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Maulana Tariq Jamil’s bank account with Pakistani Rs 49 billion frozen: Pakistani media reports

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Maulana Tariq Jamil’s bank account with Pakistani Rs 49 billion frozen: Pakistani media reports

On January 17, the bank accounts of Maulana Tariq Jamil of Pakistan were reportedly frozen for hiding Pakistani Rs 49 billion. Several social media users linked to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and other parties alleged that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had seized the bank accounts of businesses related to religious leader Jamil.

Social media users questioned Jamil about the source of such vast wealth. Notably, no official statement has been released by the Pakistani government.

On the other hand, Yousaf Jamil, son of Tariq Jamil, has called the reports baseless.

Jamil’s son denied the reports. Source: Twitter

In a tweet in Urdu, Yousaf said, “Since yesterday, the reports of Maulana Tariq Jamil’s accounts being sealed are making rounds on social media. It is being said that there are billions of rupees in these accounts. There is no truth in these reports. Spreading fake news about someone is a bad act.” (Translated using Google Translate)

Tariq Jamil is no stranger to controversies. He had earlier gone viral on social media after he was seen describing his dream of sucking the “honey-filled fingers” of Pakistan’s founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah. The video, dating back to August 2020, had gone viral last year.

Jamil, who belongs to Tablighi Jamat, also courted controversy for blaming women for the Wuhan Coronavirus. During a prayer meeting, Maulana Tariq Jamil spoke about the plagues in ancient times and claimed that these were natural disasters sent by God.

He claimed that begging for repentance from Allah was the only way for humans to rid themselves of the calamity. He also offered sermons on the kind of clothes women should wear.

Karnataka: BJP Yuva Morcha launches ‘Modi Chai’ ahead of assembly elections, pledges to distribute 1 lac free ‘chais’

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Karnataka: BJP Yuva Morcha launches ‘Modi Chai’ ahead of assembly elections, pledges to distribute 1 lac free ‘chais’

On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka launched India’s most popular drink, tea, named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the State Assembly Elections. The tea named ‘Modi Chai’ was launched by Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha in Banglore which has pledged to distribute one lac free teas to the voters ahead of the elections.

The information was shared by Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha leader Anil Shetty who shared a video of the ‘Modi Chai’ launch on Twitter. “Launched Modi Chai – BJP 4 BTM campaign in BTM layout constituency. Will be distributing 1 lac free teas to our voters,” he tweeted.

The video shared by the leader showed ‘Modi Chai’ being launched after following all the Hindu rituals. Later the leader could be seen offering the Banglore voters a free cup of tea while the BJP supporters raised slogans in support of PM Narendra Modi and BJP.

Independent Investment Banker and Entrepreneur Anil Shetty joined BJP in the year 2020 and took up the responsibility of State Treasurer of Yuva Morcha. He has worked in the execution of many government projects like Atal Janata Clinic, Digital Seva Centre, Bruhat Udyoga Mela, and Sri Vishweshwaraiah Shikshana Nidhi among others in the BTM Layout constituency.

According to Shetty, the launch of ‘Modi Chai’ is part of the election campaign in the BTM layout constituency which is one of the 224 constituencies in the State Legislative Assembly. The 2023 State Legislative Assembly election is expected to take place in Karnataka before May this year to vote for all 224 members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

Karnataka: Viral video shows biker dragging a man on the streets of Bengaluru

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Karnataka: Viral video shows biker dragging a man on the streets of Bengaluru

A disturbing video of an elderly man being dragged on the streets of Bengaluru has gone viral on social media.

In the video shared by journalist Imran Khan, the 55-year-old victim named Muthappa was dragged on Magadi road by a medical salesman named Sahil. As per reports, Sahil had hit a sumo car, driven by the victim, with his two-wheeler.

When he tried to flee the spot, Muthappa clutched onto his vehicle. Despite being well aware that the elderly man was being dragged along the street, Sahil did not bother to stop the vehicle.

When good samaritans and concerned commuters took stock of the situation, they brought the two-wheeler of Sahil to a halt. The elderly man was admitted to a nearby hospital.

Later, a police complaint was filed at the Govindraj Nagar police station, following which a case was registered against Sahil. He was thereafter taken into custody.

Delhi: Young woman dies after car drags her several kilometres

This incident comes less than 3 weeks after a young woman died in Delhi when she was dragged by a car for a long distance after the two-wheeler she was riding was knocked down by the speeding car. The incident happened in Kanjhawala, Delhi early morning on 1st January 2023.

According to police, after her scooter was hit by the Baleno car, the young woman’s clothes got entangled in the wheels of the car, due to which she was dragged to a distance of about 18-20 kilometres. She died in this accident.

All the clothes on her body were torn, and the body of the young woman was found naked on the road. Later the police identified the owner of the car based on the registration of the car and then arrested five people who were in the vehicle. 

Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki listed as a global terrorist: A timeline of India’s efforts at the UN

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Lashkar-e-Taiba deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki listed as a global terrorist: A timeline of India’s efforts at the UN

India’s relentless efforts to list Pakistan-based terrorists have paid off as Lashkar-e-Taiba’s (LeT) deputy chief Abdul Rehman Makki has finally been listed as a ‘global terrorist’.

India had made listings of Pakistan-based terrorists a top priority of its United Nations tenure during 2021-22, according to the sources. A total of five names were submitted by India for designation under 1267 in 2022: Abdul Rehman Makki (LeT), Abdul Rauf Asghar (Jaish-e-Mohammed, JeM), Sajid Mir (LeT), Shahid Mahmood (LeT), and Talha Saeed (LeT).

Each of these five names was initially placed on technical hold by one member state while all other 14 members of the Council agreed to their listing.

Makki’s case was submitted on June 1, 2022, by India with the US joining as a co-designating state. One member state placed a technical hold on 16 June 2022 and after the six-month period again renewed its hold in mid-December, according to the sources.

Even though the successful listing comes just after India left the Council, this was a culmination of long-standing and persistent efforts made over the last several months, along with partner countries.

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

‘Who is LG, where has he come from? He is sitting on our heads’, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal once again attacks Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

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‘Who is LG, where has he come from? He is sitting on our heads’, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal once again attacks Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

On January 17, 2023, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again lashed out at the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Clashes between Delhi CM and LG have been a constant feature of Kejriwal’s tenure as the Chief Minister of Delhi. While speaking in the Delhi assembly, Kejriwal asked who is lieutenant governor, where has he come from, and how he is sitting on Delhi government’s head?

Arvind Kejriwal’s latest tussle with LG Vinai Kumar Saxena is over the issue of sending some Delhi teachers to Finland at taxpayers’ expense.

Arvind Kejriwal further said, “Time is very powerful, nothing is permanent in the world. If one thinks that one will remain in power forever, then that’s not going to happen. Today we are in power in Delhi and they are (BJP) in power in Centre, tomorrow it might happen that we will be in power in Centre.”

On the second day of the winter session, Kejriwal addressed the assembly and claimed that LG Saxena had prevented Delhi teachers from receiving training in Finland. According to him, LG delays vital documents and obstructs government operations.

Arvind Kejriwal further said that sending Delhi teachers to Finland is essential to provide good education to the children of the poor people of India. He said, “They (BJP) don’t want teachers to visit Finland. Many MPs of the BJP and their children have studied in foreign countries…If we want to provide better education to children of the poor, then who’re they to stop? It’s a feudal mindset & Delhi LG has that mindset.”

Arvind Kejriwal said, “Not even my teachers checked my homework as the LG scrutinises my files. The LG is not my headmaster. People have elected me as chief minister. Who is this LG?”

Earlier on Monday, the Lieutenant Governor denied scrapping the Delhi government plan, and said, “Any statement, on the contrary, is deliberately misleading and mischievously motivated. The government has been advised to evaluate the proposal in totality and record the cost-benefit analysis in terms of impact on quality of education being provided to students, to assess the effectiveness of various foreign training programmes for teachers in the past.” 

Delhi Police uncover terror conspiracy to carry out targeted killings of politicians ahead of Republic Day: Details

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Delhi Police uncover terror conspiracy to carry out targeted killings of politicians ahead of Republic Day: Details

A week after two suspects were arrested for killing a man, Delhi Police have uncovered a complex terror web stretching from Pakistan to Canada with “handlers” directing hit jobs on political leaders in India, in return for hefty cash rewards.

The revelations come ahead of the Republic Day celebrations in India. Delhi Police has now launched a search for at least four people suspected to be part of the terror conspiracy in which gangsters planned “targeted killings” of certain political leaders through two criminals – Naushad and Jagga.

Last Thursday, Delhi Police Special Cell arrested the two men from the national capital’s Jahangirpuri area after the body parts of an unidentified man were found in the area. An investigation revealed that the victim was beheaded on camera and visuals were then allegedly shared by the duo with their handler sitting in Pakistan. Police also recovered pistols, two grenades and 22 live cartridges from their possession. The police said that the suspects had murdered the man and dumped his chopped body “to prove their credibility” to their handlers.

The arrested suspects – Jagjit Singh Jagga (29) who also goes by the names of Jassa, Yaqoob alias Kaptaan, a resident of Uddham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand – and Naushad Ali (56), a resident of Jahangirpuri, were arrested under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code and the 25 Arms Act. UAPA has also been slapped against the killers, who were produced before the Patiala House Court on Friday and sent to police remand for 14 days.

According to the Police, Jagga and Naushad met in 2020 when both of them were lodged in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani Jail. In April 2022, Naushad who was released after the end of his 16-month imprisonment returned to Delhi where he was contacted by Jagga who had jumped parole. Both of them started living together at Naushad’s residence in Jahagirpuri and got involved in trafficking drugs and firearms.

Naushad was meanwhile in touch with LeT terrorist Sohail whom he had met while both of them were lodged in Tihar Jail in 2011. According to sleuths of the Delhi Police Special Cell, Sohail asked Naushad to carry out Jihadist activities in return for huge sums of money.

Naushad also twice visited Nepal in 2019, in an attempt to obtain a Nepali passport that would facilitate his travel to Pakistan. Naushad, however, failed to obtain a Nepali passport.

Jagga, meanwhile, came in contact with members of the Arsh Dalla gang who had sheltered one Sukhpret of Punjab’s Moga involved in the grenade attack in the November 2022 Pathankot attack.

Delhi Police sources said that Canada-based Arsh Dalla had offered Rs 1 crore to Jagga to kill Amit Arora, a Shiv-Sena leader in Punjab. The attack was planned around Republic Day and for this Jagga had conducted a recce in December last year. Jagga was also contracted to target Gursimran Singh Mand of the Congress party, who is also the president of the International Anti-Khalistan Front for which he was offered Rs 1.5 crore, according to Delhi Police.

Further, according to sources, both Jagga and Naushad had received money as advance payment through hawala operators and asked to prove their trustworthiness. The duo then killed a boy in December last year and chopped his body into parts using a machete and sent the video to their handlers in Pakistan.

During his interrogation, Jagga revealed that he was in contact with his Khalistani handler in Germany and a member of the Bambiha gang, currently operating from Saudi Arabia.

In the latest development, the Delhi Police got information about the involvement of eight persons in the module. The police suspect the possible presence of four others in India presently.

“Their handlers sitting at the border sent instructions on the Signal app, after which they shared the location of the bag full of weapons through Google Maps. About eight people are involved in this module of terrorists out of which four can still be present in India only. Two terrorists were used to provide weapons and two were used to send the Google location of the weapons to their bosses by keeping the weapons at a particular location,” a source said.

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

Communist leader Subhashini Ali throws ‘Sanskari’ jibe after rape of a Dalit woman in UP, perpetrator turns out to be a Maulvi

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Communist leader Subhashini Ali throws ‘Sanskari’ jibe after rape of a Dalit woman in UP, perpetrator turns out to be a Maulvi

On Monday, January 16, CPI (Marxist) leader Subhashini Ali tried to use the news of a rape of a Dalit woman in Mau, Uttar Pradesh, to push her anti-Hindu agenda and attack state’s Yogi Adityanath government.

On January 15, Sunday it was reported that a Dalit girl was allegedly abducted and raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Mau district. Police arrested Hafiz, a Maulvi, and his brother-in-law Salman in this case. The accused had reportedly kidnapped the victim and taken her to a madarsa on the Nepal border. They threatened her with witchcraft and raped her for a week. The accused were arrested based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s family.

On January 16, NDTV, like many other media outlets, also reported the incident but did not specify the names of the accused.

Report on the Dalit girl rape in Mau, UP published by NDTV on January 16

While several other publications explicitly named the perpetrators, the communist leader chose to share only the NDTV report, for obvious reasons of course, and captioned her tweet, “Must be sanskari since names not mentioned? Two Arrested For Kidnapping, Raping Girl In UP’s Mau District: Cops.”

In her zeal to mock Hindus, the communist leader most likely did not check other publications and casually hurled the ‘Sanskari’ jibe, which was definitely intended to mock Hindus. To her dismay, though, the rape accused was discovered to be a maulvi who committed the heinous act within a madarsa.

OpIndia report on the incident published on January 15 mentioned the names of the accused

For the uninitiated, Subhasini Ali is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the President of the All India Democratic Women’s Association, and a former Member of Parliament from Kanpur. She was inducted into the politburo (PB) of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2015 thereby becoming the second women member of the PB after Brinda Karat.

It should be noted that the communist party leader has been caught peddling fake news multiple times to further her anti-Hindu and anti-BJP agenda. In 2020, as news of the construction of Ram Mandir poured in, the CPIM leader Subhashini Ali shared an old report on the Ayodhya verdict to mislead people. Ali had taken to Twitter to share an article by the Economic Times captioning her tweet as “New twist: Supreme Court accepts Buddhist claim in Ayodhya dispute”, insinuating that the Ram Mandir matter had once again been caught in some legal dispute. OpIndia had reported how the article the CPIM leader had shared with the misleading “new twist” was one which was written back in the year 2018.

Similarly, in 2019 when the news of the Unnao rape victim’s car accident had become a hot topic across the political spectrum, the communist leader, in her hate for BJP, had shared a photoshopped image attributing a fake quote to the then Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Unnao rape case. Several social media users then pointed out to Subhashini Ali that the image she has used is photoshopped and it contains a fake quote.

Old habits die hard though and looks like Subhashini Ali still tries to instigate trouble whenever she can.

‘Hashim Amla converted many to Islam’: Old video of ex-Pakistani cricketer Saeed Anwar goes viral

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‘Hashim Amla converted many to Islam’: Old video of ex-Pakistani cricketer Saeed Anwar goes viral

On Thursday (January 12), a video of former Pakistani cricketer Saeed Anwar, narrating stories of Islamic conversions of non-Muslims, went viral on social media.

In the said video, he was heard saying, “Mashallah, did you see how many people accepted Islam during the World cup? Allah has made it possible. (South African cricketer) Hashim Amla has made many people convert to Islam. Shahid Afridi knows it well.”

“An entire Hindu family became Muslim because of Hashim Amla. Mohammed Yousuf (earlier Yousuf Youhana) became the path to several conversions to Islam. Allah has bestowed all of you with talent…Do the work of Prophet Muhammad,” Saeed Anwar gloated.

The original video was first uploaded on the Youtube channel ‘The Preachers of Islam Official’ on December 16, 2022. The event appears to be the inauguration ceremony of a T10 league ‘Mega Stars League (MSL)’ that was launched by Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi last year.

Hashim Amla is a former South African cricketer of Indian descent. Interestingly, Amla, who allegedly converted a Hindu family to Islam, had played 16 matches for IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab between 2016 and 2017.

In a video that surfaced in September 2021, Saeed Anwar was heard endorsing Islamic supremacism and treating non-Muslims with contempt. In a meeting, he said all non-Muslims were going to be incinerated in hellfire, and it was the duty of Muslims to save them by converting them to Islam.

“There are 6 billion non-Muslims. They are all going to burn in hellfire. It’s Muslims’ duty to save them by converting them to Islam,” Saeed Anwar had said.

UN experts lambast Pakistan over forced conversions

On Monday (January 16), experts at the United Nations expressed grave concern about the alarming rise in kidnappings, coerced marriages, and forced conversions of minor girls belonging to religious minority communities in Pakistan.

“We are deeply troubled to hear that girls as young as 13 are being kidnapped from their families, trafficked to locations far from their homes, made to marry men sometimes twice their age, and coerced to convert to Islam, all in violation of international human rights law,” they said.

“We are very concerned that such marriages and conversions take place under threat of violence to these girls and women or their families,” the UN experts pointed out.

Vadodara Namaz row: MSU’s Science Faculty prohibits students and professors from participating in all religious events on campus

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Vadodara Namaz row: MSU’s Science Faculty prohibits students and professors from participating in all religious events on campus

A day after a new video from the botany department of the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in Vadodara went viral over social media showing a female student offering Namaz, professor Haribhai Kataria, dean of the Faculty of Science, issued a notification prohibiting all students and professors from participating in religious events on campus.

“Faculty of Science is a premier institute of higher education. Therefore, observing any kind of religious activity is not desirable within the faculty premises. Hence, all the students and faculty members of the Faculty of Science are hereby informed that no religious activities are permitted on faculty premises. Violation of this directive shall invite appropriate disciplinary action,” the notice issued by Kataria read.

Maharaja Sayajirao University remained amid a religious maelstrom after another video of a student offering namaz on campus surfaced on January 16. Following the event, both former and current student leaders, as well as religious groups, sought action from university officials on Monday.

Earlier on December 26, a team of the university’s vigilance rushed to the spot after it was reported that two men were offering namaz on the university premises. Both students were stopped and investigated. To prevent such incidents in the future, Hindu organizations registered a strong protest by sprinkling Ganga Jal and chanting Hanuman Chalisa where the students reportedly had offered namaz.

Another video of a couple from another area offering namaz on campus had previously leaked. The couple had arrived with their child, who was to write the test for the computer concepts course at the University. Reports mention that the problem has already been reported to the university’s high-powered committee. 

It was reported earlier that the HOD of the botany department was unaware of the video that went viral over social media showing a female student offering Namaz. “The entire incident has been reported through the media. All HODs of the university will be informed about this. It is not right to offer namaz in an educational complex. Appropriate cooperation will be provided when the matter is investigated,” head of the department N S R Krishnaya was quoted as saying.

Following that, on January 17, professor Haribhai Kataria, dean of the Faculty of Science, issued a notification prohibiting all students and professors from participating in religious events on the campus of the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in Vadodara.

JP Nadda to remain BJP’s National President till June 2024

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JP Nadda to remain BJP’s National President till June 2024

JP Nadda’s term as the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been extended till June 2024, informed Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the National Executive Meeting on Tuesday.

“The tenure of JP Nadda as national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been extended till June 2024,” he said. The decision was taken at the National Executive Meeting of the BJP here in the national capital.

According to sources, the proposal for Naddda’s extension was mooted by the Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and was agreed upon unanimously by the members of the National Executive.
JP Nadda assumed the presidency of the party in June 2019.

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

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