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Bengaluru: Minor girl’s family receives death threats for reporting madrassa assault

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Bengaluru: Minor girl’s family receives death threats for reporting madrassa assault

A minor girl’s family allegedly received death threats days after they filed a complaint against a madrassa teacher for assaulting their daughter.

The madrassa, owned by Anwar Ali and Hasan Musmil, is under fire over the physical assault of an 11-year-old girl last month.

The assault, recorded by the madrassa’s CCTV cameras, occurred on February 16 at 4:30 pm. Hasan summoned the girl to the office, struck her with his hands, and kicked her after she spilt rice during playtime and engaged in disputes with other hostel residents.

The Kothanur police have charged Hasan under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act for child cruelty and section 115 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for causing hurt. He was arrested.

Similarly, a 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a person in a village under Mummidivaram mandal in Konaseema district. Police booked a case under the Pocso Act.

The girl, a class 8 student, was going to school when the accused offered to drop her on his bike. As he was from the same village and known to her family, she accepted. However, he took her to an abandoned house near her school and sexually assaulted her.

The principal informed her parents when she was absent from school. The girl later told her parents what happened, and they complained to the police. The twice-married accused, whose second wife lives in Kuwait, was arrested.

Bangladesh: 8-year-old girl dies after being raped by kin, massive protests rock the country, house of accused set ablaze

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Bangladesh: 8-year-old girl dies after being raped by kin, massive protests rock the country, house of accused set ablaze

After battling for her life for a week, an 8-year-old rape victim died at around 1:00 pm on 13th March at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka. She was brought there in a critical condition on 8th March. Now, demonstrations have been sparked nationwide by the occurrence. The husband of her older sister was taken into custody and placed on remand along with his brother and parents. She was reportedly raped by her sister’s father-in-law.

According to the case her mother filed, the little girl was raped somewhere between the evening of 5th March and the next morning while she was at her older sister’s home in Magura. At night, she went to bed with her sister but disappeared in the middle of the night and the latter started looking for her. She was discovered unconscious a few yards from the house following a desperate search.

After being hospitalized to Magura General Hospital, her condition deteriorated and she was later sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital. She was moved to the Combined Military Hospital after being transferred to the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The girl experienced three cardiac arrests in the morning while on life support at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), per the statement. Doctors were able to stabilize her twice, but after the third, she lost her pulse.

She already suffered multiple cardiac arrests, including four a day earlier. Her body was transported by helicopter to Magura stadium at approximately 5:15 pm and was buried hours later close to her home in Jaria village in the district’s Sreepur upazila.

Meanwhile, an angry mob descended upon Hitu Sheikh’s house, the primary accused, at Nijnanduali village in Sadar upazila and set it on fire on the same evening. On their individual campuses, university students, including those from Dhaka University, staged protests calling for the accused to be executed. Sojib Sheikh (20), his brother Ratul Sheikh (25) and their parents Hitu Sheikh (50) and Jabeda Begum (40) were nabbed on 8th March.

The main accused was put on a seven-day remand by a Magura court, while the other three were placed on five-day remands each. The high court mandated that the lower court finish the case trial within six months. Additionally, it instructed that the case’s investigation be finished within 30 days and that a report be submitted in response.

Students from Dhaka University, North South University, Independent University and Rajshahi University, among others agitated against the rising rape incidents. The “University Teachers’ Network” also hosted a meeting last week at Dhaka University’s Aparajeyo Bangla, where instructors and students from six universities around the country participated, in protest of the growing number of gender-based violence cases in Bangladesh.

The demonstrators criticized government shortcomings, addressed the underlying reasons of the persistent violence against women, and denounced it. Professor Tasneem Siraj Mahboob of Dhaka University emphasized that she had urged months ago that Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the Home Affairs Advisor should be fired. “Resignation is an honourable exit. He doesn’t deserve that honour,” she expressed.

“I thought my daughter would survive. If she had made it through, I would never have let her go anywhere alone again,” the minor girl’s mother voiced. Dhaka University also had an absentee funeral for the girl, which was concluded by a protest march and speeches by female students. Numerous demonstrators called on the government to change legislation pertaining to the safety of women and children and to accelerate justice for rape victims. Furthermore, protesters demanded more clarity regarding Bangladesh’s legal definitions of rape, which they asserted were presently ambiguous.

On the other hand, protests were banned in Bangladesh in view of the unfortunate development. “In the interest of maintaining public order, any kind of meeting, rallies, mass gathering, processions, etc., are prohibited in the Bangladesh Secretariate and the Honourable Chief Advisor’s residence in Jamuna and surrounding areas (Hotel Intercontinental intersection, Shahbagh intersection, Kakrail intersection, Minto Road) from today, Thursday, March 13, 2025, until further orders, pursuant to the powers conferred under section 29 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance,” the authorities declared.

According to a 2020 law, raping a minor in Bangladesh carries a death sentence. A slew of high-profile sexual violence instances, such as the vicious gang rape on a 37-year-old woman that was captured on camera and shared on social media, preceded the enactment of that law. At least three rapes of children of similar ages in other parts of Bangladesh were reported in the media less than a week after the young girl in Magura was raped. Some of the accused were the victim’s neighbors, while others were close relatives.

The Law and Arbitration Center reports that throughout the past eight years, 3,438 child rape cases have been filed in Bangladesh, with many more rape victims. Of these, 933 are between the ages of seven and twelve, while at least 539 are younger than six. Children are typically sexually molested or raped by individuals they know, according to research. “Society is descending into chaos, where lawlessness and criminal impunity are growing. The failure of law enforcement, compromises, and lack of accountability are empowering criminals,” pointed out Fauzia Moslem, President of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.

‘Rise of jihadists, distortion of history, destruction of secular fabric and more’: Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco exposes the regime of Muhammad Yunus

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‘Rise of jihadists, distortion of history, destruction of secular fabric and more’: Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco exposes the regime of Muhammad Yunus

Mohammad Harun Al Rashid, the incumbent ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco, lashed out against the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in a scathing Facebook post on Friday (14th March).

He pointed out that Bangladesh has descended into anarchy under the controversial Nobel laureate. “Millions face an impossible choice: death, exile, or submission to radical extremism,” Rashid stated.

He noted that former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was undemocratically ousted through a “meticulously coordinated terrorist onslaught’. Rashid stated that digital terrorists such as Pinaki Bhattacharya and Elias Hossain have been emboldened ever since Yunus’ rise to Bangladesh’s political sphere.

The ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco highlighted how jihadists such as Farhad Mazhar and Zahedur Rahman are actively fuelling hatred against Hindus and India and making Muslims ‘susceptible to radicalization.’

“Under Muhammad Yunus’s regime, the media has been both servile and silenced. Brutalities have unfolded daily—hidden from the world. The extremists have convinced Bangladeshis that the West no longer takes Islamic terrorism seriously—giving radicals free rein. And so far, they have been proven correct,” he pointed out.

Rashid added, “Minorities and secularists live in constant fear, while Hizb ut-Tahrir, IS, and Al-Qaeda flaunt their red and black flags, openly demanding Islamic theocracy. The July–August terrorists came straight from their ranks. But Yunus didn’t just shield them—he empowered them.“

Mohammad Harun Al Rashid slams Yunus

He slammed Muhammad Yunus for distorting history and erasing the secular ideals of the freedom movement. “If human rights violations were truly examined, an independent, impartial investigation would reveal a horrifying truth: the atrocities committed in just 15 days after her ouster—under Yunus’s protection—far exceeded those of her entire tenure,” Rashid emphasised.

He reiterated the charges of corruption against Muhammad Yunus and described the chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh as ‘tyrant cloaked in deception’. Rashid also highlighted his fraud of exploiting the poor in the name of ‘micro finance’.

“Yunus himself introduced one of the terrorists, Mahfuj Alam, in New York—standing in the presence of former U.S. President Bill Clinton—and presented him as the mastermind of the July-August terrorist attacks…How would the French react if someone openly celebrated a terrorist responsible for the Charlie Hebdo massacre? How would Americans react if the mastermind of 9/11 were honored in New York, just as Yunus did? Bangladesh felt the same outrage, the same deep sense of injury and humiliation. This was not just an insult to our nation but an affront to justice itself,” he asked.

Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco makes a heartfelt appeal

The ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco said that the West has to restrain Yunus from further unleashing his barbarity.

“I could cite hundreds of examples of the terrors Yunus unleashed. Yet, this is no rhetoric—every claim here is public and provable. Ignoring the truth won’t erase it. The West bears a double responsibility in restraining Yunus—he rose to prominence as their protégé. Has a Nobel laureate ever presided over such barbarity in history?” Rashid pointed out.

“History will remember Yunus, but not as a hero—only as a swindler who deceived the world and descended into terror. In betraying his own nation, he also disgraced those in the West who still champion him. Yet, this is not a diplomatic note,” he added.

“Today, I am voiceless, a persecuted diplomat, an exiled novelist pleading from the wilderness. But tomorrow, it may be your silence, your apathy, that history condemns. Listen now—not just to me, but to the silenced millions whose cries Muhammad Yunus has drowned in blood and lies.” he concluded his Facebook post.

Syria: President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, imposes Islamist rule in the country, signs temporary constitution

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Syria: President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, imposes Islamist rule in the country, signs temporary constitution

On 13th March, Syria’s interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa signed a provisional constitution that placed the nation under Islamist governance but claimed to uphold the rights of all Syrians, for a period of five years during a transition. After the hardline Sunni organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an affiliate of Al-Qaeda, spearheaded an intense insurgency that toppled the 24-year-long dictatorship of President Bashar al-Assad in December, the country’s current rulers have found it difficult to maintain control over a large portion of Syria.

According to the drafting committee, Islamic jurisprudence is “the main source of legislation” rather than “a main source,” and the text states that Islam is the president’s religion, just as the old constitution did. However, it claims to protect women’s rights, freedom of expression and freedom of the media. It also enshrines judicial independence and separation of powers. “We hope it will be a new history for Syria, where we replace oppression with justice,” Sharaa conveyed.

The “moves towards restoring the rule of law” are welcome, according to the United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen, who also pointed out that “this development potentially fills an important legal vacuum.” However, the constitutional declaration was criticized by the Kurdish-led government in northeastern Syria, which contended it “contradicts the reality of Syria and its diversity.”

A gathering of the armed organizations involved in the campaign against Assad resulted in Ahmad al-Sharaa being proclaimed the country’s leader, in January. The groups decided to abrogate the nation’s previous constitution and promised to draft a new one at the same meeting. They disbanded the parliament, army and security forces of the previous regime and revoked the 2012 constitution of the previous administration.

Sharaa remarked that the constitutional declaration would be “the legal framework regulating the transitional phase” and recently announced the creation of a seven-member team to prepare it. The decision sought to “create a balance between a security society and rights and freedoms,” according to committee member Abdul Hamid al-Awak, a constitutional law specialist who teaches at a Turkish university. He made the statement during a news conference on 13th March.

Assad’s “encroachment” on other parts of government throughout his 24 years in power was cited as evidence of the “absolute separation of powers” that it stipulated. He stated that during the transitional time, the president would have administrative authority but only one “exceptional power,” the right to proclaim a state of emergency. Legislation will be the sole duty of a new People’s Assembly.

A committee appointed by the president will appoint two thirds of its members, while the president himself will appoint one third. Additionally, a panel will be established to develop a new and permanent constitution. It’s, however, uncertain if Syria’s political, religious and ethnic factions will be given more consideration in it.

Attack on minorities

After militants loyal to the former regime ambushed a security patrol last week, gunmen supporting the Sunni Islamist-led government were charged with committing retaliatory killings against members of Assad’s minority Alawite sect in the western coastal province. According to one monitoring group, about 1,500 civilians were killed. Sharaa afterward assured the establishment of a committee to maintain public peace and promised to take those responsible for the crimes to account.

However, his history as the head of al-Qaeda’s former Syrian offshoot and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi loyalist has made many Alawites and members of other religious and ethnic minority suspicious of his intentions. Sharaa also agreed to a truce and the integration of their military forces with the security services of the central government with the Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria, who are supported by the United States, after the violent event.

According to rights organizations, forces in the counteroffensive massacred hundreds of civilians in counterattacks, primarily from the Alawite minorities and the dwindling Christian population. They were forced to abandon their homes to save their lives.

President Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, a former terrorist

Notably, Syrian president Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa was previously involved with Islamist extremist groups that seek to impose Islamic Sharia laws. In 2012, he founded the al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda-affiliated faction fighting against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. He later opposed ISIS when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi attempted to merge al-Nusra with the Islamic State in 2013, leading to violent clashes between the two groups.

In 2016, he severed ties with al-Qaeda and rebranded al-Nusra as Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), shifting its focus to local governance in Syria.

Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests Ordnance Factory worker for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan, was honey-trapped by ISI agent using the name Neha Sharma

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Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests Ordnance Factory worker for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan, was honey-trapped by ISI agent using the name Neha Sharma

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested an Ordnance Factory Employee on charges of espionage on behalf of Pakistan. The man identified as Ravindra Kumar, posted as a chargeman at the Ordnance Factory in Hazratpur, Firozabad, allegedly leaked sensitive information to his Pakistani intelligence handler after he was honeytraped on social media.

Ravindra Kumar was arrested from ATS headquarters in Lucknow late on Thursday after questioning. According to ATS officials, Kumar passed sensitive defence related documents to a woman identified as “Neha Sharma”, mostly likely a fake identity taken by a Pakistani intelligence operative.

A statement issued by ATS said it has been receiving intelligence inputs for the past few days that handlers of Pakistani intelligence agency were using pseudonyms to lure employees of Ministry of External Affairs and Government of India to obtain confidential and classified information and documents related to Indian Army and other government organizations and offices by luring them with money. It could pose a huge threat to India’s internal and external security, the ATS said.

The statement added that on thorough investigation of the intelligence inputs by ATS Uttar Pradesh, it was found that a person named Ravindra Kumar, who is posted as Chargeman in Ordnance Factory Hazratpur, Firozabad, was sending sensitive and confidential information to a Pakistani agent who he befriended on Facebook.

On 13.03.25, after the preliminary interrogation of Ravindra Kumar by ATS field unit Agra, he was called to ATS Headquarters Lucknow for detailed interrogation. During interrogation, sensitive confidential documents sent to Pakistani agent were found from his phone, about which Ravindra could not give any satisfactory answer. Ravindra Kumar was informed about his crime and the case was registered as per rules, after which he was arrested.

During interrogation, Ravindra Kumar told that he is working in Ordnance Factory since 2006 and is working as Chargeman in Ordnance Factory Hazratpur Firozabad since 2009. In June-July 2024, he became friends with a girl named Neha Sharma through Facebook with whom he often did WhatsApp chatting, audio call and video call. He used have romantic conversations with the agent and used to send confidential information related to the Ordnance Factory in greed of becoming rich. Ravindra Kumar further said that while he often used to delete WhatsApp chats, but some chats and confidential documents remained in the phone.

In this regard, an FIR was lodged at Police Station-ATS, Lucknow under Section 148 of BNS and Sections 3/4/5 Official Secrets Act 1923. Further legal action will be taken by presenting the accused before the Court as per rules.

Uttar Pradesh ADG (ATS) Nilabja Choudhury said that there is a possibility of certain classified information being shared, which is under further scrutiny. He said that at this stage, they can’t disclose further details. “Investigations are ongoing regarding other contacts and handlers involved. I urge all authorities to reinforce security drills, update SOPs, and ensure a minimal security check level to prevent such breaches,” he added.

Unnao: Mohammad Aarif storms into the house of a Hindu man testing DJ for Holi, issues death threats to him and his family

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Unnao: Mohammad Aarif storms into the house of a Hindu man testing DJ for Holi, issues death threats to him and his family

In yet another incident of Islamists running amok, a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao barged into a Hindu man’s house and threatened him and his family with death for testing DJ on the occasion of Holi.

According to the victim, Ajay, the accused Mohammad Aarif stormed into his house when he was testing DJ for Holi. When Ajay asked him to wait, Aarif attacked him and asked him to stop it immediately. Aarif also threatened him and his family with death.

However, this is not the first time Islamists have attacked Hindus for celebrating their festivals. Be it Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, or Ram Navami, Islamists find one excuse or another to attack Hindus and cast a pall over their festival celebrations. They are often emboldened by a section of the political class that mollycoddles Islamists and whitewashes their crimes in the name of “preserving the secular fabric of the nation.”

Over the past four years, there have been 29 reported incidents of attacks on Hindus during the Holi festival by Islamist groups. These incidents span various regions and include physical assaults, threats, and disruptions of festivities.

For instance, in March 2024, Hindu students celebrating Holi at Aligarh Muslim University were attacked by a group of Muslim students. The assailants allegedly abused Hindu deities and demanded a ‘jizya’ (a form of tax) from the Hindu students to celebrate their festival. 

Additionally, in March 2025, a controversy arose in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, where claims circulated on social media alleging that Hindus had attacked a mosque during Holi celebrations. However, local police clarified that the incident was part of a traditional procession involving a wooden log being placed at the mosque’s steps, a customary practice in the region, and debunked the claims of an attack. These incidents highlight the tensions and challenges faced during the Holi festival in certain areas, reflecting underlying communal issues.

Karnataka: 22-year-old nurse Swathi Ramesh murdered in Haveri, accused Nayaz arrested, police deny communal angle

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Karnataka: 22-year-old nurse Swathi Ramesh murdered in Haveri, accused Nayaz arrested, police deny communal angle

The murder of a 22-year-old woman, identified as Swathi Ramesh Badigere from Masur village in Rattihalli Taluk, has triggered controversy, with calls for justice circulating on social media.

Swathi, who worked as a nurse at a hospital in Ranebennur, had been reported missing at the Hirekerur police station on March 3. Her body was discovered on March 6 near the Tungabhadra River in the Fatehpur village of Ranebennur Taluk, Haveri District.

Initially, Halegari police treated the case as an unidentified body and conducted a post-mortem examination, but later confirmed it was a case of murder.

Swathi’s mother, Shashirekha, filed a missing person complaint on March 7 after searching for her daughter. Upon being shown the body’s photographs, Swati’s family identified her.

On Social media the murder was given a communal twist. Following this, social media posts under the hashtag “Justice for Swathi” began circulating, with allegations linking the case to communal tensions.

However, Haveri Superintendent of Police (SP) Ansukumar clarified that the murder was not related to any communal issue. He stated that the three accused killed Swati due to personal reasons.

A key suspect, Nayaz, has been arrested, and police teams have been formed to apprehend the remaining two accused. Further investigation is underway.

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

Balochs beating Pakistanis, Taliban attacking them in their home – Pakistan is burning in the fire of terrorism it lit

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Balochs beating Pakistanis, Taliban attacking them in their home – Pakistan is burning in the fire of terrorism it lit

Recently, Baloch rebels hijacked the Jaffar Express going from Quetta to Peshawar. There were more than 400 passengers on board. A large number of the passengers were Pakistani soldiers. The Pakistani army then launched an operation to rescue the passengers. The Pakistan Army (famous for lying) claimed that the operation was over within 24 hours and 33 rebels were killed. The Baloch rebels denied this and said that they killed more than 100 soldiers and did not suffer any major loss. Amidst the claims of both sides, the reality of the Pakistani army and its claims came to the fore

The failure of the Pakistani army has come to the fore

The incident of train hijacking at Bolan Pass on 11th March once again exposed the incompetence of the Pakistan Army. At every step, it appeared completely unaware and without any action plan. Pakistan’a Army’s first failure was when the Baloch rebels hijacked the train without any resistance.

The rebels carried out an explosion near a tunnel and took more than 400 people present in the train hostage. The Pakistan Army did not even get a hint of this plan of the Baloch rebels. So much so that its soldiers on the train could not even fire a bullet before being captured.

After this, the Pakistan Army claimed to have started an operation. Even Pakistan’s special commandos took part in the operation. However, they faced a lot of problems in reaching the train. The Baloch rebels, who did not have even one-tenth of the weapons of the Pakistan Army, killed the soldiers who came near the train.

To hide its failure, the army banned any news from being published in the Pakistani media. However, this did not help hide its lies. Baloch rebels said that due to its response, the Pakistani army had to run back.

The Pakistani army started the operation immediately after the incident. Neither any talks were taking place nor were the Baloch rebels getting any foreign help, which would have created problems in freeing the hostages, but the Pakistani army failed in the operation despite all the conditions being in its favour, and more than 100 soldiers were killed.

Due to Pakistan Army’s failure, many non-Balochs were also killed. The Baloch rebels had made it clear that the train is in their possession and the hostages were also with them.

How Pakistan Army has failed everywhere

The international media shared that the Pakistan Army gathered 200 ‘kafans’ after the incident. However, this is not the only incident that has shown the failure of the Pakistan Army.

In November last year, a fierce fight broke out between Shias and Sunnis in the Kurram region of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Due to this, a road was closed and more than 100 people were killed. This road has not been opened since November. Violence is constantly taking place in this area.

Not only this, but also several areas in North Waziristan and Bajaur have been disturbed for the last two decades. A large part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is occupied by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan. The rule of the Pakistan government does not work here.

The terrorists coming from there continuously attack from Karachi to Peshawar. The Pakistan army has failed to respond to them. Senior leader Akhtar Mengal has made it clear that Balochistan is now out of Pakistan’s hands. Other leaders have also reiterated the same thing.

There have been attacks on Chinese citizens in Balochistan many times. Due to this, China had even considered sending its army to the area. This was a big example of the failure of the Pakistan Army. Even now, in border areas like Torkham, the Afghan Taliban regularly kills the Pakistan Army soldiers.

Firing goes on for several hours in these areas and the army is unable to stop all this.

Pak army can only fight proxy war

The failure of the Pakistan Army in the areas of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh shows that it is not capable of fighting any direct war at present. It can only fight proxy wars by preparing mercenaries. Notably, Pakistan has suffered a crushing defeat in three direct wars with India in 1948, 1965 and 1971.

In 1999, Pakistan secretly sent its mercenaries and soldiers to Kargil but there too, it had to face defeat. Due to failure in all these wars, it has been trying to incite unrest in Punjab and Kashmir indirectly. Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI supports the Pakistan Army in these endeavours.

Pakistan supported the Khalistan movement in Punjab. When India crushed this separatist movement, it started running Islamic jihad in Kashmir. Now terrorists in Kashmir are also counting their last breaths. Amidst all this, Pakistan also supported terrorist organisations like SIMI, Hizbul Mujahideen.

After failing in all their efforts to destabilise India, Pakistan’s army only shows its power on innocent people, be it in Bangladesh in the past or present-day Balochistan. Its focus is on innocent people, women and children. A country with nuclear capability cannot defeat anyone in a direct fight.

To prevent its true identity from being revealed, their Army has always opposed democracy in Pakistan. Since the formation of Pakistan in 1947, Pakistan has been ruled by the army for half the time. The rest of the time, the leaders of the country have been working like Army’s puppets.

When the army wanted Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan, it made him the Prime Minister, when Nawaz Sharif tried to work on his own, he was removed. In Pakistan, the army raised Imran Khan but when he turned against the army, he was also removed. This has been going on continuously.

Pakistan is putting the blame of its failure on India

To hide their failure in the train hijacking incident in Balochistan, the Pakistan Army and the government have blamed India. After the attack, the spokesperson of Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said that India has been trying to spread terror in their country and is still doing so. Pakistan then claimed that the attack on Jaffar Express was carried out from Afghanistan.

This is Pakistan’s old trick to escape its responsibility and hide its failure. India has clearly rejected its allegations. The Foreign Ministry said, “We reject Pakistan’s baseless allegations. The whole world knows where the center of terrorism is.”

India has said that Pakistan should look within itself instead of pointing fingers and blaming others for its internal problems and failures. Afghanistan also rejected these allegations of Pakistan. The fact is that Pakistan dragged the names of India and Afghanistan only to save its face.

Everyone knows the truth. Pakistan, which accuses India of terrorism, still does not stop its support to terrorism. A recent report shows that currently 60 foreign terrorists, who are Pakistanis, are active in Jammu and Kashmir. The rest of the Kashmiri terrorists have also been trained and given weapons by Pakistan.

If Pakistan really wants to be free from terrorism, then it will have to remember the statement of the US Foreign Minister, in which she said, “You cannot keep snakes in your backyard and expect that they will only bite your neighbors. Ultimately those snakes will attack you too.”

Love Jihad in Muzaffarnagar: Majid pretends to be Ansh to lure a mother of two, forcing conversion and looting jewellery; arrested

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Love Jihad in Muzaffarnagar: Majid pretends to be Ansh to lure a mother of two, forcing conversion and looting jewellery; arrested

Another case of love jihad has come to light in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, where a woman from Meerut, who was living separately from her husband along with her two young children fell into the trap of a Muslim man. Her parents also passed away. She left her husband after an abusive relationship and often posted videos on Instagram to express her pain. However, she started to receive messages from an ID named Ansh Chowdhury around 8-9 months ago.

They two eventually became friends and started to interact regularly. However, his real name was Muhammad Majid, a native of Sarwat village who claimed to be the owner of several trucks and gradually caught the victim in his web. He used to follow Hindu traditions and did pooja (worship of Hindu deities) regularly, hence she never suspected him. This man forced the woman to sell two of her residences after they were married and seized all the money in the name of a land parcel. He took at least 10-17 lakh from her. He brought the wife and her kids to Muzaffarnagar and kept them in rented rooms in different locations including Nai Mandi and Gandhi Nagar.

Their time with him turned out to be a nightmare. The woman revealed that he stripped her and her 9-year-old daughter and assaulted them. She and her two kids were held hostages and weren’t allowed to go outside to prevent them from escaping. He made videos during their sexual encounters and threatened to make the footage viral online if she approached anyone or tried to depart from the room. He also destroyed her phone. He took away her gold and silver jewellery worth 7-8 lakh. He even withdrew 5 lakh from her account.

On 3rd March she found his Aadhar card with the name Majid written on it. She confronted him but he threatened to murder her and her kids. Furthermore, he relentlessly pushed the trio to embrace Islam. He forced the woman to observe Ramzan and consume meat in addition to the circumcision of her 6-year-old son to pressure them to comply. He told her to wear a burqa and follow his orders. She feared for her daughter’s safety and believed that he would exploit her.

The culprit used a gun to threaten her and pressurised her to stay with him. He also thrashed them brutally on 11th March. All his documents had his original identity except one with a fake Hindu name. He also claimed to be a thug and boasted that he killed a dealer in a recent robbery in Ghaziabad. He even announced that he was behind a killing that transpired on 1st May of last year and even stabbed a girl to death with a screwdriver. He stated that this is his profession and he would kill her too if she opposed me.

She somehow managed to call her brother-in-law through her neighbours and narrated her entire ordeal. He encouraged her and with the help of the neighbours, she contacted Hindu leaders and unveiled everything. Afterwards, they all reached Nai Mandi police station and complained to the police. Given the gravity of the situation, the police responded promptly.

Superintendent of Police (SP) City Satya Narayan Prajapat declared that the accused had been caught from A2Z Road and brought to the police station. A medical examination has also been performed on the victim. Hindu organizations have also stepped forward to support her and the police are conducting a thorough investigation into the issue.

Idol of Hindu deities vandalised in West Bengal, BJP shares video: Read about two other recent cases of temple attack

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Idol of Hindu deities vandalised in West Bengal, BJP shares video: Read about two other recent cases of temple attack

On Friday (14th March), BJP’s national spokesperson Amit Malviya took to X (formerly Twitter) to inform about yet another attack on a Hindu temple. The incident occurred in Kamalpur village in Nandigram Block 2 in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.

He shared a video wherein idols of Hindu deities could be seen in a vandalised state. “In Kamalpur, within the Amadabad region of Nandigram Block 2, local residents had been engaged in worship since last Tuesday,” Amit Malviya informed.

“However, when the puja and Ram Narayan kirtan continued uninterrupted, certain individuals—unable to tolerate the chanting of Shri Ram’s name—vandalized the site and desecrated the idols,” the BJP national spokesperson added.

Screengrab of the tweet by Amit Malviya

“This is a critical situation…The response of the police is muted…You can see that the cops are not doing anything,” a man was heard saying in the viral video. A cop was also seen intimidating the man recording the visuals of the desecrated Hindu idols.

Recent cases of idol vandalism in West Bengal

On 7th March, a Muslim man named Sheikh Indu vandalised the idol of Goddess Shitala and then set it on fire. The incident occurred in Baruipur city in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

Visuals of charred idols and the damaged Hindu temple could be seen in multiple posts on social media. The locals were able to apprehend the accused, Sheikh Indu, who was involved in the vandalism and arson attack.

The Baruipur police posted a tweet on 7th March claiming that the accused is a ‘person of unsound mind’ with ‘mental health issues.’

Screengrab of the tweet by the Baruipur police

“Local people apprehended him and police took custody of the person. A case has been registered and investigation is on. The detained person is an outsider and has mental health issues,” it alleged.

On 9th March, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh took to X (formerly Twitter) to inform about the attack on a Kali temple and the vandalism of the idol of the Hindu deity.

The incident occurred in Shankchura Bazar in Basirhat city in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. The BJP leader stated that the attack on the temple took place under the leadership of local TMC politician Shahanoor Mondal.

Screengrab of the tweets by the Basirhat police district

Hours later, the West Bengal Police on Sunday (9th March) took to social media to claim that there was ‘no communal angle’ behind the heinous crime.

The cops went on to claim that the extremist behind the vandalism of the idol of Goddess Kali has ‘mental health issues.’

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