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Where is the money – What happens to the cash recovered by Enforcement Directorate or Income Tax department during raids

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Where is the money – What happens to the cash recovered by Enforcement Directorate or Income Tax department during raids

The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Income Tax (IT) Department conduct multiple raids every year, resulting in the recovery of unaccounted cash worth crores. With swanky photographs of seized money arranged to form letters like “E” and “D” to denote ED during raids, the question arises: What happens to the cash recovered by the agencies during raids?

When the ED, CBI, or IT Department seizes unaccounted money, they cannot just keep it on their office premises. First of all, the accused gets a chance to explain where the cash came from. If the accused fails to give a satisfactory answer, the money is considered ill-gotten and seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) provisions.

The actual process of seizing the cash starts from here. The State Bank of India is called in to count the seized cash. Simultaneously, a list of seized cash is prepared with the details of the recovered amount in specific denominations such as Rs 500, Rs 200, Rs 100, Rs 50 and so on. Based on the amount, the bank deploys multiple cash counting machines to ensure smooth and quick completion of the counting process.

Once the counting is complete, the cash is sealed in the boxes in the presence of independent witnesses. The cash is then taken to the SBI branch, where it is deposited under the agency’s Personal Deposit (PD) account. Later, the cash is moved to the central government’s treasury.

Notably, cash can be used only once the case is over in the court of law. Neither the ED, nor the bank, nor the government has the right to use the money for any purposes while the case is sub-judice. The agency issues a provisional attachment order, and an adjudicating authority must confirm the attachment within six months. This order ensures that the accused cannot benefit from the seized cash. Notably, the agency can only hold onto the cash for 180 days. During that time, the agency has to prove the validity of the seizure. In case the agency fails to do so, the money gets returned to the accused automatically.

How the money will be used depends on the outcome of the case. If the accused acquits, the cash gets returned; otherwise, if convicted, the money becomes government property.

Enforcement Directorate, Central Bureau of Investigation, and Income Tax Department can raid, investigate and seize property in cases of money laundering, scams, tax fraud, or irregularities.

Jharkhand: Ehsan Mirdaha trapped tribal girl using the name Badal, raped, killed her and chopped the body into several pieces in Khunti, arrested

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Jharkhand: Ehsan Mirdaha trapped tribal girl using the name Badal, raped, killed her and chopped the body into several pieces in Khunti, arrested

In the Gumla district of Jharkhand, a horrific case of love jihad and brutal murder has come to the fore wherein a tribal girl named Archana Kandulna was raped, murdered and then her body was chopped into three pieces by the accused identified as Esan Mirdaha. The accused was arrested on Saturday (December 9) and incarcerated. Reports say that accused Esan posed as Badal to lure the victim into his love trap.

The matter pertains to Khunti’s Fori village under the Sadar police station precinct wherein the 21-year-old victim’s severed body parts including her head were recovered from a well on Tuesday (December 5). The victim was a resident of Jaipur village under Rania police station limits and working in Pune, however, she had recently returned to her village. According to media reports, accused Esan Mirdaha alias Badal lured the girl into his trap and raped her. Subsequently, he murdered the girl and cut her body into three pieces.

On Friday (December 8), the police recovered the deceased victim’s hands. Meanwhile, SP Harvinder Singh said that the victim was identified with an Aadhaar card recovered near the victim’s mutilated body found in the well. According to an ETV Bharat report, accused Esan told the police that he found several pictures on the victim’s mobile phone which she was allegedly using to blackmail him. She had also blocked his number. This allegedly infuriated the accused who then called the victim to a local fair (mela) in Fori village to meet on November 28.

The accused reportedly managed to take Archana in confidence who then took her clothes off after accused Esan asked her to do so. Following that, the accused attacked the victim with a sharp object (Tangi or axe) and severed her hands. The accused then beheaded the victim and disposed of the victim’s torso in one well and head in another.

According to SP Harvinder Singh, the accused confessed his crime during the questioning. SP Singh added that the police seized the deceased’s bag and clothes, a severed hand, the Tangi (axe) used in the murder, three mobile phones and a bike, based on information disclosed by accused Ehsan.

On Friday, Koche Munda, BJP MLA from the Torpa assembly constituency led a protest along with his supporters outside the block office in Rania demanding justice for the deceased victim. MLA Munda said that despite CM Hemant Soren being a tribal, the crimes against tribals are on the rise in the state. He added the accused in this case should be hanged. The BJP MLA also met the victim’s father on whose complaint a case was registered against the accused.

The BJP MLA has also submitted a memorandum in this regard. The victim’s father said that his daughter was going to Delhi, however, she missed the train at Ranchi Station. The victim told her father that she was staying at her friend’s house now and that she needed money. The victim’s father said that he had called Archana to come home and take some money, however, her mobile phone was switched off since then and later he received the news that a severed body had been recovered in Fori village.

Meanwhile, Hindu Jagran Manch leader Sanjay Kumar Verma has called the incident a case of love jihad. He said that if the police do not conduct a proper investigation into the case, the Hindu rights organisation will demand a CBI probe.

Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, an advocate against compulsory Hijab in Iran, to be on a hunger strike in prison during her Nobel Prize ceremony

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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, an advocate against compulsory Hijab in Iran, to be on a hunger strike in prison during her Nobel Prize ceremony

Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, who is currently behind bars, is anticipated to launch a fresh hunger strike, her family announced on 9th December. The 51-year-old is expected to receive the esteemed honour on 10th December in Norway’s Oslo. However, she won’t be able to attend because she is imprisoned in Iran at the moment.

Her 51-year-old husband and Iranian journalist Taghi Rahmani, and her younger brother Hamidreza Mohammadi, informed at a press conference in Oslo, “She is not here with us today, she is in prison and she will be on a hunger strike in solidarity with a religious minority but we feel her presence here.”

Her husband stated that the strike was a show of support for the largest religious minority, people of the Baha’i faith. The strict Islamic regime persecutes and discriminates against Baha’i faith adherents. Two of the community’s prominent leaders, Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi, have started refusing food in protest of the persecution. Rahmani added, “She said that ‘I will start my hunger strike on the day that I am being granted this prize, perhaps then the world will hear more about it’.”

The human rights advocate had reportedly begun her three-day hunger strike 24 hours before the ceremony, according to a post on her Instagram account. It read, “On the day of the Nobel Prize ceremony, I want to be the voice of Iranians protesting against injustice and oppression.” Her friends are in charge of her Instagram.

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in October “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.” She is known for her advocacy against compulsory hijab and the death penalty there and has been held at the Evin jail in Tehran since 2021. Ali Rahmani and Kiana Rahmani, her 17-year-old twins, who have been living in France since 2015 and haven’t seen their mother in nearly nine years, are set to represent her at the event in Oslo.

Taghi Rahmani with Ali Rahmani and Kiana Rahmani pose for a picture after signing the guest book at the Nobel Institute in Oslo on 9 December. (Source: AFP)

The two are going to read a speech written by their mother that was smuggled outside the Tehran prison. On 7th December, Ali stated he was “optimistic” about a reunion, while Kiana expressed her “pessimism” about potentially meeting her mother again.

Narges Mohammadi has spent a large portion of the last 20 years in and out of jail. She has been arrested 13 times, convicted five times to a total of 31 years in prison and inflicted 154 lashes.

Narges Mohammadi served as the Defenders of Human Rights Center’s Vice President in the past. The Norwegian Nobel Committee unveiled it awarded the Nobel Prize to her “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.” They noted, “Her brave struggle has come with tremendous personal costs.” However, the Iranian Foreign Ministry objected to the decision and labelled it “biased and politically motivated.”

Mohammadi was born in Zanjan and studied physics at the Imam Khomeini International University. She distinguished herself as a champion of women’s rights and equality while attending college. Following her graduation, she worked as an engineer and contributed reform-focused pieces to several periodicals.

Nargis Mohammadi became a member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Tehran in 2003, which was founded by Shirin Ebadi, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. After being apprehended for the first time in 2011, Mohammadi was given an extended jail sentence in recognition of her assistance to activists and their families. She concentrated on her opposition to the death penalty after receiving bail in 2013. She endured prison time for an additional year in 2015 after being arrested once more.

She is one of the women leading the “Woman, Life, Freedom” revolution. The uprising included months-long demonstrations throughout Iran after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died in custody in September 2022. The young woman had been detained after being arrested for allegedly disobeying the Islamic Republic’s rigid dress codes for women. According to their lawyer, her parents and brother, who were supposed to accept the Sakharov Prize which was given posthumously to Amini in a separate event in France on 10th December, are not allowed to leave Iran.

Who is Dhiraj Prasad Sahu – The Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand at the centre of the historic Income Tax raid

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Who is Dhiraj Prasad Sahu – The Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand at the centre of the historic Income Tax raid

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Indian National Congress, the grand old party, is once again surrounded by controversies. The party has yet to recover from the crushing defeat in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections. It is now facing intense scrutiny as the Income Tax (IT) Department has recovered hundreds of crores of unaccounted cash from properties linked to its Jharkhand Rajya Sabha MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu.

By 9th December, the IT Department recovered nearly Rs 300 crores from the premises linked to Sahu, and further recovery is still underway. Congress Party officially distanced itself from the controversy and claimed it had nothing to do with the cash recovered by the IT Department. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Congress party’s General Secretary in Communications, Jairam Ramesh, claimed that the Indian National Congress has nothing to do with the businesses run by its Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand. The senior Congress functionary added that only the accused in the case, Sahu, could explain the source for vast piles of cash reportedly seized from his properties and demanded an explanation from Sahu.

The money recovered by the IT department is said to be linked to Odisha-based Boudh Distillery Private Limited and its related organisations, where Sahu is a partner. Over nineteen bags containing cash were taken from the home of a certain Bunty Sahu, who was assigned to oversee the management of liquor facilities in the Odisha regions. Three dozen machines were deployed to count the cash. Reports suggest some of the machines broke down during counting, resulting in a delay in completing the process.

Reportedly, Bhagat Beherea, the Regional Manager of the State Bank of India in Bolangir, said that the bank had received 176 bags containing money in total. Fifty workers and twenty-five counting machines have been deployed to count the currency notes.

Who is Dhiraj Prasad Sahu

Dhiraj Prasad Sahu is a partner in Baldev Sahu Infra Pvt Ltd, a group company of Budha Distilleries. He has been a Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand since 2009. Sahu’s family has been linked to Congress for a long time.

Sahu started his political career in 1977 as a National Students Union of India (NSUI) member. Slowly and steadily, he climbed the party ladder and served as office-bearer in the Lohardaga district and later in the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee.

In 2009, he was elected Rajya Sabha member for the first time in a bypoll. He was re-elected for the second term in 2010. In May 2018, he became the third time Rajya Sabha member of Congress from Jharkhand.

According to his profile on the Rajya Sabha website, his family has been associated with Congress since independence. He was part of “Jail Bharo Aandolan” in 1978. He has asked 630 questions in Rajya Sabha since 2010, with the latest being related to the Kavach Safety System, procurement of paddy, losses due to damage to national highways, accidents in coal mines, privatisation of airports and more.

In November 2022, Sahu participated in Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, yet another attempt of the Congress Party to “launch” Gandhi into politics and project him as Prime Minister candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. In a post on X, Dhiraj Sahu shared some photographs from the Yatra.

Later, in February 2023, Sahu published a video from the Yatra and wrote, “Historic Bharat Jodo Yatra ended up winning the hearts of Indians. Honoured to be a part of this historic journey.”

BJP targeted Congress over cash recovery

In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi quoted a report by Dainik Bhaskar on the raids and said, “The countrymen should look at the pile of these currency notes and then listen to the honest ‘speeches’ of their leaders. Whatever has been looted from the public, every penny will have to be returned, this is Modi’s guarantee.”

Speaking to Times Now, BJP leader Nishikant Dubey said, “The Congress leader is a partner in the two companies that are being raided. I feel the Income Tax department should transfer the case to the Enforcement Directorate considering the magnanimity of the situation.” In a post on X, he wrote, “The Rajya Sabha MP of Congress, Dhiraj Sahu, is declared as a partner in two companies, Baldev Sahu & Company and Shiv Prasad Sahu & Sons, whose shares have been accounted for at Rs 350 crores till now. The disclosure of 20 per cent of these shares is pending, and it is suspected to be undisclosed or benami, which will be revealed through an investigation. A raid at his residences in Ranchi and Lohardaga resulted in the recovery of Rs 20 crore in cash and assets, including gold, silver, and diamonds worth Rs 150 crore. Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo yatra was not about unifying India but rather a ‘Bhrashtachari Jodo Yatra’.”

Speaking to ANI, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, “Mohabbat ki dukaan par corruption ka karobaar chal raha hai. Congress will have to give an answer on this.”

She added, “Rs 200 crore has been recovered from the premises of their party MP Dhiraj Prasad Sahu, and the counting is still going on…The Congress high command, (means) the Gandhi family, will have to tell the country that for which Congress leader of the Gandhi family he was working as an ATM.”

Kerala: Enforcement Directorate freezes bank accounts of Abdurahiman Chenoth Thirummal who duped UAE banks of Rs 340 Crore

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Kerala: Enforcement Directorate freezes bank accounts of Abdurahiman Chenoth Thirummal who duped UAE banks of Rs 340 Crore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen the bank accounts and confiscated property documents belonging to Abdurahiman Chenoth Thirummal, a businessman accused of defrauding multiple banks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of approximately Rs 340 crore. The ED initiated a probe following the filing of an FIR by the Chandera Police in Kasaragod of Kerala.

According to this FIR filed by the Chandera police, Abdurahiman – a resident of Mettammal village in Kasaragod’s Trikaripur gram panchayat – had taken a business loan of 68.159 million Arab Emirates dirhams (AED) from the Invest Bank in Sharjah for development of his enterprise named Hexa Oil & Gas Services LLC.

The bank disbursed the funds in two instalments, one in October 2017 and the other in January 2018. Although he made partial repayments, Abdurahiman still had an outstanding debt of 42.898 million dirhams or Rs 83.36 crore to the bank. In February 2021, a representative from Invest Bank lodged a cheating complaint (under Section 420 of the IPC) against Abdurahiman with the Chandera Police.

In 2022, Shamsheer Sam, a 38-year-old Mogral Puthur gram panchayat resident in Kasaragod, filed a complaint with the Chandera Police. He alleged that Abdurahiman compelled him to take a personal loan of 340,000 dirhams (approximately Rs 77.24 lakh) but failed to repay the borrowed amount.

Kerala police had closed the case

According to reports, a police official from Chandera said that Abdurahiman sought relief from the High Court of Kerala and successfully obtained a stay on the police investigation in the initial case involving the alleged cheating of Invest Bank. He further informed that
regarding Shamsheer Sam’s case, the police investigation uncovered inconsistencies between the statement provided to the court by Shamsher Sam and the one given at the police station. Consequently, the police submitted a report to the court reflecting these disparities, leading to the closure of the case.

Enforcement Directorate reopened the case

However, the Kochi office of the Enforcement Directorate traced the leads from the initial FIR lodged at the Chandera Police Station. On Thursday (7th December), the ED carried out search operations at eight locations linked to Abdurahiman, his wife Zareena Majeed, and their associates in Kochi, Kozhikode, and Kasaragod.

While the initial complaint cited a sum of 42.898 million dirhams (Rs 83.36 crore), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) revealed that its investigation uncovered Abdurahiman’s acquisition of loans amounting to approximately 150 million dirhams (around Rs 340 crore) from various banks, including Invest Bank.

ED said in its statement, “He is suspected to have diverted funds withdrawn in cash through hawala channels and invested the same in multiple companies in the fields of construction, media, chemical industry and information technology. Our searches have revealed the modus operandi of this large-scale cross-border offence of money laundering.”

ED said that Abdurahiman engaged in fraudulent activities by deceiving foreign banks, misappropriating funds intended for business ventures, and diverting them for his gain. The agency also informed that several incriminating documents and electronic devices were seized during the raids. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has directed the freezing of Rs 3.58 crore in the bank accounts of Abdurahiman and other implicated individuals in the case. Additionally, it has confiscated the documents of his real estate holdings and shares in affiliated companies.

Hamas stealing humanitarian aid: Israel Defense Forces share video of terrorists looting relief material in Gaza

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Hamas stealing humanitarian aid: Israel Defense Forces share video of terrorists looting relief material in Gaza

On Sunday (9th December), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared a video on social media wherein Hamas terrorists were seen looting humanitarian aid sent to Gaza by various international organisations.

The terrorists were also seen thrashing a relief worker with a stick and running away with a vehicle, stacked with humanitarian aid.

While sharing the video, IDF said, “Hamas members beat civilians and steal the humanitarian aid they received from international organizations—facilitated by Israel.”

“Hamas puts its terrorist goals over Gazans’ needs,” the Israel Defense Forces emphasised.

Humanitarian funds channelled to Hamas

Israel has time and again accused the ‘irredeemably flawed’ United Nations Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNPRA) of fuelling the ongoing conflict in Gaza and instilling hatred against the Jewish State.

The question remains whether funds meant for the ‘welfare’ of Palestinians are diverted for terror activities. A case in point is that of a Gaza aid worker named Mohammed Halabi, who transferred $50 million of humanitarian funds to Islamic terror outfit Hamas.

The funds were used to build tunnels and rockets to attack the State of Israel. Israel’s Shin Bet intelligence service described him as “a major figure in the terrorist/military arm of Hamas”.

Halabi, who worked for the global charity ‘World Vision’ transferred 60% of the funds to Hamas terrorists through a “sophisticated and systematic apparatus.”

A report by The Times of Israel stated, “Israel closely supervises aid to try to ensure it bypasses the terror group. But the Hamas-run government benefits from foreign countries footing the bill for schools, hospitals and infrastructure, allowing it to conserve its own resources, including the taxes and customs it collects.”

Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar get legal notices for endorsing Pan Masala

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Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Akshay Kumar get legal notices for endorsing Pan Masala

In response to a contempt petition, Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey informed the Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench on Friday (December 8) that on October 20, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) served notices to actors Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, and Ajay Devgn for promoting tobacco brands. The bench has set the hearing for May 9, 2024, after hearing the submission.

This comes after lawyer Motilal Yadav filed a petition voicing concerns about the alleged involvement of celebrities and dignitaries, particularly ‘Padma Awardees,’ in advertisements or endorsements of specific products or items that are causing harm to the public’s health.

A court of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan had earlier directed the central government to decide the representation of the petitioner, who had argued that action should be taken against artists and dignitaries who received high-profile accolades but were advertising for gutkha companies.

The petitioner argued that a representation was made to the government on October 22, however, no action was taken.

Following the hearing of the contempt petition, the high court issued a notice to the central government’s Cabinet Secretary. The Centre has issued show cause notices to Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, and Ajay Devgn, according to Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey, who briefed the High Court on Friday.

Moreover, the court was informed that actor Amitabh Bachchan also sent a legal warning to a gutkha brand that was broadcasting his advertisement even though he had terminated his contract with it. It is worth noting that Bachchan withdrew from a paan masala advertising campaign in October 2021 after receiving flak from fans over a commercial that aired featuring him. The actor had announced in his blog post titled “The Office of Mr Amitabh Bachchan” that he has terminated his contract with the gutkha company.

Notably, actors Akshay Kumar alongside Shah Rukh Khan and Ajay Devgn were seen in the advertisements of the brand Vimal. This sparked controversy, and Akshay Kumar resigned as Vimal’s brand ambassador last year after receiving criticism from his fans. Previously, he had signed up as a brand ambassador for the company’s Elaichi products. However, Vimal also makes tobacco products, and his endorsement of the brand was seen as an endorsement of those products. In October this year, Kumar refuted a media report claiming that he is returning as the brand ambassador for Vimal Pan Masala.

President of University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill resigns days after backlash for refusing to condemn calls for “Jew genocide” on campus

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President of University of Pennsylvania Liz Magill resigns days after backlash for refusing to condemn calls for “Jew genocide” on campus

The President of the University of Pennsylvania, Liz Magill has resigned. This comes just days after her controversial testimony at a congressional hearing about the rise in antisemitism on campuses.

Magill issued a statement about her resignation. She stated, “It has been my privilege to serve as President of this remarkable institution. It has been an honour to work with our faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community members to advance Penn’s vital missions.”

According to the website of the University of Pennsylvania, Magill has “voluntarily” tendered her resignation. She will remain a tenured faculty member at the law college, Penn Carey Law.

Meanwhile, Magill will stay on until an interim president is appointed.

Netizens have welcomed the development. X, formerly Twitter, user Dr. Phil, who boasts a 1.4 million following on the social media platform said he was relieved that Magill has resigned.

“I am relieved that Liz Magill resigned as President of @Penn. This week, I viewed a highly restricted @IDF video of the Oct 7 Hamas massacre. I was sickened by video images I can never “unsee” and appalled by university presidents, like Liz Magill, who are OK with calls for Jewish genocide on their campuses. @MeritStMedia,” he wrote.

Another X user named Libs of TikTok with 2.7 million followers pointed out how Magill was smirking while she answered during the Congressional hearing.

The user wrote, “Liz Magill, President of @Penn has resigned. This was her smirking as she explained that calling for the g*noc*de of Jews on campus doesn’t violate any policies.”

Calls were being made for Liz Magill’s resignation after her shocking testimony at the congressional hearing about antisemitism on campus which drew widespread condemnation.

On 5th December, the Presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania were confronted by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik during the hearing over the issue of rising cases of antisemitism on their campuses.

During the hearing, the Presidents of all three universities including Liz Magill refused to condemn the calls for the genocide of Jews on their campuses as bullying and harassment, when asked to offer a simple “yes” or “no” answer on whether advocating for the murder of Jews would violate the University’s bullying and harassment policies.

Congresswoman Stefanik asked, “Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Penn’s rules or code of conduct? Yes or no?” To this, Magill replied with a smirk that raised eyebrows, “If the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment.” Magill maintained that if antisemitic speech becomes conduct, that is, committed in action, only then does it amount to harassment.

The White House also rebuked the presidents of the universities. White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said, “It’s unbelievable that this needs to be said: calls for genocide are monstrous and antithetical to everything we represent as a country. Any statements that advocate for the systematic murder of Jews are dangerous and revolting — and we should all stand firmly against them, on the side of human dignity and the most basic values that unite us as Americans.”

On 7th December, Magill issued a clarification saying that her statement was focused on the University’s long-standing policies “aligned with the US Constitution which say that speech alone is not punishable”.

She stated, “In that moment, I was focused on our University’s long-standing policies, aligned with the US Constitution, which say that speech alone is not punishable. I was not focused on, but I should have been, the irrefutable fact that a call for genocide of Jewish people is a call for some of the most terrible violence human beings can perpetrate. It’s evil plain and simple. I want to be clear, the call for genocide of Jewish people is threatening, deeply so. It is intentionally meant to terrify people who have been subjected to pogroms and hatred for centuries and were the victims of mass genocide in the Holocaust. In my view, it would be harassment or intimidation.”

Calls for Presidents of Harvard and MIT universities are also being made on social media.

The credibility of Ivy League institutions in the United States has come into question following the rise in antisemitic demonstrations, actions and even violence going unabated on their campuses in light of the Israel-Hamas war.

‘Got money for bicycles?’ asks Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, girl students answer ‘No’, leaving the CM embarrassed at a public event

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‘Got money for bicycles?’ asks Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, girl students answer ‘No’, leaving the CM embarrassed at a public event

On Saturday (9th December), Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren attended a program in Pathargama in the Godda area of Jharkhand. While addressing various beneficiaries of different state government schemes, the CM asked in his speech whether the girls present there get the money to buy a cycle. In response, the girls answered ‘No’, leaving the CM visibly embarrassed. A video of this incident has gone viral on social media.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren had arrived to participate in the ‘Aapki Yojana, Aapki Sarkar, Aapke Dwar’ programme organised at Pathargama in Godda. He interacted with the children and the beneficiaries of the program. During this, the Chief Minister asked the girls whether they got the money for bicycles under the state scheme or not.

The girls responded by saying no. After this, Hemant Soren asked the officer standing behind him on the stage the reason for not providing the money for the bicycle. Hemant Soren was told the money was being sent to the girls’ account. He further asked if the girls were getting benefitted from the Savitribai Phule scheme of the state government. This time, the ‘No’ from the girls was even louder. A video of this whole exchange has gone viral on social media.

Bharatiya Janata Party also shared this video of Hemant Soren through their official account on the social media platform X. In the caption, the BJP wrote, “The hollow promises of the false government have been exposed. The daughters of Jharkhand exposed Hemant Soren’s false promises in front of him.”

BJP State President Babulal Marandi also shared the video and said that the CM has removed the video from the official platform, and asked how will he hide the corruption in the state.

Hemant Soren later said in the video that those who have already received the money in the Savitribai Phule scheme, only they will get it, and there is no rule now for money for the other children. Regarding the money for the cycle, the CM said that money will be directly transferred to the accounts and won’t be given there.

Delhi police nab 3 men for the murder of Karni Sena Chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi

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Delhi police nab 3 men for the murder of Karni Sena Chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, in a joint operation with Rajasthan Police, detained three persons, including two main accused, from Chandigarh in connection with the murder of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the Delhi police said on Sunday.

As per the police, the main accused, Rohit Rathore and Nitin Fauji, are also among those arrested today. The police informed that all three accused are being brought to Delhi.

Earlier on Saturday, December 9, Jaipur police arrested Ramveer Singh, a resident of Mahendragarh, Haryana, in connection to Gogamedi’s murder.

On December 5, Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was murdered by two shooters, Nitin Fauji and Rohit Rathore, in an indiscriminate firing at his residence in Shyam Nagar and arrangements were facilitated for Nitin Fauji by the accused Ramveer Singh in Jaipur, said the Jaipur Police Commissioner in an official statement.

He further said that on November 9, Nitin Fauji and his associates fired on the police of Mahendragarh Police Station Sadar and absconded. During this period, Nitin Fauji sent his friend Ramveer to Jaipur on November 19.

One of the assailants, Naveen Shekhawat, was killed at Gogamedi’s residence during the exchange of fire with the police. One of Gogamedi’s security guards was injured in the crossfire, as per the police.

(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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