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Pakistan: Islamists lynch man, accused of blasphemy, to death in Nankana Sahib

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Pakistan: Islamists lynch man, accused of blasphemy, to death in Nankana Sahib

On Saturday (February 11), a frenzied mob of Islamists lynched a man in broad daylight in Nankana Sahib in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

As per reports, the unnamed victim was kept in police custody for allegedly committing blasphemy. When the news spread, a large group of extremists laid siege at the Warburton Police Station. The victim was later identified as one Mohammad Waris. He was accused of desecrating the Quran.

They destroyed the property, got hold of the victim and beat him black and blue. After the brutal assault, the mob set his body on fire. A video of the incident has now gone viral on social media.

In the video, the extremist mob was seen scaling the walls of the police station. Meanwhile, the local administration has suspended the Station House Officer (SHO) Feroz Bhatt and Nankana Sahib Circle Deputy SP Nawaz Waraq. It had also sought a report about the matter from the concerned officials.

In another video shared by journalist Mubashir Zaidi, it could be seen that young children wearing backpacks were also part of the lynch mob. Moreover, the visuals also revealed the extent of damage caused to the police station by the Islamists.

In a tweet, the official handle of the Punjab Police said, “IG Punjab’s notice of the incident of killing of a citizen in Nankana on the charge of desecration of the Quran by the citizens.”

“Order the senior officers to reach the spot and submit an inquiry report. Strict departmental and legal action will be taken against those responsible for the incident and the perpetrators of negligence and incompetence,” it further added.

This is not the first time that such an incident has come to light. In December 2021, a Sri Lankan manager named Priyantha Kumara was lynched to death by an Islamist mob in Sialkot in Pakistan.

In a viral confession video, two of the accused involved in the heinous crime had admitted, “The name of Hussain was written on the paper. He tore the paper and threw it. I informed my colleague that it was wrong. (inaudible) I even talked to the management. And we had assembled for the cause.”

“We poured oil and set him on fire. Anyone who commits blasphemy will be meted out the same treatment. We are ready to sacrifice our lives for Prophet Muhammad. It is mentioned in our Hadith that we must behead those who insult our Prophets,“ they further added.

Sri Lankan President says Jaffna Cultural Centre a gift by PM Modi

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Sri Lankan President says Jaffna Cultural Centre a gift by PM Modi

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe while dedicating the Jaffna Cultural Centre, built with an Indian grant, to the people of Sri Lanka, called the centre a gift by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and appreciated the efforts made by the Indian government.

Wickremesinghe called the centre one of the major projects between India-Sri Lanka. Calling India and Sri Lanka two sides of the same coin, the President added that the two countries share the same culture which needs to get preserved and the culture of the two countries are inseparable.

Speaking further about the Tamil culture, the President added that the culture is inspired by the Southern states in India and the Tamil culture in Jaffna has nurtured the Sri Lankan culture which should be preserved. The Jaffna Cultural centre is a glowing example of India-Sri Lanka development partnership, he said.

Along with the Sri Lankan President, Union Minister of State (MoS) for information and broadcasting L Murugan, and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay were also present during the event.

Jaffna cultural centre, located next to the iconic Jaffna Public Library is the tallest building in Jaffna town. The centre is conceived as a reconciliation project and is primarily aimed at expanding cultural infrastructure for people of Northern Province and to help them to reconnect with their cultural roots as well as to the rest of the country and to rejuvenate the ancient cultural heritage of Jaffna.

The centre includes state-of-the-art facility that consists of multiple facilities such as a museum of two floors; an advanced theatre-style auditorium for more than 600 people; a 11-storeyed learning tower; a public square which could also act as an amphitheater; etc. 

Along with that, it also has temporary Exhibition Gallery (Air conditioned), Open exhibition gallery, Gift Shop, Museum Stores and workshop ,100-seat Conference facility, a cafeteria, Multi-Media Library, Lecture rooms, Studios, and Gallery spaces.

The MoU or the Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of the Jaffna Cultural centre was signed on June 9, 2014. Following its construction, the iconic facility was virtually inaugurated during the visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar when he visited Colombo in March 2022, along with the then Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa nearly after two years after it’s construction.

The centre is envisaged as a public space to “promote, preserve and foster the cultural heritage of Jaffna”, and serve as “a hub of cultural activities” in Sri Lanka.

Jaffna, which is an erstwhile cultural capital of national and regional importance, suffered many losses through the period of a protracted civil war.

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

Delhi LG removes ‘illegally appointed’ AAP nominees including party spokesperson from DISCOM boards, party calls it ‘unconstitutional’

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Delhi LG removes ‘illegally appointed’ AAP nominees including party spokesperson from DISCOM boards, party calls it ‘unconstitutional’

On Saturday, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena issued orders to replace ‘government nominees’ nominated by the Arvind Kejriwal-led administration to the boards of power DISCOMs in Delhi. Several Aam Aadmi Party leaders including AAP Spokesperson Jasmine Shah, Naveen Gupta, son of AAP MP N D Gupta, and other private persons have been removed from the board as a result of the order by the LG, and have been replaced by senior government officials.

According to the reports, the LG office stated that the nominations by the party had been made illegally. “Delhi LG, VK Saxena has ordered for the immediate removal of AAP Spokesperson, Jasmine Shah, Son of AAP MP, ND Gupta- Navin Gupta and other private individuals, who had been illegally appointed as government Nominees on the boards of privately owned DISCOMs- BYPL, BRPL (Anil Ambani) and NDPDCL (Tata),” the statement issued by LG read.

“LG considered the matter of illegal appointment of four private people, namely, Jasmine Shah, Naveen D Gupta, Umesh Tyagi and JS Deswal as government nominees on behalf of Delhi Power Company Limited (DPCL) on the Board of Directors of discoms which was issued in gross violation of provisions of Rule,” the statement further stated.

The announcement referred to the appointments as unlawful and said that the two had collaborated with private individuals on the boards of DISCOMs owned by Anil Ambani in order to benefit them to the tune of Rs 8000 crore at the expense of the public coffers.

“Invoking difference of opinion under Article 239AA of the Constitution of India, after the Arvind Kejriwal government persisted in their continuance on these boards, despite proven misconduct and maleficence on their part, by way of benefiting the Ambani-owned DISCOMs to the tune of more than 8000 crores, at the cost of government exchequer, Saxena had referred the matter to the President of India for a decision. He had asked for the removal of the above-mentioned political appointees on the DISCOMs boards with immediate effect, pending the President’s decision, and asked for senior government officials to replace them on the boards of the DICOMS,” the LG Office statement read.

A 49% share in the DISCOMs is owned by the Delhi government. Previously, senior officers served on the boards of the DISCOMs, but the Arvind Kejriwal administration began nominating people with political affiliations to them, according to a statement from the Delhi LG office.

According to the LG office, there was a quid pro quo agreement including commissions and bribes for the AAP nominees on the DISCOMs. “Instead of acting vigilant in the interest of the people and government of Delhi, acted in cahoots with the BRPL and BYPL boards facilitated a decision by their boards to decrease the LPSC rates from 18 per cent to 12 percent, and in the process unduly benefitted them to the tune of Rs 8468 crores- an amount that would have gone to the Delhi Government exchequer,” it stated.

The AAP government meanwhile criticized LG V K Saxena’s decision to remove Kejriwal government-appointed members from DISCOMs boards and called it unconstitutional and illegal. “The LG has started a new trend of reversing decisions taken by the elected government of Delhi,” Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday.

He also dismissed the allegation that the members appointed by the Arvind Kejriwal government provided benefits to the tune of Rs 8,000 crore to the private DISCOMs. The LG can get the alleged scam investigated by any central agency, he remarked.

Delhi HC allows urgent listing of Delhi police plea challenging trial court order to discharge Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

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Delhi HC allows urgent listing of Delhi police plea challenging trial court order to discharge Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

The Delhi High Court on Friday, February 10, allowed the urgent listing of a plea filed by Delhi Police challenging the order of a trial court that discharged Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha, and nine others in a case pertaining to the violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University in December 2019.

Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta brought the matter before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.

The plea filed by Delhi police stated, “The trial court not only discharged the respondents but was also swayed by emotional and sentimental feelings. It cast aspersions on the prosecuting agency and passed gravely prejudicial and adverse remarks against the prosecuting agency and the investigation”.

Allowing the mentioning, the division bench scheduled the case for hearing on Monday, February 13.

Notably, the Delhi police had moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday challenging the trial court order that cleared Sharjeel Imam of all charges that were invoked against him in the sedition case related to a speech he delivered in 2019. The speech was made on December 15, 2019, during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). 

Earlier, the Delhi court had on February 4, Saturday, discharged Sharjeel Imam in the 2019 Jamia violence case. The former JNU student Sharjeel Imam, however, continues to be in jail under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riots.

Sharjeel Imam was accused of inciting violence with his speeches

Sharjeel Imam was arrested in January 2020 after he delivered several provocative speeches that were blamed for triggering violence during anti-CAA protests in Delhi and several other states. The current case relates to a speech given in December 2019 in Delhi. According to the police, his speech provoked violence at Jamia Nagar in Delhi on December 15, 2019, during protests against the now-enacted Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

The mob damaged public and private properties including several vehicles during the riot in Jamia Nagar. Around 1500 demonstrators blocked the road and did not listen to the people who urged them to clear the road, and four public buses and two police vehicles were set ablaze during the violence.

Sharjeel Imam is also facing cases for other speeches he gave during the anti-CAA protests, including instigating Islamists to cut off North Eastern region from the rest of the country by blocking the ‘chicken’s neck’ in North Bengal.

Old video of a woman vomiting on Lady Gaga’s chest goes viral

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Old video of a woman vomiting on Lady Gaga’s chest goes viral

On Friday (February 10), a video of a female artist vomiting fluorescent paint on American singer Lady Gaga went viral on social media.

The disturbing video, shared by conservative political commentator Calvin Robinson, showed the woman shoving two of her fingers deep down her throat and attempting to puke.

Later in the viral footage, the artist was able to throw up fluorescent-coloured paint on the chest of lady Gaga. While sharing the video, Calvin Robinson wrote, “Lady Gaga gets a girl to throw up on her during a performance.”

He further emphasised, “Liberals can argue it’s art all day, but it’s disgusting and it’s morally reprehensible. Young people deserve better role models. Whatever happened to just making good music?!”

The video soon gained traction on social media. “Why are we not talking about Lady GaGa having a young girl vomit on her chest during a performance?” remarked Elijah Schaffer.

Journalist Ian Miles Cheong wrote, “Lady Gaga has a woman puke on her bare chest while she plays the drums. Totally normal stuff.”

The Origins of the Video

The controversial video dates back to March 13, 2014, and was shot during an event titled ‘South by Southwest (SXSW)’ in Austin city in Texas State of the US.

Lady Gaga performed for about an hour on stage. During the course of her concert, she called upon one ‘Millie from London’ on stage. As per reports, Millie Brown happens to be a professional vomit painter.

At about 18 minutes into the programme, one could watch the painter throwing up florescent puke onto the chest of the American singer.

“Inviting a female friend onstage who was gulping coloured liquid from a bottle, Lady Gaga sat down behind a drum kit not long into her hour-long set to play her song “Swine” — and was soon showered in a regurgitated version of that liquid as her pal leaned over the star and vomited on her,” read a report by LA Times.

While many are led to believe that the video is recent and a manifestation of ‘woke culture’, it is clear that the disturbing footage is about 9 years old.

Ashwin’s 5-wicket haul, Jadeja’s all-round show power India to a massive win in the first BGT Test against Australia

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Ashwin’s 5-wicket haul, Jadeja’s all-round show power India to a massive win in the first BGT Test against Australia

A fiery five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with all-round brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch a massive win by innings and 132 runs within the first three days of the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Nagpur, after the visitors were bundled out for just 91 runs before the end of the second session on Saturday. With this, India has a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

In the second innings, Australia was once again off to a tricky start in their bid to overcome a lead of 223 runs by India. Ravichandran Ashwin started Aussie’s downfall by dismissing Usman Khawaja for just five runs off nine balls. Australia was 7/1. Marnus Labuschagne was the next man on the crease and he continued his good form, slamming three great boundaries. However, Ravindra Jadeja’s golden arm did the trick again and he trapped the world’s number one Test batter lbw for 17 off 28 balls. Australia was 26/2.

Ashwin was breathing fire with the ball. He went on to dismiss David Warner (10) and Matt Renshaw (2) in quick succession. Australia was slowly choking under the pressure built by spinners and sunk to 42/4, with a mountain of runs still left to climb.

A boundary by Smith helped Australia cross 50-run mark in 16.2 overs. Ashwin got his fourth wicket of the match and he sent back Handscomb in the fourth lbw dismissal of the inning. Australia was in a huge spot of bother at 52/5, trailing by 167 runs.

Despite trying, there was not stopping Ashwin. Australia’s downward spiral seemed endless and went one step further after Ashwin trapped Alex Carey for 10. Aussies were reduced to 64/6.

Jadeja and Axar joined Ashwin and the trio was running riot on Aussies. Jadeja picked up Cummins (1) while Axar dismissed Todd Murphy (2). Australia was 75/8 and trailed by 148 runs and just two wickets away from an embarrassing third-day defeat.

Pacer Mohammed Shami’s made pace bowling’s first entry in the wicket-taking charts for the inning. He dismantled Nathan Lyon’s stumps for 8 runs. Australia was left struggling at 88/9, trailing by 135 runs. The Aussies were just one wicket away from a loss.

Shami hit Australia with one final blow, dismissing Scott Boland for a duck. Australia was all out for just 91 runs in 32.3 overs. They lost the match by an innings and 132 runs. Smith was left stranded at 25 runs.

Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers for hosts, taking 5/37 in 12 overs. Jadeja also took 2/34 while Shami got figures of 2/13. Axar also took a wicket for six runs in three overs.

A brilliant 84-run knock by all-rounder Axar Patel and an entertaining cameo by Mohammed Shami put India in a commanding position, with a lead of 223 runs at lunch on the day three of the first Test against Australia at Nagpur on Saturday.

India started the day at 321/7, with Ravindra Jadeja (66*) and Axar Patel (52*) at the crease. The hosts had added barely seven runs to their previous day’s total when debutant Todd Murphy struck gold for Aussies, rattling Jadeja’s off stump. The all-rounder was gone for a well-made 70 off 185 balls. India was 328/8.

Mohammed Shami was next up at the crease. Shami put a price on his wicket and played some fine strokes, including a four and a six. Axar continued to guard his wicket as well. India crossed the 350-run mark in the 128th over of their innings. The duo took India’s lead beyond 180 runs.

Shami continued entertaining fans, smashing Murphy for two sixes in the 131st over, which also brought up the fifty-run stand for the ninth wicket. However, the debutant had the last laugh in his next over as he dismissed him for a well-made 37 off 47 balls with two fours and three six. With this, Murphy bagged his seventh wicket in the inning.

India was 380/9 in 132.4 overs and led by 203 runs. Mohammed Siraj was the last man to arrive at the crease for India. Cummins dismissed Axar Patel for a well-made 84 off 174 balls, consisting of 10 fours and a six. India was out for 400 runs and had a lead of 223 runs heading into lunch.

Murphy had a dream spell on his debut, taking 7 wickets for 124 runs in 47 overs. Cummins got two for 78 runs in 20.3 overs. Spinner Nathan Lyon could only get one scalp for 126 runs in 49 overs.

Earlier electing to bat first, Australia was bundled out for 177 runs in their first innings. Aussies were no match for Indian spinners as Labuschagne (49), Smith (37), Carey (36) and Handscomb (31) were the only ones who could score something decent and resist the Indian spin web. Jadeja took a five-wicket haul, ending with figures of 5/47. Ashwin got three scalps while Siraj and Shami took one wicket each.

India came out to bat and top-order, except skipper Rohit Sharma failed again. KL (20) continued his frustrating show with the bat and was dismissed by debutant Murphy. Nightwatchman Ashwin scored a handy knock of 23. Pujara fell for just seven while attempting a sweep. Virat also continued his worrisome string of low scores in Tests, falling victim to spin once again. Murphy got the crucial wicket of Virat.

Debutants Suryakumar Yadav (8) and KS Bharat (8) could not touch double digits. Rohit however, kept the other end steady and scored 120 off 212 balls with 15 fours and two sixes. On a tough surface which was nightmarish for the batters, the Indian skipper put on a batting masterclass. India was reduced to 240/7 after Rohit and Bharat’s dismissals.

Jadeja and Axar then took the baton and guided India to a dominant position at the end of day two, ending at 321/7 on the second day. It gave India a 144-run lead. They kept Australia toiling hard for a wicket, made them chase the cherry all over the park and reached their respective fifties.

Brief Scores: India: 400 in 139.3 overs (Rohit Sharma 120, Axar Patel 84*, Todd Murphy 7/124) defeated Australia: 177 and 91 (Steve Smith 25, Marnus Labuschagne 17, Ravichandran Ashwin 5/37) by an innings and 132 runs.

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

Kerala: Literacy worker commits suicide after Pinarayi Vijayan government does not pay salary for over 6 months

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Kerala: Literacy worker commits suicide after Pinarayi Vijayan government does not pay salary for over 6 months

On Thursday, February 9, ES Bijumon, a saksharata prerak (literacy worker) of the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority committed suicide due to the inordinate delay in the disbursement of his salary. The Block-level literacy prerak, who had been felicitated with a President’s award for best literacy prerak, was amongst the 1,714 literacy preraks in Kerala who have been denied salaries for the last six months due to the state government’s ‘financial crisis.’

According to reports, Bijumon has been a member of the Kerala Sakshartha Prerak Association for over 20 years. For the past 82 days, the organization’s preraks (literacy workers) have been protesting outside the Secretariat, over non-payment of salaries.

Bijumon was also among the workers who were protesting against the state government, which has reportedly not been paying these workers their dues for the last 6 months, citing a financial crisis.

Speaking about the tragedy, the State Saksharata Prerak Association State Secretary AA Santhosh told the media that workers were on an indefinite strike for the last 82 days. “The workers have been working for the department since 2009. In 2017, they were transferred from the public education department to the local self-government department. Since then, their salaries have been reduced, and they are not getting regular salaries either,” he said.

According to Santhosh, the preraks are now requesting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to intervene and resolve their problem. “The state government also issued an order in this regard for utilizing the services of preraks in the local body department, but it could not be implemented as the finance department and local body department had different opinions. Now we are demanding the intervention from the Chief Minister,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Kerala Saksharatha Preraks Association District Secretary Sheerja said that the deceased Bijimon used to say that if someone gets “martyred”, only then will they get justice. “He was in a serious financial crisis, and is survived by two sisters and an old mother,” said Sheerja.

Sheerja further said that a block-level nodal officer with the literacy mission is entitled to get Rs 15,000 a month. However, often this amount would vary depending upon the number of enrolments in various literacy programs. Often, even a block-level officer would get only less than Rs 10,000.

The Indian Express quoted the deceased’s mother Vijayamma as saying, “After the death of his father, he was looking after me and my daughters. We were surviving on his meager income. Several times during the last six months, we did not have money to even buy basic provisions.”

Pinarayi Vijayan govt considered deferring salaries of govt employees due to financial crisis

Notably, in May last year, OpIndia reported how the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Communist government in Kerala, faced its worst economic crisis as the state had no funds to provide salaries to its employees. As there were not enough funds, the Kerala government had reportedly considered setting aside almost 10 percent of salaries for that month.

Union govt had paused funds over miscalculation of its previous borrowings

The union government had delayed giving Kerala permission to borrow more money considering there were issues in the financial statements of previous years. The CAG had said that borrowings of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) and the Public Service Undertakings should also be accounted for in the government’s balance sheet. However, the Kerala government opposed such a move. The union government had also sought an explanation on the utilization of the additional loan permitted during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Indore: Hindu girl dies under mysterious circumstances; family suspects she died of conversion pressure from a Christian neighbour

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Indore: Hindu girl dies under mysterious circumstances; family suspects she died of conversion pressure from a Christian neighbour

In Solanki Nagar in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, a case of religious conversion and the suspicious death of a disabled girl as come to the fore. The sister and father of the deceased girl identified as Kajal Yadav (24) have alleged that the victim slipped into depression due to the mounting pressure to convert to Christianity. 

Reportedly, the girl on Wednesday, February 8, was continuously crying and fell asleep however, she did not wake up after that. Khushboo, the elder sister of the deceased girl has accused a person in the case who has earlier accused her father Gopal Yadav, and his tenant Raju Bansal of molesting his daughter. Khushboo claimed that one day when the accused had an argument with her father, he called the CM Helpline and filed a case against Gopal Yadav at Vijay Nagar police station.

Following this, there was a tense atmosphere in their house, consequently, terrified by the incidents happening, Kajal reportedly slipped into depression and stopped eating food also. The deceased’s father was also staying away from the house for a month.

On Friday, Kajal’s family reached Vijay Nagar police station with her dead body and bier. They filed a case against the person who they accused of coercing them to convert to Christianity and demanded his arrest. Town Inspector (TI) Ravindra Gurjar counseled them and requested them to perform the last rites first.

‘We are Yadavs and will not leave our Sanatan Dharma’

Gopal Yadav resides in the Vijay Nagar locality of Solanki Nagar along with his three daughters and a son. On Wednesday, his daughter Kajal Yadav died on Friday, February 10. Kajal’s family have alleged that a person residing in front of their house was pressurising them to convert to Christianity and also offered to help them with jobs and other things. Khushboo said that despite the pressure, we did not leave our Sanatan Dharma as we belong to the Yadav family. 

‘He used to throw eggs and interrupt Pooja at our home’

Khushboo added that it is due to this that she was stopped and harassed by the accused often when she used to step out of her home. She went on to claim that whenever there used to be a Pooja at their home, the accused would play speeches related to Christianity at a very loud volume. The accused allegedly hurled eggs and meat at Gopal Yadav’s house.

The dead body of the deceased girl has been sent for postmortem and the police are investigating the matter.

Criminal case filed against Telugu superstar Rana Daggubati and father Suresh Babu in land dispute case: Here is what happened

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Criminal case filed against Telugu superstar Rana Daggubati and father Suresh Babu in land dispute case: Here is what happened

Telugu superstar Rana Daggubati has landed in legal trouble as a case has been filed against him and his father in a land dispute case. According to reports, a businessman named Pramod Kumar filed the case against Rana Daggubati and his father Suresh Babu at Hyderabad’s Nampally court, alleging that they used goons to evict him from a plot which is under dispute. The case involves a prime property in the Film Nagar in Hyderabad.

The court summoned the duo after Pramod Kumar approached the court against the Bahubali fame actor and his producer father accusing them of threatening him to vacate the land that he had leased from the actor’s father in Hyderabad’s film nagar area. The court has asked them to appear in court on May 1 for a hearing of the case.

According to the reports, the concerned plot at Filmnagar Road No. 1 in Sheikpet Mandal Survey was purchased by Suresh Babu from film actress Madhavi. The plot is located next to another plot owned by superstar Venkatesh, Suresh Babu’s younger brother. Suresh Babu’s family leased the plot to Pramod Kumar in 2014 for setting up a hotel.

The lease expired in 2018, and after that, Suresh Babu’s family agreed to sell the plot to Pramod Kumar for ₹18 crore. Pramod Kumar paid ₹5 crore as the first instalment of the payment, and a sale deed was executed.

While the paperwork for the deal was being done, the landowners allegedly found a different buyer who was willing to pay a higher price for the prime property. Due to this, they returned the ₹5 crore taken from Pramod Kumar. They also asked him to vacate the plot, as it will be sold to a different buyer.

Pramod Kumar refused to vacate and moved court against Rana Daggubati and his father alleging that they didn’t transfer the plot to him even after taking ₹5 crore in advance and signing a sale deed. In the meanwhile, the landowners also filed a different case against Kumar, for not vacating the plot even after the expiry of the land.

Apart from these two cases, there are three more cases regarding the plot pending in courts. Due to multiple litigations on the plot, the court had ordered a status quo, and therefore Pramod Kumar is still occupying the plot.

According to Pramod Kumar, on November 1, some goons arrived at the place and chased away the security guards. They threatened him to vacate the plot, he alleged. Pramod Kumar claimed that Rana Daggubati, his father Suresh Babu and some others used goons to get him forcibly vacate the land.

Reportedly, Promod Kumar had first approached the Banjara Hills police station with a complaint against the father-son duo, but the police refused to file a complaint against them. After that, he approached the Nampally court against the actor and his father.

Pramod Kumar alleged in his complaint to the Banjara Hills police station that he was thrashed by a gang of goons who threatened to take the land in Film Nagar. Suresh Babu and Rana Daggubati, he alleged, were behind the attack. Kumar is also claiming ownership of the plot.

The Nampally court promptly registered a criminal case against Rana Daggubati, Suresh Babu, and others involved in the matter. The judge then issued summons to them and directed them to attend court on May 1.

A similar case was earlier filed by a different businessman named Nanda Kumar, who owns a famous restaurant chain, in December 2018 against Venkatesh, Rana and Suresh in the city civil court. He had also alleged while signing a lease and sale deed with him, the family tried to sell the land to someone else who offered more money. Nanda Kumar had also claimed that the family had further tried to forcibly evict him from the property.

In 2021, Tollywood actor Rana Daggubati was also summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection to four-year-old money laundering and drugs trafficking case. The case was registered by the Telangana Excise and Prohibition Department.

Rana was one of 12 Tollywood celebrities summoned by the ED in connection with the 2017 drug scandal. ED had requested that the actor explain his banking transactions.

Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas booked for running extortion racket from Chitrakoot jail, daughter-in-law held for smuggling mobiles inside jail

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Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas booked for running extortion racket from Chitrakoot jail, daughter-in-law held for smuggling mobiles inside jail

Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, has been booked for operating an extortion racket from inside the Chitrakoot jail where he is currently lodged.  The FIR has been registered at Kotwali Nagar police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot district.

The police have booked sitting MLA Abbas Ansari of extortion and corruption under several provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). It is being said that some jail staff members were also involved in facilitating the operation of the alleged extortion racket from the prison.

Meanwhile, the daughter-in-law of Mukhtar Ansari, Nikhat Ansari, has been taken into custody and booked for taking mobile phones and other things inside the prison. 

When Nikhat Ansari visited her husband Abbas Ansari, who is currently lodged at Chitrakoot jail, she brought these items with her into the jail in a purse.

During an impromptu search, mobiles and other items were found from Nikhat Ansari. Reportedly, Nikhat for the last few days was visiting her husband Abbas at around 11:00 AM, and spending three to four hours there with no one questioning her.

A probe into the jail administration’s conduct has also been ordered, and an investigation is currently underway.

The FIR in the case has been registered against 6 people including Abbas Ansari, his wife Nikhat Bano, driver Niaz, Chitrakoot Jail Superintendent Ashok Sagar, Deputy Jailor Sushil Kumar, and Constable Jagmohan.

Abbas Ansari, a Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA from Mau and the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case. Mukhtar Ansari, a five-time former MLA, is presently jailed in Banda, Uttar Pradesh.

On December 15, 2022, a court in Ghazipur sentenced former Mau MLA and mafia Mukhtar Ansari to ten years in prison under Gangster Act. The former MLA has been sentenced by the MP-MLA court of Ghazipur. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on him.

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