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Islamic cult leader Adnan Oktar of Turkey sentenced to 8,658 years in prison: Surrounded by scantily clad women he called ‘kittens’, child abuse and hate

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Islamic cult leader Adnan Oktar of Turkey sentenced to 8,658 years in prison: Surrounded by scantily clad women he called ‘kittens’, child abuse and hate

On November 16 (local time), a Turkish court sentenced 66-year-old Islamic sex cult leader Adnan Oktar to 8,658 years in prison. Oktar, a televangelist, used to lead television programmes with women dressed in scanty clothes and a lot of makeup. He is also accused of abuse of minors. He promoted conservative rules and creationism in his programmes. Reports suggest he addressed the women around him as “kittens”.

The Istanbul court sentenced Oktar to 891 years in prison for running a criminal organisation, denial of education rights, sexual abuse and illegal storage of personal data. In total, he has been sentenced to 8,658 years. Other ten suspects in cases related to him were also awarded similar sentences. The original sentence was of 1,075 years. Reportedly, the cases involve around 215 defendants. Many defendants have been awarded shorter prison terms.

Reports suggest that the first verdict against the Islamic leader Oktar and his associates came in January 2021. However, an upper court overruled the verdict citing legal proof. The court ordered a retrial. In September, he was presented in court over allegations of running an armed organisation and exploiting the religious sentiments of the people.

In 2018, Oktar and hundreds of his followers were arrested by the Turkish police from his house. During his arrest, he called the allegations against him ‘lies’ and said the action against him was taken on the behest of the ‘British deep state’.

He was accused of collecting private information about high-profile individuals, including actors, politicians and journalists. Oktar faces criticism from religious leaders in Turkey over his online programs that gained popularity on online A9 television channels.

As per BBC, he was also charged for alleged links with exiled cleric Fethullah Gulen. He was the mastermind behind a failed military coup that took place in 2016, resulting in the death of 251 people. The incident left over 2,000 people injured.

Before 2018, Oktar was arrested multiple times over different charges. He spent time both in prison and in the psychiatric unit over the years.

The life of Adnan Oktar

Oktar began his career in the 80s as an orator. He spoke extensively against Jews, Freemasons and Charles Darwin. Later, he started discussing Islamic principles while his “kittens” dressed in provocative dresses danced around him. His popularity was at its peak after he began denouncing evolution. He became the first Islamic thinker to bring Christian evangelical Creationism into the Islamic world.

Oktar, under the pen name Harun Yahya, “debunked” evolution in his controversial 800-page book named Atlas of Creation. The copies of the book were sent across the world to universities and libraries allegedly without consent.

Oktar grew up in a relatively affluent secular family in the 70s. He got involved in religious activism in the late 70s. During the 80s, be built Adnancilar, a circle of devotees or followers of Muslim scholar Said Nursi. Reportedly, Nursi talked about combining traditional Islamic beliefs with scientific ideas. Later, Nursi became one of the most influential people in the Islamic revival movement in Turkey. Fethullah Gulen, the accused of the 2016 coup, was also a follower of Nursi.

1,000 girlfriends and 69,000 contraceptive pills

As per reports, Oktar claimed in court that he has over “1,000 girlfriends”. He further claimed in his defence that he never abused them. During the search, the investigating agencies recovered over 69,000 contraceptive pills. One of his alleged girlfriends had said he sexually assaulted her and other women and forced them to take the pills. On the contrary, Oktar claimed those pills were used to “treat skin disorders and menstrual problems”.

300 defamation suits against a former member of the cult

A former member of Oktar’s cult, identified as Ebru Simsek, told Turkish media in 2021 that she was subjected to abuse. Oktar came across her in 1994 after seeing her in a beauty contest. He invited her to his “wonderful mansion” and asked her to “take off her pyjamas” and live with him. He told her, “Come here, I will offer you the best conditions, you will wear the best brands, and your life will be luxurious”.

Later, she left the cult. However, she was allegedly subjected to over 300 defamation lawsuits following her escape. Simsek has to shift to the United States to end the harassment.

Oktar was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia

In 1986, he was arrested for “making propaganda to weaken or destroy national sentiments”. Following his arrest, he was subjected to psychiatric evaluation at Bakirkoy Hospital, where he was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.

Atlas of Creation

Started in the 90s with the formation of the Science Research Foundation (BAV), his group extensively traded in designer Islamic garments. They called themselves followers of the secularist founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Simultaneously, Oktar’s concentration shifted towards Charles Darwin.

In 2007, Oktar published Atlas of Creation and attempted to “debunk” the theory of evolution. Tens of thousands of copies of his books reached schools, colleges, universities and researchers across the US and Europe. No consent was taken before sending the books.

Oktar’s ‘Kittens’

Oktar founded A9 TV station in 2011. It was broadcasted over the internet and on Turkish cable networks. He used the platform to host documentaries based on his works and televangelism. Young women on his shows would discuss current affairs and religious issues and also dance to pop music in between the shows.

Oktar was against the hijab and said there was no mention of hijab in holy texts. At one point, he said, “At that time, I said that the headscarf doesn’t exist in the Quran. I made a compelling argument based on the verses of the Quran… for Islamists in Turkey, half of their religion is about the hair of women.” The women on her show were labelled as Kittens.

Oktar was a Holocaust denier but had a shift in thoughts

In the 90s, he formulated links with Christian Creationists. It was an attempt to provide strength to his anti-Darwin propaganda. In 1996, he released ‘The holocaust Deception’ under BAV and denied Holocaust. He claimed the Nazis did not have any plan to mass murder the Jews.

Ten years down the line, he changed his tone and released a book in 2006 titled ‘The Holocaust Violence’ which acknowledged the Holocaust. In 2007, he claimed he never denied Holocaust. Notably, while his first theory denying Holocaust was in circulation, he had reportedly formed a bond with right-wing Jews in Israel.

Furthermore, over time he made several appearances and wrote columns in Israeli media calling for Jew-Muslim unity. His vocal support to allow Jews to pray in Al-Aqsa Mosque made it easier for him to form good relationships with famous Jew personalities. Oktar had said, “the protests by some Muslims against Jews worshipping there are in no way compatible with the spirit of peace in the Quran and Islam.” He had suggested the solution to the struggle over the holy site is with “love and reconciliation and the construction of the Third Temple on some empty land on the Temple Mount without damaging the existing Islamic sites there”.

Punjabi singer Babbu Maan receives death threat from Bambiha gang, security tightened after threat call

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Punjabi singer Babbu Maan receives death threat from Bambiha gang, security tightened after threat call

Punjabi singer Babbu Maan on Thursday received a death threat over a phone call from the Bambiha gangster group. Police have tightened security outside Babbu Maan’s residences in Mohali. 

As per the intelligence inputs received by the Punjab Police, the Bambiha gang is planning to use people with no criminal record especially minor boys in their plot to kill singer Babbu Maan. Maan has lodged a complaint.

The security arrangements for the singer have been tightened.

A police official has told that previously, 4 police officers were deployed for his security, but now 16 officers have been deployed for the singer’s protection. 

In a recent stage show of the singer in Mohali’s Kubaheri village, over 300 police personnel were deployed.

Another controversy involving Mankirt Aulakh arose when he shared an old video of himself performing a show in Ropar Jail. Singer described gangster Lawrence as a close ally in the 7-year-old post.

Mankirt Aulakh is now being accused by the Bambiha Gang of being involved in the plot to murder Sidhu Moosewala. However, the singer denied all of these allegations, calling them baseless.

This comes months after Punjabi rap singer Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in the board daylight in May by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. The firing continued for about 10 minutes, with unknown gunmen firing approximately 30 bullets. Shortly after the murder, Lawrence Bishnoi gang claimed responsibility, calling it an act of retaliation for the killing of Youth Akali Dal leader Vicky Middukhera in Mohali.

The 47-year-old Babbu Maan had expressed grief over Sidhu Moosewala’s death and also demanded the state government to take strict action against the killers.

Notably, on May 29, controversial singer and Congress leader Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead. Multiple rounds were fired at his vehicle in Mansa district, Punjab. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared dead. Lawrence Bishnoi gang took responsibility for the murder, alleging that Moosewala was involved in the murder of one of their gang member, but Police did not take any action against him.

Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar writes 5th letter, says ‘AAP leaders demanded kickbacks for supply of tablets in 2016 for Delhi School Model’

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Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar writes 5th letter, says ‘AAP leaders demanded kickbacks for supply of tablets in 2016 for Delhi School Model’

On Thursday, Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was arrested by Delhi Police in the 200 crore extortion case again wrote a letter against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leaders and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. He alleged that the AAP leaders including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia requested illegal payments during a 2016 agreement for the supply of tablets ‘for the Delhi school model.’

Sukesh Chandrashekhar stated that he introduced Shine Lau from DOS Electronics in China and that several video calls were conducted between Shine, Satyenderji, Manish Sisodia, and him on the matters of supply and lastly when specifications and other aspects were to be negotiated.” He stated he was later told not to pursue the transaction.

He alleged that the only concern of AAP leader Satyendra Jain in this regard was that he wanted kickback to reach him and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. “Satyendraji had no concerns regarding the quantity or the warranty of the product, which was being purchased,” the letter read.

“In mid of 2016 when a meeting was organised at Kailash Gahlot farm, where myself Jain and Manish Sisodia and a representative of Shine, Arnav Malodia from Mumbai had attended, and the deal was finalised for the supply and Satyenderji and Manishji had told Arnav that a shell company will be created in the name of Manish Sisodia`s relative, Pankaj who is based in Pune and the margin amount kickback had to be transferred as a loan to the newly created company,” he said in the letter he wrote through his lawyer Anant Malik.

Sukesh Chandrashekhar further said that the deal could not be materialized as AAP leaders had raised the kickback margins. Satyendra Jain and Manish Sisodia had forced him to convince Lau and also Delhi CM Kejriwal had asked him to convince the company to agree to the terms of Jain and Sisodia. “But after my convincing attempt failed, Satyender ji and Manish ji had asked me not to pursue further as Manishji relative, Pankaj had found someone else for this contract with a better proposal,” the letter stated.

Chandrashekhar also added that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was lying and that he must face a polygraph test (lie detector test). “Don’t waste your time calling me a ‘thug’ or ‘Conman’ and ill talk about me. Instead, you first show you are truthful in accordance to the law, and prove me wrong by agreeing to a polygraph test and a detailed CBI enquiry, if it is false according to you,” he said in the letter.

Notably, this is the fifth letter written by Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who was arrested by Delhi Police in the 200 crore extortion case alleging Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders. In the previous letters, Chandrashekhar had said that he had been facing constant threats and stress to withdraw complaints filed with the Lieutenant Governor’s office against the Aam Aadmi Party, Satyendar Jain, Arvind Kejriwal, and Kailash Gahlot, as well as to retract from disclosure statements made to the Economic Offences Wing and ED during the investigation of the case.

Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is facing corruption charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Money Laundering Act, had previously written a few letters to the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi from Tihar, alleging threats and pressure from Minister Satyender Jain and Sandeep Goel, former DG Prisons, Delhi.

Jammu Kashmir: Turkey-based Pakistan-funded terrorist Mukhtar Baba found to be the mastermind behind terror threats to journalists

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Jammu Kashmir: Turkey-based Pakistan-funded terrorist Mukhtar Baba found to be the mastermind behind terror threats to journalists

Mukhtar Baba, a Pakistan-funded terror operative who had earlier worked as a journalist in Jammu and Kashmir is found to be the mastermind behind the plot to issue threats to local journalists, and then highlight their resignations to peddle an anti-India narrative.

As per a report by Times of India, Mukhtar Baba was in touch with 6 persons based in Jammu and Kashmir, two of whom are government employees. Together with his associates, and with funding from the ISI, Baba had tried to propagate fear in the valley with the threat messages, and subsequent resignations of the journalists that followed.

An FIR has been filed under UAPA and other relevant sections of the IPC and an investigation has been launched to probe the terror plot.

It is notable here that several Kashmir-based journalists had resigned after a so-called ‘hitlist’ with their names was circulated on several social media channels. The threats had come from Pakistan-funded terror groups The Resistance Front (TRF) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). 11 journalists were named as ‘collaborators’ and ‘traitors’ in the hit list.

A dossier accessed by CNN News 18 says that the Over Ground Workers (OGW)s associated with Mukhtar Baba have been identified. As per reports, Mukhtar Baba’s goal was to make Kashmir-based journalists spread Pakistan’s narrative of fear and unrest in the Kashmir region.

The dossier shows that Mukhar Baba and his associate Sajjad Gul had even discussed the murder of journalist Shujat Bukhari in the past.

Who is Mukhtar Baba

Mukhtar Baba used to be a journalist working in Kashmir. He is from Shaheed Gunj in Srinagar and has eventually worked from SK Bagh, BK Pora and Nowgam. Working with Pakistan’s ISI, and pretending to be a journalist, Mukhtar Baba had created a network of informers and pro-Pakistan operatives in the media.

Mukhtar Baba went to Pakistan from India and later was installed in Turkey by ISI’s deep penetration spy Carin Jodha Fischer, a German-American woman who had come to India under the guise of a tourist and had stayed and worked for ISI till 2016. In 2016, Fischer’s cover was blown and she was deported from India. She has since been working with Pakistan-hired lobby groups against India.

Mukhtar worked for Hizbul Mujahideen while he stayed in Kashmir. However, he was shunned by Hizbul after he sold 40 AK 47 guns to another terrorist outfit, in exchange for huge sums of money. He was arrested in 1990, but he managed to get released within a few months and started working with Masharat Alam’s Muslim League, the outfit that was behind violent stone peltings in Kashmir. As a journalist, Mukhtar Baba worked with major news outlets like Greater Kashmir, Kashmir Observer and CNS.

Baba, though based in Ankara, Turkey, visits Pakistan frequently and works with TRF and LeT to groom, recruit Kashmiri youth and use them against India.

Govt employees and media persons working with Mukhtar Baba

As per reports, the hitlist was made and propagated with the express intention of threatening journalists, and eventually creating an atmosphere of fear by killing some of them. TOI has stated quoting govt sources that it does not matter which terror outfit would have eventually been used to pull the trigger, but the intention was to create an atmosphere of fear and make local journalists toe Pakistan’s line.

4 of the 6 persons identified so far in the investigations are media persons working with Mukhtar Baba, and 2 of them are government employees, as per reports. Investigators are now probing the extent of their links and operation by mapping their digital communications and associations.

The probe agencies say that apart from Baba and his direct associates, there are a number of media outlets that have tried to aid the terror plot by openly discussing the names mentioned in the hitlist and fanning the narrative of fear in the valley. The Srinagar Police have requested media organisations to not fall for sensationalism and behave in a responsible manner.

Delhi LG VK Saxena directs CM Kejriwal to fire Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission VC Jasmine Shah for misusing office for political purpose

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Delhi LG VK Saxena directs CM Kejriwal to fire Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission VC Jasmine Shah for misusing office for political purpose

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been directed by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena to remove Jasmine Shah from his post as vice-chairman of the Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission (DDDC) for exploiting his authority for political reasons. The L-G further sought that the CM prevent Jasmine Shah from “discharging his duties” as DDDC’s vice-chairman and from using any “privileges and facilities” related to his position with immediate effect until a “decision is taken by the CM” in this matter.

On Thursday, the Delhi government’s planning department issued an executive order, prompting the SDM, Civil Lines, to shut the DDDC’s office premises late Thursday night.

Jasmine Shah holds a rank equivalent to a cabinet minister in the Delhi Government. Shah was given two chances to respond to the Director of the Planning Department’s show cause notice issued on October 17th, according to an official in LG’s office, but Shah chose not to submit his response.

Instead, he said the response had been forwarded to the Minister of the Planning department. On November 4, the LG office sent a letter to the CM office requesting to know Shah’s response, but the CM office has not yet answered the letter. LG subsequently asked for his dismissal and an end to any potential abuse of the DDC office. The DDDC is a division of the planning division. Shah’s workforce and staff have also been ordered to be dismissed, and the chamber of the VC has been locked to prevent him from entering.

The show-cause notice was issued after BJP MP Parvesh Sahib Singh filed a complaint with Delhi LG stating that Shah was exploiting his office for political purposes, such as attending political debates on television in favour of the AAP.

In a letter dated September 13, Singh requested the LG remove Shah from his role as DDC VC on the grounds that he is misusing the office by serving as the AAP’s mouthpiece. In addition, Singh claimed that Shah broke Rule 5 of the Central Civil Services (conduct) Rules, 1964 by appearing on Televised debates and serving as the AAP’s representative.

The Planning Department of the Delhi government, which is in charge of DDC, launched an investigation and came to the conclusion that Shah had been abusing his position and other benefits to advance an incredibly political agenda, specifically in violation of the established rules, after carefully examining various video footages of his appearances on TV shows, transcripts of press conferences at which he spoke, and news reports in newspapers and news portals.

Case registered against Rahul Gandhi for derogatory claims against Veer Savarkar, complaints filed, including one by Ranjit Savarkar: What happened

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Case registered against Rahul Gandhi for derogatory claims against Veer Savarkar, complaints filed, including one by Ranjit Savarkar: What happened

On Thursday (November 17), a case was registered against Rahul Gandhi for mocking the contribution of Indian freedom fighter, Veer Savarkar to the Independence Movement during his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra.’

As per reports, a complaint was filed by Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena leader, Vandana Dongre, with the Thane police station against the Congress scion. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Gandhi under non-cognisable offences.

The Congress leader was booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 500 (Punishment for defamation) and 501 (Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory).

While speaking about the development to ANI, Vandana Dongre remarked, “Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra made a statement defaming the freedom fighter Savarkar and due to this the sentiments of the local citizens have been hurt.

She continued, “We will not tolerate the defamation of our great men in the soil of Maharashtra.” The Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena members also took out a demonstration against the objectionable remarks of the Congress scion.

Demands for the arrest of Rahul Gandhi are being made from several quarters, including Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena leader Naresh Mhaske.

Complaint filed against Congress leader by Ranjit Savarkar

Another complaint was filed with the Shivaji Park police station by Ranjit Savarkar, the grandson of Veer Savarkar, against Rahul Gandhi for insulting the legacy of the Indian freedom fighter. He also named Maharashtra Congress President, Nana Patole, in his complaint.

While speaking about the matter, he told ANI, “I’ve come here to file a complaint against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for insulting Veer Savarkar in a public meeting in Maharashtra. Rahul Gandhi said, Veer Savarkar took pension & worked for Britishers & also he worked against the country.”

As per reports, the police have not registered an FIR in the case so far.

Derogatory comments of Rahul Gandhi against Veer Savarkar

The Congress scion had gone on a vitriolic tirade against Veer Savarkar during the Maharashtra leg of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra.’ On Tuesday (November 15), Rahul Gandhi claimed that the freedom fighter took a pension from the British government to work against the Indian National Congress (INC).

Again on Thursday (November 17), he reiterated that Veer Savarkar helped the British government and wrote mercy petitions “out of fear”. Rahul Gandhi accused the Indian freedom fighter of betraying the likes of Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi in the Akola district of Maharashtra.

He alleged, “Veer Savarkar, in a letter written to the British, said – Sir, I beg to remain your most obedient servant” & signed on it. Savarkar helped the British. He betrayed leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru & Sardar Patel by signing the letter out of fear.”


He continued, “While he was lodged in Andaman jail, Savarkar wrote a letter to the British pleading with them that he be pardoned and released. He took a pension from the British and worked against Congress.”

“After coming out of jail, he accepted the British proposal and joined their force. The difference between Savarkar and Birsa Munda is that he died fighting against the British when he was just 24 years old,” Rahul Gandhi further claimed.

Elon Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter employees to work hard, hundreds quit: Details

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Elon Musk gives ultimatum to Twitter employees to work hard, hundreds quit: Details

On November 17 (local time), another round of Twitter exodus occurred as hundreds of employees reportedly resigned from the social media platform following Elon Musk’s mid-night ultimatum demanding an ‘extremely hardcore’ work culture. In his email, Musk asked the employees to reply to the email by 5 PM ET and agree to conditions including ‘long working hours’ to build Twitter 2.0.

Notably, when Musk took over Twitter in a $44 billion deal, he immediately laid off around 3,700 employees. Since then, a few others got fired for different reasons, either on social media or the company’s Slack channels.

As soon as the deadline imposed in the recent email by Musk hit, hundreds of employees started posting farewell messages on the company’s Slack channels and/or Twitter. Before the current exodus, there were around 2,900 employees left at Twitter. It is unclear how many employees have resigned from the company in the present layoff.

Verge’s report suggested that the critical team of engineers at Twitter has either entirely or near-completely resigned from the company. Musk has reportedly started working on bringing a paradigm shift in the work culture at Twitter since the day he took over. In a recent email, he wrote, “Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore. This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.”

Strict action against managers for an underperforming team

As per CNBC, in recent communications with the Twitter team, Elon Musk said it would be the manager’s responsibility that those who work remotely contribute exceptionally to the company. The email read, “Regarding remote work, all required for approval is that your manager takes responsibility for ensuring that you are making an excellent contribution. It is also expected that you have in-person meetings with your colleagues on a reasonable cadence, ideally weekly, but not less than once per month.”

Furthermore, any manager doing false reporting about the employees’ performance will face termination. The email read, “At the risk of stating the obvious, any manager who falsely claims that someone reporting to them is doing excellent work or that a given role is essential, whether remote or not, will be exited from the company.”

Recruitment started at Twitter

Furthermore, as per the reports, Twitter has already started reaching out to the engineers as part of the new recruitment drive. The Verge accessed a message to one recruit that asked the person if they wanted to join “Twitter 2.0 – an Elon company”.

Kamal Nath cuts a temple-shaped cake with image of Lord Hanuman and a saffron flag on his birthday, Foundation that brought the cake apologises

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Kamal Nath cuts a temple-shaped cake with image of Lord Hanuman and a saffron flag on his birthday, Foundation that brought the cake apologises

On Thursday (November 17), Social worker and director of KKF Foundation, Kirti Sudhanshu apologised over for bringing a temple-shaped cake at the birthday celebration of veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath.

“I want to apologise for what happened, our intention was not wrong, however, we made a mistake while making the cake. Kamal Nath Ji had nothing to do with this, dragging his name in the controversy is wrong,” Kirti Sudhanshu said during a press conference. However, there has been no apology from Kamal Nath for cutting a temple-shaped cake with Lord Hanuman sitting atop with a saffron flag.

Notably, on November 16, 2022, Kamal Nath sparked controversy after he cut a ‘temple-shaped’ cake during his birthday celebrations. 

The video of Kamal Nath cutting a four-tier cake with an image of Lord Hanuman and a saffron flag on top went viral on social media drawing strong reactions online as well as from several political leaders. 

Reacting to the controversy, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan slammed the Congress party over their hypocrisy. He said that the Congress party which opposed the construction of Ram Mandir now remembers Hanuman Ji for votes. “These people have nothing to do with God’s Bhakti, this (Congress) is the same party that opposed the construction of Ram Mandir. Now when they saw that due to this they lose votes, they started remembering Hanuman Ji. Who draws Hanuman Ji on a cake, and then cuts it? Isn’t this an insult to the Sanatan traditions? This is an insult of Hindu Dharma and it is unacceptable,” CM Chouhan said. 

BJP leader Amit Malviya also chastised Kamal Nath saying that during elections Kamal Nath claimed to be a Hanuman bhakt (devotee of Lord Hanuman) and is now insulting Hindus and their deity. 

“Former MP CM and senior Congress leader Kamalnath, runs a knife through a four-tiered, temple-shaped cake, with a saffron flag and image of lord Hanuman on top. During elections he had claimed to be Hanuman bhakt and is now insulting crores of Hindus by denigrating their deity…,” Malviya tweeted.

Notably, supporters of Kamal Nath decided to celebrate his birthday, which falls on November 18, in advance during his three-day visit to his hometown Chhindwara. On Tuesday evening, a celebration was held at the former chief minister’s residence where the cake-cutting took place. 

Centre files a review petition challenging the Supreme Court order to release Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

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Centre files a review petition challenging the Supreme Court order to release Rajiv Gandhi’s killers

On 17th November 2022, in opposition to the Supreme Court’s decision to release all convicts in the killing of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the Center filed a review petition with the top court. On November 11, the court released Nalini Sriharan and the five other remaining prisoners who had been serving life sentences for almost thirty years, stating that the previous decision freeing AG Perarivalan also applied to them.

It is notable that, on May 18, a panel of Justices B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna, exercising its exceptional authority under Article 142 of the Constitution, ruled in favor of Perarivalan, who had spent more than 30 years in prison.

The center has asked for this review petition on grounds that the center wasn’t heard on the matter by the Supreme Court despite this being the case of the murder of a former Prime Minister of India. The center is contending as to why it was not made a party in this case when its top office bearer was the victim in this incident that took place on 21st May 1991.

The Supreme Court of India on Friday ordered the release of Nalini Sriharan and R P Ravichandran, convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, who were serving life sentences. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna accepted the petitions of the jailed convicts saying that their conduct in the prison has been found satisfactory, and they have been in prison for a long time

Along with the two, the court also ordered the premature release of four other prisoners convicted in the case. They are Murugan, Santhan, Jayakumar, and Robert Payas. Another jailed convict AG Perarivalan was released from jail earlier this year. All of them have spent over three decades in jail after their arrests in 1991.

Along with former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi, 14 others also died in the explosion apart from the suicide bomber Thenmozhi Rajaratnam aka Dhanu.

Shraddha murder case: Delhi Court gives clearance for Narco test on Aftab Amin; 100 lawyers protest outside the court demanding death penalty

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Shraddha murder case: Delhi Court gives clearance for Narco test on Aftab Amin; 100 lawyers protest outside the court demanding death penalty

A Delhi Court on Thursday gave a green signal to conduct a narco-analysis test, for lie detection, on Aftab Amin, accused of mercilessly strangulating and butchering his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar. As per reports, Aftab has also given consent for the Narco test.

Following various contradictions in Aftab’s statement in connection with Shraddha’s murder, the Delhi Police opted to conduct the narco test and approached the court for permission for the same.

According to sources, Aaftab Amin Poonawalla would not only be subjected to a narco test, but Delhi Police is also considering polygraph (lie detector) and brain-mapping tests on him. The results of these tests will not be admissible as evidence in court, but police will be allowed to use them to gain clarity on certain aspects of the case if they feel the accused is hiding something or lying.

Delhi court extends Aftab’s police custody by five days

Meanwhile, during the hearing, the court also extended Aftab’s police custody by five days. His five-day police detention ended on Thursday, after which the police requested an extension from the court. The cops reportedly told the court that certain important evidence was still missing and that Aftab needed to be remanded for a few more days. According to the reports, authorities are yet to locate the knife used by Aftab to execute the crime and Shradha Walkar’s mobile phone.

The police are now planning to take Aftab to Himachal Pradesh’s Parvati Valley, where the couple vacationed before moving to Delhi in May, for further investigation.

Speaking about the Delhi Police’s decision to conduct a narco test on the accused, the deceased Shraddha Walkar’s father Vikas Madan said that Delhi Police realised that Aftab sometimes lies and sometimes speaks the truth. So, they applied for the narco test. “I feel I’m about to get justice. If he has done the crime, he should be hanged. I always felt he was lying, I had told Mumbai and Delhi Police,” added Walkar.

The victim’s father further stated, “Aftab is clever and has erased the evidence in the last 5-6 months. So, Police will face a little difficulty in bringing out the truth. I won’t rest until Aftab is given a death sentence.”

Over 100 lawyers protest outside the court, demand death penalty for Shraddha Walkar’s murderer Aftab Amin

Aftab reportedly appeared before the Saket court via a video link at 4 PM. When it was revealed that the accused would be brought before Metropolitan Magistrate Aviral Shukla, as many as 100 lawyers from Saket district courts gathered outside the court at around 3 PM and shouted slogans like “hang him, hang him”, “hang the killer of Shraddha”, and “hang such Love jihadis”, demanding the death penalty for the accused.

On November 15, Delhi Police went to Mehrauli forests with Aftab to collect evidence. During interrogation, he informed the police that after killing Shraddha on May 18, 2022, he chopped the dead body into 35 pieces and threw them one by one in the forest. It took him around 18 days to complete the task.

During Aftab’s police interrogation so far, police have learned that he chopped Shraddha’s dead body into 35 pieces and then threw those body parts around Delhi over the next 18 days. Aftab also revealed that he burnt his live-in partner Shraddha’s face after chopping her body into pieces, in order to hide her identity. 

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