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Over 15,000 Ukrainians to have public group sex if Putin presses the N-button amid Russia-Ukraine war: Report

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Over 15,000 Ukrainians to have public group sex if Putin presses the N-button amid Russia-Ukraine war: Report

In the event that Russian President Vladimir Putin follows through on his threat to use nuclear weapons, Ukrainians have planned a steamy sex party. According to a report by New York Post, more than 15,000 individuals have registered for “Orgy on Shchekavystsa: Official,” a mass-participation activity put up on a Telegram group in the event that Putin launches a nuclear attack.

The potential participants in the carnal spectacle on a hill outside of the Ukrainian city of Kyiv have been told to decorate their hands with stripes to indicate what kinds of activities they are interested in. Those who are interested in anal sex were advised to draw three stripes while those who prefer oral sex were told to draw four stripes.

A woman told while talking to a radio channel, “It’s the opposite of despair. Even in the worst-case scenario, people will look for something good. That’s the mega-optimism of Ukrainians.” A man said, “It’s an attempt to show that the more they try to scare us, the more we will transform it into something else.”

Updates on the war have also been provided on the Telegram channel, which refers to the counteroffensive actions in Kherson as “BDSM parties for Russians.” Putin is rumoured to be preparing a nuclear test near the Ukrainian border, and officials in Kyiv are already giving out potassium iodide tablets as a precaution.

Putin’s nuclear sabre-rattling

As Ukrainian forces have made a swift comeback in the ongoing battle between Russia and Ukraine, racking up a series of wins on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin issued an ambiguous but ominous threat of using nuclear weapons.

“If the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will without a doubt use all available means to protect Russia and our people,” he said Wednesday in a nationally televised speech. “This is not a bluff.”

However, the explosion at the Kerch bridge, the only link between Russia and occupied Crimea, has raised the stakes further, with Moscow stepping up its offensive against Ukraine. As per reports, Russia holds one of the largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons, including tactical nuclear weapons, designed to accomplish more limited and immediate goals than winning a battle. 

‘It was Nehru who delayed Maharaja Hari Singh’s proposal of Kashmir’s accession to India’: Law Min Kiren Rijiju fact-checks Jairam Ramesh

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‘It was Nehru who delayed Maharaja Hari Singh’s proposal of Kashmir’s accession to India’: Law Min Kiren Rijiju fact-checks Jairam Ramesh

The Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday fact-checked senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh over his Twitter thread where he alleged that Maharaja Hari Singh dithered on Kashmir’s accession to India and it was Sheikh Abdullah who championed it, “entirely because of his friendship and admiration for Nehru.”

In a Twitter thread spanning six tweets, Rijiju debunked the ‘historical lie’ that Congress leaders and Gandhi loyalists often peddle to aggrandise the role of Nehru and belittle the contribution of others in Kashmir’s accession to India.

Kiren Rijiju fact-checks Jairam Ramesh on clean chit to Nehru over Kashmir imbroglio

Rijiju said it was a ‘historical lie’ that Maharaja Hari Singh dithered on the question of accession of Kashmir with India and it has gone for far too long to protect the “dubious” role of Jawaharlal Nehru. 

The Law Minister quoted Nehru to bust the misinformation spread by Jairam Ramesh. “Nehru speaking in Lok Sabha on 24th July, 1952 (After an agreement with Sheikh Abdullah). The first time Maharaja Hari Singh approached Nehru for accession to India was in July 1947 itself, a full month before Independence. It was Nehru who rebuffed the Maharaja,” Rijiju tweeted in the subsequent tweet.

Citing Nehru’s speech in the parliament, Rijiju said that it was not Maharaja Hari Singh but Nehru himself who delayed the accession of Kashmir with India. Maharaja, Rijiju said, approached with the accession to India in July 1947 itself, much like the other princely states. However, others were accepted, while Kashmir’s request was rejected, he added.

Rijiju further added that Nehru not only rejected Maharaja Hari Singh’s proposal for accession in July 1947, but he was dithering in October 1947 as well, at a time when the Pakistani forces, under the guise of ‘tribals’, invaded Kashmir and were within striking distance from Srinagar.

Summing up Nehru’s treachery, Rijiju said while Maharaja wanted to join India in July 1947, Nehru rejected his proposal and conjured up some ‘special case’ for Kashmir and had wanted ‘much more’ than mere accession.

“Why was Kashmir made the only exception by Nehru, where the Princely ruler wanted to join India, and yet Nehru wanted ‘much more’? What was that much more? Truth is, India is still paying the price for Nehru’s follies,” Rijiju concluded. 

Jairam Ramesh claims Maharaja Hari Singh delayed Kashmir’s accession to India

Earlier yesterday, Ramesh took to Twitter to shift the blame of the vexed issue of Kashmir from Nehru to Maharaja Hari Singh. In a string of tweets, Ramesh said it was Hari Singh who dithered to join India and not Nehru who is held responsible for the Kashmir imbroglio. Ramesh credited Kashmir’s accession to Sheikh Abdullah, whose divisive legacy continues to shape the conflict in present-day Kashmir. The Congress leader also raised aspersions on Sardar Patel, stating that he was ok with Kashmir joining Pakistan till September 1947.

People who have resided in Jammu for more than 1 year can register as voters, says order issued by the administration

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People who have resided in Jammu for more than 1 year can register as voters, says order issued by the administration

On Tuesday, the Deputy Commissioner of Jammu issued an order authorizing all tehsildars (revenue officers) to give residence certificates to anybody who has stayed in the district for more than a year. According to the directive, the decision has been taken to guarantee that no eligible voter is left out of the ongoing special summary review of electoral records.

This is the first time that the electoral revision has been undertaken after the removal of Article 370 in 2019. According to the reports, any document, including the Aadhar Card, water, electricity, gas connection, bank passbooks, passports, and registered land titles can be utilized as proof of residency.

The order also states that the special review revision is intended for new voter registration as well as the deletion, correction, and transposition of voters who have relocated or died after the last summary review in Jammu and Kashmir.

The regulation however has faced opposition from several political parties including JKNC, JKPC, and PDP. In response to the order, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference’s (JKNC) official Twitter feed stated that the party rejects the government’s decision. It continued to state that the BJP is terrified of the elections and knows it will lose heavily.

“The Government is going ahead with its plan to add 25 lakh, non-local voters, in Jammu and Kashmir and we continue to oppose this move. BJP is scared of the elections and knows it will lose badly. People of Jammu and Kashmir must defeat these conspiracies at the ballot box”, JKNC tweeted.

Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC) also criticized the directive and said, “the latest order by DC Jammu authorizing revenue officials to issue a certificate of residence to outsiders residing in Jammu for more than one year is highly suspicious aimed at enabling them to vote. This goes against the SC judgment on the issue”. JKPC also demanded the Election Commission of India look into the case and clarify further if such a directive is permissible.

Meanwhile, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti criticized the directive. “This means that the value of the vote of a J&K voter will be finished. This law is not applied anywhere in the country except Jammu and Kashmir”, she said.

Earlier, chief election officer Hirdesh Kumar had stated that Jammu and Kashmir would receive roughly 25 lakh extra voters, including outsiders, as a result of the special summary review of electoral records. Except for the BJP then, almost all political parties were upset by the inclusion of non-locals as voters and had flocked to the streets to protest.

The government later stated that the revision of electoral records would encompass current inhabitants of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, and the rise in numbers will be of voters who have reached the age of 18 as of October 1, 2022, or earlier.

Ankit Sharma murder during Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Accused Muntajim alias Musa arrested from Telangana after 2 years

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Ankit Sharma murder during Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Accused Muntajim alias Musa arrested from Telangana after 2 years

Two years after the brutal murder of IB staffer Ankit Sharma during the anti-Hindu riots of Delhi, an accused named Muntajim alias Musa Qureshi has been arrested from Telangana’s Meerpet. As per reports, Muntajim was carrying an award of Rs 50,000 on his head.

Muntajim was arrested by Delhi Police’s special cell on October 10. Earlier in 2020, other accused named Riyasat, Shahnawaz and Salman were arrested in the case. Former AAP leader Tahir Hussain and his brother are also accused in the case.

IB staffer Ankit Sharma was reported missing by his family during the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. On 27 February, his dead body was found in a sewer in the Chand Bagh area. The Delhi police had stated in its charge sheet that Ankit Sharma was specifically targeted by the mob that was led by Tahir Hussain. They had alleged a deep conspiracy behind the murder.

The charge sheet says that Ankit Sharma was murdered outside the residence of Tahir Hussain in the Khajuri Khas area on February 25. After stabbing him multiple times, the mob threw his body into the nearby drain.

The post-mortem report concluded that Sharma’s body had multiple injuries. A knife used in the murder and blood-stained clothes were also recovered.

Shashi Tharoor asked to cancel UP visit to avoid ‘clashes’ with supporters of Mallikarjun Kharge: Report

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Shashi Tharoor asked to cancel UP visit to avoid ‘clashes’ with supporters of Mallikarjun Kharge: Report

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is one of the contenders in the race for Congress president, has had to cancel his visit to Uttar Pradesh twice in two days amid speculations that he was told to stay away to avert a potential ‘faceoff’ with supporters of Mallikarjun Kharge, another Congress veteran who is in the fray for the party’s top post and was coming to visit the state.

Citing sources involved in campaigning in Uttar Pradesh, the Times of India report said that Tharoor was told by a “top Congress official” to avoid visiting Lucknow for campaigning on Monday as it would appear inappropriate in the wake of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s death. Tharoor reportedly suggested visiting on Tuesday but was told that it could result in clashes with supporters of Kharge, who is set to visit the state capital.

Kharge was already scheduled for campaigning in Lucknow on Tuesday. However, despite setbacks, Tharoor is resolute on visiting Lucknow and is now scheduled to visit the UP state capital on October 16. But back-to-back cancellations have caused a stir in the party circles, with many speculating if UP Congress leaders were behind delaying Tharoor’s visit to the state. 

Interestingly, delegates who formed the electoral college in the internal elections were to collect their QR-enabled identity cards for voting on Tuesday, and the occasion would have provided a good outreach opportunity for the candidates.

It is worth noting that Uttar Pradesh is the major voting centre in the party polls, with more than 1,200 delegates from the state. In addition to the recent setbacks, Tharoor, a self-styled candidate, is also constrained by the fact that Mallikarjun Kharge is widely seen among Congress cadres as the choice of the “establishment”, given he was asked to contest the polls after the part’s first choice, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, opted out of the race following a controversy.

Tharoor had already expressed concern that party leaders are asking delegates to vote for the “official candidate”, but their plan may get scuttled in a secret ballot. The Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananathapuram has oozed confidence that his campaign is receiving support and may perform better than others’ expectations.

Delhi High Court frames charges of murder against Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in Sagar Dhankar murder case

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Delhi High Court frames charges of murder against Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in Sagar Dhankar murder case

A Delhi Court on Wednesday framed charges of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly, and other relevant sections including criminal conspiracy against Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar and 17 others in the murder case of junior wrestler Sagar Dhankar. Charges have also been framed against two absconding accused.

According to the charge sheet in the murder case, Sushil Kumar plotted a brawl at the Chhatrasal Stadium, which resulted in the death of a former junior national wrestling champion. Kumar wanted to “assert dominance” among younger wrestlers, according to the police.

Kumar and his associates are accused of assaulting 23-year-old wrestler Sagar Dhankar, his friend Sonu, and three others at the stadium on the intervening nights of May 4 and 5. Sagar later died as a result of his injuries.

A fight had broken out in the stadium parking lot between Sushil Kumar, Ajay, Sonu, Sagar, Prince, and others. According to the police report, Sagar was staying in a Model Town house connected to Sushil. Sushil had asked him to leave the premises, but Sagar was reluctant to vacate the flat, which turned out to be the cause of the fight between the two groups.

In May 2021, Delhi Police arrested Sushil Kumar from Mundka in relation to the murder of former international wrestler Sagar Dhankar inside North-West Delhi’s Chhatrasal Stadium. He had been on the run for over a week.

According to the police, the deceased wrestler, 23-year-old Sagar Dhankar, previously lived in Kumar’s Model Town flat. The two wrestlers had an ongoing rent dispute, which escalated into a fatal brawl after Dhankad abused Kumar.

The Delhi Police had registered a case under Indian Penal Code Sections 302, 365, and 120B. Prince Dalal, 24, was one of the accused who was arrested shortly after the incident.

Notably, the Olympic medalist wrestler had connections with several dreaded gangsters. According to police sources, several criminals used to take refuge in a flat owned by Sushil Kumar’s wife. Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi, a history-sheeter wanted by the Delhi Police, was also given shelter by Sushil Kumar.

Karnataka: RSS workers attacked in Haveri, 20 persons including the president of Anjuman-i-Islam arrested

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Karnataka: RSS workers attacked in Haveri, 20 persons including the president of Anjuman-i-Islam arrested

On Tuesday night, over 20 people were arrested for assaulting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers in the Haveri district, Karnataka. One of the accused is the president of a Muslim organisation, Anjuman-I-Islam, IndiaToday reported.

The incident took place in Rattehalli village. One of the RSS workers has sustained severe injuries and is being treated in a hospital while four others were also injured in the attack allegedly by some Muslim youths. The RSS workers were attacked while inspecting a stretch of road for their march. Initially, an argument erupted between RSS workers and a group of people, which aggravated into a fight.

According to the Superintendent of Police in Haveri, over 20 people have been arrested in the wake of the incident. According to the SP, one of the accused is the president of the Anjuman-I-Islam group.

The attacks on BJP and RSS workers have intensified in the country’s southern regions, especially after the Modi government imposed a ban on the Islamist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI). 

Karnataka BJP spokesperson, S Prakash condemned the attack on RSS workers and alleged that the attack was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the communal harmony in the region. “The attack on RSS workers is a deliberate attempt to disturb law and order, the communal harmony is paramount. The police have taken most of the culprits into custody and strict action will be taken,” Prakash told CNN News18.

On September 24, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, three petrol bombs were thrown at the home of RSS member MS Krishnan the incident was captured on CCTV. On the same day, a petrol bomb was thrown at the house of an RSS leader near Tambaram, Chennai in the early hours of Saturday. No casualties were reported in the incident.

Baltimore: Murder charges dropped against Adnan Syed who spent 23 years in jail, all you need to know about the case made famous by Serial podcast

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Baltimore: Murder charges dropped against Adnan Syed who spent 23 years in jail, all you need to know about the case made famous by Serial podcast

On Tuesday, Prosecutors in the United States dismissed all the allegations against a Baltimore man named Adnan Syed whose case gained international attention due to the blockbuster true crime podcast titled Serial. Syed was sentenced to life in jail plus 30 years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend named Hae Min Lee. However, his conviction was overturned last month, and all charges were withdrawn by the prosecutors on October 11.

Erica Suter, who represented Syed in the court, confirmed the development and said that finally Adnan was set free from the charges. “Adnan is innocent and lost 23 years of his life serving time for a crime he did not commit”, she added. Baltimore’s state attorney Marilyn Mosby also addressed a press meet on Tuesday and said that the case against Syed had been closed and that he cannot be charged again in the case.

“Today, justice is done”, Mosby said adding that her office would continue its efforts to adjudicate anyone who is responsible for Lee’s death. The charges were withdrawn when the first round of touch DNA testing on Lee’s garments revealed multiple DNA traces on her shoes, none of which belonged to Adnan Syed.

A lengthy inquiry by the Baltimore state attorney’s office concluded that Syed had been unfairly convicted of strangling and murdering Lee, and that the DNA testing had confirmed that he was not involved in Lee’s death. The murder conviction of the 41-year-old Syed was overturned last month after authorities found two additional potential suspects following a year-long case review. Prosecutors then had 30 days to determine whether to retry Syed or dismiss the charges against him.

The incident of murder happened in 1999, when Hae Min Lee disappeared on January 13. While the police had launched a search operation to find her, Lee’s partially buried body was found almost a month later on 9th February 1999. Police suspected Syed of the murder and arrested him. In February 2000, the jury found Syed guilty of kidnapping and murdering his high school classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Syed was found guilty of premeditated murder, kidnapping, robbery and false imprisonment. Prosecutors claimed that he was a frustrated lover who murdered Lee and buried her corpse in Baltimore’s Leakin Park with the help of a friend. They relied on cell phone location data, which has now been proven untrustworthy.

Adnan Syed has been maintaining that he is innocent all these years, and has filed several appeals against his conviction in the last two decades. All of his applications were rejected by the courts, but in 2015, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals approved Syed’s application for permission to appeal as new evidence had emerged showing that the cell tower evidence used by prosecutors was misleading and should not have been admitted at trial. In 2016, the court granted the request for a new trial, and the conviction of Syed was vacated.

While the prosecutors had appealed against this order, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld Syed’s request for a new trial in 2018. But in 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Syed’s appeal for a new trial.

However, things changed suddenly last month when the prosecutors approached courts seeking to revoke the conviction of Syed and seeking a fresh trial against him. Police also said that they have two other potential suspects in the case. Accordingly, Baltimore Circuit Judge vacated the conviction on September 19, released him from the prison, and ordered a new trial against Syed. And now, all charges against him have been dropped by the prosecution, which means there will be no new trial in the case against Syed.

What is the ‘Serial’ podcast

Syed’s case became a source of international interest following the 2014 publication of the ‘Serial’ podcast, which re-examined his now 22-year-old murder conviction. More than a decade after Syed was sentenced to jail, Rabia Chaudry, a Baltimore-based counsel and family friend of Syed, contacted a journalist named Sarah Koenig and requested her to re-investigate Lee’s murder.

The show debuted in 2014, with each episode attempting to piece together a timeline of what occurred on that night when Lee was murdered. Syed’s version of the story and the incident were detailed in the hugely popular true crime podcast Serial, casting doubt on his conviction. The show’s programs have been downloaded over 340 million times.

The journalist questioned the kids (now adults) to figure out about Lee and her activities on the day she was murdered. Accordingly, each episode of ‘Serial’ revealed new detail about the case and introduced potential new suspects in the case.

Koenig also explained why the case was tossed out in an episode of Serial that was aired after Syed’s conviction was overturned. She claims his attorneys argued that fresh evidence had surfaced demonstrating that prosecutors neglected to examine and rule out two potential suspects who were known to the investigators at the time during the previous trial. Syed’s attorneys also called into question the credibility of witness statements and cell phone data used to convict him.

A court agreed, and Syed’s conviction was reversed. The state’s attorney’s office eventually absolved Syed of all charges based on that new evidence, as well as repeated rounds of DNA testing that indicated Syed’s DNA was not found on any of the victims’ clothes.

Lee Family seeks justice

Meanwhile, Lee’s family chose not to participate in Serial, claiming that Syed was rightfully convicted and that justice was delivered at the initial trial. According to the Baltimore Sun, after Syed was granted a new trial in 2016, his family informed reporters that the podcast had reopened pains few can comprehend.  

Recently, Young Lee, the victim’s brother, made an emotive appeal on behalf of the family in court. “This is not a podcast for me. This is real life – a never-ending nightmare for 20-plus years”, he had said. “If the wrong person has been behind bars for 23 years, the Lee family and the rest of the world want to understand what new evidence has led to that conclusion”, the family’s attorney Steve Kelly was quoted saying.

Though Syed has been cleared of murder charges, questions still remain about who killed Hae Min Lee. Prosecutors have hinted that they may have found additional suspects, but no one has been named so far. The decision to re-open her murder case may reopen old wounds for the bereaved Lee family.

Kerala human sacrifice case: Cannibalism suspected, Police says accused Md Shafi is a sexual pervert who had raped a 75-year-old woman earlier

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Kerala human sacrifice case: Cannibalism suspected, Police says accused Md Shafi is a sexual pervert who had raped a 75-year-old woman earlier

On October 12, in a shocking revelation made in Kerala human sacrifice case, the accused couple Bhagaval Singh and his wife, Lalia have reportedly confessed to the police that they consumed the flesh of their victims after murdering them, as per a report in Times Now. The incident took place in Elanthoor of Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. Notably, Bhagaval Singh was a former CPM branch committee secretary and is currently a CPM local committee member.

As per Times Now, the police sources said that revelation about consuming flesh was made during the evidence collection at their home. The forensic examination and evidence collection continued on Wednesday.

Reports suggest that the three accused killed two women identified as Thrissur native Rosilyn (49) and Tamil Nadu native Padma (52) on June 6 and September 26, respectively. The victims were tortured and killed by the three accused. Following the murders, they chopped dead bodies and buried them. As per reports, the accused slit the throats of the victim and cut them into pieces. The bodies were buried near the couple’s house in the Pathanamthitta district.

Reports mention that though Shafi had masterminded the act, the accused couple partook in the crimes, including murder and cannibalism.

The victims used to sell lottery tickets on the streets. Shafi introduced them to the couple for the “sacrifice” to settle financial disputes and to bring wealth and prosperity to life. The police found video evidence of the first victim in the case going to Shafi’s hotel in June.

In a press statement Kochi City CP Nagaraju Chakilam said, “In Kochi, we registered a missing person case of a 52-year-old female lottery ticket seller on Sept 26. Our probe revealed that she was cheated, abducted, taken to Pathanamthitta dist & done to death there.”

During the further probe, the police found that Shafi had cheated her and promised some financial help. He took her to Pathanamthitta and offered her as a human sacrifice to a couple. The trio conducted a ‘human sacrifice’ ritual and killed the woman. “It’s a very gruesome murder; they cut this body into pieces & buried it in the house’s backyard. Our further probe revealed that this was not the only case,” he added.

CP said, “Another incident was in June 2022. Another 49-year-old lady, a lottery ticket seller, had been cheated similarly, given false financial promises, taken to the same couple, cut into pieces and buried at the same house. All three accused arrested, sent to judicial custody.”

He further informed that the body parts buried in the house were recovered, exhumed and videographed. “Shafi, the main conspirator, trapped the couple, Bhagaval Singh and Laila, into believing that they’ve to conduct a ‘human sacrifice’ ritual to improve their financial conditions,” he said.

CP added, “Shafi is a sexual pervert there were sadistic injuries found on the private parts of these women. In 2020, Shafi raped a 75-yr-old woman and inflicted grievous injuries on her private parts as well. This indicates sexual perversion& psychopathic behaviour.”

Though some media reports mentioned that the accused couple practised cannibalism, the police have not mentioned it in their press statement.

BJP lashed out at ‘secular silence’

On Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party’s national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla slammed the human rights lobby for keeping mum in the case. Calling it ‘secular silence’, Shehzad pointed out that if there was a BJP link to the accused, the reaction of the lobby would have been completely different. He said, “Had there been some BJP-linked person, what would the reaction of the lobby have been?”

Shehzad added, “Unfortunately, the Kerala government does very little to secure the safety of women, and such incidents take place because the goons of the ruling dispensation have a free run in Kerala. What is even surprising and shocking is the secular silence of the lobby that is very local and eloquent on the issues of women’s safety and, generally, human rights. Today they have gone completely silent, perhaps, fearing a loss in the vote bank or perhaps because the state in which this has taken place is not politically convenient for them to articulate their views on.”

The human sacrifice case of Kerala

On October 11, the Kerala police uncovered a disturbing case of human sacrifice, and the alleged practise of black magic to bring wealth and prosperity to a family. The Kochi city police apprehended three persons suspected of kidnapping and killing two women in Kochi as part of black magic rituals. The three accused persons have been identified as Mohammed Shafi (agent), Bhagaval Singh, and his wife, Laila.

According to the reports, Shafi is a resident of SRM Road, Ernakulam, while the Singh couple is a native of Thiruvalla and were residing at Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta. The couple confessed to having murdered two women as a part of a witchcraft ritual. The accused justified their actions by saying that the women were murdered for the economic prosperity of their family in the Pathanamthitta district.

Police stated that Mohammed Shafi had persuaded Bhagaval Singh and Laila that performing human sacrifices would bring the family riches and great fortune. He also lured the two victim women and took them to the accused before they were murdered.

Calcutta HC directs DGP West Bengal to form an SIT to investigate Mominpore violence and submit its report within 2 weeks

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Calcutta HC directs DGP West Bengal to form an SIT to investigate Mominpore violence and submit its report within 2 weeks

On 12th October 2022, the Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal DGP to form an SIT to investigate Mominpore violence and submit its report. The court has also asked the police to ensure that no further violence takes place.

A PIL was filed in the High Court over the violence that took place in Mominpore and Iqbalpur from Saturday to Monday. After hearing the case, a vacation bench of the High Court on Wednesday ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the case.

The plea said, “The tense situation is also likely to spread to other parts of the city and the State. The police and administration have remained mute spectators. The situation looks to further worsen and has gone out of the hands of the administration.”

The court made it clear that state Director General of Police Manoj Malviya and Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goel will have to supervise the investigation. At the same time, a report will have to be submitted to the High Court after two weeks on how much damage has been done in this violence and what is the nature of the investigation.

The court also ordered compensation to those affected by the violence. The division bench asked the police what action has been taken on the basis of the FIRs lodged. On behalf of the state, the Officer-in-Charge of Iqbalpur Police Station told the court that several firearms, bombs, and bullets were recovered. Besides, 42 people involved in the clash have been arrested.

The complainant had sought an NIA probe into the Mominpore case. But the court dismissed it. The high court said there was no need for any other agency to investigate at the moment when the police were investigating. The high court asked the Kolkata Police Commissioner to take necessary steps to maintain communal harmony in the area. The police administration has to ensure that people of all religions are safe there.

On Sunday (October 9), the Hindu community in the Mominpore locality of Kolkata in West Bengal came under attack as they geared up to celebrate the annual Lakshmi Puja.

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