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Haryana: People climb walls of school buildings to help students cheat in board exams, video viral

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Haryana: People climb walls of school buildings to help students cheat in board exams, video viral

On Wednesday (6th March), in a clear case of mass cheating, people scaled the walls of a school building in Nuh district, Haryana, to assist students in cheating on their Class 10 board exams.

Videos of the incident have gone viral on social media platforms, showing friends and family members of the kids scaling the walls of the school building with considerably more confidence than Spider-Man, in an attempt to transfer chits to the students to assist them cheat in the examinations.

According to reports, the event occurred on Wednesday at the Chandravati School in Tauru, Nuh district, following reports that the paper had been leaked ahead of the exams.

As the news of the alleged paper leak spread in the area, enraged locals who accompanied the students created chaos outside the school where the exam was scheduled to take place and later scaled up the walls of the multi-storeyed building to help the students cheat in the test.

After recordings of the mass cheating became popular on social media, district officials took notice of the occurrence and stated that such behaviour would not be tolerated under any circumstances.

Speaking to reporters, Block Education Officer Dharampal stated that the incident had been reported to the state education board and that those involved would face stern legal action.

According to Dharampal, the school board would request that more police officers be deployed outside examination centres to prevent similar situations in the future.

The class 10 board exams in Haryana commenced on 27 February, and will conclude on 26 March.

Will be arrested if magical healing is practised: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma warns AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal

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Will be arrested if magical healing is practised: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma warns AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal

On 6th March, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, issued a warning to Badruddin Ajmal, the president of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), against the practice of banned ‘magical healing’ and threatened to arrest him if he breached the state law. Notably, the non-scientific healing methods in the northeastern state were outlawed in February when the assembly enacted the Assam Healing (Prevention of Evil) Practices Bill of 2024.

“Badruddin Ajmal practices magical healing, and he tried his tricks during his public meetings also. But the Assam assembly has passed a Bill to ban magical healing in the state. Anybody who practices this will be put behind bars,” the chief minister declared while starting several development initiatives in the Lakhimpur district of the state.

The chief minister added that the Lok Sabha MP might not listen to him but must adhere to the assembly that adopted the law. “If he will do healing practices, he will be arrested. What I will say, will happen. I am not speaking about myself, I am speaking about the assembly. You don’t listen to Himanta Biswa Sarma’s words, but you will have to listen to what the assembly is saying. The assembly has stopped the healing practices.”

Legislators from the AIUDF have been emphasizing that their party’s supremo is a spiritual guide as well and hence people willingly seek out his ‘healing.’ Muslims regularly request Badruddin Ajmal to blow into their water bottles in the hopes that the fluid will become medicinal.

The Assam government recently implemented the bill in the assembly’s recent budget session that forbids ‘magical healing’ performed under the guise of treatment and prescribes severe penalties for those who engage in such acts. The objective is to criminalize and prevent the application of magical healing methods to treat ailments like autism, physical deformities, blindness, deafness, and speechlessness.

The legislation aims to safeguard human health against “evil and sinister practices thriving on ignorance and ill-health of people” by educating the public about healthy, scientifically based knowledge. The purpose of the Bill is to abolish non-scientific therapeutic methods that have “ulterior motives for exploiting the innocent people and thereby destroying the fibre of public health of the society.”

Crimes committed in accordance with the bill’s provisions would be punishable by law and not subject to bail. A person could face a penalty of up to three years in jail, a fine of Rs fifty-thousand, or both for an initial offence. However, for a second time, they might receive a penalty of up to five years in prison, Rs one lakh in fine, or both.

UK: Biological male dressed up as a woman reports Harry Potter author JK Rowling to police, wants her arrested for ‘misgendering’ him

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UK: Biological male dressed up as a woman reports Harry Potter author JK Rowling to police, wants her arrested for ‘misgendering’ him

JK Rowling, the well-known author who penned the globally successful Harry Potter series, called a ‘trans’ TV presenter in the UK, India Willoughby a “male narcissist”. Offended over Rowling’s remarks, Willoughby accused the author of ‘misgendering’ and ‘hate crime’.  In response to an X user asking if India Willoughby is a misogynist then why did she become a woman, Rowling said that the ‘trans’ activist “India didn’t become a woman. India is cosplaying a misogynistic male fantasy of what a woman is.”

Responding to another X user’s video post featuring Willoughby dancing, Rowling wrote on 4th March, “You’ve sent me the wrong video. There isn’t a lady in this one, just a man revelling in his misogynistic performance of what he thinks ‘woman’ means: narcissistic, shallow and exhibitionist.”

JK Rowling refuses to bow down to trans politics, stands for women’s rights

This, however, riled up India Willoughby who accused Rowling of ‘misgendering’ and “grotesque transphobia”. “Genuinely disgusted by this. Grotesque transphobia, which is upsetting. I am every bit as much a woman as JK Rowling. Recognised in law, and by everyone I interact with every day. The debate about whether JK Rowling is a transphobe is over,” the trans activist wrote on X.

The Harry Potter author, slammed the ‘trans activist’ calling Willoughby a “trans-identified man” adding that “there is no human right to universal validation.

“Accurately sexing trans-identified men who send misogynistic abuse to women is not discrimination. ‘Man’ is not a slur. I know a lot of you think the UN should intervene whenever women bruise your egos, but there is no human right to universal validation,” Rowling wrote on X.

On Thursday (7th March) it was reported that India Willoughby had called the police and reported against JK Rowling “for an alleged hate crime for misgendering her.”

“JK Rowling has definitely committed a crime. I am legally a woman and she knows I am a woman and she calls me a man. It is a protective characteristic and that is a breach of the Equalities Act and the Gender Recognition Act. She tweeted that out to her 14 million followers. I have been to the police and I have reported it as an issue,” Willoughby said while asserting that Rowling’s remarks against her amount to ‘hate crime’…” Willoughby said.

Willoughby had wanted to ‘kidnap’ Rowling, author says his acts can be legally called harassment

Responding to this, JK Rowling posted a thread on X and said that India Willoughby’s “obsessive targeting” of her may “may meet the legal threshold for harassment.”

“Some time ago, lawyers advised me that not only did I have a clearly winnable case against India Willoughby for defamation, but that India’s obsessive targeting of me over the past few years may meet the legal threshold for harassment,” she posted.

In her next post, Rowling shared screenshots of Willoughby’s X posts exposing the trans activist’s “homophobia” and “racism”. “I ignored this advice because I couldn’t be bothered giving India the publicity he so clearly craves. Nevertheless, we must all do our bit to combat hate, so India will be glad to know I’ve taken note of his homophobia, racism, and humane stance on immigration,” Rowling added.

The renowned author further stated that gender-critical opinions can be protected in as “philosophical belief”. “Surprisingly for such an eminent legal authority, he appears to have forgotten that the Forstater ruling established that gender critical views can be protected in law as a philosophical belief. No law compels anyone to pretend to believe that India is a woman,” she wrote.

Concluding the thread, Rowling accused Willoughby of lying to law enforcement. Moreover, she called Willoughby a “male narcissist” who wants women to agree to his fantasies and beliefs. “Aware as I am that it’s an offence to lie to law enforcement, I’ll simply have to explain to the police that, in my view, India is a classic example of the male narcissist who lives in a state of perpetual rage that he can’t compel women to take him at his own valuation.”

She shared an earlier post of Willoughby where he had expressed the desire to kidnap women, including Rowling herself and Maya Forstater, a woman who was sacked for saying that biological sex is real and men should not be allowed into women-only spaces.

Rowling has been vocal against trans identity politics, supports women-only spaces for women’s safety and rights

For the unversed, back in 2019, Rowling had published an X post with the hashtag “StandWithMaya” expressing solidarity with researcher Maya Forstater. The British woman had claimed online that there are only two biological sexes, for which she was fired by the U.K. poverty think tank that employed her for questioning government plans to allow people to self-identify as another gender.

“Dress however you please. Call yourself whatever you like. Sleep with any consenting adult who’ll have you. Live your best life in peace and security. But force women out of their jobs for stating that sex is real? #IStandWithMaya #ThisIsNotADrill”, Rowling wrote on X on 19th December 2019.

In 2021, Rowling had received online hatred, and abuse for questioning Scotland Police’s stand that they would be recording rapes committed by offenders with male genitalia as being “committed by a woman” if the rapist just says he is a woman.

In July 2021, JK Rowling received death threats from LGBTQ activists for flagging the dangers women face in public toilets by men identifying themselves as women. Rowling shared a screenshot of a tweet posted by one of the nasty internet trolls, who apparently wished her “a very nice pipebomb in the mailbox”.

“Allowing trans-identified males poses danger to women’s safety”: JK Rowling on allowing trans persons in women’s changing rooms

It all started with one of JK Rowling’s X posts on 4th March 2024 in which she complained about trans persons being allowed in women’s changing/locker rooms. “When men – all men, however they identify – are banned from women’s spaces, those who disregard the ban can be challenged, inside the space and out.”

Rowling emphasised in her post that allowing males into female-only spaces merely because they claim to be women makes the law banning men in women’s spaces as ineffective since the “obstacle” that increased women’s safety has been removed.

“Nobody claims the rule has successfully kept out every single man who wants to commit voyeurism or sexual assault. What we’re saying is that allowing males into female-only spaces on the basis of their claim to be a woman removes an obstacle that has hitherto been *proven* to increase women and girls’ safety,” Rowling wrote.

‘Women being coerced to surrender their rights to those posing a danger to them‘: JK Rowling

In a separate thread posted on 2nd March, JK Rowling outlined the risks of eradicating single-sex spaces adding that though not all, but several trans-identified males have sexually assaulted women and girls. She stressed that women are being pressured to surrender their hard-won rights.

“It is possible to want trans people to be safe and happy while recognising that there are risks to women and girls in eradicating single sex spaces. Women and girls are being pressured to surrender their hard-won rights to a group that poses a proven danger to them. The statistics don’t lie. Some – not all – trans-identified males have committed sexual and violent offences against women and girls. Some male predators have capitalised on gender identity activism to claim a trans identity they never espoused pre-conviction or assault, “Rowling stated.

“Telling women and girls they must accept increased risk to themselves to appease male feelings is the very definition of the patriarchy you claim to stand against. Vulnerable women are paying the price for a fashionable fallacy that has serious, real-world consequences, “ she added.

Notably, JK Rowling has always been unapologetic in voicing her opinions against gender identity politics which is rapidly becoming mainstream in the Western world. In some countries, biological male sex offenders are being sent to women’s prisons, only on the basis of self-identification where a male just needs to ‘claim’ to be a woman and then he gets ‘identified’ as a woman.

Back in 2022, Rowling drew the ire of ‘gender-identity’ fanatics for wishing “merry terfmas”. Notably, TERF is an acronym that stands for a “trans-exclusionary radical feminist”. 

Recently, she launched an X trend “#NotOurCrimes” slamming the media reports calling a transgender cat killer and convicted murderer “a woman”.

“I’m so sick of this shit. This is not a woman. These are #NotOurCrimes,” the Harry Potter author wrote.

Coming back to India Willoughby, this is not the first time that Rowling and Willoughby have been at loggerheads over their views on gender identity. In January last year, Willoughby claimed that she is “more a woman” than JK Rowling. “I’m more of a woman than JK Rowling will ever be,” Willoughby wrote.

Hitting back at the ‘trans activist’, Rowling simply wrote, “Citation needed.”

When JK Rowling preferred to go to jail than accept trans persons as women

Interestingly, Rowling has received immense support as well as criticism for her unapologetic opinions on gender identity politics. The author had once said that she would rather “happily” go to jail than refer to a trans person as a woman.

“I’ll happily do two years if the alternative is compelled speech and forced denial of the reality and importance of sex. Bring on the court case, I say. It’ll be more fun than I’ve ever had on a red carpet,” she stated.

Pakistan Zindabad slogans: 24 retired IAS, IPS officers write to Vice President Dhankhar to halt Rajya Sabha oath-taking of Congress leader Naseer Hussain

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Pakistan Zindabad slogans: 24 retired IAS, IPS officers write to Vice President Dhankhar to halt Rajya Sabha oath-taking of Congress leader Naseer Hussain

Twenty-four retired civil services officers from the IAS, IPS, IFS and the IRS wrote a letter on Wednesday to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urging him to not administer the oath of office to newly elected Rajya Sabha member Naseer Hussain till the completion of judicial proceedings on the raising of “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans are complete. These slogans were made during Hussain’s victory celebration in the Karnataka Assembly premises.

“It has come to our notice through the press that upon the results of the recent Rajya Sabha Elections by the Election Commission of India declaring Syed Naseer Hussain to have been elected to Parliament from the State of Karnataka, some of the chosen supports of Syed Naseer Hussain, openly proclaimed ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans in celebration after he won the Rajya Sabha elections inside the Vidhana Soudha, a sacred temple of Democracy, which is a protected area. All supporters who accompanied Syed Naseer Hussain to celebrate his election victory inside the protected area of the State Legislature Building Vidhana Soudha had entered the building through his recommendation and knowledge,” the letter read.

“Therefore, we sincerely request your kind self to put the administration of the Oath to the newly elected member of Rajya Sabha Syed Naseer Hussain on hold till the completion of judicial proceedings and absolve said member of his involvement in the entire episode. We request your kind self to initiate appropriate action in this regard on priority.” the letter further said.

Earlier on Tuesday, The Bengaluru Court granted three days of police custody to the three people arrested in connection with the alleged pro-Pakistan slogan at Vidhana Soudha in Karnataka.

On March 4, the Bengaluru police, had arrested three people for allegedly raising “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans during the victory celebrations of Naseer Hussain.

Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Police, Central Division, Shekhar H.T., confirmed that the arrest was based on the FSL report, circumstantial evidence and statements of the witnesses gathered at the event.

“On the basis of FSL report, circumstantial evidence, statements of witnesses and available evidence, three accused persons were arrested and legal action was initiated against them,” the press release from the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central Division of Bangalore City, said.

The accused have been identified as Iltaz from Delhi, Munawar from RT Nagar in Bengaluru and Mohammed Shafi Nashipudi from Byadagi in Haveri district.

Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara said that the FSL report had confirmed that slogans of Pakistan Zindabad were raised during the victory celebration of Naseer Hussain at the Vidhan Soudha complex.

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

Kanpur: ED raids premises of jailed SP MLA Irfan Solanki and close aides including brother Rizwan

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Kanpur: ED raids premises of jailed SP MLA Irfan Solanki and close aides including brother Rizwan

On Thursday (7th March), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on the premises of Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur. The ED team arrived from Lucknow and also raided the premises of Irfan’s brother, Rizwan under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

According to reports, the probe agency disconnected the CCTV feeds at Solanki’s premises as soon as the raids started. 

Irfan Solanki has been in Maharajganj jail since a year for setting fire to a woman’s house to occupy her property. So far, 17 cases have been lodged against Solanki.

Solanki previously applied to vote in the Rajya Sabha elections. However, the judge dismissed his application. In January, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated that his party had complete faith in the judiciary but not the state administration.

He also expressed hope that his party’s leaders, including Azam Khan, Irfan Solanki, and Ramakant Yadav, who according to him have been “framed in fake cases,” would get justice from the court.

The central agency is also conducting raids at builder Haji Wasi’s residence. Wasi, a close associate of Irfan Solanki, is accused of havig carried out an arson attack in Kanpur in 2022.

Solanki also sheltered a group of Bangladeshis in Kanpur by using his position to authorise them as Indian nationals. Fake passports, aadhaar cards and other documents were recovered from the illegals.

Notably, SP MLA Irfan Solanki and his brother have been charged under IPC Sections 147 (rioting), 327 (voluntarily causing harm to extort property), 427 (mischief causing damage), 386 (extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous harm), 436 (mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), and 120B. (criminal conspiracy). Irfan is an MLA from Sisamau in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.

‘If Narendra Modi becomes PM again, India will be in debt by 2026’: Prakash Ambedkar claims ‘all projects are going to Gujarat’

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‘If Narendra Modi becomes PM again, India will be in debt by 2026’: Prakash Ambedkar claims ‘all projects are going to Gujarat’

On Wednesday (6th March), Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar addressed Satta Parivartan Maha Sabha in Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra. In his speech, he made haywire allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and insinuated that if Modi becomes PM of the country again, then India will be “in debt” by 2026.

He also attempted to throw some numbers to support his claims. He accused the BJP government of misusing central investigation agencies to exert pressure on opposition leaders to join the BJP. In a separate letter to Jitendra Awhad, Ambedkar asked the Sharad Pawar faction of NCP to promise it won’t join hands with the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections.

Prakash Ambedkar said, “The BJP is claiming they will cross 400 seats in Lok Sabha. But it is up to the voters to see if they achieve it or not. They will make big promises and attractive slogans will be raised. But you’re a voter. It’s going to be what the voters decide. Voters should decide that a secular-minded government is coming. We are not opposed to any religion. But note that we are opposed to the politics of religion.”

He further said, “Right now, it’s being said that they guarantee good governance. However, unemployment has increased in the last 10 years. Manoj Jarange was told that Marathas would get a reservation. But they took disappointment out of here. This government is guaranteeing fraud.”

Prakash Ambedkar also claimed that the Modi government is deliberately trying to take all the new projects and various businesses and factories to Gujarat sidelining Maharashtra. He said, “Narendra Modi treats the people of Gujarat one way and treats others differently. If you bring Modi back to power, let’s understand that in the next five years, all the factories will be gone to Gujarat. I know it’s hard for you to digest these things. But haven’t they taken away the factories from here? Then tomorrow they will be taking the businesses away again. In the form of votes, you will give Modi a licence for that. So don’t vote for the BJP.”

Prakash Ambedkar tries to be an economist

Prakash Ambedkar said, “In the last 10 years, the Modi government’s governance has increased the debt on everyone’s head. If someone has a salary of Rs 10,000 and has to pay Rs 10,000 as an instalment to the bank, is there anything left? Then that man is bound to sell his house. If Modi and RSS are re-elected, the country will be in debt in 2026. For a living, the drunkard sells utensils, sells furniture, and then finally sells the house and comes to the street. If the BJP loses power, there may be a similar time. My challenge to the BJP is if I am lying, prove me wrong.”

He added, “If you don’t want to crush under debt, you should vote against the BJP. Before Modi came to power, every citizen of the country had a debt of Rs 24 on his head. In the last 10 years, the per capita debt has gone up to Rs 84.”

Letter to Sharad Pawar faction of NCP

Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi president Prakash Ambedkar wrote a letter to NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) leader Jitendra Awhad. In this letter, Prakash Ambedkar has sought assurance that after the Lok Sabha elections, no party of Maha Vikas Aghadi will go with the BJP.

Ambedkar wrote in this letter, “You have personally assured that you will not join hands with the BJP after the Lok Sabha elections. But there is no assurance from the party. Even in the meeting, your party representatives remained silent on this issue. We need assurances that after the Lok Sabha elections, no constituent party of the Maha Vikas Aghadi will go with the BJP.”

Replying to this, Jitendra Awhad wrote in his letter to Prakash Ambedkar, “Our position is clear. We have already said that Pawar sahab (Sharad Pawar) has suffered a lot from his close ones in the last five years. He had decided that whoever wants to join the BJP should go, but he will not go. His family was broken, but he did not join the BJP.”

2024 US Presidential elections: Nikki Haley officially ends her campaign, says Trump has yet to win over her supporters

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2024 US Presidential elections: Nikki Haley officially ends her campaign, says Trump has yet to win over her supporters

On 6th March, Nikki Haley officially ended her campaign for the presidential nomination clearing the way for former United States President Donald Trump. Though Haley ended her campaign, she did not give her support to Trump who is running for a second term.

Haley is a prominent figure in US politics. She is known for her role as the former Governor of South Carolina and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She withdrew from the race after a decisive defeat by Trump in the Republican primary contests.

In a post on X, she said, “I end my campaign with the same words I began it from the Book of Joshua. I direct them to all Americans, but especially to so many of the women and girls out there who put their faith in our campaign. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged. For God will be with you wherever you go. In this campaign, I have seen our country’s greatness. From the bottom of my heart – thank you America.”

Haley’s withdrawal from the Presidential elections came after Trump’s overwhelming victory on Super Tuesday where he secured almost all states. In her speech after withdrawing her name, Haley said she had no regrets and congratulated Trump on his victory.

She said, “At its best, politics is about bringing people into your cause, not turning them away. And our conservative cause badly needs more people. This is now his time for choosing.”

Trump’s victory marked a crucial milestone in his bid for re-election. Despite Haley’s efforts including substantial fundraising and strong debate performances, she did not come close to the popularity of Trump in the primary contests.

Her campaign was characterised by attacks on Trump’s age, character and fitness for office. However, the arguments did not resonate with the Republican voters. Moreover, Nikki Haley has also come under criticism by pro-Trump campaign alleging that she is doing the bidding for the Democrats.

However, unlike her former competitors including Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley did not endorse Trump. She cited Margaret Thatcher’s advice to “never just follow the crowd. Always make up your own mind.”

She emphasised the need for Trump to win over her supporters and others who are yet to endorse him. Notably, Trump’s nomination as the Republican candidate for the Presidential elections is almost secure.

His focus now would turn towards the general elections against President Joe Biden. Trump’s campaign has majorly revolved around the call for unity within the Republican Party despite the divisions among the supporters of the party.

Mutilated body of Hindu boy recovered from deep pit, Ejad, Suhan, Shabir held: Murdered over ‘affair with Muslim girl’ or being witness to cow slaughter? What we know

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Mutilated body of Hindu boy recovered from deep pit, Ejad, Suhan, Shabir held: Murdered over ‘affair with Muslim girl’ or being witness to cow slaughter? What we know

Three Muslim boys have been arrested by the police from Dankaur in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday (6th March) for the murder of a 16-year-old Hindu boy named Deepak.

Deepak’s body was reportedly found rotting in an eight-feet-deep pit on the banks of the Yamuna River in Faridabad’s Arua village, where Deepak hailed from.

Accused Ejad, Suhan and Shabir, residents of Sahupura Khadar village in Haryana’s Faridabad district confessed to the murder alleging that Deepak used to tease Suhan’s sister.

As per a report, two of the accused are minors.

“The accused have claimed that the boy used to tease Suhan’s sister and that is why they killed him,” SHO Chhainsa police station Inspector Ram Chander said.

Another report citing the police claims that the accused suspected that Deepak was in a relationship with a female member of their family due to which they killed him.

A third claim by the accused is that they killed Deepak because he used to comment on their family.

However, the police have said that “the exact reason behind the crime will be known only after investigation”.

As per reports, Deepak’s elder brother, Arjun filed a missing complaint on 1st March of his brother, who was missing since 29th February. A case of kidnapping was then filed.

The accused had initially misled the police by saying that they had thrown the body in the Yamuna following which an operation was launched to find the body. Divers were also deployed in the river.

But further interrogation of the three accused revealed that they had murdered Deepak by strangulating him using a muffler and buried his body in an eight-foot-deep pit on the banks of the Yamuna.

A case of murder was registered after the arrest of the accused, who were taken into one-day police remand after being produced before a court in Faridabad. Two have been sent to judicial custody and one is still being interrogated.

A report claims that the family had cast doubt on a youth from Sahupura, who had reportedly called them to confess that he killed Deepak. The accused’s elder brother and younger brother were also reportedly involved in the murder. There is no clarity yet if Ejad, Suhan and Shabir are related.

Accused misled the family and the police

Another report claims that on 29th February, Ejaz had called Deepak. When he did not return home for some time, the family questioned Ejaz who said that Deepak had gone with someone on a bike whom Ejaz did not know.

The family searched for Deepak all night but did not find him. Ejaz stayed with the family all along while trying to find Deepak, including filing a complaint and kept misleading them.

However, the police grew suspicious and interrogated Ejaz who then confessed to the crime. The family has alleged the involvement of many more people besides the arrested accused.

Body recovered in a brutalised state

Shocking details are emerging about the state of the body of the deceased when it was recovered. As per one account, Deepak’s hands, legs and teeth were broken. One of his eyes was also taken out.

The police along with the NDRF recovered the body late at night on 4th March at 1.30 pm in the presence of a duty magistrate. The body was reportedly in a rotten state.

As per a report citing the village council, the body looked like acid was poured on it to hide the identity of the deceased. They have demanded that the post mortem should be conducted in PGI Rohtak and not in Nuh.

Village council warns administration, alleging Deepak had seen Ejaz slaughtering cow

The panchayat or the village council met on Wednesday and demanded that the police arrest 15 others suspected of being involved in Deepak’s murder.

They warned the police that if all accused are not arrested by Thursday, they will call a Mahapanchayat to decide the further course of action.

A report quoting Deepak’s grandfather, Advocate Ashok Kumar Chandani, stated that Deepak had gone for a walk in the fields on 29th February.

Villagers alleged that Deepak had witnessed Ejad and his family indulging in cow slaughter near the fields which is why Ejaz, Suhan and Sabir along with others killed Deepak.

The villagers said that other family members of Ejad are also involved in this case demanding that the 15 other accused should also be arrested.

They have said that the postmortem of the body will not be allowed until all accused are arrested. At the same time, the village council gave an ultimatum to the police that if the accused were not arrested by Thursday, a Mahapanchayat would be organised. People from 12 villages will participate in this.

The case will now be investigated by the DLF Crime Branch.

Bittu Bajrangi demands justice for the family

Hindu activist Bittu Bajrangi visited the bereaved family who have demanded capital punishment for the accused. Some members also named more accused from the Muslim community.

“Ejad killed my son. He should be hanged. I want an eye for an eye,” the mother wailed adding that the police are not acting promptly.

Another relative of the deceased has said that Deepak’s nose and ears were also chopped off. “They are behind the lives of Hindus,” said a woman from the family of the deceased.

‘Don’t go to Modi’s rally’: Kashmir residents receive threat calls from international numbers ahead of PM’s event in Srinagar

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‘Don’t go to Modi’s rally’: Kashmir residents receive threat calls from international numbers ahead of PM’s event in Srinagar

On 7th March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kashmir for the first time after abrogation of Article 370. PM Modi will inaugurate several development projects and address a public meeting. Notably, the people of Kashmir received threatening calls from international numbers telling them not to attend PM Modi’s rally.

As per reports, Pakistan’s ISI is behind the calls made on mobile phones and landlines in Kashmir threatening the locals not to attend PM Modi’s program. Reportedly, as soon as the call is received, the voice on the other side starts threatening to boycott PM Modi’s rally. If attended, the caller threatened to harm their families. The police and intelligence agencies were alerted about the threatening calls.

Speaking to India Today, BJP leader Fayaz Ahmed said he was aware of the calls being received by the locals. He added, “Our party workers have informed me that their family members received calls from international numbers threatening them not to attend PM Modi’s program. I want to tell you that the enemy forces are crazy. They cannot maintain their own homes, those who are sending their own people to jail and those who have failed to provide their people with education and food, have gone crazy and frustrated to the point that they cannot digest India’s progress that too under PM Modi’s leadership.”

PM Modi scheduled to launch projects worth Rs 5,000 crore in Kashmir

As per reports, PM Narendra Modi will attend the ‘Viksit Bharat Viksit Jammu Kashmir’ program at Bakshi stadium. He will launch projects worth Rs 5,000 crore that will facilitate agriculture and tourism sectors among others. Furthermore, he will also give appointment letters to 1,000 newly appointed government employees. Reportedly, around 2 lakh people are expected to attend PM Modi’s program. Local police and central security agencies have made all the required arrangements. Earlier, on 20th February, PM Modi went to Jammu and inaugurated projects worth Rs 13,200 crores.

Delhi anti-Hindu riots 2020: Karkardooma court discharges Ajmat Ali, Shadab Alam and 9 others citing lack of evidence

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Delhi anti-Hindu riots 2020: Karkardooma court discharges Ajmat Ali, Shadab Alam and 9 others citing lack of evidence

 Delhi’s Karkardooma Court has discharged 11 men accused of rioting, and burning shops and vehicles in the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi during riots in February 2020.

The accused, also charged with criminal conspiracy, were discharged due to lack of evidence.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Pulastya Pramachala discharged the 11 accused persons namely Ajmat Ali, Shadab Alam, Naved, Mohd Shahid, Mohd Sakir, Nadeem, Mohd Sohail alias Soel, Sultan Ahmed, Wazid, Suleman and Mohd Faeem.

These accused were charge-sheeted in a case of rioting and criminal conspiracy by Delhi Police in relation to an FIR lodged at police station Dayalpur.

The court said that there is no reference to any specific evidence to show the existence of a criminal conspiracy among the accused persons. Based on the evidence placed on the record, the element of prior agreement among the accused persons and others cannot be inferred, it said.

“Therefore, I do not find a case being made out for the existence of a criminal conspiracy from the record,” ASJ Pramachala held in the order passed on Monday.

The court further said that based on evidence on record, it cannot be said that a grave suspicion is created against the accused persons to show their involvement in any of the incidents being prosecuted in this case.

“In fact, there is no specific evidence in respect of finding the culprit behind the incident related to other complaints, which were clubbed for investigation in this case and which are being prosecuted in the same chargesheet,” the court said.

The court pointed out that the video relied upon by the prosecution to charge-sheet Suleman and Mohd Faeem does not connect them with the alleged incidents.

“Since the police had registered separate cases for riotous incidents, a general piece of evidence to show presence in the mob at some point of time and at some different place cannot be sufficient evidence to prosecute and charge an accused for a particular incident,” ASJ Pramachala held.

As per the charge sheet, on the night of February 23, 2020, a PCR call was received in Police Station (PS) Dayalpur, regarding an incident taken place at Punjab Chicken, Chandu Nagar, Dayalpur, near Sherpur Chowk. Through this call, it was informed that “KUCH LOG DUKAAN PAR AAYE OR JHAGDA KAR RHE HAI”.

On reaching the spot, Police found that a mob of two different communities were raising slogans against and in favour of the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA).

The situation was telephonically informed to SHO, who came there along with force. He declared the mob illegal and announced through loudhailer to take back steps, but the mob did not pay any heed.

In the meantime, both mobs started stone pelting against each other. Some vehicles parked there were set on fire, windowpanes of some vehicles were broken, and one ‘Punjab Chicken’ in Chandu Nagar was also set on fire, the police said.

After investigation, Delhi police on April 27, 2020, filed a charge sheet against 10 accused persons for offences punishable under sections 147/148/149/427/435/436/120-B IPC and 3 PDPP Act.

On September 16, 2020, the first supplementary chargesheet against the accused, namely Mohd Faeem, along with the FSL report and other documents, was filed. On December 18, 2020, the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) took cognizance of offences 147/148/149/427/435/436/120-B IPC and 3/4 PDPP Act.

On December 14, 2023, a third supplementary chargesheet was filed before the session court, taking a fresh stand to prosecute this case in respect of nine (9) complaints made by complainants Ashok Kumar, Satish Kumar, Rahul Kumar, Vijay Pal, Smt. Vandana, Mohd Nasim, Nawab Singh, Subhash Chand, and Mumtaz. 

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

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