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Islamist IAMC, Soros linked HrHR, whose founder was with Rahul Gandhi during US tour, others, ask Prez Joe Biden to cancel State Dinner with PM Modi

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Islamist IAMC, Soros linked HrHR, whose founder was with Rahul Gandhi during US tour, others, ask Prez Joe Biden to cancel State Dinner with PM Modi

On June 7, Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), which has links to Islamic terror organisations, announced that 17 organisations have written to President Joe Biden to rescind the State Dinner invitation to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. In the letter, the Islamist organisations have accused PM Modi of a crackdown on fundamental democratic rights, jailing critics, enforcing anti-minority laws and more.

IAMC undersigned the letter, Jubilee Campaign American Muslim Institution, Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR), Dalit Solidarity Forum, World Without Genocide, International Defenders Council, International Society for Peace and Justice, Dalit Solidarity Forum in the USA, Genocide Watch, Asian Children’s Education Fellowship, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Misión Vida para las Naciones, Church in the Republic of Uruguay, Global Christian Relief, American Sikh Council, Human Rights and Grassroots Development Society and International Commission for Dalit Right.

The organisations claimed that India is facing sharp democratic backsliding. The claim was based on April 20, 2023, Financial Times report titled ‘India’s Democratic Backsliding’. In the report, FT claimed the democratic values of India were on backtrack because a Gujarat court denied disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi‘s plea against a 2-year sentence in a defamation case. FT called it bad news not only for India but for the whole world.

However, FT failed to mention that Rahul Gandhi has a habit of making derogatory comments against PM Modi and his supporters. He also apologised in the Supreme Court for one such statement and was warned not to repeat it. There are other cases against Gandhi for such speeches as well. Gandhi was not disqualified for just PM Modi but for a whole community. In fact, there is no reason to blame PM Modi or anyone else for this decision, which was taken by a court of law and upheld even after Gandhi appealed the decision. To call this decision ‘undemocratic’ is basically saying that India as a democracy is not functioning at the whims of the West and the Liberal ecosystem of the world and is, therefore, not a conducive democracy.

The organisations claimed that the Modi Administration routinely jails political critics and opponents. The claim was supported by an Al-Jazeera report from 2021. The information mostly talked about a 33-year-old man identified as Mohammad Irfan, who was acquitted of all charges under UAPA. Interestingly, Irfan spent nine years in jail and was arrested in 2012. Modi Government came to power in 2014, two years after his arrest. IAMC and others seem to have missed the fact that three others involved in the case were convicted and sent to prison for ten years. Acquittals came mostly due to a lack of evidence. The report further mentioned that there were 5,922 arrested under UAPA between 2016 and 2019, out of which 132 were convicted. However, the report did not mention how many cases among them were under trial. Half-baked and half-cooked stories are the expertise of Al-Jazeera, and such reports are often used by dubious organisations like IAMC.

Furthermore, the organisations accused PM Modi-led Indian Government of enforcing anti-minority laws. The claim was based on another Al-Jazeera report from March 2020 on Citizen Amendment (Act), 2019. The report was based on the conspiracy that CAA and NRC were aimed at stripping Indian Muslims of their citizenship. In reality, CAA does not affect Indian Muslims. It was meant for the minorities that are Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Jains in the neighbouring countries Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. CAA is aimed to fast-track the process of granting citizenship to these minorities who shifted to India. It has nothing to do with Indian Muslims at all. The propagandist used CAA to target the Modi government by misleading the public, especially Muslims living in the country. Organisations like IAMC are still using it to target India on different platforms.

In the letter, they also cited four other reports linked to CAA and NRC. They included a fact sheet by United States Commission on International Religious Freedom from February 2020. However, the report clearly mentioned that CAA was only meant for minorities in neighbouring Islamic countries. The report does point out Assam NRC controversies, but assuming NRC, whenever it comes, will have the same regulations and guidelines is far-fetched. The government of India has not issued any draft related to NRC to date, and we are talking about a fact sheet from 2020. IAMC and others forgot to check if there was any update on NRC and CAA before using them to discredit the Modi government.

Also, we noticed that the USCIRF report claimed BJP leaders advocated for CAA to protect Hindus excluded from NRC in Assam. The report by Hindustan Times cited by USCIRF nowhere mentioned what was claimed! The US autonomous body cooked up a theory based on non-existing statements in 2020, and IAMC, along with others, used it as a tool against India in 2023. They also used a report from Foreign Policy that talked about fear among Muslims that they have to prove they are Indians if NRC is implemented. None of the reports, NGOs, protesters and so-called experts cared to tell the Muslims in India that NRC’s draft was not out. Even to date, the government of India has not issued it.

The letter tried to draw a parallel between Assam NRC (which was mandated by the Supreme Court) and the proposed NRC by the Government of India (which is not even proposed, per se. There is no draft yet). However, they are completely different. While Assam NRC was for the residents of Assam only, the proposed countrywide NRC will include Assam. The two processes are different and guidelines for the nationwide NRC are yet to be announced. There are some detention centres in Assam for illegal immigrants and some legal battles are underway. Suggesting Assam NRC will have any effect on nationwide NRC is far-fetched and ill-informed.

They also claimed attacks on Muslims in India by citing reports that insinuated allegations against Muslim roti makers that they spit on food were false and fabricated. However, there is documented evidence that proves such incidents happened and keeps happening across the country. The report also talked about a Muslim bangle seller being beaten up. The Muslim man identified as Taslim was beaten up not for being Muslim but for harassing a Hindu minor girl in the guise of selling bangles. Later, during the investigation, it was revealed Taslim had two Aadhar cards. Maybe IAMC and others need to update their facts before calling out Indian Government claiming minorities are under threat in the country.

From citing the banned BBC documentary against PM Modi to citing the dubious report by Reporters Without Borders, the organisations used all tools under their belt to target PM Modi.

A brief history of IAMC

For the uninitiated, Rasheed Ahmed is the executive director of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a radical Islamist group that has alleged links with banned terror organisations such as the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and has a long history of lobbying against India.

The IAMC is a Jamat-e-Islami-backed lobbyist organisation claiming to be a rights advocacy group. In the past, it had reportedly collaborated with and even paid money to various groups in the USA to get India blacklisted by the USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom). A detailed report by Disinfo Lab has exposed its links with the terror outfit Jamat-e-Islami.

IAMC founder Shaik Ubaid and member Abdul Malik Mujahid have headed the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), the US front for Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan. According to DisInfo Lab, ICNA has established links with Pakistan-based terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Rasheed Ahmed, who heads the IAMC currently, was the former executive director of the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA). IMANA’s Director of Operations is Zahid Mahmood, an ex-Pak Navy official.

Similar reports covered by OpIndia on HfHR and Hamas-linked Islamist group CAIR can be read here and here.

Organisation which sat with Rahul Gandhi during his USA trip also among organisations like IAMC undersigning the letter

Rahul Gandhi is on a 10-day USA tour, where he spoke at the National Press Club, Stanford University and also, to ‘think tanks’, allegedly discussing relations between India and USA. The Hudson Institute tweeted images of Rahul Gandhi in deep conversation with these “think tanks”. Sunita Vishwanath was seated alongside Rahul Gandhi at this event at Hudson Institute. Sunita Vishwanath is the co-founder of HrHR, which has also signed this letter against Narendra Modi alongside IAMC.

Investigating Info-warfare and Psy-war OSINT Disinfo Lab had conducted an investigation revealing that the ‘Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR)’ had been promoting the misleading narrative of ‘Hindu Vs Hindutva’. The same organisation was also seen endorsing the ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ event. 

As per Disinfo Lab, HfHR was formed in the year 2019 by two Islamist advocacy groups named Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) and the Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI). Interestingly, the three organisations had formed another outfit called the Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA).

As per an article in The Hindu, the Alliance for Justice and Accountability had been at the forefront of leading demonstrations against the visit of PM Modi to Houston on September 22, 2019. 

“The AJA comprises of Hindu, Muslim, Dalit, Sikh and Christian groups, among others. They include the Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR), a progressive Hindu group that opposes Hindutva; the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC); and the Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI),” the article read.

According to Disinfo Lab, the co-founder of Hindus for Human Rights, Sunita Vishwanath, also runs an organisation named ‘Women for Afghan Women’, which is funded by the Soros Open Society Foundation. Earlier, OpIndia reported in detail how George Soros had been fuelling a dangerous anti-India narrative through media and ‘civil society.’

Interestingly, Sunita Vishwanath, who was pictured alongside Rahul Gandhi, had tried to create hysteria and panic among Indian Muslims about the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “We are especially appalled by the most recent nightmare of the Kashmiri people, and the situation of 1.9 million people in India who are rendered stateless due to the imposition of the travesty called the National Register of Citizens”, she had said. It is pertinent to note that even during this USA trip, Rahul Gandhi endorsed dangerous lies and propaganda against CAA and NRC, which led to anti-Hindu riots in 2020 in India. 

HfHR’s founding member Raju also heads EKTA. It is an associate organization of IAMC. The sole purpose was to have Hindus on the panel to project that the Hindus, in general, were against Hindutva. Interestingly, HfHR ran Facebook ads to promote previous USCIRF reports.

Interestingly, Sunita Vishwanath, the co-founder of HfHR, is also closely connected to George Soros and Islamist linked IAMC. The in-depth analysis of the web can be read here.

Allahabad HC rejects argument of ‘honey trap’, denies bail to a Muslim man who posed as a Hindu, raped, tried to convert a girl to Islam

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Allahabad HC rejects argument of ‘honey trap’, denies bail to a Muslim man who posed as a Hindu, raped, tried to convert a girl to Islam

In a recent order, the Allahabad High Court refused to grant bail to a Muslim man named Chand Babu who posed as a Hindu named Vishal to trap a Hindu girl, rape her and forcibly convert her to Islam in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh.

The single bench of Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery rejected accused Chand Babu’s argument that it was a case of honeytrap and that the victim lured him into having a relationship with him to later falsely implicate him in a rape case.

Notably, the victim had lodged an FIR against Chand Babu on August 25 last year. She had alleged that the accused introduced himself as Vishal over the phone, and the two started talking to each other frequently. The accused later proposed to her. The accused developed a love and sexual relationship with the victim woman and shot compromising videos of her.

He also clicked several private pictures of the woman and later used them to blackmail her. The victim stated that she used to visit Bareilly to meet the accused where he repeatedly raped her.

The victim further said that on August 24, 2022, the accused took her to a hotel where she learnt that Vishal’s real name was Chand Babu and that he was a Muslim.

The victim then confronted the accused, asking why he had pretended to be a Hindu youngster, and the accused began pressuring her to convert to Islam. She was then raped twice at the same hotel by the accused, and it was only by chance that she escaped and lodged the FIR under Sections 376(2)(n), 420, 506 of the IPC, and 3/5 of the UP Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act.

Uttar Pradesh: Two Muslim girls embrace Hinduism, marry their Hindu partners in temples

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Uttar Pradesh: Two Muslim girls embrace Hinduism, marry their Hindu partners in temples

In Uttar Pradesh, two incidents have emerged wherein Muslim girls have embraced Hindu Dharma and married their Hindu boyfriends. In both cases, the Muslim girl’s family was opposed to their relationship with Hindu men and was adamant about marrying off their daughters to Muslim men. The first matter pertains to Sitapur and the second to the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. 

Reportedly, Rubia, a Bisesar resident in Rampur Mathura police station precinct in Sitapur has been in a relationship with Pradeep Yadav. Pradeep Yadav is a resident of Meudi Sevaliya of the Thana Gaon police station precinct. Upon learning that Rubia’s family is opposed to her union with Pradeep, several Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) members arrived at her village along with the police and got the duo married according to the Hindu rituals at a temple. Rubia changed her name to Rajni. Acharya Deepak Mishra, the VHP’s Dharmacharya leader, blessed the newly married couple with an idyllic married life. On the other hand, the girl’s family has severed all ties with her.

Vipul Pratap Singh, Department President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Awadh Province, stated that the couple loves each other and wanted to tie the knot. However, the girl’s family was pressuring her to have nikah with another man. Both of them were married according to Hindu rituals with the assistance of the police.

Rubina Khan becomes Ruby Awasthi in Bahraich after marrying her Hindu boyfriend

In the Bahraich incident, Rubina Khan, a Shivpur resident in the Kotwali Dehat police station area, was in a relationship with a Hindu man named Shesh Kumar Awasthi, however, as the two belonged to different religious communities their family was opposed to their union. The two then got married in a temple. As the girl’s family learnt about her marriage to a Hindu man, they lodged a complaint accusing Shesh Kumar Awasthi of abducting Rubina. On Monday, June 5, the couple was produced before the court. 

During the hearing, Rubina informed the court that she is an adult. Rubina added that has embraced Hinduism of her own free will and married according to the Hindu rituals. Rubina also furnished her high school mark sheet, following which the court concluded that she was above 18 years. Following this, the court ruled that Rubina Khan, who changed her name to Ruby Awasthi, be handed over to her husband’s family and provided police protection. 

Notably, Rubina had fled her house two weeks back. The police had found Rubina and Shesh in Mumbai. Following their marriage, Shesh Kumar Awasthi’s father has expressed joy over the couple’s marriage. 

Odisha: Engineless reserve rake of goods train runs over group of labourers who took shelter under it due to thunderstorm, 6 dead and 2 injured

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Odisha: Engineless reserve rake of goods train runs over group of labourers who took shelter under it due to thunderstorm, 6 dead and 2 injured

While the country is yet to recuperate from the train tragedy in Balasore in Odisha, a freak rail mishap on Wednesday killed 6 persons and injured 2 others in the state. The tragic incident occurred in the evening on 7th June 2023, at Jajpur Road station in Odisha, resulting in the unfortunate loss of six lives when a group of labourers were struck by a set of stationery goods train cars that were without an engine.

DRM Khurda Road along with a team of railway officials hurried to the scene to assess the situation and take necessary actions.

During a sudden rain and thunderstorm in the evening, a group of around 8 to 10 labourers sought shelter beneath the rakes in the railway station in Odisha, unaware of the unexpected movement, and tragically got crushed underneath them. While the labourers were under the train wagons trying to protect themselves from the thunderstorm, the rake suddenly started moving, apparently due to the force of the storm. The trapped persons tried to come out, but six of them were crushed by the moving rake, and two others were injured.

The injured workers have been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. Their condition is stated to be critical.

Following the incident, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced compensation for the families of the victims.

The East Coast Railway said in a statement, “A monsoon reserve rake without engine reserved at the sick line near Jajpur-Keonjhar Road rolled on due to heavy thunderstorms. As a result, 6 persons were run over and two are injured. The injured persons were taken to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack by Railways for their treatment.”

Heavy winds during the thunderstorm are cited as the primary cause of the rollout. Bishwajit Rashu, CPRO East Coast Railway said, “6 labourers died and two were injured after a rake of a train ran over them in Jajpur yard. These labourers took shelter under the stabled rake to get protection from the wind and rain. Due to the strong wind, the rake rolled over the labourers who were taking shelter under it. A high-level inquiry will be done into the incident.”

Khorda Road Divisional Railway Manager Rinkesh Roy said, “Four persons were killed on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries at the hospital later. The injured have been sent to SCB Hospital in Cuttack for treatment.”

He added, “It is really unfortunate that six persons lost their lives but they should not have gone under the bogies. In fact, no one should ever go under the train bogies. People should take the highest precautions while around railway tracks.”

Expressing profound grief for the families of the deceased labourers in the accident, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik extended his condolences. He further declared a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each victim’s family. Additionally, he issued directives for prompt medical treatment to be provided to the injured individuals.

According to an East Coast Railway official, a set of engineless rakes were stationed on that particular line for several months now. These rakes, comprising around 30 reserve carriages, are specifically designated for monsoon emergencies and are known as monsoon reserve rakes. They are primarily used for transporting sand and crushed stone to address potential washouts during periods of heavy rainfall.

Bishwajit Rashu added that there are restraining systems to check reserve rakes from rolling forward or backward, with chains and skids. He said that it will be inquired thoroughly to understand what cause the rake to roll. “However, at times, due to human factors or interference, the restraint is removed. It could be a possibility in this case, which is unfortunate,” hinting that it could be cause by negligence of someone who might have removed the restraints for some reason and then failed to put it back. He added that further sensitisation needs to be done to avoid such mishaps.

Youth Congress leader tries to mock PM Modi for talking about transporting biogas in tyre tube in an old speech, displays ignorance about a well-known practice

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Youth Congress leader tries to mock PM Modi for talking about transporting biogas in tyre tube in an old speech, displays ignorance about a well-known practice

On June 7, National President of Indian Youth Congress Srinivas BV shared an old video clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and tried to mock him over a story the PM had narrated. The Congress leader alleged that PM Modi cooked up a story about a man transporting biogas in a large tyre tube. Srinivas wrote, “Listen to another unheard story of honourable Prime Minister. Tighten your seat belt.”

The video he shared was from PM Modi’s 2018 speech on World Biofuel Day. It is the same speech from which Congress tried to mock PM Modi for talking about the concept of creating biofuel from sewage gas.

PM Modi said, “Once, I was in Gujarat, and a scooter was moving in front of our convoy. The person on the scooter was carrying a huge tractor tube. It was completely filled with air. If a person carries such a huge tractor tube on a scooter, the vehicles coming from behind will be scared of collision and accident. Even I was astonished. Normally a person would carry a deflated tube and fill it with air later. So I asked him to halt.”

He added, “We got down from the car and asked the person on a scooter what he was doing and why he was carrying the inflated tube like that. He could have been injured. He said that he was going to his field. I asked him the purpose. So he said that with the household waste and cattle dung of his animals, he had set up a biogas plant in his house. He fills the tube with that gas and carries it to his field. That gas is used to run his water pump in his field. Just think about the capability of our country’s farmers! Today even our farmers and villagers do innovative experiments.”

Congress leader Srinivas BV attempted to mock PM Modi over his knowledge of biofuel and how it can be transported using tyre tubes. However, if he had done a little research, he would not have shot yet another time on his own foot.

Storing and transporting biogas in tyre tubes is not a new concept. It has been tested, researched and proven a successful concept not only in India but in other countries as well. Many videos on YouTube provide details on how anyone can set up a biogas plant at home and store the gas in tyre tubes. For example, in March 2021, a famous YouTube channel, A1 Adventure, which has 2.44 million subscribers, shared a 21-minute long video of the process of setting up a biogas plant using a water tank and storing the gas produced in tyre tubes. The video has been seen over 68 lakh times.

Furthermore, we also found a video published in August 2021 on the channel Multi Talented. The person who runs the channel has set up a biogas plant at his home and stored the gas in the tyre tubes of a tractor. The video has been seen over 30,000 times.

Another video was by Crazy Ram, published in April 2022, and has over 3.5 lakh views.

In 2015, Citizen TV Kenya published a news report where they interviewed a farmer who was producing biogas at his farm using cow dung and other plant waste and storing them in tyre tubes for future use. The farmer was also developing appliances that could be operated using the biogas stored in tyre tubes.

We also found a video from 2013 where a farmer talked about setting up a biogas plant to run an irrigation system for his farm.

Storing any gas requires air-tight containers, and the metal gas cylinders are costly. Therefore, tyre tubes are an ideal low-cost alternative to store biogas. The tubes already have a valve mechanism to open and close the outflow of gas, therefore ideal for such DIY plants. Being large, tractor tyres are best for this use.

Furthermore, a tyre tube gas plant has also been conceptualised in Bangladesh. In an energypedia article, they discussed rooftop biogas plants and storing the gas in tyre tubes. Using the concept, it was noted that once the plant was ready, it could produce enough gas to cook for 1.5 hours.

We also found an old research paper that talked about building low-cost tubular plastic digesters or bio-gas plants based on concepts developed in the 1980s and before. In that paper, a diagram showed stacked-up tyre tubes for storage purposes.

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It is evident that the concept is commonly used in low-cost biogas plants. Tyre tubes are not only used to store the produced biogas but can also be used to transport it. It is a well-established fact that electricity can be produced using biogas. Though transporting and storing biogas in tyre tubes has its own risks and should be handled carefully, the concept is usable and gaining popularity with every passing year.

‘The gas from sewage’ controversy

In 2018, another part of the same speech went viral on social media in which PM Modi talked about extracting gas to make tea from a sewage line. When Prime Minister Modi spoke about a tea seller who made use of sewage gas to make tea, he was essentially appreciating the innovative mind of common citizens. Trying to make fun of this, many turned themselves into a joke. Several reports in the media confirmed that sewage waste could be used to produce biogas.

US: 19-year-old gunman shoots dead father-son duo and injures five others at a Virginia high school graduation ceremony

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US: 19-year-old gunman shoots dead father-son duo and injures five others at a Virginia high school graduation ceremony

There seems to be no end to the mass shooting epidemic in America. In the latest occurrence, gunfire erupted on Tuesday evening at a theatre in Richmond, Virginia, causing hundreds of students and guests to flee in panic. The Huguenot High School graduation ceremony was held at the venue on Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)’s Monroe Park campus.

Two people have been killed and five others wounded in the unfortunate incident that took place outside the Altria Theater in Richmond.

“It was obviously chaos. People scattered,” said the city’s interim police chief Rick Edwards. A 19-year-old suspect who attempted to flee on foot has been apprehended by police. Two counts of second-degree murder will be brought against him, according to the police officer. Police first claimed to have captured two individuals, but he subsequently said they had found one of them to be innocent. The suspect has been identified as Ameri Ty-John Pollard.

Pollard watched the graduation ceremony, and after that, he went to his car to get a handgun and then returned, police said.

It’s believed the accused knew at least one of the victims. He was captured by police without firing any shots, and many firearms were found at the scene.

18-year-old male student Shawn Jackson, who had just graduated from the high school was one of the fatalities. The other was 36-year-old Renzo Smith, father of Shawn, who was present there for the ceremony.

Pollard and Jackson knew each other and had an “ongoing dispute,” Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference.

Spokesperson Mary Kate Brogan informed that six patients were taken to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Centre late on Tuesday with manifestations ranging from serious to critical.

A 31-year-old who was shot suffered severe injuries and is in critical condition. Four men, ages 14, 32, 55, and 58, received injuries however are doing better now.

Soon after the graduation ceremony ended at about 17:15 (21:15 GMT), the shooter opened fire in Monroe Park, which is located across from the theatre. At least eight bullets were fired as people were exiting the theatre, which is close to the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.

Some people carrying babies and young children sprinted for safety, while others looked for shelter in adjacent buildings. When graduates were reunited after the shocking assault, they sobbed and held one another.

“When you have a crowd like this, innocent people are going to be caught up in the mayhem, and that’s what happened today. Obviously, this should have been a safe space. People should have felt safe at graduation. It’s just incredibly tragic that someone decided to bring a gun to this incident and rain terror on our community,” the police chief stated at a news conference.

In the ensuing turmoil, he disclosed that a 9-year-old girl was hit by a car, and several other individuals were injured in falls or had anxiety attacks. He emphasised that it was still too early in the inquiry to be certain, however, the culprit possessed four handguns, three of which may have been used.

As per Jason Kamras, the superintendent of Richmond Public Schools, the attack happened on a day that was “supposed to be a joyous day when our kids walk the stage and get their diploma.” He pleaded, “I don’t have any more words on this, I’m tired of seeing people get shot, our kids get shot and I beg the entire community to stop.” 

“This should not be happening anywhere,” remarked Richmond mayor Levar Stoney and vowed to ensure that the culprit is brought to justice.

Meerut: Umer claiming to be AIMIM leader harasses a Muslim girl in hijab for roaming with a Hindu boy, arrested

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Meerut: Umer claiming to be AIMIM leader harasses a Muslim girl in hijab for roaming with a Hindu boy, arrested

A video of a group of Islamists led by an alleged AIMIM leader harassing a Muslim girl for roaming with a Hindu boy has gone viral on social media. The incident happened in Meerut, and the AIMIM leader has been identified as Umer, who identified himself as the city head of the Assaduddin Owaisi-led party.

Video contains strong language. Viewers’ discretion is advised.

In a tweet, Meerut police said the incident took place around two months ago. A case was filed on the complaint of the woman. Further investigation is underway.

As per reports, the victim was in the market with a Hindu boy. A mob, led by Umer, circled them and started questioning the girl about her relationship with the boy. The girl started crying, but the mob did not listen and demanded ID cards. Umer could be heard saying, “You are a Muslim and roaming around with a Hindu”. Similar incidents have been reported widely in the last couple of months where Islamists harass Muslim girls for being with Hindu men under the guise of the so-called “Bhagwa Love Trap”.

In the video, it was visible that the girl had covered her face. Umer used derogatory language while speaking to the girl. The girl consistently requested the mob not to make the videos, but they continued to do so. After the video went viral, Meerut police swung into action and arrested Umer. A case has been registered against him, and further investigation is underway.

Reportedly, Umer is a Purva Mahavir, Meerut resident and runs a cloth shop. Though he claimed he was linked to AIMIM, the party has distanced itself from the controversy and said he holds no position. They claimed it was a conspiracy to defame the party. Photographs of Umer with AIMIM leaders also went viral on social media. Commenting on the photos, AIMIM leader Anas said Umer joined AIMIM as a worker during Mayor elections and got the photographs clicked.

‘Bhagwa Love Trap’ cases rise across the country

In an attempt to whitewash the genuine cases of Love Jihad and Grooming Jihad, Islamists claim that Hindu men are trapping Muslim women. They called it a conspiracy and named it the ‘Bhagwa Love Trap’. OpIndia has covered over 20 such cases in the last couple of months where Muslim women travelling with Hindu men were traced, followed, stopped and harassed. In some cases, Hindu men were assaulted as well. Detailed coverage of cases linked to Bhagwa Love Trap can be seen here.

Indira Gandhi’s assassination by Sikh bodyguards flaunted on a tableau with Khalistan flags at Sikh parade in Canada’s Brampton, poster says “revenge”

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Indira Gandhi’s assassination by Sikh bodyguards flaunted on a tableau with Khalistan flags at Sikh parade in Canada’s Brampton, poster says “revenge”

In a disturbing occurrence, on June 4 in a 5-km Sikh march in the Canadian city of Brampton, the pro-Khalistani elements featured a tableau glorifying the assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. The tableau was a part of the annual Sikh Martyrdom Parade which saw the participation of a large number of people in the city where the largest number of Sikhs live in Canada.

The video of the tableau has gone viral over the internet in which Indira Gandhi is shown being assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards. The tableau also displays Khalistani flags and a poster reading, “Revenge of the attack on Shri Darbar Sahib.” Another poster that the tableau carried read, “Never Forget 1984. Sikh Genocide.”

The video has been highly criticized by netizens who said that India should send a strong message to the Canadian PM for allegedly serving as a breeding ground for the pro-khalistani elements.

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One of the users also said that though Indira Gandhi belonged to the Congress party, none of the BJP members will support the tableau out of respect for India’s former PM. Meanwhile, he also hinted that the Congress even today finds pleasure in defaming PM Modi on international platforms.

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This recent incident has once again brought to the forefront India’s concerns regarding the activities of pro-Khalistani elements in Canada. Notably, India summoned the Canadian High Commissioner in March to convey its strong concerns about the actions by pro-Khalistani extremist elements against Indian diplomatic missions in Canada in recent times.

India had also criticized Canada last year for holding a vote on Khalistan, the call for a separate Sikh nation. The referendum was described as “deeply objectionable” and behavior “politically motivated” by extremist forces. 

Operation Blue Star and assasination of Indira Gandhi

On October 31, 1984, the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi took place at her home in New Delhi, months after the Indian Army had conducted Operation Bluestar to drive Sikh insurgents from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Operation Blue Star is the largest internal security mission the Indian Army has ever gone on. The Operation was Indira Gandhi’s response to the law-and-order problems that were occurring in Punjab at the time as a result of the spread of the Khalistan movement. Under Operation Blue Star, which was conducted in Amritsar between June 1 and June 8, 1984, Indira Gandhi, the country’s prime minister at the time, gave the order for Indian soldiers to drive out Sikh militants who were stockpiling weapons in Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple).

Supporters of Khalistan had taken refuge at Amritsar’s Golden Temple’s Akal Takht complex in the 1980s. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who seized control of the Akal Takht complex in Amritsar’s Golden Temple, was the target of the Blue Star operation.

According to the official data, 492 civilians and at least 83 Army jawans died during the whole operation. The fire at this time included a shot at a copy of the sacred Sikh text that was put in the Golden Temple.

Gujarat: ‘The attack on 2 persons from Nagaland not a hate crime but business rivalry’, says Ahmedabad police, assures strict action

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Gujarat: ‘The attack on 2 persons from Nagaland not a hate crime but business rivalry’, says Ahmedabad police, assures strict action

In a recent incident in Ahmedabad, two persons from Nagaland, who ran a restaurant, were attacked in an area of Ahmedabad by local miscreants. According to the reports in the mainstream media, the attack allegedly took place just because they were outsiders and were selling non-veg. But the police investigation into this matter has revealed different things. The Ahmedabad police have cleared that the attack was not a hate crime but it was a business rivalry that caused the attack.

A report published on 6th June 2023 in Times of India was titled, “Two from Nagaland attacked for ‘selling northeastern food’ in Gujarat”. According to the report, the victim in this incident said, “There were about ten men who attacked us. They kept saying how could we sell non-vegetarian food items and northeastern food in a place like Gujarat which is dominated by Hindus.”

The Indian Express Gujarati also reported, ‘2 persons from Nagaland attacked with a baseball bat in Ahmedabad, one arrested’. “They (the attackers) said ‘Gujarat is a Hindu state and you are not even allowed to sell chicken’,” the report added.

According to The Indian Express report, Inspector J.B. Agrawat from Sola police station refuted the victim’s statements and claimed that the dispute stemmed from a professional rivalry rather than the reasons stated by the victim.

What is the case?

After acquiring an FIR related to the case, OpIndia examined it and conducted a telephonic conversation with Inspector J.B. Agrawat from Sola police station, where the incident was registered. This led to the revelation of the actual incident.

The ownership of the restaurant, known as ‘One Stop – Northeast Shop and Restaurant’ situated in the Chanakyapuri area of Ahmedabad, lies with Hiren Patel. However, the establishment is operated by two individuals from Nagaland named Rovimezzo Kehi and Mapuyangar Jamir.

On the evening of Sunday, June 4, 2023, at approximately 8:30 pm, a group of individuals arrived at the aforementioned restaurant and engaged in a heated argument concerning business-related matters. The complaint stated that there were around 10 to 12 people present in the crowd.

According to the police, the attackers were associated with a similar restaurant located nearby. Their contention was related to the fact that the targeted restaurant offered a particular type of meat as its speciality. The dispute primarily revolved around this matter.

Subsequently, a physical altercation broke out between the two parties involved. As a result, Rovimezzo Kehi sustained head injuries and was subsequently taken to Sola Civil Hospital, where he received four stitches on his head. Following the incident, both aggrieved parties approached Sheth Hiren Patel, engaged in a conversation, and later proceeded to file an official complaint at the Sola police station.

Mainstream media spread lies about this incident

During an exclusive conversation with OpIndia, Inspector JB Agrawat of Sola police station refuted the victim’s statements given to the media. He stated that their investigation determined the incident to be primarily driven by business rivalry and denied any involvement of hate crime.

Based on the filed complaint, the police have arrested one of the accused, identified as Pratik Dhobi. The authorities are currently conducting a search for two other suspects. It was further assured that the accused would face stringent action in accordance with the law.

Probe against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to be completed by June 15, WFI polls by June 30: Anurag Thakur after meeting wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik

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Probe against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to be completed by June 15, WFI polls by June 30: Anurag Thakur after meeting wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik

After meeting with India’s star wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik on Wednesday, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur assured them that the ongoing probe against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh will be completed by June 15 and a chargesheet will be submitted.

A six-time BJP MP, Brij Bhushan was booked by Delhi Police following allegations of sexual harassment. Earlier, on Wednesday, wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik reached Thakur’s residence in the national capital, responding positively to a call for discussion by the government on the demands and issues put forward by the grapplers during their protest.

“I had a long 6-hour discussion with the wrestlers. We assured them that the probe will be completed by June 15 and a chargesheet will be submitted. The next election for WFI president will be conducted by June 30,” the Union Sports minister said.

Speaking to reporters at his residence after holding parleys with the ace grapplers, Thakur added, “An Internal Complaint Committee of the wrestling federation will be constituted. It will be headed by a woman. We have demanded that all FIRs filed against wrestlers be withdrawn. They also requested that Brij Bhushan Singh, who has completed 3 terms (as WFI chief), and his associates be asked not to stand for the elections again. The wrestlers promised not to hold any fresh protests before June 15,” said Thakur.

Meanwhile, Bajrang Puina said the government assured that the police probe against the WFI chief will be completed before June 15.

“The government has assured us that the police investigation will be completed before June 15. We requested that all FIRs against wrestlers be taken back and he (Thakur) agreed to it. If no action is taken by June 15, we will launch fresh protests,” said Punia after meeting Thakur.

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

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