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5 arguments made by J Sai Deepak in the Sabarimala temple priest appointment case that decimated another bid to desecrate tradition

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5 arguments made by J Sai Deepak in the Sabarimala temple priest appointment case that decimated another bid to desecrate tradition

On February 25 this year, advocate J Sai Deepak argued before the Kerala High Court about the need to protect the traditions of the Sabarimala temple and not entertain external intervention in its affairs including the appointment of priests.

The development took place after a bunch of petitions were filed, challenging a notification (May 27, 2021) by the Travancore Dewaswom Board that invited applications from Malayala Brahmins for appointment as Chief Priest (Melshanthi) of the Sabarimala temple.

Advocate J Sai Deepak, who represented the ‘People for Dharma Trust’, pointed out that the appointment of the chief priest is not completely a secular activity and thus not violative of fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15 (1) and 16(2) of Indian constitution.

While emphasising that the petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification is based on a flawed premise, he said, “The act of appointment is secular, but the considerations that go into the appointment are not secular, they are patently religious and they are patently unsecular but not anti-secular.”

J Sai Deepak stated that the Sabarimala temple is not fully controlled by the Government of Kerala and cannot be considered as an extension of the State (the very crux of the petitions) under provisions made under the Travancore-Cochin Hindu Religious Institutions Act of 1950.

The advocate argued that Constitutional rights guaranteed under Article 14 (equality before the law) and Article 21 (right to life) of the Indian constitution cannot supersede that of Articles 25 and 26 (right to religion) as the latter affects the temple, its deity and the devotees.

J Sai Deepak calls for the protection of Sabarimala temple traditions

“No class of individuals can claim rights better than the community itself,” J Said Deepak reiterated while calling for the protection of the age-old diverse traditions of the tantric temple

He further emphasised, “No other religion requires Art. 26 as much as the Hindu religion, or Hindu Dharma in that sense. It is an ocean that has several seas and lakes and rivers within it, each of which needs to be protected.”

The advocate added, “When this particular temple is considered it needs to be appreciated that this is a class in itself, even within the tantric denomination, therefore there are rights of Article 26 here.” J Sai Deepak also rubbished claims of ‘caste-based reservation’ for the post of the chief priest at Sabarimala temple.

Counsel dismisses claims of caste discrimination in appointments

“There is no caste consideration involved here, it doesn’t even say Brahmins from anywhere. That would’ve been a caste-based consideration directly. It doesn’t say Brahmins from anywhere,” he stated.

“Even the so-called purest of Chitambaram Brahmins cannot apply, Uttarakhandi Brahmins cannot apply, Kashmiri Brahmins cannot apply,” J Sai Deepak reiterated adding that the appointment of Melshanthi is in line with the preservation of spiritual energy at Sabarimala temple.

The advocate pointed out the ills of entertaining petitions challenging the 2021 notification of the Travancore Dewaswom Board. “If this particular petition were to succeed, it translates to the weaponisation of the noble principles of affirmative action (caste reservation), which is for a very different purpose altogether”.

J Sai Deepak highlights the ramifications of judicial intervention in the Sabarimala case

While arguing before the Kerala High Court, J Sai Deepak noted, “Any attempt through a judicial intervention to change this would amount to rewriting the history of the temple. That cannot be permitted. It has massive ramifications for everyone.”

He further stated, “Tomorrow if a person born in a Muslim family says I believe in this deity, I am well versed in the Vedas, I know Sanskrit, I know tantra, make me a priest in this temple. Why can’t they make that argument? After all the temple is open to everyone.”

“Tomorrow a Russian can apply. What if he becomes an Indian citizen and says I wish to become a priest here. This is not beyond the realm of possibility because that is the consequence of this petition. It opens the floodgates for everyone,” the advocate highlighted.

Advocate objects against the secularisation of non-secular activity

J Sai Deepak argued against the secularisation of non-secular activities such as appointments of priests in Hindu temples. “To reduce the religious prescriptions of the post of melshanti to secular activity is to completely miss the point,” he pointed out.

“If you believe that such a central aspect of the temple is a secular activity, then what remains religious of a religious temple? A temple is not a secular institution. Let us not beat around the bush on this point. It is a religious institution, every consideration is a religious institution,” he further added.

J Sai Deepak contended, “Crowd management is not religious, payment of salaries is not religious. Those are different aspects. But this is going into the heart of the identity of the temple and if I may say so, this petition is much more serious and graver in consequences than the temple entry issue.”

He also informed that the Supreme Court is currently deliberating on the right and extent up to which the Judiciary can interfere in such matters of religion. J Sai Deepak thus requested the Kerala High Court to defer the judgment until the Supreme court makes a decision about the ‘essential religious practice test.’

NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu Kashmir, suspects linked to targeted killings of minority Hindus under scanner

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NIA raids multiple locations in Jammu Kashmir, suspects linked to targeted killings of minority Hindus under scanner

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been conducting raids at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in cases related to terror activities of chiefs and members of proscribed terrorist organizations by using cyber-space in the Union Territory, targeting minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony, said sources.

The case pertains to the criminal conspiracy for carrying out terrorist and subversive activities hatched by the cadres and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of various proscribed organizations and their affiliates off-shoots, operating under various pseudo names, at the behest of their Pakistani commanders and handlers, an official source said.

They are involved in carrying out terrorist attacks by using cyber-space in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting minorities, and security personnel and spreading communal disharmony.

The case had been suo-moto registered by the NIA on June 21 last year.

The agency on December 23 last year had also conducted searches at 14 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in the districts of Kulgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Sopore and Jammu. During the searches, the agency sleuths then recovered various incriminating materials such as digital devices, SIM cards and digital storage devices from the searched premises. 

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Punjab: Police arrest Amritpal Singh’s aide in car theft and assault case

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Punjab: Police arrest Amritpal Singh’s aide in car theft and assault case

On March 13, Punjab Police arrested an alleged associate of Waris Punjab De chief and controversial pro-Khalistan Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh in a car theft case. The person has been identified as Sukhminder Singh, a resident of the village Dodhike in Moga, Punjab.

As per reports, the accused stole a Hyundai i20 car near Alpha One in Amritsar. The police have not released any statement on the matter. A report in Dainik Bhaskar suggests that the accused is alleged to be Amritpal Singh’s associate. He claimed to have come to Amritsar only for Amritpal.

Dainik Bhaskar quoted unnamed sources who provided the details of the incident. On the intervening night of March 4-5, Sukhminder Singh and his five associates stole a car from a young man and beat him up. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. In his statement, the victim told the police that six people dressed as Nihangs snatched the car from him.

Amritpal refused to recognize Sukhminder

On the other hand, Amritpal Singh has denied any association with Sukhminder. He claimed if someone meets him and later commits a crime, that does not mean the accused is close to him. Amritpal Singh is already having clashes with the state government on multiple fronts. Recently, the state authorities cancelled several arm licenses of his associates. Furthermore, it has been reported that one of Singh’s uncles Harjit Singh is also on the list of those who may lose the arms license. Harjit was part of the mob that attacked the police station in Ajnala on February 23.

Amritpal Singh has claimed there is a well-planned conspiracy to disarm Sikhs. He said, “When the Panth needs them, they should stand by it… like General Shubegh Singh, who chose to side with the Panth in their time of need. This is possible if the youth study Sikh religion at an early age.” He further claimed the ‘Panth’ was going through a crisis and urged his followers to hold religious functions like Guru Parchar and Gurmat Sangat.

President Biden claims American banking system remains safe following collapse of two US banks, blames Trump administration for crisis

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President Biden claims American banking system remains safe following collapse of two US banks, blames Trump administration for crisis

US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said the American banking system remains safe following the collapse of two US banks — Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. 

“Small businesses across the country that had accounts at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank can breathe easier knowing they’ll be able to pay their workers. It won’t cost taxpayers a dime. This is paid for with the fees that banks pay into Deposit Insurance Fund,” said Biden. However, the failures have nonetheless created concern among customers who hold their money in other similarly-sized banks. 

US regulators closed the Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it experienced a traditional bank run, where depositors rushed to withdraw their funds all at once. It is the second largest bank failure in U.S. history, behind only the 2008 failure of Washington Mutual. 

In a sign of how fast the financial bleeding was occurring, regulators announced that New York-based Signature Bank had also failed. 

Biden underscored that the American banking system remains “safe” as he laid out how his administration is taking action to contain the collapse. 

He blamed the previous US administration for the banking failure. Biden said, “During the Obama-Biden administration, we put in place tough requirements on banks like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, including Dodd-Frank Law, to make sure that the crisis we saw in 2008 would not happen again. Unfortunately, the last administration rolled back some of these requirements. I am going to ask Congress and banking regulators to strengthen the rules for banks to make it less likely this kind of bank failure would happen again and to protect American jobs and small businesses.” 

Meanwhile, at First Republic Bank in Studio City Monday morning, there was a steady stream of customers taking their money out and moving it to bigger banks. 

This came amid worries about what may be next to topple following the second-and third-largest bank failures in US history. 

The pressure is majorly on the regional banks a couple of steps below in size of the massive, “too-big-to-fail” banks that helped take down the economy in 2007 and 2008. 

Shares of First Republic plunged 62.6 per cent, even after the bank said Sunday it had strengthened its finances with cash from the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase, reported ABC 7. 

Amid the turmoil, the First Republic in a response to Eyewitness News, tried to reassure its nervous customers. 

“We’re continuing to fully serve the needs of our clients by opening accounts, making loans, executing transactions and delivering exceptional service at our offices and online,” First Republic said in a statement. 

Huge banks, which have been repeatedly stress-tested by regulators following the 2008 financial crisis, weren’t down as much. JPMorgan Chase fell 1.2 per cent, and Bank of America dropped 3.9 per cent. 

First Republic Bank is small compared to the nation’s largest banks.

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WB teacher recruitment scam: TMC’s Santanu Banerjee sent to 11-day ED custody

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WB teacher recruitment scam: TMC’s Santanu Banerjee sent to 11-day ED custody

Trinamool Congress (TMC) youth wing leader Santanu Banerjee who was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the teachers’ recruitment scam case, has been sent to the custody of the central agency for 11 days.

The TMC youth leader was produced in the City session court on Monday by ED. He will be produced again before the court on March 24 after his 11 days of ED custody. ED, on Friday, arrested Santanu Banerjee after interrogating him for eight hours in Kolkata.

The case was registered on the orders of the Calcutta High Court against the then Minister-in-charge, Department of School Education, West Bengal, and others on the allegations of illegal appointment of Assistant Teacher for classes of 11th and 12th standard.

It was further alleged that the then Advisor of West Bengal Central School Service Commission was part of the network which was involved in illegally accommodating undeserving candidates for appointment in SSC scam cases.

Former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukherjee are facing a probe into the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment scam.

Last year, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) had filed a prosecution complaint against eight accused including Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee in the Teachers Recruitment Scam in West Bengal before the PMLA Special Court, Kolkata. In October 2022, the CBI filed a chargesheet against 12 persons, including the former chairman of the WBCSSC, Subiresh Bhattacharya, in connection with the alleged illegal appointment of assistant teachers through the WBSSC.

The CBI also named a former assistant secretary of the WBCSSC, an ex-advisor, two former program officers of the commission, and six others in the chargesheet submitted before an Alipore special judge.

The accused in the chargesheet were identified as Santi Prasad Sinha, Ashok Kumar Saha, Kalyanmoy Ganguly, Parna Bose, Samarjit Acharya, Prasanna Kumar Roy, Pradip Singh, Jnui Das, Md Azad Ali Mirza, Imam Momin and Rohit Kumar Jha.

‘Those who invested in failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank won’t be protected. They knowingly took the risk’: US President Joe Biden

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‘Those who invested in failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank won’t be protected. They knowingly took the risk’: US President Joe Biden

Following the shutdown of the New York-based state-owned Signature Bank and California-based Silicon Valley Bank in a span of three days, US President Joe Biden said on Monday that investors in those banks will not be protected.

“Investors in the banks will not be protected, no one is above the law. They knowingly took a risk and when the risk didn’t pay off, investors lose their money. That’s how capitalism works,” said Biden.

In an effort to reassure the US citizens that there is no need for panic after federal agencies stepped in following the failures of two big banks over the weekend, Biden added that no losses will be borne by US taxpayers following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

“Americans can rest assured that our banking system is safe. Your deposits are safe. Let me also assure you, we will not stop at this. We’ll do whatever is needed,” Biden said from the White House.

“Because of the actions that our regulators have already taken, every American should feel confident that their deposits will be there if and when they need them,” he continued. “Second, the management of these banks will be fired. If the bank is taken over by FDIC, the people running the bank should not work there anymore.”

“Third, investors in the banks will not be protected. They knowingly took a risk, and when the risk didn’t pay off, investors lose their money. That’s how capitalism works. And fourth, are important questions of how these banks got into the circumstance in the first place. We must get the full accounting of what happened and why those responsible can be held accountable,” he said.

President Joe Biden vowed to hold those responsible for bank failures “fully accountable”. Biden also said that he will speak about the US banking system on Monday and reassure Americans after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

State regulators in USA shut down New York-based Signature Bank on Sunday, just two days after California authorities closed Silicon Valley Bank, marking the 3rd largest failure in US banking history. The shutdown is the result of the collapse of SVB Financial Group’s Silicon Valley Bank, with the economic meltdown spreading to other institutions.

The US Treasury Department and other bank authorities stated in a joint statement on Sunday that all Signature Bank depositors will be made whole and that “no losses will be borne by the taxpayer”.

The FDIC formed a “bridge” successor bank to Signature on Sunday, allowing customers to access their funds on Monday. Signature Bank depositors and borrowers will automatically become bridge bank customers, according to the FDIC. The regulator named Greg Carmichael as CEO of the bridge bank.

Signature’s fall came on the heels of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure on Friday, the greatest failure since Washington Mutual went bankrupt during the financial crisis in 2008. Washington Mutual remains the largest bank failure in American history.

Pakistan court issues non-bailable warrant against ex-PM Imran Khan after he failed to appear in a case pertaining to threatening female judge

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Pakistan court issues non-bailable warrant against ex-PM Imran Khan after he failed to appear in a case pertaining to threatening female judge

On Monday, March 13, a district and sessions court in Islamabad issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf leader and Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan in a case pertaining to threatening District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry while addressing a public meeting on 20th August 2022 in Islamabad.

According to reports, a police team from Islamabad flew by helicopter to Lahore to arrest PTI Chairman Imran Khan after the court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him.

Notably, Imran Khan was expected to appear in court today. Nevertheless, Imran Khan submitted a plea to be excused from the court, citing security concerns. The court, however, rejected Imran Khan’s plea and issued an arrest warrant, as per a report by Geo News.

Senior Civil Judge Rana Mujahid Rahim ordered that the former prime minister be arrested and brought before the court by March 29.

In August last year, Imran Khan held a political rally in solidarity with his special assistant Shahbaz Gill, alleging that he was being tortured in custody. Imran Khan’s Chief of Staff was arrested on sedition charges for making comments against the army. During that speech, Imran Khan allegedly threatened judge Zeba Chaudhry, saying she should “prepare herself as the action would be taken against her”.

Immediately after the remark, Imran Khan was booked under several sections of the Pakistan Penal Code in the FIR against him, including 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace), 189 (threat of injury to public servant), and 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant).

Pak ex-PM Imran Khan disappears when police came to arrest him in a corruption case

Interestingly, on Sunday (March 5), the Islamabad police attempted to arrest former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan for ignoring court summons on 3 different occasions in connection to the infamous Toshakhana corruption case.

The cops reached the residence of the former PM, which is located at Zaman Park in Lahore, but could not find him. Reportedly, Khan was ‘not available’ when the Superintendent of Police (SP) entered his room.

The Islamabad police said that they were only enforcing the court’s orders and that law was equal for all in Pakistan. The cops also warned the political supporters of Imran Khan of arrest if they tried to obstruct them from carrying out their duty.

37 cases filed against Khan across the country

It is pertinent to note here that the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is facing a total of 37 cases filed against him in different parts of the country.

Indian Railways rapidly moving towards its mission of 100 per cent electrification: GoI

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Indian Railways rapidly moving towards its mission of 100 per cent electrification: GoI

Indian Railways is working on a mission mode to become the largest Green Railway in the world and is moving towards becoming a “net zero carbon emitter” before 2030, the Railway Ministry said in a press note on Monday.

After the completion of electrification in Uttar Pradesh recently, Indian Railways has achieved another milestone. Indian Railways has completed the electrification of Uttarakhand.

As per the official data given by the Ministry of Railways, the existing Broad Gauge network of Uttarakhand is 347 route kilometres, which is 100 per cent electrified, resulting in saving on account of reduced line haul cost (about 2.5 times lower), heavier haulage capacity, increased sectional capacity, reduced operating and maintenance cost of the electric loco, energy-efficient and eco-friendly mode of transportation with reduced dependence on imported crude oil, saving of foreign exchange.

Uttarakhand state’s territory falls in the Northern and North Eastern Railway’s jurisdiction. Some of the major railway stations in Uttarakhand are Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Rishikesh, Kathgodam, and Tanakpur. Some of them have religious importance and some are attractive tourist places. Badrinath, Kedarnath, Yamunotri, Gangotri, Hemkund Sahib, Mussoorie, Nainital, Jim Carbet and Haridwar are a few to name. Kathgodam station is an important station with annual passenger footfall of about 7 lacs and this terminating station acts as the entry of the Kumaun region of Uttrakhand. The first train to this station reached on 24 April 1884.

It is also notable that some of the prestigious trains of Uttarakhand state are Nanda Devi, Haridwar Express, Mussoorie Express, Utkal Express, Kumaon Express, Doon Express and Shatabdi Express. These trains provide convenient connectivity to various parts of the state and other major cities in India, helping greatly to state in the tourism business.

“Further, from Rishikesh to Karnprayag, new line work is under construction which will be another landmark achievement of Indian Railways, bringing the Char Dham pilgrimage route to the Indian Railways’ circuit. This route is sanctioned along with electrification, in sync with Railways’ policy of a 100 per cent electrified network,” the press note said.

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‘Finish Modi, the country will be saved’: Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in Rajasthan

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‘Finish Modi, the country will be saved’: Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa in Rajasthan

On Monday, March 13, while addressing a rally in poll-bound Rajasthan, Congress leader Sukhjinder Randhawa stoked controversy with his contentious remarks against PM Modi, claiming that he must be finished in order for the country to be saved.

“You should end your fights and talk about finishing Modi, if Modi is finished then India will be saved,” said the Congress leader, calling for his figurative death as a politician.

Agar Modi khatam hogaya toh Hindustan bach jayega… agar Modi raha to Hindustan khatam hojayega… (If Modi is finished then the country will be saved… if he stays then the country will be finished)… Modi doesn’t know what patriotism is… agar discipline ajayega to Adani ko hum ek din me Hindustan se nikal denge (If there is discipline… then we will throw out Adani from the country in one single day),” Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said.

Congress’ Sukhjinder Randhawa, following in the footsteps of his party’s supremo Rahul Gandhi, went on to fabricate absurd claims in an effort to establish a nexus between business magnate Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“Pehle BJP ko marlo… Adani saath hi mar jayega… (First finish the BJP, Adani will be finished automatically)… Modi is selling the country… our fight is not with Adani… Ambani Adani should be put behind bars…. when Congress comes back Adani, Ambani should not come with them…” the Congress leader added.

Not stopping at this, the Congress leader went on to downplay the Pulwama terror attack while he accused Modi of deploying it as a strategy ahead of the 2019 Assembly elections to garner votes. ‘Modi saheb kehte hain ghus ke marenge’, how did Pulwama happen… Wasn’t it done to fight elections? Randhawa added.

Randhawa is not the first Congress leader to go on this sort of mindless anti-Modi rant. Trying to link PM Modi to Adani and the Ambanis and implying that the PM is granting excessive favours to them is a hackneyed strategy that the party, led by its senior leader Rahul Gandhi, employs ahead of every crucial Lok Sabha election.

We have seen these similar attacks with similar names before, during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections (even before Modi became the PM), and during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections when the party scion Rahul Gandhi along with his sycophants went on a lying spree to target Prime Minister Modi over the issue of Rafale deal.

Congress had made memes, caricatures on the Rafale deal, and insinuated kickbacks from Anil Ambani’s Reliance. Congress leaders cried themselves hoarse that the Modi govt ‘took away the contract’ from HAL and ‘gave it to Ambani’. Except it was not true. The 36 jets that India purchased from France, will be 100% manufactured in France. India bought them off the shelf. Not a single one of them was being built in India so the question of HAL or Reliance manufacturing them would not arise.

Chhattisgarh: Mohammad Sahil among 4 others arrested for unnatural sex with a cow

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Chhattisgarh: Mohammad Sahil among 4 others arrested for unnatural sex with a cow

On March 7, 18-year-old Mohammad Sahil and three others were arrested for having unnatural sex with a cow in Durg, Chhattisgarh. As per reports, the accused were under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crime. A case has been registered at Bhilai Bhatti Police station under sections 377 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. Speaking to OpIndia, Hindu Yuva Manch’s Govind Raj Naidu said our team learned about the horrific incident. They approached the police and filed a complaint in the matter. The organisation demanded strict action against the accused.

The incident took place neat Murga Chowk Section – 1 under the Bhatti Police Station area. The Police swung into action immediately after getting information about the crime and arrested the four accused. The Police said that on the night of March 7, they received information that some youths were indulged in unnatural sex with a cow. Acting on the report, the Police rushed to the spot. Upon seeing the Police, the accused tried to run but got caught. All four accused were sent to police remand after completing the required legal procedure. Reports suggest that the victim cow was handicapped. Other Hindu organisations including Hindu Yuva Vahini also demanded strict action against the accused.

The FIR was registered based on the complaint of security guard Hanu Nag at FCNL Bhawan, Nigam Office, Bhilai. He said in his complaint that around 2:30 AM on the intervening night of March 7 and March 8, they noticed four youths near Gaushala, located under Sector 3 over the bridge. At 4:30 AM, he saw two of them going inside the Gaushala. He suspected they might steal the cow stationed in the Gaushala for treatment as its back was broken. When he entered the Gaushala, he saw them having unnatural sex with the cow. He called his associate guard Sanjay Kumar, and they caught the accused. Meanwhile, a passerby named Shashank Yadav came running to help the guards. The guards informed others about the incident and handed the accused to the police. As two of the accused are minors, OpIndia has hidden their names.

Copy of the complaint.

Apart from 18-year-old Mohammad Sahil and 20-year-old Satish Chandra Das, two other accused were minors. Satish is a resident of Milan Chowk, Sahil lives in the Gandhi Chowk area, and the two minors are from the cantonment area.

Two of the four accused. Source: Punjab Kesari.

Speaking to OpIndia, Bhatti Police Station officials said the accused were arrested on the same day of the incident. Currently, they are in police custody. Further investigation into the matter is underway.

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