On March 12, Gurugram police registered a case against three, including two minors, for the alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in December 2022. As per reports, a complaint in the matter was filed by the victim’s father, who came to know about the incident via a viral video that the accused made while raping her.
In his complaint, the father stated that the class-8 student was abducted on December 18, 2022, by three youths during a sports event. They took her to a hilly area and raped her one by one. They made an objectionable video of her and threatened to make it viral on the internet if she ever told anyone about the incident.
Gurugram | On the basis of a complaint from a girl student of a school about gangrape with her by two students and one other during inter-school sports meet in December 2022, a case has been registered. As per the complaint, the accused also made a video of the act and threatened… https://t.co/NahqH2uw5p
The accused uploaded a video on social media that reached the victim’s father. In his complaint, he said that the girl did not reveal the incident to date. However, on Saturday, he came to know about the video. When he talked to the girl, she told him about the incident, after which he filed a complaint.
Two of the accused have been identified as class 11 and class 12 students of another school. The third accused is a school dropout. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) South, Upasana Singh, said, “Police are conducting raids to arrest the accused, and a medical examination of the girl has been done. The accused have been identified and will be arrested soon.”
An FIR under sections 363 (abduction) and 376-D A (gang rape on a woman under sixteen years of age) of the IPC and section 13/6 of the POCSO Act at Sohna Sadar Police Station was filed based on the complaint of the father.
Speaking to OpIndia, Inspector Jai Singh, Sohna Sadar Police Station, said, “An FIR was registered immediately based on the complaint of the father. We raided a few locations last night but the culprits are yet to be arrested. The investigation is underway and the accused will be arrested soon.”
On Monday (March 13), the Indian short documentary film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ won the ‘Best Documentary Short’ category at the 95th edition of the Oscars.
Directed by Kartiki Gonsalves and produced by Guneet Monga and Achin Jain, the documentary short scripted history by being the first-ever recipient of the Academy Award for an Indian production in the category.
The 41-minute long short competed against other acclaimed films including ‘Stranger At The Gate’, ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’, ‘How Do You Measure a Year?’ and ‘Haulout.’
We just win the first ever Oscar for an Indian Production!
In a tweet, producer Guneet Monga wrote, “We just win the first-ever Oscar for an Indian Production! Two women did this! I am still shivering.”
It must be mentioned that only two other Indian shorts, namely, ‘The House That Ananda Built’ (1969) and ‘An Encounter With Faces’ (1979) had previously been nominated in this category.
‘The Elephant Whisperers’ narrates the story of two orphan baby elephants that were adopted by an indigenous family from the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu.
Interestingly, it also happens to be the directional debut of Kartiki Gonsalves. The short documentary is available on the video streaming service, Netflix.
Besides the ‘Elephant Whisperers’, the song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the movie ‘RRR’ has won the Academy Award in the ‘best original song’ category.
The song has been composed by veteran music director MM Keeravaani and penned by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj. The film ‘All that Breathes’, directed by Shaunak Sen, was nominated for Oscars in the ‘Best Documentary Feature Film category’ but it failed to bag the coveted award.
The hit sensation ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Best Original Song award at the Oscars 2023 on March 12, 2023. Music composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist Chandrabose accepted the award.
Keeravaani said in his speech, “Thank you, Academy. I grew up listening to the carpenters, and now here I am with Oscars.” He sang, “There was only one wish on my mind, so was Rajmouli’s and my family’s. RRR has to win. Pride of every India. And must put me if the world.”
The song was performed live at the Dobly Theatre for the Oscars by the singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. Introduced by Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as a “total banger” and “the first song ever nominated for an Oscar from an Indian production”, the performance reproduced the dancing-till-you-drop narrative of the sequence from the film, which was set in 1920s India.
The thrilling dance number from RRR at the 95th Academy Awards had the entire audience grooving, followed by a standing ovation. While Ram Charan and NTR Rama Rao Jr. were on hand to celebrate “RRR’s” success, they did not participate in the telecast’s dancing.
The film proved to be a major breakthrough for the Indian film industry. The film was made for around Rs 240 crores globally on the opening day. To date, it has made around Rs 1,200 crores worldwide.
Speaking to ET, RRR lead Ram Charan said, “I feel it’s no more our song. It’s become the public’s song. Different age groups, different cultures… I don’t know if they even understand the lyrics of it, but… they just started to embrace this all over the world, from Japan to the U.S.”
Earlier, RRR’s Naatu Naatu won the best original song trophy at the Golden Globes 2023.
On Sunday, 12th March 2023, Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker posted a photograph of haldi ceremony celebrations on her Instagram handle. In this photograph, she is seen celebrating haldi with her husband Fahad Ahmed as part of their wedding celebrations. After that, Muslim social media users who don’t approve of interfaith marriage attacked Fahad Ahmed and preached to him to abide by the religious teachings. The couple got their marriage registered under Special Marriage Act last month and are having other celebrations now.
Swara Bhasker wrote in the caption of the photograph, “Here’s to celebrating all the colors of life together.”‘
Muslim social media users immediately started reacting to this photo. One Tariq Aziz wrote in a comment, “In the chapter Al Baqrah of the holy Quran it is clearly written that don’t marry a polytheist infidel unless he or she embraces Islam. Otherwise, that person will go to hell and also take you along to hell.”
Barkat Arbaz commented, “See what Fahad is forced to do just because he is her husband.”
Khan Boay commented, “See, how this Mulla has changed after staying with Kafirs.”
Another Instagram account @sufyan_2020 commented, “Was it qubul hai qubul hai (Islamic nikah) or pheray (Hindu wedding)?” Another Instagram user @rexxy98ap replied to this comment and wrote, “I hope Swara is converted to Islam.” Instagram account @sufyan_2020 replied, “Be it so by the grace of Allah.”
Another Instagram user Danish Kazmi commented, “How can he who did not remain loyal to his Sharia law be loyal to you?” One Mohammad Mohsin replied to this comment by saying, “Keep this to yourself. Don’t rant on social media.”
Danish Kazmi further said in his comments, “You are so idiot that you should name yourself Mukesh Kumar instead of Mohammad. It will suit your misery. Thank me later.”
When asked about whether he knows anything about the constitution, Danish Kazmi wrote, “I am a law student, but what I said earlier is beyond the intelligence of a Kafir. It is okay if all are Indians as per the constitution but according to Muslim Personal Law Board, the one who is not Muslim is a Kafir and it is also okay for me.”
When asked why he is using the Instagram social media platform created by a Kafir, Danish Kazmi replied, “You will never understand what I am saying.”
This is how Muslim Instagram users showcased how they are influenced by Islamic notions and oppose the interfaith marriage of Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmed.
In fact, politicians have also chimed in and said how this kind of celebrations of ‘kufr’ festivals is against Islam.
सेक्युलरिज़म का अर्थ यह नहीं है कि आप दूसरे धर्मों का पालन करें, मैं दूसरे धर्मों के त्योहारों का सम्मान करता हूं लेकिन उनका पालन नहीं करता।
Prof Shaikh Sadeque of Tipu Sultan Party said that a Muslim man is heading towards ‘kufr’ in his bid for secularism. He further added that secularism doesn’t mean you start celebrating festivals of other faiths. He claimed he respects festivals of other religions but does not celebrate their festivals.
It is notable that Swara Bhasker announced the news on Thursday, February 16, 2023, from her Twitter handle. Swara informed her followers that their wedding was filed with the court on 6th January 2023 under the special marriage act.
Wishes started pouring in from her followers and well-wishers. However, a Chicago-based Islamic scholar Mufti Yasir Nadeem Al Wajidi denounced the marriage of Swara and Fahad as ‘Islamically invalid’ since Swara Bhasker is a ‘polytheistic woman’. He also backed his claim with a verse from the Quran. Mufti Yasir also slammed liberal Muslims for interpreting Quran as per the convenience of their theology.
The government of Assam announced yesterday that several structures located in eastern Guwahati, including a Ginger hotel operated by the Tata group, will be acquired for demolition. The hotel is part of 17 institutions which will be acquired and demolished by the govt to expand the Silsako Beel (lake), a vital waterbody in the Assam capital.
Silsako is one of the several lakes in Guwahati, and several stormwater drains empty into it. These lakes are vital for the drainage of rainwater from the city during the monsoon season. But over the last several years, the lake has shrunk substantially due to encroachment. Shrinkage of the water bodies has been identified as one of the major reasons for flooding that Guwahati sees every year during the monsoon.
To solve the problem of flooding, the Himanta Biswa Sarma government has started eviction of encroachments from the water bodies, including the lakes and riverbanks, in Guwahati. As part of this, the eviction of structures around the Silsako lake started on 27 February, and a large number of houses constructed within 100 meters of the lake were demolished.
However, several institutions, including the Ginger Hotel, the office and tennis courts of the All Assam Tennis Association, a Hotel Management Institute, and several other such institutions could not be demolished, even though they were constructed on the lake. This is because these institutions were allotted land at the area by the previous Congress government. Himanta Biswa Sarma was a minister in the Tarun Gogoi government at that time. He was also holding Guwahati Development Ministry for some time.
Google Earth image showing the Silsako Lake
However, during the demolition drive, the CM had said that all structures within the lake area will be demolished, and the govt will legally acquire the institutions which were allotted land by the govt earlier. Even the households who were staying in the area prior to 2008 will be rehabilitated, the CM has assured. Assam govt has also promised some of the organisations to allot them land somewhere else.
Silsako Beel was declared a protected wetland by the govt under the Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act, 2008, prohibiting construction and settlement in the designated area.
Housing and Urban Affairs minister Ashok Singhal yesterday announced that the govt will acquire a total of 179 Bigha 17 Lecha land allotted to 17 institutions. “Govt. of Assam will acquire a total area admeasuring 179 Bigha 17 Lecha in the Silsako Beel area, currently allotted to 17 institutions/organisations. Hotel Ginger is also one of the organisations whose land will be acquired,” he tweeted.
Govt. of Assam will acquire a total area admeasuring 179 Bigha 17 Lecha in the Silsako Beel area, currently allotted to 17 institutions/organisations.
Ashok Singhal posted a list of 17 institutions identified for acquisition by the govt for demolition. However, the name of Hotel Ginger does not appear on the list of 17 institutions posted by minister Singhal. This is because the hotel is built on land leased from the Institute of Hotel Management. The IHM was allotted 20 bighas of land by the Tarun Gogoi govt, and the hotel was built on a part of this land taken on lease for 33 years. The hotel pays an amount of ₹3 lakh per month to IHM including the lease rent and profit variable.
These 17 institutions were identified after the state govt had directed the Kamrup (Metro) Deputy Commissioner to give details of lands allotted by the government to various organizations in Silsako Beel.
The decision to acquire Ginger Hotel and other institutions will shut the criticism of the eviction drive by the opposition parties, who were alleging that the BJP govt will not touch the rich and will only evict the common people.
Earlier on 1 March, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had informed that he has asked the DC to take steps to immediately shift institutes like Hotel Ginger, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute and others from Silsako. “We must remembering Wetlands are natural solution to the global threat of climate change,” he had said.
I have instructed the DC, Kamrup (Metro) to take steps to immediately shift institutions like Hotel Zinger, OKD Institutions of Social Change, etc. from Silsako. We must remembering Wetlands are natural solution to the global threat of climate change.
Apart from Ginger Hotel and the Institute of Hotel Management, the other institutions identified for acquisition by the govt are Asam Sahitya Sabha, All Assam Tennis Association, Cooperative Management Institute, Titabor Bhawan, Koch-Rajbongshi Sanmilani, Madhyamik Shikshak Santha, Omiyo Kumar Das Institute, All Assam Moitri Coordination Council, Assam Tea Labourer Welfare Council, Hengrabari Junior College, National Institute of Television and Theatre, Assam Assembly Secretariat Housing Quarters, Tepuram Teron High School, TV Centre Housing Colony, a high school and an animal care centre.
Among these, Sahitya Sabha and Assembly Secretariat Housing Quarters were allotted 50 bighas each, Hotel Management Institute and TV Centre Housing Colony were allotted 20 bighas each, while all others were given small plots of 1 to 7 bighas.
Interestingly, Hotel Ginger in Guwahati has said that they are not aware of any plan by govt to shift it and even announced renovation plans a few days ago. The hotel management said that they are planning to start its internal and external renovation next month. “We have no plan of shifting, neither have we been asked by anyone. We are planning on our internal and external renovation which is scheduled to start on April 15,” a senior employee of the Ginger Guwahati said.
However, as the land was allotted to Hotel Management Institute and not the hotel, any eviction notice will be sent to the institute by the govt, and the hotel may not receive any direct communication from the govt. As stated above, Ginger Guwahati is built on land leased from IHM which was allotted land by the state govt in the lake area.
According to a Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority’s letter to the govt shared by the minister, a total of 269 structures built on encroached land were demolished around Silsako lake. The demolished structures included 4 temples, 1 mosque and 1 Namgar.
The Silsako Beel development plan will expand the elongated lake to create a 200-metre-wide channel of approximately 2.5 km length. Apart from it, a round lake with developed banks will be created on the wider section of the lake, which will be modelled on the Kankariya lake in Ahmedabad and Gopi Talav in Surat.
In a stunning case of Love Jihad, Police arrested a man named Wasim Akram Waheed on Saturday in Surat, who trapped a 24-year-old Hindu female in a relationship by lying about his original identity and faking a Hindu name. He also had sex with her regularly by promising marriage. The accused has been booked for rape and breach of trust. The girl is a leading varsity topper in Surat.
According to the complaint, the perpetrator is a resident of Rajput Faliya in Vesu area, Surat. He runs a business named Sunrise event. The victim, who is also from Vesu, recently began event management services in addition to her academics. She met Wasim, who identified himself with a fake Hindu name Vasu Gwaladiya. He offered her a business partnership because his previous female partner had quit.
With the formation of a partnership, they both talked on phone calls frequently and grew close. They began dating eventually. He led her to a hotel while claiming to be at work, and there, while enticing her of marriage, they engaged in a sexual relationship. The woman said that she was ignorant of the offender’s affiliation with a different religion at the time.
He sexually exploited her for more than seven months, from 1st July 2022 to 10 February 2023 by taking her to various hotels. He used to take her to different places for event management work, and keep her in hotels on some pretext.
She discovered his Aadhar card, which bore his real name, Wasim, in their office in February when the office was being shifted and learned of his true identity. When she confronted him with this, he threatened her by saying that he will kill her and her family if she discloses it to anyone else. After this, she broke off her business partnership as well as ended the romantic relationship with him. She then filed a complaint with Vesu police against Wasim, narrating the entire incident.
Based on the complaint, police registered a case under IPC sections 406, 376(2)n, 504, 506(2) against Wasim Akram Waheed, and arrested him.
The police stated that the accused is a native of Rajasthan, and they will investigate whether he has victimized more girls. The girl’s father is a textile mill employee.
Reportedly, Wasim Akram Waheed had told everyone his name is Vasu Gwaladiya, including his colleagues and clients.
On 12th March 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that no force in the world can harm the democratic traditions of India. Giving a befitting reply to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his recent comments in the UK, PM Modi said, “India is not only the largest democracy, but it is the mother of democracy. It is unfortunate that questions are being raised in London on India’s democracy.”
Without taking Rahul Gandhi’s name, PM Modi lashes out at him for his comments in the UK where he had alleged that democracy is under threat in India under the Modi government. Rahul Gandhi had even questioned the USA and Europe for not interfering in India.
Addressing a public meeting at Dharwad in Karnataka, PM Modi said, “I am fortunate to have inaugurated the statue of Bhagwan Basaveshwar in London. That Bhagwan Basaveshwar whose Anubhav Mandapam is the unique experience of democracy. I am blessed to have inaugurated his statue on the soil of London. But it is unfortunate that in the same London, questions were raised about India’s democracy. The roots of the Indian democracy are nourished by the centuries-old history we have. No force in the world can harm the democratic traditions of India. Despite this fact, there are some people who are continuously questioning Indian democracy. They are insulting Bhagwan Basaveshwar. They are insulting the people of Karnataka, the democratic traditions of India, and the 130 crore aware people of India. The people of Karnataka should be alert to these people.”
#WATCH | “India is not only the largest democracy but is the mother of democracy…it’s unfortunate that in London questions were raised about India’s democracy…Some people are constantly questioning India’s democracy…”: PM Modi in Hubballi-Dharwad pic.twitter.com/PyBVul8rTg
PM Modi was in Dharwad to inaugurate the new campus of IIT-Dharwad. He said the 12th-century social reformer Basaveshwara had conceptualised the Parliamentary system through ‘Anubhava Mantap’, and the people in the United Kingdom have also erected a statue of Basaveshwara as a mark of reverence to the social reformer.
It is notable that on Thursday, 2nd March 2023, Rahul Gandhi launched one of his usual attacks on the Modi government and said that it was undermining the democracy of India. While delivering a presentation at Cambridge University, Rahul Gandhi said that the Israeli spyware Pegasus was being used to monitor his phone.
Big day for Hubballi-Dharwad as it gets multiple development initiatives to enhance ‘Ease of Living’ for the citizens. https://t.co/99FdFBqAgZ
PM Narendra Modi dedicated and laid the foundation stone of key development projects in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka today. The projects include dedicating to the nation IIT Dharwad whose foundation stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in February 2019, the longest railway platform in the world at 1507m in length at Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Station which has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records recently, the electrification of Hosapete – Hubballi – Tinaighat section and the upgradation of Hosapete station, for boosting connectivity in the region.
The Prime Minister also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects of Hubballi-Dharwad smart city. He also laid the foundation stone of the Jayadeva Hospital and Research Centre, the Dharwad Multi Village Water Supply Scheme, and Tupparihalla Flood Damage Control Project.
On Sunday 12th March 2023, shocking news surfaced from Ponneri town of Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu where supporters of a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) councilor allegedly killed a man in a fight that took place due to a property dispute. In the incident, a man named Balamurugan was killed after he was pelted with stones. Allegedly the aides of the DMK leader attacked him for taking the side of a woman who was in a dispute with another woman.
All the key members including Elango – the DMK councilor of ward number 17 in Ponneri – involved in this dispute are related to each other. The two women involved in the property dispute are also relatives. Ernavur Hariharan and others accused in the case are identified as supporters of the DMK councilor. CCTV footage of the incident also appeared in the media.
According to reports, the two women Nandhini and Gayathri were having a property dispute. Polimer News reported that Gayathri had already filed a complaint with the local police against Nandhini alleging that the latter forcefully thrashed her out of the house owing to some disagreement between the two. Gayathri was living on rent in the ancestral house of Nandhini. Nandhini is Gayathri’s aunt.
According to reports, after thrashing Gayathri out of the house, Nandhini kept the keys to the house with her. In the heated dispute that followed after this, the local DMK councilor Elango, his accomplices including Ernavur Hariharan, and others came in support of Nandhini to allegedly attack Gayathri and her family. Gayathri and her sister Keerthi were allegedly beaten outside the house. After this, Gayathri’s relatives Robert and Balamurugan supported Gayathri to file a complaint with the police.
Gayatri filed a complaint with the Ponneri police along with the CCTV footage related to the incident. Allegedly, the police did not take immediate action and it is said that they waved it off as a civil problem. After the complaint was filed, DMK councilor Elango and his supporters including Vinod, Dilip Kumar, and Rajkiran allegedly argued with Robert and Balamurugan and assaulted them because they had helped Gayathri to file the complaint.
Robert and Balamurugan were attacked with stones. In this attack, Robert succeeded to escape while Balamurugan sustained severe injuries. He was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead. After Balamurugan succumbed to fatal injuries in the assault, the police registered a case from both sides.
Vinod Kumar and Rajkiran have been arrested in the murder case. Dilip Kumar is absconding and the police are looking for him. Gayathri’s relatives alleged that if the police had arrested the councillor and his supporters at the beginning of the incident, the murder would not have happened.
This is not the first time that a DMK councilor’s name has been embroiled in a murder case. On 8th February 2023, a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) municipal councillor named Chinnaswamy and his accomplices had beaten Prabhakaran, an Indian Army soldier from Krishnagiri. On 15th February 2023, Prabhakaran succumbed to the injuries.
The scuffle resulted due to a minor argument that broke out on 8th February between Prabhakaran and Chinnaswamy who objected to the soldier and his brother Prabhu washing clothes at a water tank near their house. Later on that day, they were ambushed by Chinnaswamy and others, who brutally beat Prabhakaran.
On Sunday (March 12), the official Twitter handle of the US embassy in India stirred the hornet’s nest after it endorsed controversial radio jockey Sayema Rahaman for Women’s History Month.
“Breaking gender barriers with her powerful voice and messages, RJ Sayema is a trailblazer in broadcasting who inspires us to Embrace Equity. A Radio Jockey and YouTuber, she often uses her platforms to amplify diverse voices and inspire change. #Women History Month,” it said in a tweet.
The archive of the tweet can be accessed here. The development comes days after the US senate voted in favour of the nomination of Eric Michael Garcetti, who openly labelled the humanitarian Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as ‘discriminatory, as the US ambassador to India.
Breaking gender barriers with her powerful voice and messages, RJ @_sayema?️ is a trailblazer in broadcasting who inspires us to #EmbraceEquity. A Radio Jockey and YouTuber, she often uses her platforms to amplify diverse voices and inspire change. #WomenHistoryMonthpic.twitter.com/Hd0ZddnEsC
Netizens were miffed at the choice of their ‘personality’ for Women’s History Month. A Twitter user remarked, “Most of her tweets in social networking platforms were communal and regressive.”
Most of her tweets in social networking platforms were communal and regressive .
— R Venkatakrishnan வேங்கடகிருஷ்ணன் (@rvkrish_r) March 12, 2023
One Rahul added, “So America has now openly started to encourage extremists in India.”
तो अब अमेरिका ने भारत मे खुल कर extremists को बढ़ावा देना शुरू कर दिया हैं।
In December 2019, the radio jockey was seen inciting a mob to hold demonstrations outside the Delhi police headquarters against alleged police brutality against Jamia students. Following outrage on social media, she was quick to delete the tweet.
Radio Mirchi RJ Sayema’s tweet inciting mob to gather in large numbers outside Police HQ in Delhi
In December 2020, Sayema was a frontrunner in creating an atmosphere of vaccine hesitancy in India. In a hurry to discredit Covaxin, she falsely claimed that Haryanan BJP Minister Anil Vij tested positive a month after he was administered the indigenously developed Covid-19 jab.
In the same year, a video featuring Sayema went viral online wherein she was seen legitimising the usage of radical Islamic terms such as ‘Kafir’ and ‘Jihad’ and thus normalising anti-Hindu bigotry.
In July 2022, Sayema was seen peddling disinformation about Hindu men posing as Muslims and offering namaz inside the Lulu mall in Lucknow. She was also at the helm of downplaying atrocities, committed against the Hindu community by her co-religionists, on social media.
The radio jockey was also seen patronising and virtue-signalling the Hindu community during the festival of Diwali in 2017. Sayema has defended Coronavirus ‘superspreader’ Tablighi Jamaat and even tried to fool her audience about Islamic scriptures.
On Saturday, March 11, ‘Sasural Simar Ka’ fame Hindi television actress Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim, who recently announced her pregnancy, dropped a picture of herself on her Instagram page. The actress was seen wearing a printed frock dress.
“When u are trying to pose but what u get is a perfect candid,” the actress wrote in the caption. The ‘candid’ picture, however, did not go well with a section of people who trolled the actress over her outfit.
Muslim social media users targeted her for appearing in the photo without a veil or dupatta.
An Instagram user named Shah Syeda Bushra wrote “You wore a Dupatta in Saba’s (sister of Dipika’s husband Shoaib Ibrahim) wedding but now when you need to wear a Dupatta more than ever, you are not…this is wrong Dipi Baji.”
Another user named Abeer Khan advised Dipika to cover her baby bump with a Dupatta to protect it from ‘evil eyes’.
An Instagram user named Hena Nawaz called Dipika’s ‘Khandaan’ (family) as cheap. “sister saying something to you is an insult to oneself…the whole family is frustrated after Neha Faizi…yuck you cheap Khandaan,” Hena Nawaz commented.
Another one wrote, “Now where is your Dupatta, everything changes for money Faiza madam.”
It is notable that Dipika Kakkar had converted to Islam before she had a Nikah with actor Shoaib Ibrahim. Dipika adopted the name ‘Faiza’.
One Instagram user named Shahnawaz Khan wrote, “Where is your Dupatta now, during Saba’s wedding you were flaunting your Dupatta on your head.. #fraud family.”
Another one named Inamdar Nazma went on to accuse Dipika and her family of making fun of Islam and wrote, “Where is ur dupatta madam…U kept ur name Dipika then why u wear dupatta on ur head.. Ur whole family making fun of Islam…be natural…If we say anything u people get angry.”
Dipika Kakkar Ibrahim slams people who called her pregnancy ‘fake’
It is worth mentioning that the actress recently slammed the ‘trolls’ who called her pregnancy ‘fake’. The Sasural Simar Ka actress posted a video to her YouTube channel in which she could be seen to be extremely disturbed and irritated at the comments made by netizens.
In the video, she said, “Main nautanki baaz hun. Thik hai hu ab kya. Grow up guys, aap jis tarah comment karte ho meri pregnancy ko lekar is it ok? Aap ye comment kar rahe ho ki main fake kar rahi hu bump ko. Aap ek pregnant aurat ko bol rahe ho ye vo sahi hai?”.
Dipika and Shoaib trolled over the ‘Holi’ picture
On March 8, Shoaib and Dipika shared a picture of them celebrating the Hindu festival of Holi on Instagram and wished everyone “Happy Holi sab ko”.
Several Muslim fans of the couple were, however, quick to remind the couple that they are Muslims and that they are not allowed to celebrate festivals of other religions as per Islam. Several Muslims were also upset over the fact that the couple forgot to wish on the occasion of Shab-e-Baraat but did not forget to post ‘Holi’ pictures.
An Instagram user (mana4na) wrote, “AAQA O MOLA HAZRAT MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA NOOR E HAQ(S.A.W.W) said that those who follow Mushabhat (analogies) of other religions are certainly not one of us.”
Another one named Nazi Shadab wrote, “Playing Holi is a big sin.”
One Instagram user named Kahkasha wrote, ” What sort of Muslims you are who celebrate Holi in Shab-e-Baraat.”
Uzma Sharif expressing her ‘thoughts’ advised Dipika and Shoaib not to celebrate Holi as Hindus don’t celebrate Muslim ‘occasion’. “U are Muslim ignore this event because Hindus don’t celebrate our occasion. It’s my thought. Allah doesn’t like shirk.”
Some others also trolled the couple for celebrating Holi instead of Shab-e-Baraat.
All images via Instagram
Notably, Dipika and Shoaib had met for the first time on the sets of the hit TV show Sasural Simar Ka. Dipika, who was earlier married to Raunak Samson, divorced him. Soon, the affair between Dipika and Shoaib started, and the duo got married on February 22, 2018. Dipika converted to Islam following her marriage to Shoaib.
