On 31st July, an Islamic mob in Nuh of Mewat, Haryana, attacked thousands of Hindu devotees attending the Jalabhishek Yatra on Shravan Somvar. OpIndia accessed several FIRs registered in the case. One of the FIRs talked about the inflammatory social media posts published before Nuh Jalabhishek Yatra Attack.
Details of the FIR
The FIR has been registered on the complaint of ASI Suresh Kumar under Sections 153, 153A, 295A, 298, 504, 109 and 292. ASI Kumar is posted at Nuh Cyber Cell as Station in-charge.
Source: Haryana Police
In his complaint, ASI Kumar said he monitors all types of social media posts on the internet. During social media surveillance, he came across a profile by the name of Shahid, who hid his identity on social media.
Screenshot of Shahid’s profile. It has been withheld in India. Source: Facebook
ASI Kumar said Shahid was found posting inflammatory posts on 31st August in the backdrop of the Religious Jalabhishek Yatra in Nuh, aiming to create communal tension. His posts were provocative and could cause enmity between two communities.
Apart from communal posts, Shahid was posting videos with derogatory songs, sexually explicit videos and inflammatory content that may cause communal tension.
Now-deleted post by Shahid. Source: BefittingFacts/Twitter
Shahid’s profile has been withheld in India. All the posts that were reported in the FIR were found to be deleted from Shahid’s profile. However, we found two posts that are still relevant to the type of content mentioned in the FIR.
Shahid shared a video insinuating violence at Agra bypass in Mewat. Source: Facebook
Sexually explicit video published by Shahid. Source: Facebook
OpIndia’s complete coverage of the Nuh (Mewat) Shobha Yatra Attack can be checked here.
After the introduction of The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that this Bill is a very significant milestone in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision which will protect the rights of all citizens.
Taking to Twitter Chandrasekhar said that “DPDPBill introduced in #Parliament is a very significant milestone in PM Narendra Modi ji’s vision of Global Standard Cyber Laws for India’s $1T DigitalEconomy and #IndiaTechade.”
What is the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill ?
He further explained that “This new Bill after it is passed by Parliament, will protect the rights of ALL citizens, allow the innovation economy to expand and permit Govt’s lawful n legitimate access in national security and emergencies like pandemics and earthquakes etc.”
Meanwhile, the Sources said that the discussion on the bill will be held on August 7.
“DPDPBill is a global standard, Contemporary, FutureReady yet simple and easy to understand,” he mentioned. Earlier today, Union Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023, in the Lok Sabha.
Opposition members strongly opposed the introduction of the bill and said that the bill violates the fundamental right to privacy. They demanded that the bill should be sent to the standing committee for scrutiny. They said the government had withdrawn a bill on data protection last year and the new bill needs more scrutiny.
Vaishnaw said that it is not a money bill and all issues raised by the opposition will be answered during the debate. The bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner “that recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes”.
In view of the feedback from stakeholders and various agencies, the Bill was withdrawn in August 2022. On November 18, 2022, the government published a new draft Bill, titled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, and initiated a public consultation on this draft.
A comprehensive and detailed consultation was held on this subject. 21,666 comments were received from the public and a series of consultations were held with 46 sector organisations, associations and industry bodies.
Comments were also received from 38 ministries/departments of the Government of India. The reintroduced draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022 proposed six types of penalties on non-companies to companies.
To prevent a personal data breach, a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore is being proposed in the draft bill which was put out for public comments. Besides, failure to notify the Board and affected Data Principals in the event of a personal data breach and non-fulfilment of additional obligations in relation to children may attract a penalty of up to Rs 200 crore.
Non-fulfilment of additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary under sections 11 and 16 of the Act may attract Rs 150 crore and Rs 10 crore fines, respectively.
Lastly, non-compliance with provisions of this Act other than those listed in (1) to (5) and any rule made thereunder will attract penalties up to Rs 50 crore. Points that emerged in the course of consultations and comments were thoroughly studied and the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 was finalised.
The purpose of this Act, the draft said, is to provide for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the right of individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process personal data for lawful purposes.
During the drafting of the Personal Data Protection Bill in 2019, the government said that the entire gamut of principles was widely debated and discussed. These include the rights of individuals, duties of entities processing personal data and regulatory framework, among others.
The first principle of the proposed Bill is that usage of personal data by organisations must be done in a manner that is lawful, fair to the individuals concerned and transparent. The second principle of purpose limitation is that the personal data is used for the purposes for which it was collected.
The third principle of data minimisation is that only those items of personal data required for attaining a specific purpose must be collected. Among others, personal data should be limited to such duration as is necessary for the stated purpose for which personal data was collected and reasonable safeguards to ensure that there is no unauthorised collection or processing of personal data are some features.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
Hours after the Allahabad High Court allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi, the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee has moved to the Supreme Court challenging the verdict.
The Advocate of the Masjid Committee mentioned the matter before Supreme Court not to allow ASI to carry out the survey.
However, Supreme Court says it will look into the issue.
Allahabad High Court on Thursday allowed the ASI to conduct a survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi.
“Allahabad High Court has said that the ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex will start. Sessions court order is upheld by the High Court,” Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi survey case told reporters.
The Allahabad High Court dismissed Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee’s plea, challenging the ASI survey of the mosque complex, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi.
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee had challenged the Varanasi District Judge’s July 21 order.
On July 21, Varanasi district judge AK Vishvesha ordered the ASI survey of the Gyanvapi complex on an application moved by four Hindu women on May 16, 2023.
The order of the district judge, however, excluded the Wuzu Khana (ablution pond area) of the complex, which has been sealed on the order of the top court.
Earlier, the Allahabad High Court asked the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to not start the survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi as the hearing on the matter is underway after Supreme Court put on hold till 5 pm July 26 a detailed scientific survey by the ASI to determine if the mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi was built upon a temple.
The court was hearing a plea against a district court order directing the ASI to conduct the controversial survey.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
On Wednesday, August 2, a Hindu girl filed a complaint at Rahimabad police station in Lucknow accusing a Muslim man named Irfan of posing as a Hindu named Rahul to lure her into his love trap, circulating her private pictures online, and pressuring her to convert to Islam.
According to media reports, the accused Irfan resides in Rahimabad Shahkheda in Lucknow while the victim is a resident of Beniganj in Hardoi. Two years ago, the victim received a call from an unknown number, and the accused, Irfan, introduced himself as Rahul. They started talking frequently and grew close. Later, the accused proposed to marry the victim and the victim accepted his proposal. The girl’s family, however, was against their union, and the girl’s father inquired about Rahul.
The victim’s father learnt that the man posing as Rahul is actually a Muslim man named Irfan. Upon learning the truth, the girl distanced herself from the accused and stopped talking to him. Miffed over this, the accused started to threaten the girl to make her private pictures viral on social media.
Irfan, the accused, then learned through the victim’s friends that the victim’s marriage had been fixed with a Hindu man. Outraged by this, Irfan then circulated the victim’s pictures on social media. Consequently, the victim’s marriage was called off. After that, the victim’s father went to the police station in Rahimabad Shahikheda to file a complaint against Irfan, but Irfan’s family members tried to attack him. The incident was reported after the neighbourhood residents intervened and brought the victim’s father to the police station. The girl was allegedly under Irfan’s influence to convert to Islam.
A Jagran report states that the victim’s father was assaulted when he went to accused Irfan’s house to confront him over making his daughter’s pictures viral online.
According to reports, the victim and her father complained about the matter in letters to senior officials and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Even though a case has been filed, the accused has not yet been arrested.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticises the opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance for supporting AAP in opposing the Govt of NCT of Delhi Bill, saying that the politics of supporting or opposing legislation just to get someone’s support is not right. Urging the opposition parties to “not sacrifice the interests of the people for the sake of an alliance,” Amit Shah said during the Lok Sabha’s discussion of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 that the Centre is permitted under the Constitution to pass legislation for Delhi.
“I request the members of all the parties that such politics should not be done to support or oppose any bill to win elections, to get someone’s support,” Shah said in the Lok Sabha on 3 August.
The union home minister further charged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government’s objective was to only dispute and not serve. It is notable that AAP has opposed the Delhi services bill and has asked other opposition parties to support it for the same. He added that the Delhi administration sought to “hide their corruption” and “the bungalow’s truth” not control over transfer assignments, which is the real reason behind the disagreement over the bill.
Amit Shah said that the administrative arrangement in Delhi was working fine under various governments until AAP came to power in 2015. The Gandhinagar MP accused, “In the year 2015, a party came to power in Delhi whose only motive was to fight, not serve. Chief ministers from multiple parties held office in Delhi. There were coalition and one-party governments, but no one had any trouble serving the people and the country.”
He said that the aim of the party is not to work for people but to “fight” with the Centre. He further continued, “The problem is not getting the right to do transfer postings, but getting control of the vigilance department to hide their corruption like building their bungalows”.
#WATCH | In the year 2015, a party came to power in Delhi whose only motive was to fight, not serve…The problem is not getting the right to do transfer postings, but getting control of the vigilance department to hide their corruption like building their bungalows: Union Home… pic.twitter.com/pelULwGMgH
Additionally, he urged opposition MPs to consider Delhi when voting for the bill rather than their alliance. “I appeal to the opposition MPs to think about Delhi, not their alliance,” he urged, saying, “I request the members of all the parties that such politics should not be done to support or oppose any bill to win elections, to get someone’s support,” he urged.
Asserting that this legislation is good for the country, the Union Minister said that it should be opposed or supported for the good of the country or Delhi, not for the sake of the alliance. “There are many ways to form new alliances. Bills and Acts are for the good of the country. It should be opposed or supported for the good of the country or Delhi… One should not think in a way that we have to support while being in opposition because we have to form an alliance,” he said.
Amit Shah added that opposition was not going to benefit from opposing the bill, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to become PM with a full majority. “Therefore, do not sacrifice the interests of the people for the sake of this alliance. The public is watching everything,” he added.
Amit Shah presented the Delhi services bill, also known as the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, before Parliament on 1 August. The legislation will take the place of an existing ordinance that empowers the Central Government to make rules in connection with the affairs of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi including the functions, terms and other conditions of service of officers and employees.
Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP and the centre have been at odds over the ordinance. “The Constitution gives Parliament all right to bring any law with respect to Delhi,” the Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart declared when introducing the bill in Parliament. It suggested that the centre would be in charge of decisions on suspensions and inquiries involving officials in the national capital.
The INDIA bloc parties would oppose the measure, according to the AAP, which dubbed it the “most undemocratic” piece of legislation that sought to consolidate authority and limit state governments’ sovereignty.
Amidst the tensions brewing between the United States and Pyongyang over US Army soldier Private Travis King who darted into the North Korean border last month, reports have emerged that North Korea has issued its first response to requests for information on the US soldier’s whereabouts. Pyongyanghas confirmed the custody of Travis King, the BBC quoted the UN Command as confirming.
The UN Command declared that it will withhold further information regarding Pyongyang’s response at this time.
It stated that it “did not want to interfere with the efforts to bring him home”.
The response, though, suggests Pyongyang might be prepared to begin negotiations.
According to the report, the UN Command, which oversees the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), had sought information on Private 2nd Class (PV2) Travis King using its direct phone line to the North Korean Army (KPA) in the Joint Security Area.
“KPA has responded to the United Nations Command with regards to PV2 King. In order not to interfere with our efforts to get him home, we will not go into details at this time,” a statement said.
Notably, the North Koreans had previously acknowledged the request but this is the first time they have responded, confirming that the US soldier is in their custody.
Travis King’s kin fear conspiracy
On Wednesday, August 2, Jaqueda Gates, King’s sister told the media that she suspected some “deep conspiracy” behind the disappearance of her brother Travis King.
Jaqueda Gates, King’s sister, told in an interview with CNN that the family has not received more information about her brother’s whereabouts, but said that he is “not the type to just disappear.”
“So, that’s why I feel like the story is deeper than that,” she said, adding: “I don’t I don’t believe that you just do vanished and ran away.”
US Soldier Private Travis King who crossed into North Korea faces disciplinary action
On 18th July, Pentagon said 23-year-old King crossed into North Korea “wilfully and without authorisation” while on an orientation tour of the Joint Security Area (JSA) which is located on the border between Seoul and Pyongyang. King is a Cavalry Scout with the Korean Rotational Force, part of the US security commitment to South Korea.
Private Travis T King joined the US Army in January 2021 and was originally assigned to an element of the US 1st Armored Division. He was administratively attached to a unit in the 4th Infantry Division.
Reuters, quoting a South Korean court ruling, reported that Private King pleaded guilty to assault and destruction of public goods following an incident in October following which he was fined 5 million won ($4,000). King is said to have punched a man in the face at a club on 25th September but the case was settled. He was then allegedly involved in another brawl. When questioned, the report says, King continued his “aggressive behaviour” and gave no answers.
Private King also reportedly caused damage amounting to 584,000 won. He paid 1 million won for damaging a police vehicle.
US officials reportedly said that King’s military detention had concluded on 10th July and he was transported to the airport to return to his home unit in the United States to face additional disciplinary measures and a possible discharge from the military. King fled while after passing alone through the security gate at the airport. King had claimed to the airline crew that his passport was missing and was able to return to the main terminal from the gate.
King managed to join a pre-booked group tour of the demilitarized zone on the border on Tuesday. With the tour group, he went to a border truce village named Panmunjeom, in Paju, Gyeonggi Province. During the tour, he suddenly ran across the border crossing the demilitarized zone, catching everyone by surprise. US and South Korean soldiers tried to stop him, but he had already vanished behind buildings by then.
For the uninitiated, the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separates the two Koreas and is one of the most heavily fortified areas in the world. It’s encircled by electric and barbed wire fencing, landmines, and security cameras. Armed security guards are expected to be on duty around the clock.
The DMZ has separated the two countries since the Korean War in the 1950s, in which the United States backed South Korea. The war ended with an armistice, which means that the two sides are still technically at war. Thousands of US troops remain in the South.
On 31st July, a Muslim mob in Nuh of Mewat, Haryana, attacked thousands of Hindu devotees attending the Jalabhishek Yatra on Shravan Somvar. OpIndia accessed several FIRs registered in the case. This is a consolidated list of 7 FIRs revealing how rioters targeted police during Nuh violence.
Home guards Neeraj and Gursev succumbed to injuries
FIR was registered on the complaint of Inspector Ajay Kumar under Sections 147, 148, 149, 186, 342, 332, 353, 307, 302, 379B, 120B, 427 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of Arms Act. Inspector Ajay is posted as in charge at Khaddauli, Gurugram.
Source: Haryana Police
In his complaint, Inspector Ajay said he was posted in Nuh to maintain law and order during the Yatra. SI Devendra, PSI Arun, head constable Shera, constable Pawan Kumar, HGH Neeraj and HSH Gurdev joined him for the duty under DCP Manveer Singh, Manesar. IMT Police Station, Manesar in-charge inspector Devendra, Bilaspur Police Station in-charge Inspector Rahul Dev and Manesar QRT Team also joined them.
When they reached Cyber Police Station Nuh, a large number of rioters attacked them. They had deadly weapons in their hands. The rioters used large stones to block the roads and pelted stones at the police personnel. They also opened fire at the police personnel to kill them. Meanwhile, SI Ajay’s vehicle flipped due to the stones on the road.
The rioters attacked the police personnel using sticks, batons, rods and stones. They snatched mobile phones and wallets from the police personnel. They had to fire several shots in the air to save themselves.
Home guard Neeraj and home guard Gursev succumbed to their injuries. Constable Pawan, head constable Shersingh, SI Devendra and PSI Arun sustained serious injuries. They were rushed to the general hospital Sohana for treatment.
Rioters attacked police while chanting Allah-Hu-Akbar
FIR was registered on the complaint of Inspector Pankaj Kumar under Sections 148, 149, 332, 353, 186, 307, and 295A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. Inspector Kumar is posted as in-charge Crime Branch Sector 39, Gurugram.
Source: Haryana Police
In his complaint, Inspector Kumar said he was in Nuh on the instructions of his senior official. Constables Pokar Ram, Sandeep, Sanjay, Vikram and Gaurishankar were with him. They were posted at Adbar Crossing, Nug.
Inspector Anil Kumar of Sector 40 Crime Branch, Gurugram, was also posted at the same location with his associates.
A 600-700 strong mob of rioters charged at them from Tavadu while raising slogans of Allah-Hu-Akbar. They started pelting stones and opened fire using illegal weapons at the police personnel. Inspector Kumar and Inspector Anil made announcements requesting them to maintain peace, but they continued pelting stones and shooting at the police personnel. The rioters had stones, sticks, batons, bricks and illegal weapons in their hands.
One of the bullets hit Inspector Anil Kumar in the stomach, and he fell down. His associate ASI Jagbir Singh also sustained injuries due to stone pelting. SI Sanjay and other police personnel rushed them to the hospital. Meanwhile, Inspector Kumar and his colleagues used their government-allotted weapons, including AK47, to fire shots in the air to disperse the mob. He added that he could recognise the rioters.
Rioters opened fire at police personnel to kill them
FIR was registered on the complaint of Constable Ravinder under Sections 148, 149, 332, 353, 186, 307, and 435 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. Ravinder is posted as a driver at the Nuh City police station. In his complaint, he was posted at Jhanda Park, Nuh, with Inspector Ombir Singh of Nuh City Police Station to maintain law and order during Mewat Religious Jalabhishek Yatra.
Source: Haryana Police
When Yatra reached Jhanda Park, around 600-700 rioters of one community attacked the devotees and police personnel intending to cause fatal injuries. They had stones, sticks, batons and illegal weapons in their hands. The rioters were creating hurdles on the path of Yatra towards the Nuh Bus Stand on Alwar-Sohna Road.
Constable Ravinder, Inspector Ombir and other police personnel rushed to Gau Shala Road, Nuh and parked their vehicles on the side of the road. They went out to control the mob while Ravinder and an SI stayed inside the vehicle. Suddenly, the mob attacked the vehicle with sticks and batons. They pelted stones at the police van and fired shots using illegal weapons. SI opened fire using his govt allowed pistol at the rioters to save himself. The rioters then set the van on fire, intending to kill Ravinder.
Some of the rioters have been identified as Rizwan, Naeem, Shoukeen, Sarfaraz, Taufeeq, Irshad, Niwasiyan, and others.
Rioters of the Meo Muslim community attacked devotees and police personnel
FIR was registered on the complaint of SI Anil Kumar under Sections 148, 149, 435, 295A, and 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. Inspector Kumar is posted as Sub-Inspector at Intelligence Department, Revadi.
Source: Haryana Police
In his complaint, SI Anil Kumar said he was with Police Officer Dinesh Yadav and Reader Babu Lal for duty at Mewat Religious Jalabhishek Yatra in Nuh. When the Yatra passed through Jhanda Chowk, around 500-600 rioters who belonged to the Meo Muslim community attacked the devotees and police personnel. They had batons, sticks, stones and illegal weapons in their hands.
Police Officer Dinesh Yadav went down from the vehicle to calm the rioters, and SI Anil sat inside the car. Suddenly, they attacked the vehicle with stones, batons and sticks. SI Anil somehow managed to leave the van and save himself from the rioters.
Rioters burnt down a police vehicle
FIR was registered on the complaint of Constable Bijendra Kumar under Sections 148, 149, 435, 295A, 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. Constable Bijendra is posted at Intelligence Department Narnaul. He was posted at Nuh to maintain law and order during Mewat Religious Kajabhishek Yatra.
Source: Haryana Police
He was going towards the bus stand with Inspector Vishwajeet on Delhi-Alwar Road, Nuh, when 500-600 rioters started attacking vehicles and burnt them down. Inspector Vishwajeet went down the vehicle to alleviate the situation, but the rioters attacked their vehicle with sticks, batons and stones. Bijendra somehow managed to leave the van and save himself before the rioters burnt the vehicle.
Rioters attacked female police personnel
FIR was registered on the complaint of Constable Ramendra Singh under Sections 148, 149, 332, 353, 186, 307, and 435 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. He is posted as a driver at Women ERV Durga Shakti, Nuh.
Source: Haryana Police
Khalid, Saakeer, Abraar, Sameeri, Badruddin, Aarif, Moen, Zishan, Ashfaq, Shahrukh, Sarfuddin and Niiyum were named as accused in FIR.
In his complaint, Constable Singh said he was on routine patrol with woman constable Pinki and staff in charge Anjuman at Maalab Polytechnique College.
When they noticed rioters charging at them from Maalab village, they took their vehicle and started moving towards Nuh City. At the old bus stand, around 700-800 rioters surrounded them with an aim to kill. They started pelting stones and opened fire at them. They somehow managed to leave the vehicle and rushed to safety. Constable Ramendra was injured during the attack. The rioters burnt their vehicles. There were important files and equipment in the vehicle that got destroyed in the fire.
Rioters burnt down police vehicles, shot at them with the aim to kill
FIR was registered on the complaint of Constable Neeraj under Sections 148, 149, 332, 353, 186, 307, and 435 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 25 of the Arms Act. Fakruddin, Subeddin, Nasir, Mohammad Mustafa, Aalim and Aakib were named as accused in the FIR. Constable Neeraj is posted as CS Staff, Tauru. He was stationed at Nuh to maintain law and order during the Yatra with sub-inspector Kanwarpal, head constable Hari Prem and home guard Haasam Khan.
Source: Haryana Police
In his complaint, Constable Neeraj said when they reached the old bus stand, around 500-600 rioters from one community attacked the devotees and police personnel. They had stones, batons, sticks and illegal weapons in their hands. When SI Kanwarpal got out of the vehicle and tried to stop them, the rioters started pelting stones at their vehicle. Constable Neeraj was inside the vehicle at that time.
Rioters started shooting at the vehicle to kill the police personnel. While he managed to save himself, rioters burnt down the vehicle.
OpIndia’s complete coverage of the Mewat Shobha Yatra Attack can be checked here.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that will speak to the director general of police (DGP) to create a standard operation procedure (SOP) for police stations on love jihad cases. He said that the state is studying love jihad laws in other states to assess the applicability of the same in Maharashtra, as per a report in the Times of India.
“To sensitize police stations to deal with such cases, an SOP needs to be formed. If timely action is taken, tensions within the communities can be avoided,” Fadnavis said. He also added that action will be taken against policemen involved if timely action is not taken in cases of love jihad.
On 2nd July, the deputy CM had also said that psychological help would be provided by the state to the victims of love jihad. In June, Fadnavis said that investigations into missing person complaints had led to the unearthing of a large number of Love Jihad cases in the state.
During a media interaction in Mumbai in June, Fadnavis said that his government is sensitive about the missing person complaints adding that “the detection rate in such cases was 90 to 95 percent in the state. Still, I agree that more efforts are required to stop the exploitation of innocent girls.”
The Maharashtra Home Minister had further stated that there is nothing objectionable in interfaith marriages, however, many cases have surfaced wherein women have been misled and lured with false promises by either married men or those belonging to the ‘other’ faith and subjected to love jihad. He also reiterated his government’s commitment to tackle the surging cases of love jihad and exploitation of women in the state.
In March this year, during the budget session, Devendra Fadnavis said that the Maharashtra government is studying the laws introduced by various states in this respect. He had said back then that information would be gathered from the various states that had already passed anti-conversion laws.
Notably, many BJP-led governments, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Haryana, have constituted laws against ‘Love Jihad’ in their respective states to tackle the problem of forced and illegal conversions of Hindus at the hands of their Muslim partners.
In the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, remains of a minor girl’s burned body had been found on Thursday, August 3rd in a brick kiln. The horrific incident has caused immense outrage and has sent shockwaves across the state. The police suspect that the girl was gang raped.
The girl’s body was discovered early this morning, which led to the discovery of the crime. According to reports, a 14-year-old girl from Narsinghpura village in the Girdiya Panchayat region of the Shahpura district went to graze goats on Wednesday along with her mother. The girl somehow was separated from her mother and could not be found.
The deceased girl’s family and the locals spread out to look for her when she didn’t arrive home till the evening. The family and the villagers rushed to the police to file a missing person report after they were unable to locate the girl, however, the police did not file a case, as per reports.
The girl’s bones were also discovered in a brick kiln in a field next to her home on Thursday morning after the locals searched for her again. The girl’s hand, silver anklet (some reports say bangle), and shoes were found burning in the brick kiln.
The police suspect that the girl was gang-raped before being charred to death. Three persons who were apprehended there have been arrested and are currently being interrogated.
At the scene, hundreds of irate people protested, calling for justice and prompt arrests. They claimed that the police requested her ID and birth certificate after responding tardily to their complaint about the girl going missing on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Senior BJP leader and President of Rajasthan Gurjar Mahasabha Kalu Lal Gurjar, Deputy District Chief Shankar Lal Gurjar also arrived at the spot.
Tragic! In Rajsthan a minor girl was brutally raped & thrown in a coal furnace. Locals recovered her burnt body.
BJP youth leader Vikram Goud to Twitter to slam the Congress government over its failure in ensuring women’s safety in the state, “Tragic! In Rajasthan, a minor girl was brutally raped and thrown in a brick kiln. Locals recovered her burnt body. Women’s safety in Rajasthan under Congress rule has become a joke,” Goud tweeted.
मामला संज्ञान में आने पर उच्चाधिकारियों द्वारा घटना स्थल पर पहुंच आरोपियों की धरपकड़ हेतु टीमें गठित की गई, विधिक कार्यवाही की जा रही है।
According to a notice from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, the central government on Thursday, August 3, restricted imports of laptops, tablets, and personal computers under HSN 8471 with immediate effect in a move intended to boost domestic production.
Source: Tech Crunch
The notice stated, “Import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, and ultra-small form factor computers and servers falling under HSN 8741 shall be restricted and their import would be allowed against a valid licence for restricted imports.”
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry informed, “The said restriction shall not be applicable to imports under baggage rules, as amended from time to time. Exemption from import licensing requirements is provided for the import of 1 laptop, tablet, all-in-one personal computer or ultra-small form factor computer, including those purchased from e-commerce portals through post or courier.”
Passengers who have the aforementioned devices in their luggage will not be subject to the restriction. The decision is likely meant to promote local manufacturing in India. The government also underlined that imports must be subject to paying any appropriate duties.
The exemption from the licensing is offered for up to 20 of certain items per consignment for R&D (Research and Development), Testing, Benchmarking and evaluation repair and re-export, and product development reasons, as specified by the administration.
The ministry added, “Given imports shall be allowed subject to the condition that the imported goods shall be used for the stated purposes only and will not be sold. Further, after the intended purpose, the products would either be destroyed beyond use or re-exported.”
India has offered multiple incentives to businesses in the last few years in an effort to increase domestic output. A wide range of smartphone manufacturers have joined the campaign and now chipmakers and semiconductor producers are starting to make in India.
The $2 billion programme was introduced in May by the Narendra Modi administration to support indigenous manufacturers of gear including laptops, PCs, servers and related edge computing equipment. The plan was an improvement on the prior initiative, for which the government was prepared to pay $892 million.
Reacting to the development, Pankaj Mohindroo, Chairman of the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association, remarked, “This policy announcement seems to be based on the premise of providing secure digital access to the burgeoning number of digital citizens in the country. We are confident that valid licenses will be provided to trusted industry partners which will enable Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) and unrestricted access to trusted brands for digital consumers.”
