A shocking incident has come to light from the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra. A 45-year-old doctor’s video has gone viral on social media where he could be seen roaming naked in the Bidkin Rural Government hospital. In the viral video, the doctor can be seen roaming naked under the influence. He was seen going inside a washroom in the video. Before going into the washroom, the naked doctor waved a piece of cloth.
While some reports alleged that he might be taking drugs, other reports suggest that he was drunk when his obscene actions were caught on CCTV. As per Jagran’s report, the head nurse was on rounds when the incident took place. Several nurses have filed an official complaint against the accused doctor.
As per the locals, the doctor is an employee of Bidkin Hospital. Someone from the hospital leaked the CCTV footage that went viral on social media. The locals also alleged that the doctors at the specific hospital often came late for duty and the patients were not treated properly.
Head of health services in the district, civil surgeon Dr Dayanand Motipavle, said that an investigation has been initiated into the matter. He further added that the medical superintendent had been informed about the incident and strict action would be taken against the doctor if found guilty.
OpIndia tried to contact the hospital administration but could not connect.
On 10th March, Trinamool Congress supremo and Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee announced the names of all 42 candidates for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Earlier, Banerjee had announced that TMC would contest the General Elections alone though the party is part of I.N.D.I. Alliance. Some of the notable names on the list include expelled MP Mahua Moitra and former cricketer Yusuf Pathan among others.
TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee announced the list of 42 candidates at the party’s mega rally “Jana Garjan Sabha” held at Kolkata’s Brigade Ground. Mamata Banerjee was also present at the rally. This was the first time that the party announced a candidates list from a public meeting, that too in one go.
Congress was hoping to form an alliance with TMC in Bengal, but now Mamata Banerjee has ended the possibility of any alliance in the state.
The candidates were present at the rally with CM Banerjee. While the names were being announced, Mamata Banerjee walked with all the candidates on the giant ramps built at the rally venue.
Yusuf Pathan will be contesting against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury who has been winning the Berhampore seat since 1999. However, the margin of his win has dropped over the years. TMC has fielded actor Rachana Banerjee against former actor and BJP MP Locket Chatterjee in Hooghly district. Rachana hosted a reality show Didi No 1 where Mamata Banerje appeared recently.
Another movie star Dipak Adhikari has been fielded from Ghatal. Interestingly, current MPs Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty did not get a ticket. Notably, Sandeshkhali falls under Nusrat Jahan’s Basirhat constituency. She had faced criticism for not visiting Sandeshkhali after protests by women alleging sexual exploitation by TMC leaders.
Earlier this week, IPS officer Prasun Banerjee resigned from his post. He has been fielded from the Malda North seat. Former BJP leader Kirti Azad who shifted to TMC a few years ago has been fielded from the Burdwan-Dyrgapur seat. During her speech, Banerjee said, “We will contest all 42 seats in West Bengal against the BJP, Left and the Congress. We will contest one seat in Uttar Pradesh in a tie-up with the Samajwadi Party (SP). I had a word with Akhilesh (Yadav). We are an opposition party in Meghalaya. We will contest there, and in Assam as well.”
List of TMC candidates
Cooch Behar – Jagdish Chandra Basunia
Alipurduar – Prakash Chik Baraik
Jalpaiguri – Nirmal Chandra Rai
Darjeeling – Gopal Lama
Raiganj – Krishna Kalyani
Balurghat – Biplab Mitra
Malda North – Prasun Banerjee
Malda South – Shanawaz Ali Rehan Jangipur – Khalilur Rehman
Berhampore – Yusuf Pathan
Murshidabad – Abu Taher Khan
Krishnanagar – Mahua Moitra
Ranaghat – Mukut Mani Adhikari
Bangaon _ Biswajit das
Barrackpore – Partha Bhowmick
Dum Dum – Saugata Roy
Barasat – Kakali Ghosh Dastidar
Basirhat – Haji Nurul Islam
Joynagar – Pratima Mondal
Mathurapur – Bapi Haldar
Diamond Harbour – Abhishek Banerjee
Jadavpur- Saayoni Ghosh
Kolkata South – Mala Roy
Kolkata North – Sudip Bandopadhyay
Howrah- Prasun Banerjee
Uluberia- Sajda Ahmed
Srirampur – Kalyan Banerjee
Hooghly- Rachana Banerjee
Arambagh- Mitali Bagh
Tamluk – Debangshu Bhattacharya
Kanthi – Uttam Barik
Ghatal – Dipak Adhikari
Jhargram – Kalipada Soren Midnapore – June Maliah
Purulia – Shantiram Mahato
Bankura – Arup Chakraborty
Bishnupur – Sujata Mondal Khan
Burdwan – Dr Sharmila Sarkar
Burdwan-Durgapur- Kirti Azad
Asansol – Shatrughan Sinha
Bolur – Asit Mal
Birbhum – Shatabdi Roy
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, TMC secured 22 seats while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured 18 seats. Congress managed to win only two seats. Notably, in the 2014 General Elections, TMC had a larger share of Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal with 34 out of 42 seats.
West Bengal’s politics has kept the observers at the edge of their seats as leaders have been seen switching sides ahead of polls. TMC MLA Tapas Roy has recently shifted to BJP. Furthermore, former Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay formally joined the BJP on 7th March. He might get a ticket for the upcoming General Elections.
Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal ‘disappointed’ I.N.D.I. Bloc
TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal showed their muscle when it came to seat sharing among the members of I.N.D.I. Bloc. While Arvind Kejriwal categorically refused to contest Lok Sabha elections in Punjab with Congress, Mamata Banerjee refused to share seats with Congress in West Bengal. Kejriwal claimed that his party would win all seats in Punjab and Chandigarh. On the other hand, Banerjee appears to be hopeful that she would gain back the Lok Sabha seats her party lost during the last General Elections.
Kejriwal’s AAP and Congress have already “mutually” decided to contest polls in Punjab separately. With Banerjee announcing the names for all Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, I.N.D.I Alliance has virtually dismantled.
The dead body of 20-year-old student JS Sidharthan, a second-year student pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Pookode, Wayanad, was found hanging in the hostel last month in Kerala. Now, details about the severe torture he suffered are revealed in an interim report shared by the UGC anti-ragging squad on Saturday, 9th March.
The report brought to light unsettling information about bullying and ragging that Sidharthan suffered at the hands of other students. Four instructors and two hostel employees were among the 97 people who testified before the inquiry. Meanwhile, the majority of the students chose to remain silent over the matter.
In the case of extreme ragging pushing Sidharthan to suicide, six students affiliated with the Student Federation of India (SFI) were apprehended on 28th February by police after interrogation. The father of the deceased, Jayaprakash also charged the student leaders of the SFI with murder.
The accused have been identified as Billgate Joshua (23) from Sultan Bathery, Abhishek S (23) from Idukki, Dons Daayi (23) from Thodupuzha, Akash SD (22), Rahan Binoy (20) and Sreehari RD (23) from Thiruvananthapuram. A case was previously launched against K. Arun, N. Asif Khan, SFI Unit Secretary Amal Ihsan, K. Akhil, R.S. In addition, an official complaint was also brought against Kashinathan, Amin Akbar Ali, Sinjo Johnson, J Ajay, EK Saud Rizal, A Altaf, V Adityan and M Muhammad Danish.
Sidharthan’s college friends shared with the UGC anti-ragging squad that he was severely beaten by students from other batches who claimed that he was misbehaving with a female from their batch. Eighteen individuals had reportedly teamed up to torture Sidharthan physically and mentally, based on the report findings.
The UGC report quoted a student and highlighted, “He was brutally beaten up with a belt, cable wire and chappal (slipper). He was punched, kicked and then dragged on the floor in front of everyone and the people who were beating him were not ready to stop even after students tried to stop them.” It added, “The victim was withdrawn from the peer group and suffered both physical and mental trauma.”
On 16th February, the miscreants started beating the victim. He was first heavily assaulted on a hilltop close to the veterinary college, then he was thrashed by the same group at various locations. Following that, he was attacked inside hostel room number 21 of the men’s hostel.
Sidharthan was reportedly persecuted to the point of no return by the principal accused, 22-year-old Sinjo Johnson. He had repeatedly punched Sidharthan in the back and stomach. The deceased was stripped and forced to navigate the hostel’s hallways wearing only his underpants. Numerous students reported hearing Sidharthan’s cries. He was also made to pretend that he was sitting on an imaginary chair by the accused. Sidharthan continuously dropped to the ground after being unable to do so. More than 100 students claimed not to know about these incidents, even though the hostel housed 130 students.
The report pointed out that statements obtained throughout the inquiry made it clear that on 16th February, Sidharthan was exposed to a serious physical attack and a public trial which amounted to extreme ragging. The bulk of the hostel’s residents witnessed the attack on Sidharthan.
The committee was especially concerned by the unwillingness of the students to provide complete information. They also concluded that these instances were kept a secret from authorities and family members by students, and responsible office bearers like the Students Union, Hostel Secretary, and Hostel Committee.
Meanwhile, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan suspended the vice-chancellor (V-C) of Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Professor (Dr) M R Saseendranath on 2nd March following Sidharthan’s suicide. The Governor, who is the chancellor of the universities in the state, also forwarded a letter to the High Court seeking a magisterial probe into the death and ragging of the student.
On 5th March, 24-year-old Adil from Bijnor was taken into custody by the police in connection with the murder of 20-year-old Badal Saxena in the Uttar Pradesh district of Noida. The accused fled to Mumbai to escape from the authorities. Another young man named Salman has already been apprehended in the case. He was having an affair with a Hindu girl in the office. The murder transpired after the victim told others about their relationship which infuriated Salman.
This case pertains to Ecotech-3 Police Station in Noida. The lifeless body of an unidentified youth was found near the Amrapali Bridge and the Noida Police were notified of the discovery on 30th December of last year. Police identified the deceased as 20-year-old Badal Saxena who originally came from the Aligarh district’s Mayapuri neighbourhood. He was employed by a private corporation in Noida. A complaint was made at the police station on 30th December by his older brother, Vishnu Saxena.
According to the submission, his brother went missing on 21st December when he went to work but didn’t return. On 28th December, he informed the authorities that his brother was missing following a week-long search. Vishnu suspected that Salman, his brother’s colleague had killed him with the help of a girl after the corpse was recovered next to a drain on 30th December. The lawsuit also claimed that Badal and Adil, another young employee at the company got into a fight a few days earlier.
Afterwards, the police initiated an investigation and filed a case under sections 302 (punishment for murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code. Salman’s female coworker was also mentioned in the First Information Report. OpIndia has a copy of the FIR. Salman and Adil absconded as soon as the complaint was registered. On 18th January, the police caught Salman in the course of their inquiry. Adil escaped to Mumbai just as the authorities tightened their hold on the probe but the cops kept an eye out for him.
The police eventually located Adil’s precise location in Mumbai in March. Based on the details, they conducted a raid on Maria Manzil in Mussoorie Nagar of East Mumbai on 5th March. He was tracked down right away, captured and brought to Noida. According to the police, Salman was having an affair with a female who worked in the same business. Badal Saxena became aware of this relationship after which Salman believed that Badal was defaming him in the company.
— POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR (@noidapolice) March 5, 2024
Salman therefore devised a plan to end Badal Saxena’s life and involved Adil in the plan. Finally, on 21st December Badal Saxena was murdered by the two who then disposed of his body in a drain close to Amrapali Mall.
Porn star Sophia Leone passed away at the age of 26 in the United States, earlier this month, as confirmed by the deceased’s family. According to her stepfather, the 26-year-old was reportedly found unresponsive on 1st March when her family tried to connect with her over a phone call. She was later declared dead. According to reports, the cause of her death is under investigation but the authorities have ruled out a suicide angle and are investigating it as a “home-invasion homicide”.
The news of her death was confirmed by her stepfather Mike Romeroon on a crowdfunding platform, GoFundMe. On Saturday (9th March 2024), on behalf of the family, Romero issued an official statement confirming their daughter’s demise.
The family’s official statement read, “On behalf of her mother and family, it is with a heavy heart that I have to share the news of our beloved Sophia’s passing. The sudden loss of Sophia has left her family and friends devastated and in shock.”
The statement was shared on a GoFundMe page where Leone’s stepfather sought funds from the supporters of the deceased adult film star to cover her funeral expenses.
Romero added, “On top of the difficult process of grieving and seeking justice for Sophia, the family is also facing the financial burden that they were not prepared for.”
According to reports, on behalf of Veronica Lopez (Sophia’s mother), Romero has raised over $6,000 so far while seeking a total crowdfund of $12,000.
As per reports, an investigation is underway to find out the exact cause of her death. The cops, however, have ruled out the suicide angle and are investigating the case as ‘home invasion homicide’.
Fourth reported death in the porn industry in a short span
Sophia Leone’s demise is the fourth reported incident of death in the porn industry in the past three months.
Previously, Kagney Linn Karter was reported to have died by suicide at her home in the US. Emily Willis also passed away at the age of 25 allegedly due to a drug overdose. In January, Jesse Jane was found deceased in Oklahoma alongside her boyfriend.
Several netizens have expressed apprehension alleging that these recurrent deaths in the adult film industry could be linked and a result of their speaking out against the industry.
First Emily Willis and now Sophia Leone.
This is what happens when you speak up and expose the porn industry.
An X user wrote, “First Emily Willis and now Sophia Leone. This is what happens when you speak up and expose the porn industry. They kill you when you speak the truth.”
“All these adult film stars are committing suicide, a few weeks ago Kagney Linn Karter committed suicide at the age of 36, Emily Willis overdosed a few weeks ago at the age of 25 and now Sophia Leone.
Another user added, “All these adult film stars are committing suicide, a few weeks ago Kagney Linn Karter committed suicide at the age of 36, Emily Willis overdosed a few weeks ago at the age of 25, and now Sophia Leone.”
Actor and Big Boss contestant Sambhavna Seth, who joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over a year ago, has quit the party.
Seth, while taking to the X, said that she quit Arvind Kejriwal’s party after ‘realising her mistake’.
“I joined the Aam Aadmi Party a year back with a lot of enthusiasm to serve my country. But, no matter how wisely you take a decision, you could still go wrong, because at the end of the day, we are humans. Realising my mistake I officially declare my exit from AAP,” she said.
Seth joined the AAP at its headquarters in Delhi in January 2023 in the presence of party senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and party national general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak, stating that the AAP government was doing an excellent job in Delhi.
Seth is an actress who appeared in over 25 Hindi movies and several Bhojpuri movies.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
The Malaysian MH370 flight with 239 passengers that went missing in March 2014 could be buried beneath the seafloor after its ‘suicidal’ pilot Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah deliberately submerged it into the ocean, committing mass murder-suicide. British Boeing expert Simon Hardy, who was part of the official search for the Boeing 777, made the explosive observation.
Notably, the flight disappeared over the South China Sea on 8th March 2014 and was never found. A year later, in 2015, Simon Hardy was asked to join the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to trace the missing plane. The flight disappeared 39 minutes after it left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with 239 passengers and crew members on board.
“I am an expert in the MH370 search – I know how a ‘suicidal’ pilot perfectly entombed plane and passengers beneath the ocean,” Hardy was quoted as saying by The Sun newspaper.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun on the tenth anniversary of the flight’s disappearance, Simon Hardy noted that he believes that the plane was downed in a never-before-searched spot where it would be lost forever.
Hardy told The Sun that he believes the plane’s pilot, Captain Zaharie, had planned to kill everyone onboard — and took sick pleasure in executing his suicidal plan. The premier US agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) also came to a similar conclusion in its initial investigation.
Regarding the pilot, Hardy said, “As a meticulous planner, would that add another level of satisfaction? It makes a nice destination rather than randomly ditching it in the sea, miles from anywhere.”
According to Hardy, Zaharie may have taken sick pleasure in carrying out his plan – and it may have been enjoyable attempting to make a passenger plane disappear forever.
As per the report, British Boeing expert Hardy used the best flight simulators in the world to pinpoint the jet’s location. He determined that Zaharie (53) aimed to bury the plane in the Geelvinck Fracture Zone. The trench is spread across hundreds of miles under the southern Indian Ocean, making it easier to ‘disappear’ the plane.
However, before Hardy could prove his theory, the search operation for the missing MH370 flight was called off in 2017. Yet, he is convinced that the plane ended up in the earthquake-prone area.
Hardy said, “If you did manage to get [the plane] in there, you might find you get it buried after a few years by rocks, so it might even be at the bottom of the sea, covered.”
‘Troubled and Lonely’ Captain Zaharie Ahmad was ‘self-destructive’: Psychologists and fellow pilots
According to reports, psychologists had claimed that Captain Zaharie Ahmad was “self-destructive” after his creepy Facebook messages to young Instagram model twins surfaced. Fellow pilots also said that Zaharie was “troubled and lonely” as his marriage had crumbled.
Speaking with The Atlantic, an unnamed fellow pilot said, “Zaharie’s marriage was bad. In the past, he slept with some of the flight attendants.”
(The pilot of missing Malaysian flight MH370, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, Image Source – The Sun)
They also said that the pilot became ‘obsessed’ with following models on Facebook and sent sexual comments, and messages begging them to come to Kuala Lumpur.
(Excerpt from The Sun Article)
(MH370’s flight plan shows that an extra 3,000kg was mysteriously added to the flight before it vanished, Credit – The Sun/Supplied)
Apart from the pilot’s ‘self-destructive’ claim, British expert Hardy based his theory on other clues. As per reports, it was revealed that the pilot had requested additional fuel and extra oxygen only for the cockpit, and not for the cabin before the flight took off. According to reports, the most likely theory is that Zaharie either killed or incapacitated his co-pilot before depressurising the cabin to slowly kill everyone on board.
Further, Hardy’s theory also gains support because of the lack of debris and strange satellite signs, or “handshakes” between the satellite and the flight’s satellite communication system.
Hardy said that the extra fuel and oxygen would have allowed Zaharie to fly the plane without detection for an additional seven hours into the middle of nowhere, with the passengers and crew falling unconscious before he ditched the jet.
He added, “Imagine Miracle on the Hudson but everyone is already dead. Nobody gets out and it sinks to the bottom of the Southern Indian Ocean. Where does all the wreckage go? Well, there isn’t any, that’s why we’ve been deprived of wreckage.”
(Only a few parts of the missing Malaysian flight MH370 have been found, Image Source – The Sun)
According to reports, Only a few parts of the missing plane were found, including a piece of wing called a flaperon. It washed up on the island of Reunion, around 425 miles west of Madagascar. French experts determined it had been pointing downward.
Hardy further noted, “If the flaps were down … then someone is moving a lever and it’s someone who knows what they are doing. It all points to the same scenario.”
On Saturday (9th March), Uddhav Thackeray announced Amol Kirtikar as the Shiv Sena UBT‘s nominee for the Mumbai North-West Lok Sabha constituency, despite ongoing discussions within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) regarding seat allocations. Uddhav Thackeray announced this during his address to party members in the constituency, despite ongoing inconclusive discussions among the MVA allies regarding seat-sharing.
This decision from Uddhav Thackeray angered his alliance partner Congress. The Congress party leader Sanjay Nirupam took to social media platform X to mock Uddhav Thackeray over this. He called Uddhav Thackeray the chief of ‘bachi khuchi’ Shiv Sena.
कल शाम बची-खुची शिवसेना के प्रमुख ने अँधेरी में उत्तर पश्चिम लोकसभा क्षेत्र से #MVA का उम्मीदवार घोषित कर दिया।रात से ही फ़ोन आ रहे हैं।ऐसा कैसे हो सकता है?#MVA की दो दर्जन मीटिंग होने के बावजूद अभी तक सीट शेयरिंग पर अंतिम निर्णय नहीं हुआ है। जो 8-9 सीटें पेंडिंग हैं,उनमें यह…
The candidate announced by Uddhav Thackeray, Amol Kirtikar, his father, Gajanan Kirtikar, currently holds the seat as a Member of Parliament and is associated with the rival faction of Shiv Sena led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has expressed interest in contesting for the seat many times during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. However, Thackeray’s premature announcement escalated tensions within the state alliance partners, who are also part of the national-level opposition alliance known as the ‘I.N.D.I. Alliance’.
Sanjay Nirupam said in his X post, “Yesterday evening, the chief of the remaining Shiv Sena declared the Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate from North West Mumbai Lok Sabha constituency in Andheri. Receiving calls since night. How can this happen? Despite two dozen meetings of MVA, the final decision on seat sharing has not been taken yet. This seat is also among the 8-9 seats which are pending, this is what the Congress colleagues who are participating in the seat-sharing meetings have told me.”
Nirupam added, “Then isn’t announcing the candidate from Shiv Sena a violation of alliance dharma? Or is such an act being done deliberately to humiliate Congress? The top leadership of Congress should intervene.”
Sanjay Nirupam further said, “Who is the candidate whose name has been proposed by Shiv Sena? He is a scammer of the Khichdi scam. He has taken a bribe in check from the Khichdi supplier. What is a Khichdi Scam? During the COVID era, there was a commendable program of providing free food to forced migrant labourers by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Shiv Sena’s proposed candidate has taken commission from the scheme of feeding the poor.”
Sanjay Nirupam also wrote in his post, “ED is investigating this matter. Will Congress and Shiv Sena workers campaign for such a scam candidate? This is my humble question to the leadership of both parties.”
Kalki Peethadhishwar Acharya Pramod Krishnam spoke to the media on Sunday (10th March) morning at Kalki Dham in Ekora Kamboh, Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh. In this interaction, the former Congress leader who was recently expelled launched a fierce attack on Rahul Gandhi. Holding Rahul Gandhi directly responsible for the destruction of the Congress, he said that the leaders who were with Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are being insulted today. He said that this disdain would ruin the Congress.
According to a report by Jagran, Acharya Pramod Krishnam said, “As long as Rahul Gandhi is in Congress, Congress will never be able to rise. If you talk to leaders like Kamal Nath, Digvijay, Jitin Prasada, RPN Singh, Anand Sharma, Sushmita Dev, and Ghulam Nabi Azad, the truth will come out itself. Even Priyanka Gandhi herself is barely surviving somehow within the Congress.”
Criticising the I.N.D.I. Alliance, he said, “It is an alliance formed by thieves who are backstabbing each other. This alliance cannot compete with Modi. The public is with Modi, and Modi’s government will be formed for the third time at the centre.”
When asked about Mayawati, he said, “Mayawati ji is sensible. She knows that it would not be a fair decision to join the group of thieves. Congress is also responsible for Kamal Nath’s plight in Madhya Pradesh.”
Notably, on 10th February, an official statement from the grand old party stated that the Congress President had “approved the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee to expel Pramod Krishnam from the party immediately for six years”. According to the official release, the expulsion was taken following complaints of indiscipline and repeated public statements against the party.
The developments come in the wake of his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to invite him to the foundation stone laying ceremony on 19th February. Notably, Acharya Pramod Krishnam is the head of Shri Kalki Dham which will host the foundation laying ceremony. For those unversed, Lord Kalki will be the last avatar (reincarnation) of Lord Vishnu in Kalyug, the last Yug in the cyclical time.
A fresh instance of love jihad has surfaced in the Nainital area of Uttarakhand where 24-year-old Mohammad Israfil Ansari alias Dara Ansari was residing with a 16-year-old girl from Nepal. He deceived and married her in a temple. He has been arrested following a complaint by a non-governmental organization (NGO) and the girl was found by the authorities on 6th March.
The matter pertained to the Bhimtal area of Uttarakhand. According to a statement from the non-profit Mission Mukti Foundation, the accused is a resident of Nepal’s Parsabirgunj and the victim is from Shivpur in Nepal. He befriended her on Instagram and introduced himself as Munna Mahato. She fell into his trap as he built fantasies about marriage with her.
Afterwards, on 11th December of last year, the minor girl eloped with him and reached Uttarakhand from Nepal. Her family members started searching for her when she went missing from her home. Her mother received a call from a WhatsApp number after around a month and the caller told her to forget about her daughter. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) station in the Betia region of Bihar then received a complaint from the Nepali parents.
The family received assistance in their efforts from Virender Kumar Singh, president of the non-governmental organization, Mission Mukti Foundation. The SSB unit emailed the Nainital Senior Superintendent of Police requesting aid in finding the underage female.
The perpetrator had tricked the girl by posing as a Hindu and brought her from Nepal to Nainital. They settled down in Bhimtal and tied the knot with her in a temple at Ghodakhal. He sexually assaulted the minor girl on numerous occasions during this time.
One day the man left the phone in the house and went somewhere, when one of his relatives called him. She picked up the phone and the caller asked to speak to Israfil Ansari after which she came to know about the true identity of the man she married, however, she was helpless.
On the other hand, the Nainital police had begun their investigation against him and eventually, they found his location. He was then nabbed from Bhimtal and the girl was rescued.
A case has been submitted and Mohammad Israfil Ansari has been booked under several sections including rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The girl reported that he had frequently discussed going to Kerala with her. The police are now attempting to figure out the complete motivation behind the crime.
