Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi’s minister, currently jailed in Tihar, invoked 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist Ajmal Kasab and said that ‘even he got free trial’. He claimed the leak of his video where he is getting massage by a rape convict inside the jail would prejudice his trial. He claimed he does not have privilege and has actually lost 28 kgs while in prison. He claimed he was not getting proper food. However, Tihar authorities have denied the allegations and said that Jain has in fact gained 8 kgs weight and is getting proper food.
#WATCH | Latest CCTV footage sourced from Tihar jail sources show Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain getting proper food in the jail.
Tihar Jail sources said that Satyendar Jain has gained 8 kg of weight while being in jail, contrary to his lawyer's claims of him having lost 28 kgs. pic.twitter.com/cGEioHh5NM
In a video date 13 September, 2022, Jain can be seen eating a meal in his prison cell. There are also packaged drinking water bottles kept in his cell.
Tihar jail is run by Department of Delhi Prisons which falls under the Government of Delhi.
Jain also accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of leaking information to media. In the video that was leaked earlier this week, Jain could be seen getting a massage from a fellow inmate who turned out to be a child rape accused. When the video was initially leaked, AAP had claimed the person giving massage to Jain was a physiotherapist.
Jain is in jail over allegations of money laundering. The ED attached assets worth Rs 4.81 crores linked to Jain and his family in April. The ED launched an investigation in the case based on an FIR which was registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Jain and others under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Corruption Act.
The ED had said that Jain was being given foot massage and body massage while in the cell and that he was being served fresh-cut fruits and green salad directly in his cell by an unidentified individual. The ED further contended that Jain’s cell is being cleaned, mopped, and broomed by an unidentified person under the supervision of co-accused Ankush Jain.
The ED also said that Jain was continuously and easily able to meet co-accused Ankush Jain, Vaibhav Jain, and also his wife, Poonam Jain who visits him often in the cell. The ED alleged that the accused was violating all the norms of the jail and was meeting the jail superintendent every day, which is against the rules.
Mangaluru Police is looking for the associates of 24-year-old Mohammed Shariq, who was found injured in an auto-rickshaw blast in the city last week. As per the police, Shariq was inspired by the terrorist organisation Islamic State (ISIS). Shariq’s alleged plan was to execute the blast somewhere else, but the improvised bomb accidentally went off in the auto.
Following the blast, he was shifted to a hospital for treatment as he suffered extensive burn injuries.
Police on the lookout for suspected co-conspirators
As per reports, the police are looking for three suspected co-conspirators: Abdul Matheen Taha, Musabbir Hussain and Arafath Ali. All three are the residents of Thirthahalli, which is located around 60 km from Shivamogga.
Two of the suspects, Taha and Hussain, are wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for attempting to raise an ISIS-inspired module. They allegedly tried to recruit members from the southern states. A case was filed against them in 2020, and since then, they have been absconding.
Indian Express quoted ADGP (Law and Order) Alok Kumar said that the police suspect Arafath Ali to be the immediate handler of Shariq. Taha is suspected to be above Ali in the hierarchy, and Hussain is also suspected to be part of the group. The agency has announced a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh for information on Taha.
In 2020, Arafath, Shariq and two others identified as Maaz Muneer Ahmed from Mangaluru and Syed Yasin from Shivamogga were booked in the Mangaluru graffiti case. Following the case, Ali is suspected of having fled to Dubai. All of them were accused of painting pro-terror slogans on a wall.
The role of cryptocurrency
As per the police, it is suspected that the accused used cryptocurrency to finance the blast. Kumar said in a statement that Shariq used bitcoins. A team has been set up to probe the digital train of the transactions executed by Shariq. The police also suspect that Arafat channelled the foreign funding. The equipment used in the blast was purchased mostly from online stores.
Mangaluru Blast Case
On November 19, an auto-rickshaw exploded in Mangaluru. The passenger, later identified as 24-year-old Mohammed Shariq, in the auto-rickshaw, was carrying a pressure cooker. The police found an improvised explosive device (IED) inside the cooker that exploded. Shariq was using a fake Aadhaar card with the Hindu name Premraj. He was already on investigating agencys’ radar for months.
Manchester United and Cristiano Ronaldo have agreed to end their tumultuous relationship as the two parties came to an agreement to terminate Ronaldo’s contract with immediate effect. Ronaldo’s second stint with the club ended up being a lot less impressive than his first stint when he made his name in world football while winning 3 successive Premier League titles and a Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect.
The club thanks him for his immense contribution across two spells at Old Trafford.#MUFC
There were speculations right through the summer transfer window that Ronaldo wants to leave Manchester United, but United and the new manager Erik Ten Hag refused to let him go. However, once the season started, Ronaldo was only a peripheral figure as the side did much better without him on the pitch.
Having spent most of the first few months of the season on the bench, it was inevitable that a player of Ronaldo’s stature will clash with the manager, and things came to a head during United’s win against Tottenham. Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute with 3 minutes left and United leading 2-0. In fact, he walked right out of the stadium after that in a move that really upset the manager and most United fans.
The last straw was Ronaldo’s interview with controversial TV personality and very vocal Arsenal fan Piers Morgan. In the interview, Ronaldo criticised everyone from the club’s owners to the manager to the infrastructure around the club. Once the interview aired, it became clear that Ronaldo will not be featuring for Manchester United anymore.
Initially, United explored legal options to terminate the contract from their end but now it seems like the two parties have come to an agreement to end this toxic relationship by mutual consent.
Manchester United was the club where Cristiano Ronaldo first made his name after signing from Sporting Lisbon as an 18-year-old. However, the return after spending very successful years at Real Madrid and Juventus didn’t quite match the glories of the first stint in United’s colours.
During his interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo mentioned that he had a big money offer from Saudi Arabia to play there, there have been rumours of a move to Major league Soccer in USA as well, plus Chelsea stepping in to sign him has also been mentioned. Whatever decision Ronaldo may take regarding his future, it is unlikely to happen before the ongoing World Cup ends in Qatar.
In one of the biggest ever upsets in the history of the football World Cup, Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina 2-1 in their opening encounter of the tournament. Lionel Messi-led Argentina was one of the favourites to win the tournament but the unfancied Saudi team managed to get the better of them with a superlative second-half performance. Following this historic win, the Saudi government has declared a national holiday in the country to celebrate the achievement.
The ‘Green Falcons’ fought back after going 0-1 down to a Messi penalty in the first half with goals from Saleh al-Shehri and Salem al-Dawsari. Dawsari’s brilliant curling effort gave Saudi Arabia the lead, the lead they didn’t relinquish till the end thanks to some resolute defending and some excellent goalkeeping by Mohammed Al-Owais.
Saudi Arabia’s historic win broke a sequence of 36 unbeaten games for Argentina. In what is likely to be Lionel Messi’s last tournament with the national side, Argentina was expected to breeze through the group stages but having lost to Saudi Arabia, they are now up against it having to face much tougher opponents in Poland and Mexico, the other two teams in the group.
For Saudi Arabia, the win was beyond their wildest dreams. Last month, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed Bin Salman told the team that their group is very difficult so nobody is expecting a win or even a draw during the tournament. He just asked the players to play their game and enjoy the tournament.
However, the Saudi players did more than that, they beat one of the footballing powerhouses and the favourites to win the World Cup. A national holiday in Saudi Arabia seems like the appropriate tribute to the achievement of these players.
On Tuesday, Muslim social media users celebrated Saudi Arabia’s 2-1 victory over Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Argentina has gotten off to the worst possible start in what is expected to be their ace Lionel Messi’s final World Cup. The Muslim users hailed the win over Argentina as the victory of the ‘Muslim Ummah.’
‘Ummah’ is an Arabic word for ‘community’, usually referring to single group of people which shares common religious beliefs. The Muslim community often refer to the Ummah to allude to a universal brotherhood between Muslims. Muslims globally, refer to the Ummah to say that globally, it is their religious identity that comes first, not that of the nation they belong to.
Muslim Twitter users celebrate Saudi Arabia’s victory over Argentina as victory of Ummah
Twitter user Azam wrote, “Saudi Arabia What a win Pride of the Footballing Muslim Ummah Argentina falls”
Saudi Arabia What a win Pride of the Footballing Muslim Ummah ?????? Argentina falls#FIFAWorldCup
A Twitter user Sulman Gul, whose profile indicates he is from Pakistan, wrote, “The underdogs have done it. Congratulations to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan.”
As most of the users commenting on the win are Pakistanis, it is notable that the Pakistani team is not playing in the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Pakistani team has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2022.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup had its biggest upset yet when unfancied Saudi Arabia rallied from a goal behind to overcome one of the tournament’s favourites, Argentina, by a score of 2 to 1. Argentina appeared to be on course for a straightforward win in the first half when record goal scorer Lionel Messi neatly placed them ahead from the penalty spot. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, came out of halftime with increased vigour, and within three minutes, they were level thanks to Al Shehri’s goal.
Argentina attempted to fight their way back into the game, but an inspired Saudi defence stood fast, with goalkeeper Al Owaisi making several important stops to hold the Argentinians at bay.
The shocking loss has put a spanner into the works for Argentina who were one of the favourites to lift the trophy before the tournament began having been on a 36 games unbeaten run. They now face an uphill task to get out of the group stage with their next two games against much tougher opponents in Mexico and Poland, who face off against each other later today.
On Sunday, November 20, Chandigarh police shared that a 25-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly strangulating an 18-year-old girl to death at her residence in Chandigarh’s Burail village. According to reports, the youth committed the crime after getting angry over a breakup.
The accused has been identified as Mohammed Shariq, a native of Bihar. The victim was identified as Mamta, a resident of Burail village in Chandigarh. Police said that Shariq was residing in the victim’s neighbourhood in Burail but had recently moved to another place.
Shariq is married and his wife lives in Bihar. According to police, the accused was planning to flee to Bihar when he was apprehended at a local bus station.
The police have filed an FIR against the accused under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Police have not ruled out the possibility of rape at this moment and are awaiting the girl’s autopsy report to see if she was sexually assaulted.
Speaking about the incident, the police revealed that Shariq had been in a relationship with the deceased for around two years. He told the police that he killed the victim, a Class 12 student, after she stopped talking to him after finding out that he was already married.
The police further revealed that the victim’s mother had spoken to both her daughter and the accused, asking them to break off ties since the latter was already married. Later, Mamta started maintaining distance from him and also blocked him on her phone.
Miffed over this, Shariq strangled Mamata to death at her home on Saturday when she was alone. Champa Devi, her mother, working as domestic help, discovered her body at 2 pm after returning from work.
“Accused Mohammed Shariq was remanded in police custody for his custodial interrogation. We have found CCTV camera footage showing the accused entering the house of victim Mamta. According to the footage, he came out of the house after one and a half hours. Victim Mamta and her mother, Champa, were aware of the married status of the accused. The postmortem of the body is underway,” a police officer said.
The news came on the heels of the gruesome murder of Shraddha Walkar in Delhi’s Mehrauli, wherein her live-in partner Aftab Poonawalla strangled and chopped her body into 35 pieces and stored her body parts in a newly purchased fridge, so he could take his time to dispose of her body parts, one at a time.
On Tuesday (November 22), a spokesperson for the United Nations Human Rights office, Elizabeth Throssell, shared that a total of 17 people have been executed by the Saudi Arabian regime in the past 12 days.
Capital punishment was handed out to the deceased convicts for drug-related offences. The recent executions have taken the total number of executions to 144 in 2022. While expressing ‘deep regret’, Elizabeth Throssell informed that those executed by the Kingdom belonged to Pakistan, Syria, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
As per a report by The Telegraph, the executed convicts include 3 Pakistanis, 2 Jordanians, 4 Syrians, and 3 Saudi nationals. The ethnicity and racial identity of 5 other men, executed by the State, remain unknown at this point.
?URGENT: While all eyes are on the World Cup, Saudi Arabia is carrying out a horrifying execution spree.
The Kingdom has executed 15 people convicted of drugs offences in the last 12 days, breaking a promise to end executions for non-violent crimes ? pic.twitter.com/BXVGfqZk0n
Earlier on Monday (November 21), an NGO named Reprieve accused Saudi Arabia of being on an execution spree and killing 15 people in less than 2 weeks’ time.
“While all eyes are on the World Cup, Saudi Arabia is carrying out a horrifying execution spree. The Kingdom has executed 15 people convicted of drugs offences in the last 12 days, breaking a promise to end executions for non-violent crimes,” it said in a tweet.
Reprieve blamed the Joe Biden administration for the rise in executions in the Arab nation and attributed it directly to its softening stance on the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s involvement in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Biden went from promising to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” to granting its Crown Prince immunity for Khashoggi’s murder.
This is a regime that kills journalists, pro-democracy protesters & child defendants.
“Biden went from promising to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” to granting its Crown Prince immunity for Khashoggi’s murder. This is a regime that kills journalists, pro-democracy protesters & child defendants,” the NGO stated.
It added, “The failure to hold it accountable all but guarantees more bloodshed.” Reportedly, the number of executions this year is higher than the combined total of the executions carried out in 2020 and 2021.
Director of Reprieve, Mata Foa, said, “Proof once again that when Saudi Arabia’s international partners signal that the regime can kill with impunity, the Crown Prince and his subordinates get the message – and act on it.”
With Gujarat assembly polls weeks away, Ravindra Jadeja, a prolific all-rounder who is not one to back out from challenges, jumped into the political fray to campaign for his wife, Rivaba Jadeja, who is BJP’s candidate from Jamnagar.
Jadeja, who has become a linchpin to the Indian cricket team’s success in the Tests and T20I formats and whose absence due to injury cost them dearly in the recently concluded T20 world cup, has been on a campaign trail to promote his wife’s candidacy for the Jamnagar (North) Vidhan Sabha seat in the forthcoming assembly polls.
The southpaw has been a constant presence in the political campaign as his wife, Rivaba Jadeja, faces tough contests from veteran rivals. She is up against Bipendrasinh Jadeja of the Congress and AAP’s Karsan Karmur, who was with the BJP until a year ago, in her election debut. She also has to assuage sitting BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, who seems unconcerned about her campaign.
With challenges galore, Jadeja has stood like a pillar for her wife, extensively campaigning for the BJP leader and leveraging his popularity to sway potential voters into the BJP’s fold. As a part of the campaign trail, Jadeja, along with his wife, met Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday. Shah was in town to take stock of the poll campaign and canvass for the BJP candidates.
And not just in the physical realm, but in the online world too, Jadeja’s presence has been pervasive, assiduously promoting his wife’s candidacy for the upcoming assembly Gujarat polls.
Recently, Jadeja shared pictures of the meeting with Amit Shah at the Jamnagar airport. “Pleasure meeting you sir @AmitShah #jamnagar” tweeted.
No sooner did the Chennai Super Kings cricketer shared the pictures of his meetings with Amit Shah, a host of Islamists and leftwing trolls descended on his timeline, attacking him for meeting the former BJP chief and using racial slurs to diss the cricketer for aligning himself with the saffron party.
Ravindra Jadeja attracts the wrath of Islamists and leftwing trolls for campaigning for his wife Rivaba Jadeja
A Twitter user responded to Jadeja’s tweet saying that he is sure going to lose a lot of fans and supporters.
Source: Twitter
Another digruntled Twitter user who appeared to be an Arvind Kejriwal fanboi, tweeted, “Retire from cricket.”
Source: Twitter
With Ravindra Jadeja being the centre of discussion, some leftist trolls inevitably dragged his Rajput identity to attack the cricketer.
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What the attack against Jadeja reflects about the leftwing mentality
First and foremost, Rivaba Jadeja is the spouse of Ravindra Jadeja. The outrage against the cricketer over campaigning for BJP is entirely misplaced, as her husband, Jadeja, is pulling no punches to help his wife emerge victorious in her latest political pursuit. Jadeja is assisting his wife in his capacity as a husband, which any reasonable spouse does to help their partner in fulfilling their personal, professional, or political aspirations.
Jadeja was campaigning for his wife’s victory in the upcoming polls, as any other husband would. But just because his wife is a BJP candidate, the leftwing supporters, who keep citing the Constitution of India ad nauseam and the individual rights enshrined in it, were willing to disenfranchise the cricketer and use casteist slurs against him.
Secondly, the abominable casteist slur against Ravindra Jadeja reflects the hypocrisy of the leftwing supporters, who accuse others of perpetuating caste discrimination but behave in the same manner to run down their ideological opponents. While they champion the cause of individual rights, they feel no qualms about trampling over them when attacking their opponent. While they virtue signal against using casteist slurs, they spare no time indulging in the same behaviour to denigrate people whose political ideology is at odds with theirs.
However, this is not the first time that Jadeja faced an online attack for being a Rajput and exercising his constitutional right to side with a political party his wife is associated with. And through his conduct over the years, Jadeja has shown that he is not one to be cowed down by such perverse attacks. Instead of ducking the bouncers thrown at him by the leftwing trolls, Jadeja decided to take them on, swatting them for sixes all around the park.
Ravindra Jadeja shows how to bat against leftwing outrage factory
In March 2019, Islamists targeted Ravindra Jadeja after his wife, Rivaba Jadeja, joined the BJP. And since then, Jadeja has been a focal point of Islamist criticism and woke leftists, who have attacked him for his association with the BJP and the unabashed embracement of his Rajput identity.
Earlier last year, woke trolls targeted Jadeja after he posted a tweet where he called himself a ‘proud Rajput boy’. “#RAJPUTBOY FOREVER. Jai Hind,” Jadeja tweeted.
Jadeja’s bold tweet betrayed that he cared two hoots about the outrage that would inevitably follow after he asserted his Rajput identity. It showed his haughty disregard for the leftwing users, who have made it their profession to attack those who are proud of their Hindu roots and cultural heritage.
For some time now, the leftist trolls on social media platforms have attacked notable celebrities who have not shied away from expressing their caste and Hindu identity. These trolls not only resort to abusing, threatening and humiliating such personalities online but they also indulge in promoting “cancel culture” against them and encouraging their social ostracism, simply because their ideology did not converge with theirs.
However, it did little to deter Jadeja from asserting his identity. Instead, it emboldened him to continue wearing his identity on his sleeve and drive the leftwing trolls up the bend. Far from forfeiting one’s identity and meekly surrendering to their outrage, Jadeja displayed that the only way to fight the scourge of leftwing trolls is to rub them in and continue to assert one’s identity.
Rajasthan Congress leader Gopal Keshawat’s daughter was abducted in broad daylight in Jaipur while she was purchasing vegetables. The Congress leader has filed a kidnapping case. The CCTC footage is being analyzed by police to identify the culprits.
According to the reports, Abhilasha Keshawat, the 21-year-old daughter of a prominent Congress politician, went to the market at 5 pm on Monday to purchase vegetables. Moments later, her father received a phone call from her, who said that hooligans were stalking and pursuing her. She requested that he come to her aid as soon as possible.
The incident took place in the Pratap Nagar area of Jaipur on Monday evening. The former minister arrived at the location but was unable to find his daughter. Her cell phone is also turned off. Gopal Keshawat filed a complaint at Pratap Nagar police station after the episode. Persons named Jai Singh, Vijendra, Devendra, and Radha are among those suspected in connection with the kidnapping of his daughter.
Given the high-profile nature of the case, cops have jumped into action and have dispatched squads to search for the girl and apprehend the kidnappers. After several hours of searching and raids, the police were able to recover Abhilasha Kesawat’s scooter near the Jaipur airport. The police are analyzing CCTV video and asking residents for information in locating her.
Gopal Kesawat served as the chairman of the Rajasthan Rajya Vimukt Ghumantu Kalyan Board, a rank equivalent to a minister of state, from 2008-2013. According to reports, his family was previously targeted, owing to a family rivalry. The family owns liquor businesses.
On Monday, November 21, AAP leader Satyendar Jain petitioned a CBI court seeking access to a ‘religious diet’ of dry fruits and salads while he remains in jail in an alleged money laundering case. In the plea filed before special judge Vikas Dhul, the AAP minister stated that the jail administration had stopped giving him basic religious items such as mixed seeds, fruits, dates, and dry fruits.
Jain also claimed in his court filing that Tihar Jail authorities had delayed his medical check, which was scheduled for October 21.
AAP leader’s plea stated, “Since the applicant is on a religious fast for the last six months. The dietary intake of such food items is necessary for nourishment and survival. There is a serious risk of protein and iron deficiency if these items are not provided in view of the religious fast.”
According to Jain’s petition, the delay in his medical exams and the suspension of his food violate his fundamental right to life under Article 21 of the constitution.
The petition is expected to be heard on Tuesday. Notably, the same court on November 17 rejected his bail plea in the money laundering case.
Interestingly, while the Minister has claimed that he is being denied his basic medicines and food in Tihar jail, only on Saturday (November 19), CCTV footage from the jail premises went viral showing Jain getting preferential treatment inside Tihar Jail.
As seen in the video, Jain is being given foot massages and head massages in the jail while he is seen lying on the bed and reading some documents. It could be seen that he is being provided with comfortable facilities to make his stay easier at Tihar jail.
मौज है मौज। सत्येंद्र जैन का तिहाड़ी मसाज पार्लर जैन की मौज सत्येंद्र जैन का मसाज वीडियो वायरल ! जेल में बंद सत्येंद्र जैन का वीडियो। #SatyendarJainpic.twitter.com/KasD0LP9kP
According to the reports, Jain is being treated specially and is being given more facilities than a common prisoner. The AAP Minister is also provided with mineral water bottles and is not required to drink water provided to other prisoners.
Earlier on November 15, it was reported that Delhi Chief Secretary had suspended Tihar jail superintendent Ajit Kumar over allegations that he was giving preferential treatment to Jain. Further, around 52 jail officials including Sandeep Goel, the Director General of Prisons were transferred from the Tihar Jail on the allegations of giving special treatment last week.
