district collector. The Muslim leaders in the meeting, held yesterday, appealed to all the Muslim community people to maintain peace. The leaders said that they want to attain justice only through the High Court.

It may be noted that the administration had issued a notice to remove the encroachment from this state-protected site a few days back. The fort of Uparkot is very important from a historical point of view.

The fort was first built during the reign of the Maurya Empire and its legacy continued till the reign of the Gupta Empire. However, the fort, which has withstood all the ravages of time, was rebuilt in 1893-94 by Diwan Haridas Viharidas of Junagadh state and has recently been given a lot of attention by the Gujarat government.

Who is Sahil, arrested for killing Sakshi and was captured wearing what seems to be a Kalava on his wrist

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Who is Sahil, arrested for killing Sakshi and was captured wearing what seems to be a Kalava on his wrist

In a horrific murder case from Delhi Shahbad Dairy area, a 16-year-old girl named Sakshi was brutally killed by her ‘friend’ Sahil. In the murder, which has been caught on CCTV camera, Sakshi was stabbed over 20 times and then her head was crushed using a boulder by Sahil.

The accused, Sahil has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district. In the picture of his arrest shared by ANI, Sahil, who stabbed Sakshi over 20 times and brutally murdered her, is seen wearing a Kalava (a sacred Hindu thread) on his wrist.

BJP leader, Kapil Mishra, also took to Twitter to point out that the Muslim accused was wearing a Kalava around his wrist. Calling it an incident of Love Jihad, the BJP leader questioned with whose tactical support did the accused carry out the heinous crime.

DCP Outer North Ravi Kumar Singh, meanwhile, in a video byte, said that Shail had fled after the incident. The police, Monday, detained Sahil from Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district. They are now bringing him back to Delhi. He said that preliminary investigations have revealed that the accused, a resident of Delhi’s Shahbad Dairy area and the deceased minor girl knew each other beforehand. Singh also said that as per the initial investigation, the police feel that Sahil was aware of the minor’s whereabouts at the time of the attack.

According to media reports, Sahil is 20 years old. He is an AC mechanic by profession. Hindi media house Nav Bharat Times has quoted the police as saying that Sahil and the deceased victim knew each other and were in a relationship.

The victim was on her way to attend a birthday party of her friend’s son when Sahil stopped her and started attacking her with a knife. In the brutal attack, Sahil kept stabbing the victim repeatedly and later picked up a concrete block to crush her head.

Sakshi and Sahil were reportedly in a relationship and had an ugly fight a day before the murder. Delhi Police have registered an FIR in the case following a complaint by the victim’s father.

The chilling murder was caught on camera when Sahil was stopped stabbing the minor lover to death. The incident took place on Sunday, and the arrest came in within 24 hours of the crime’s occurrence. Along with Sahil, his father Sarfaraz has been taken into custody by the police.

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