Hours after Islamists called for a large-scale protest outside the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir in Wembley on Sunday, the Chairman of the temple issued a statement of peace. He was ghearoed by two Mulsim men, sporting skull caps and long beards.
“We are a peaceful community and have always been living in harmony with multi-faith surroundings. (We are doing so) for the past many decades without any problems and hope to do it forever”, the temple Chairman was heard a saying.
“We strongly encourage everyone to do so. We believe that these protests (outside the temple premises) should not take place for the sake of peace and harmony of all the communities,” he emphasised.
“Let us all hold unity and respect for each other,” the temple Chairman concluded. One Muslim man, standing by his side, appeared to nod in agreement.
Islamists peddled conspiracy theories to defame Hindu temple, called for mass mobilisation of Muslims
After the attack on Hindus in Leicester, Islamists called for a mass mobilisation outside the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir in London from 12 pm onwards on Sunday (September 25).
The development came days after Islamists spread the rumour that the Hindu temple has been harbouring and ferrying Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) workers, via a travel agency, to Leicester to supposedly foment communal tensions.
In a tweet, Australian research scholar Sarah L Gates pointed out how an Instagram account had been instigating violence against the Hindu community. “So what are you going to do? Dress up like ISIS then scream at the Hindus to denounce RSS – a non-terror entity?” she asked.
So what are you going to do? Dress up like ISIS then scream at the Hindus to denounce RSS – a non terror entity?
“Is it time to scrap all taxpayer funding to any Islamic orgs who are feeding this?” she further pointed out. The Instagram story, shared by Sarah L Gates, belonged to an account named ‘Apna Muslims.’
In a story, the handle demonised the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir as the ‘hornet’s nest of Nazi Hindutva’ and called for gathering outside its premises. In this way, ‘Apna Muslims’ laid a perfect ground for Islamists to justify any attacks on the temple. The Instagram account boasts of 1240+ followers and is dedicated to promoting Islamist causes in the United Kingdom.
On September 18, a Twitter user named aart123 posted a 1-minute long video, alleging that a bus belonging to Angel Tours has been ferrying ‘masked Hindutva thugs’ to Leicester. It also claimed that the supposed mobilisation of Hindus was being done at the behest of the Hindu temple. The video showed a coach belonging to Angel Tours parked near the temple.
Soon after, Islamists dug out a year-old picture which showed a group of people holding a BJP flag, standing in front of an Angel Tours bus. “This is the coach in Leicester Angel Tours belonging to Ealing Temple London and the group openly supports BJP,” wrote one Ash.
However, the owner of the tour company, Angel Tours, denied all the allegations, and said that his buses did not go to Leicester for the past 2 months. He clarified that the buses of his company always stop in front of the temple as it is a major landmark and people are well-acquainted with the place.
The owner Yatin Bhimani said that his buses are parked there only for convenience, and his coach company has no link with the temple.
On September 22, the woman journalist Niloofar Hamedi who broke the story of Mahsa Amini’s death, was reportedly arrested by the Iranian authorities. Mohammed Ali Kamfirouzi, the advocate representing Hamedi, informed about the arrest on social media. Hamedi works for Shargh newspaper.
In a tweet in Persian, Kamfirouzi said, “This morning, security agents raided the house of my client Niloofar Hamedi, journalist of Shargh newspaper, arrested her, searched her house, and confiscated her belongings. Any news about Niloofar Hamedi is published through me or her husband, Mohammad Hossein Ajarlo (Translated using Google Translate).” It is unclear what charges she would face.
Furthermore, her Twitter account was also suspended prior to her arrest. It is unclear if Twitter suspended the account following a legal request or because of reporting against the account on the platform.
The Twitter account of journalist Niloofar Hamedi was suspended by Twitter. (Source: Twitter)
Following her arrest, Iranian security forces commenced a crackdown against the demonstrators angered by the death of Amini across the country.
Photojournalist arrested during anti-state protests
Hamedi was not the first journalist to get arrested by the authorities linked to the case. Days before her arrest, an Iranian photojournalist named Yalda Moaiery was arrested by the Iranian authorities during the anti-state protests while she was covering the agitated crowd on Hejab street in downtown Tehran.
Her arrest was confirmed to Committed to Protect Journalists (CPJ) by her father, Gholamreza Moaiery, who told the organization that she was detained in Qarchak prison, a female-only detention facility in Varamin, Iran.
Following the two arrests, CPJ’s Middle East and North Africa program coordinator member Sharif Mansour said, “The Iranian authorities must understand that they cannot hide the nationwide protests against the government by imprisoning journalists. The authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Yalda Meiri and stop arbitrarily imprisoning members of the press at this critical moment for Iran.”
Death of Mahsa Amini
A 22-year-old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini, who fell into a coma after she was beaten by the ‘Morality Police’ for wearing ‘improper hijab’, died on Friday in Tehran. Iranian media reported that Amini died in hospital, quoting official sources.
Earlier on Tuesday, Mahsa Amini was declared brain dead, hours after she was arrested by the ‘Morality Police’ in Tehran for “improper hijab”, which means she had not fully covered her hair. She was arrested by the police and then beaten in the police van while being taken to a detention centre, dubbed as a ‘re-education class’ for not conforming to the country’s mandatory hijab rules.
According to the reports, the incident is said to have happened on September 13 when Amini, a native of Saghez, Iran, had travelled to Tehran for a pleasure trip. The woman was with her brother Kiarash at the entrance to the Shahid Haghani Expressway when the ‘Morality Police’ arrived and arrested Amini for a one-hour ‘re-education class’.
Following her death, there have been protests in Iran. Videos of women surfaced where they cut off their hair and burn hijab as a mark of protest against the compulsory hijab in Iran.
The Kerala police have arrested two madarsa teachers for sexually assaulting their students in two separate cases, one in Thrissur and another in Rahul Gandhi’s constituency of Wayanad.
As per reports, a man from Azhikode named Pazhuparambil Nasimuddin was arrested from Kodungallur city in the Thrissur district of Kerala. A madarsa teacher in Methala Kandamkulam, Nasimuddin tried to molest a minor boy when he came to study at the Islamic seminary.
A case was registered based on the complaint of the victim’s father. Following his arrest, Nasimuddin was produced before a local court and sent to custody.
Madarsa teacher arrested for sexually assaulting student in Wayanad
In another case, a 55-year-old Tayil Abdullah Muslyar was apprehended by the police for molesting an underage student in Congress scion Rahul Gandhi’s constituency of Wayanad on September 4 this year.
Reportedly, the accused is a resident of Naikkatti Matamangalam Kirakkampam. Muslyar grabbed the female student by her hand when she came to study at the madarsa. He then continued to behave in a sexually inappropriate manner.
Following the incident, the victim registered a complaint with Childline, a national emergency number for care and protection of children. A ccase was registered by the Batheri police under the provisions of the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.
Tayil Abdullah Muslyar was then arrested and remanded to custody by a local court. The cops are now investigating whether he had sexually harassed other students in the Islamic seminary. The victim is now being provided with counselling services.
On September 24, Punjab Police arrested an Indian Army personnel identified as Sanjeev Singh in connection to the Chandigarh University Video Leak case where a female student allegedly sent nude videos of other female students from the hostel while they were taking baths. In a statement, Director General of Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav said that Singh was arrested from Arunachal Pradesh with the support of the Army, Arunachal Pradesh Police, and Assam Police.
Singh, who is the fourth accused in the case, is suspected of blackmailing the female student who allegedly recorded several objectionable videos of female students in the common washroom and sent them to his friend Sunny Bhatia in Shimla.
DGP Yadav said in a tweet, “Crucial breakthrough in the Chandigarh University case with the assistance of the Army, Assam and Arunachal Police. Accused army personnel Sanjeev Singh was arrested from Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh. Transit remand obtained from Ld CJM Bomdilla for production before Mohali court.”
Accused army personnel Sanjeev Singh arrested from Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh. Transit remand obtained from Ld CJM Bomdilla for production before Mohali court. pic.twitter.com/eNhNq9W11R
Based on the forensic and digital evidence obtained during the investigation, a team of SAS Nagar Police was dispatched to Arunachal Pradesh to arrest the accused.
ADGP named Sanjeev Singh as the main accused
A Special Investigation Team comprising of three women Police officials lead under the supervision of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) community affairs division and women affairs Gurpreet Kaur Deo is investigating the matter.
A three-member all-woman special investigation team (SIT) led by Superintendent of Police Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, under the overall supervision of additional director general of police (ADGP) community affairs division and women affairs Gurpreet Kaur Deo, is probing the case.ADGP said in a tweet, “The prime accused in CU case arrested from Arunachal Pradesh by a SAS Nagar Police team based on leads arrived at by SIT headed by Ms Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, SP CI Ludhiana, DSP Kharar & DSP AGTF!”
The prime accused in CU case arrested from Arunachal Pradesh by a SAS Nagar Police team based on leads arrived at by SIT headed by Ms Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, SP CI Ludhiana, DSP Kharar & DSP AGTF! https://t.co/v9TIltS63A
Hindustan Times quoted SP Rupinder Kaur saying, “The accused belonged to Jammu and was posted at Arunachal Pradesh. During interrogation, the girl student revealed his name, and in further investigation, it was found that the man was directly calling the student and blackmailing her into sending videos of herself and other girl students. The guy was having the video of the girl, and we are investigating how he got them. However, we are yet to find out with which of the two arrested men he was in contact.”
The Chandigarh University Video Leak case
On September 18, it was reported that multiple nude videos of female students of Chandigarh University were recorded while they were taking a bath by the accused female student of the University, who would then allegedly send the videos to his friend Sunny Bhatia from Shimla. Premiliary investigation revealed the accused student was being blackmailed by the other accused in the matter.
Initially, the Police and University denied that videos of other students were sent but while present the three arrested accused in the case, it was revealed videos of at least one other student were recovered from the mobile of one of the accused men.
Police also recovered some screenshots of WhatsApp messages where one of the accused was allegedly blackmailing her for the videos. An SIT was formed by the Punjab Government to look into the matter. Further investigation is underway.
Indian entries to the best foreign film category at the Oscars generally attract a lot of controversies back home. From allegations of favouritism to sending films that are copied or ‘inspired’ from other movies, it is usual to see people question the choice of films sent to the Oscars. This year’s selection by the Film Federation of India (FFI), Chhello Show (The Last Show) is no different as there are several questions being raised over its selection by the jury.
Chhello Show not an Indian film?
The biggest bone of contention regarding the nomination of this film by the jury is that it is not even an Indian film so how can it be sent as India’s official entry to the Oscars. The film’s main producers are the Orange Studios, most of the crew that worked on the film is not Indian, so people have been questioning the choice of the film as Indian entry even though the film is in an Indian language, Gujarati.
In fact, Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has already raised objection over this issue and questioned why didn’t the jury send an Indian film to the Oscars instead. BN Tiwari, the President of FWICE even demanded the appointment of a new jury which can be more fair and transparent in selecting the films that can represent India. He mentioned that Chello Show is a foreign film and only the rights were bought by Siddharth Roy Kapur.
Bizarrely, even the President of the Film Federation of India said that he is not sure if Chhello Show is an Indian film. Makes it even more strange that FFI’s jury will select the film to represent India in that case.
The film released in 2021, but being considered in 2022
Another problem raised over the selection of Chhello Show is its release date. The Film Federation of India is supposed to choose from the films release this year, in 2022, for the 2023 Oscars. However, Chhello Show premiered in June 2021, theoretically making it ineligible for selection this year.
Chello Show premiered at the 20th Tribeca Film Festival held in June 2021 and was selected for the Spotlight section of the festival. It played at various film festivals throughout 2021, notably at Beijing International Film Festival, Valladolid International Film Festival, Milwaukee Film Festival among others. A film that had been shown widely across the world in 2021 becoming a 2022 release for the sake of this selection for the Oscars doesn’t sit right with too many people, as the filmmakers who released their films in 2022 didn’t get a fair opportunity.
In fact, the chairman of the jury TS Nagabharana has given an official statement in Bombay Times that Chhello Show was also considered last year by the jury. Considering the same film for 2 years in a row seems grossly unfair to the other filmmakers.
Allegations of plagiarism against Chhello Show
There have also been allegations from certain sections that Chhello Show is heavily ‘inspired’ from the 1988 Italian film ‘Cinema Paradiso’ which won the Oscar at the 1989 Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
VIDEO: I’ve combined trailers of Italian masterpiece CINEMA PARADISO (1988) & CHHELLO SHOW in one video. Pls watch complete video.
Plot of both movies is totally same. A small-town boy befriends a projectionist at cinema hal and falls in love with the magic of cinema.. #Oscarspic.twitter.com/5AFwTsiscP
It isn’t the first time in recent years that India has sent a film to the Oscars which is heavily inspired from a western film.
India’s entry for the 2020 Oscars, Gully Boy, was a rip-off of Eminem’s 8 Mile. Eminem even won an Academy Award for best original song for that film. Similarly, India’s entry for the 2018 Oscars, Newton, had many striking similarities with the Iranian film ‘Secret Ballot’. Even though the Iranian filmmaker later clarified that Newton isn’t a copy of his film. Indian entry for the 2013 Awards, Barfi!, was just a highlight reel of Charlie Chaplin movies, but didn’t stop the jury from sending it to the Oscars as the best of Indian cinema.
While there is unlikely to be any change in the selection of the film by FFI’s jury this year, but many cinema fans felt that it would have been better if India had sent the hugely popular ‘RRR’ or Vivek Agnihotri’s poignant depiction of Kashmiri Hindu genocide ‘The Kashmir Files’ as its official entry to the Oscars.
Congress leader Lt CDR Gokul Chandran recently took to Twitter to admit that he had sent obscene messages after a woman on social media called him out for his vulgar texts.
However, shortly after sharing the note, Gokul made his Twitter account private and protected his tweets. Gokul had also removed references linking him to Congress from his Twitter bio before ultimately deactivating his Twitter account.
Gokul deactivates Twitter account
Gokul, who is a member of Tamil Nadu Congress IT & SM, shared screenshots of a Whatsapp message written by him wherein he admitted to exhibiting creepy behaviour on social media after a Twitter user accused him of sending lewd messages.
Check how senior Congress leader @gokulchan is harassing a girl.
A Twitter user had recently shared pictures of lewd messages that Gokul had sent her anonymously.
“You know who u r! The 13k followers of urs will also know if u do this again. Your fauji stature and the fact that u appear on TV debates doesn’t give u a free pass. I had ignored the secret msg. U come to my DM and shamelessly tell me that u have sent it! Such audacity!” a social media user tweeted.
Gokul had allegedly sent her a secret message that read: “I have concluded after seeing you. The chubbiness of the cheeks is directly proportional to the boobs.”
If sending an indecent secret message was not enough, Gokul went ahead and confided in the victim that he was the one who had sent her the said message.
After being called out by the woman, Gokul took to Twitter, expressing regret and admitting to sending filthy messages to girls.
“For everyone asking me in DM and WA if it’s me.. Yeah it’s me. Many of you must have already or will be coming across tweets and indications of my creepy behaviour. I feel guilty and there is no justification or clarification of what I did. My big sorry for people who got offended of my neech behaviour,” he said in a note, which appears as a Whatsapp message, shared on Twitter.
“I know I have let down my friends over here and the organisation which I represent. I don’t want to discuss it further. What was supposed to be anonymous and in personal space is out in open. And I deserve the humiliation for what I did and I take that as a punishment,” the note further read.
After the attack on Hindus in Leicester, Islamists have been calling for a mass mobilisation outside the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir in London from 12 pm onwards on Sunday (September 25). The said Hindu temple is located off Ealing Road in Wembley in northwest London.
The development comes days after Islamists spread the rumour that the Hindu temple has been harbouring and ferrying Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) workers, via a travel agency, to Leicester to supposedly foment communal tensions.
In a tweet, Australian research scholar Sarah L Gates pointed out how an Instagram account had been instigating violence against the Hindu community. “So what are you going to do? Dress up like ISIS then scream at the Hindus to denounce RSS – a non-terror entity?” she asked.
So what are you going to do? Dress up like ISIS then scream at the Hindus to denounce RSS – a non terror entity?
“Is it time to scrap all taxpayer funding to any Islamic orgs who are feeding this?” she further pointed out. The Instagram story, shared by Sarah L Gates, belonged to an account named ‘Apna Muslims.’
In a story, the handle demonised the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir as the ‘hornet’s nest of Nazi Hindutva’ and called for gathering outside its premises. In this way, ‘Apna Muslims’ laid a perfect ground for Islamists to justify any attacks on the temple.
The Instagram account boasts of 1240+ followers and is dedicated to promoting Islamist causes in the United Kingdom.
Screengrab of the Instagram profile of the Islamist
The origins of the conspiracy theory
On September 18, a Twitter user named aart123 posted a 1-minute long video, alleging that a bus belonging to Angel Tours has been ferrying ‘masked Hindutva thugs’ to Leicester. It also claimed that the supposed mobilisation of Hindus was being done at the behest of the Hindu temple. The video showed a coach belonging to Angel Tours parked near the temple.
Soon after, Islamists dug out a year-old picture which showed a group of people holding a BJP flag, standing in front of an Angel Tours bus. “This is the coach in Leicester Angel Tours belonging to Ealing Temple London and the group openly supports BJP,” wrote one Ash.
This is the coach in Leicester Angel Tours belonging to Ealing Temple London and the group openly support BJP. pic.twitter.com/NZfl7a8NeQ
Quoting Wilson, The Wire journalist Sumedha Pal tweeted, “Coach Loads of RSS supporters went to Leicester to provoke conflict which can then be used in India to further Islamophobia & strengthening the narrative of Hindu victimisation.”
However, the owner of the tour company, Angel Tours, denied all the allegations, and said that his buses has not gone to Leicester in the last two months. He clarified that the buses of his company always stop in front of the temple as it is a major landmark and people know the place, therefore the passengers of his coaches can easily locate the bus. The owner Yatin Bhimani said that his buss are parked there only for convenience as there is ample space, and his coach company has no link with the temple.
In an interview with Ali Dawah, the owner of ‘Angel Tours’, Yatin Bhimani, clarified that the Ealing Road temple, where his bus was stationed, is being used as a pickup point by his travel agency since 2009. He also pointed out that he is not affiliated with the temple.
This was also confirmed by the Guardian journalist Aina Khan, who posted GPS log of the bus showing that it didn’t go to Leicester on that day.
Regarding the people with the BJP flag seen in front of his bus, Yatin Bhimani said that last year a group of people had hired the bus and the photo was clicked at that time, and it does not mean that he is associated with BJP. He informed that the group had hired the bus to see PM Narendra Modi addressing the UN Climate Change Conference in November 2021. The travel agency owner also informed that people got hold of the picture from his Facebook profile, where he had written how his ‘Angel Tours’ facilitated the journey of Indians for an event attended by PM Modi. As the photo was taken from his Facebook account, the Islamists knew that the photo is old, but still used it to peddle propaganda against Hindus.
Therefore, the claim that a Hindu temple in London was sending ‘RSS supporters’ to Leicester has been proven wrong already. The bus has no link with the temple, and it was not ferrying RSS supporters or anyone else to Leicester during the violence.
But the Islamists, who are always on the hunt for excuses to justify their crimes, are now harping on the fake information to create chaos at the Shree Sanatan Hindu Mandir in London. As the propaganda against the temple which has nothing to do with the Leicester violence grows on social media, it is possible that the temple may come under the attack of Islamists in the UK.
Built at the cost of £16 million (around ₹109 crore, the Shee Sanatan Hindu Mandir in Wembly in London was opened in June 2010. The temple has been built using the ancient temple architecture methods associated with Hinduism, without the use of metal. The limestone for the temple was hand-carved in Sola town in Gujarat. The temple houses 41 marble deities, also made in India.
On Friday, in Pune, it was reported that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised during a Popular Front of India (PFI) protest march. The protest followed the arrest of more than 100 members of the radical Islamic organisation across the country. Now Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s chief Raj Thackeray has commented on the controversy asking such people to go to Pakistan.
The MNS chief shared his comments on the matter via his Twitter account. He said, “If slogans such as ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ ‘ Allahu Akbar’ are going to be proclaimed in our Pune city, then our country’s Hindus are not going to keep quiet.”
If slogans such as ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ ‘ Allahu Akbar’ are going to be proclaimed in our Pune city, then our country’s Hindus are not going to keep quiet.
In his attached statement, Thackeray said, “Few functionaries of the radical Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested and soon after public proclamations were made by them saying ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ ‘Allahu Akbar’. The government should immediately put a stop to such activities.”
Talking about the arrest of the PFI members, Thackeray further added, “Why were they arrested? The reason being, they are funding terror activities in the country. This is such a serious issue, in short this is anti-national activity.”
Taking a strong stand against such slogans, Thackeray said, “Whilst the arrests were being made, these functionaries were shouting slogans about their religion and reminiscing about Pakistan; if such is their mental state, then take your religion and go to Pakistan. This kind of drama is not going to be allowed in our country.”
Thackeray also urged the central and state home ministers to take strict action against such elements else there could be unrest in the country during the upcoming festive period.
Over 100 PFI members arrested by NIA in a nationwide crackdown
On the intervening night of September 21 and September 22, National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted several raids on locations linked to the Islamist organization Popular Front of India (PFI) across 10 states, including Bihar, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana.
The agency arrested around 100 cadres, including top leaders of the organization. As per reports, the raids were conducted by joint teams of NIA, Enforcement Directorate (ED), and respective State Police, and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs was monitoring the action against the organization.
PFI members took to the streets in as many as 8 states to protest against the action by the NIA and Enforcement Directorate.
Several recent ground reports by OpIndia have demonstrated how swiftly demographics are shifting along India’s border with Nepal. The number of mosques and madrasas in the area is rapidly increasing. An OpIndia team visited numerous places in Nepal bordering India from August 20 to 27, 2022, to examine the ground situation. This is the 21st report in a series of articles documenting the facts discovered by the OpIndia team.
We came across several members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Seema Jagran Manch faction near the Indo-Nepal border. We discussed with them the situation on both sides of the border and spoke with Prant Yuva Pramukh Vidyabhushan and Balrampur District President Om Prakash on the demographic shift and the difficulties that arise as a result of it.
Both Vidyabhushan and Om Prakash agreed that not only has the number of mosques, madrassas, and Ibadatgahs on the Nepal-India border risen but so has the Muslim population residing in the border areas.
Muslim-dominated villages on the border
Prant Yuva Pramukh Vidyabhushan told us that the majority of villages along the Nepal border are Muslim-dominated. He included Tandwa, Balapur, Kaneidh, Raniapur, Mohkampur, and Chainpur in this list.
Funding through hawala
Vidyabhushan stated that money is entering the border areas via hawala, with a major portion of it being used for criminal purposes. He stated that the remainder of the money is being utilised to repress and conceal crimes in social work, such as placing taps (with UAE stamp). People from this area, according to Vidyabhushan, have gone to work not just in Saudi Arabia, but also in Iraq and Iran.
5 KM conspiracy belt on both sides
Vidyabhushan warned us about a particular plot that is taking place within 5 kilometres of India’s border and in that much of Nepal. He stated that the Muslim population in these 10 kilometres is booming. As bases, Vidyabhushan addressed madrasas, mosques, and Mazars. He claimed that the madrassas in this area were likewise crowded with intruders.
Fake IDs and documents
When a foreigner enters here, their ID and other documents are created along with other arrangements, according to Vidyabhushan. He called it a conspiracy and stated that the administration’s job in such circumstances is to remain silent.
According to Vidyabhushan, the administration only wakes up when an incident occurs. He stated that if an administrative official claims that everything on the border is right and usual, he is not speaking the truth.
Shelter for criminals from across the country
Vidyabhushan informed us that criminals from all around the nation frequently seek asylum on the Nepal border. He claims that this occurs because, in severe cases, they breach the border and enter Nepal. Vidyabhushan asserted that many criminals who commit crimes in major cities such as Delhi and Mumbai are taking shelter on the Nepal border.
According to Vidyabhushan, the cause for the little communal tension near the Nepal border is a plan to keep the agencies away from that side. According to him, the anti-social individuals lurking on the border are keeping quiet because they do not want to be noticed by any security agency.
Balrampur is on the verge of becoming a Muslim-majority district
According to Vidyabhushan, ancient demographic statistics can be examined to discover how the Muslim population is fast-rising throughout the region. Vidyabhushan identified the nearby district of Siddharth Nagar as having a Muslim majority. In addition, he stated that the district of Balrampur is on the verge of becoming practically entirely Muslim.
Vidyabhushan
Muslim winner of municipal elections for 20 years
Vidyabhushan went on to say that if someone wants to know about the rise in the Muslim population at the grassroots level, he may look to the Balrampur Municipal Corporation elections. He gave the example of 20 years ago when there was a Hindu winner, but for the previous 20 years, only Muslims have won municipal elections here.
Love Jihad and human trafficking
Vidyabhushan warned us that if security and intelligence organisations do a thorough inquiry, a lot of information will emerge from the border areas. He said that human trafficking was taking place among the Hindus, particularly the Tharu females who had relocated along the border. According to Vidyabhushan, the majority of trafficked females are ensnared in the hands of smugglers by love jihad and sold in foreign nations.
According to Vidyabhushan and another local civilian, there is a significant contrast in the working styles of the SSB and the local police. Many cross-border crimes, he claims, have halted with the deployment of SSB. Vidyabhushan informed us that the administrative officials are aware of all the new Ibadatgahs being erected along the border, yet they take no action. He added that the majority of Islamic houses of worship are in violation of the criteria, and their maps, etc., have not been approved.
Conspiracy for a crisis in future
Vidyabhushan asserted that the new houses of worship being erected on the border are part of a larger future plot. He claimed that the conspirators foresee a civil war in the country in the future. He also stated that from the Mazars established near the railway station, these conspirators can target transportation resources in the future if there is a crisis in future.
In addition, he identified such conspirators as being active around the roadways and bus stations. According to Vidyabhushan, the unlawful Islamic worship sites along highway bridges are a plot to halt traffic in the future during times of crisis.
Population imbalance result of inaction by previous governments
In a conversation with OpIndia, Om Prakash, District President of Seema Jagran Manch, stated that past regimes’ actions are primarily responsible for the current border situation. He stated that realising the responsibilities of Seema Jagran Manch, he is making efforts to strengthen and empower the Hindu society existing on the Nepal border. Om Prakash went on to say that they are also offering specific training to the Tharu tribe, who live on the border, in order to get admission into the army and police.
Om Prakash.
Om Prakash and Vidyabhushan both stated that the government should pay close attention to what is going on along the Nepal border. He offered historical instances of how criminals like Mirza Dilshad Baig and Rizwan Zaheer thrived there while Hinduist leaders like Mangre Singh were assassinated.
Although both recognised that a lot has changed since the Yogi government took office, they voiced optimism for increased security exercises. Aside from these two, the locals present acknowledged that things have changed under the current government, but that more progress is required.
On Saturday, 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. This is the third time in 24 hours that petrol bombs have been hurled at RSS workers.
“A petrol bomb was thrown at RSS leader Seetharaman’s residence in Chitlapakkam, Tambaram, near Chennai. Efforts are underway to apprehend two unidentified persons who hurled a petrol bomb,” Tambaram police said.
“At 4 a.m., we heard a loud sound and realised that there was a fire outside,” Sitaraman explained. “We suspected a short circuit, but it was not the case. We extinguished the fire and called the police. The CCTV footage of the accused has been handed over to the police,” Seetharaman told ANI.
Tamil Nadu | At around 4 am, we heard a loud sound and saw fire outside. We thought it to be a short circuit but it wasn’t the case. We doused the fire and called police officials. They got the footage of the accused, says Seetharaman on whose house petrol bombs were hurled pic.twitter.com/uSf25KPHl9
Ever since the NIA and ED have conducted nationwide raids and arrested several Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders, there has been no end to violence across the country.
The PFI called for a ‘Kerala Bandh’ on Friday to protest the NIA’s statewide raids and arrests in the terror funding case.
On Friday, several cases of stone pelting were reported in Kerala. Two lorries, as well as the windshields of two Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) vehicles, were destroyed.
Tamil Nadu | Petrol Bomb hurled on RSS functionary Seetharaman’s residence at Chitlapakkam in Tambaram near Chennai. Efforts underway to nab two unidentified people who threw petrol bomb: Tambaram Police https://t.co/pMNC2zw3XGpic.twitter.com/LFh98DQv3p
PFI workers also hurled stones at vehicles in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, and Wayanad.
A vandalism incident occurred on Friday at the BJP office in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Some people hurled petrol bombs into the office. Apart from that, two persons hurled petrol bombs at the RSS office in Mattanur, Kannur.
Kannur, Kerala | During the strike protesting the arrest of the Popular Front of India’s leaders by NIA, a petrol bomb was hurled by two persons at the RSS office in Mattannur; police probe underway pic.twitter.com/3FQCSUgAgS
The Kerala High Court filed a suo moto charge on Friday against members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) for illegally calling a one-day statewide bandh in the state and inciting violence. Hartal had previously been forbidden, and the court stated that harm to public property could not be condoned.
