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Uttar Pradesh: Family of a minor Hindu boy says Muslim classmates brainwashed their child to convert to Islam, was trying to flee to Ajmer after family objected

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Uttar Pradesh: Family of a minor Hindu boy says Muslim classmates brainwashed their child to convert to Islam, was trying to flee to Ajmer after family objected

An incident of forced religious conversion has emerged from Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Naubasta in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The family of a class 11 student has alleged that the boy’s classmates brainwashed him and converted him to Islam.

According to reports, the victim, Vansh Gupta’s family claimed that a plot was hatched by three Muslim children studying in his school Kidwai Nagar in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to force their child to adopt Islam.

The victim’s father, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, told authorities that his son had begun reading Kalma and visiting local Islamic shrines. The family discovered Islamic literature scribbled in his notebooks as well. According to the family, the boy had penned accolades for various Mughal kings, including Akbar and Jahangir. In addition, Hazrat Ali and Allah-hu-Akbar were found written in his copies. If family members are to be believed, they once found him offering Namaz for which they chastised him.

On September 22, Thursday, the child reportedly ran away from his home due to rising pressure from family members to stop following Islam.

The father said that after the child did not return home until late evening on Thursday, they began searching for him in nearby localities. Unable to trace him, the worried family members sought the assistance of the Bajrang Dal. The members of the Hindu outfit approached the Hanumant Vihar police station for their help to bring the child back.

On receiving the complaint, the police launched a manhunt. They monitored the child’s whereabouts, which led them to the Mathura Railway Station. The police with the help of the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Jaipur apprehended the child and brought him back. The police revealed that the child was trying to flee to Ajmer.

The police checked his school bag and found religious writings in the books. Bajrang Dal activist Dilip Bajrangi and his companions, who are helping the family in getting the child back, said Vansh was brainwashed. 

The police further revealed that the student was influenced by activities relating to Islam that he saw on social media. The student’s family members have also accused a Maulana in the case, but the police have yet to find any evidence against Maulana. According to police, the student left the house after becoming upset by the family’s opposition.

Balochistan: Pakistani army helicopter sent to rescue kidnapped military personnel blown up by Baloch rebels, 6 killed

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Balochistan: Pakistani army helicopter sent to rescue kidnapped military personnel blown up by Baloch rebels, 6 killed

On Sunday (September 26) night, six Pakistani army officials were killed in a helicopter crash in Harnai district in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. The development was confirmed by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), media wing of the Pakistani army.

As per reports, the deceased included two officers. The deceased were identified as Major Khurram Shahzad (39), Major Muhammad Muneeb Afzal (30), Subedar Abdul Wahid (44), Naik Jalil (30), Sepoy Shoaib (35), and Sepoy Muhamad Imran (27).

According to ISPR, the Pakistani army personnel were killed during a flying mission in Harnai. However, it has now come to light that the helicopter was deployed in Balochistan to rescue an abducted army official.

Journalist Kiyya Baloch cited Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) to point out that two helicopters arrived to rescue the kidnapped army official, during which one helicopter carrying 6 personnel was shot down. The kidnapped official was identified as Naib Subedar Kaleem Ullah.

“An official said last night at 9:30, armed men kidnapped Kaleem Ullah, Naib Subedar FC 114 wing Lorala scout on his way to Quetta,” tweeted Kiyya Baloch.

The development was also confirmed by another journalist, Asad Ali Toor.

In a statement on Monday (September 26), BLA said, “Last night freedom fighters of Baloch Liberation Army arrested two personnel of Pakistani military in an intelligence-based operation near Zardaalo, an area in Harnai.”

It added, “Later, Pakistani helicopters arrived in the area. Baloch freedom fighters shot down at least one helicopter near Khost, Harnai, approximately 5 kilometres away from the area where Pakistani personnel were arrested. All six, including the two pilots, onboard the helicopter were killed.”

A similar attack on a helicopter was carried out by BLA on August 1, 2022, which killed 6 Pakistani army personnel. Interestingly, the DG ISPR tried to brush the incident under the carpet by pinning the blame on inclement weather conditions.

Notably, in February this year, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) attacked two posts in Pakistan’s southwest province neutralizing more than 100 Pakistani personnel and destroying a large part of their camps.

The BLA issued an official statement confirming that the major parts of both camps were still under their control. At that time, the Pakistan military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied the intensity of the attack and declared a reduced number of deaths.

RSS headquarters in Nagpur and several top BJP leaders on PFI radar, suicide killers deputed: Reports

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RSS headquarters in Nagpur and several top BJP leaders on PFI radar, suicide killers deputed: Reports

The Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) Monday revealed that the RSS headquarters in Nagpur and several top BJP leaders were the Islamist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) targets.

As per reports, the Popular Front of India (PFI) was planning to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, their leaders and many of the top politicians of the BJP.

Reportedly, the members of PFI had plans to collect information about the movement of RSS leaders during the annual Dussehra event organised by the Hindu outfit. The revelation comes just a week after NIA, CRPF and the state ATS raided people associated with PFI in 10 states and arrested hundreds of people.

PFI has taken recourse to deploy suicide killers against RSS, BJP leaders, and NIA officials, intelligence note reveals

An exclusive report published by CNN News 18 which has accessed an intelligence note said the Popular Front of India (PFI) has pressed into action to target government agencies, BJP, and RSS leaders and their organisations after the anti-terror raids last week.

“The PFI is planning a serious and sinister way to disturb public peace and tranquillity. They are “upset” after their senior leaders, E Abubucker, EM Abdur Rahiman, and others were detained in Tihar prison in New Delhi,” the note said.

The note further read that PFI, after having been caught unawares over the raids, has taken recourse to depute ‘bayathees’, an Arabic term that means ‘agents of death’ or ‘fidayeen’, who pledge their allegiance to their Amir (chief) either to kill or get killed.

The bayathees are asked to target the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Enforcement Directorate (ED), police and other government officials, who the organisation perceives to be working against their interests. They have also been instructed to attack Hindu outfits and leaders to communalise the situation and stoke hatred among people.

Popular Front of India spreading its tentacles in Uttar Pradesh

Meanwhile, on the other hand, security agencies in Uttar Pradesh have revealed that PFI is spreading its presence in the state. It has also started a special scheme to increase the number of members. According to agencies, PFI has offered cash incentives to people to convert Hindu girls to Islam. Apart from this, the organisation has also promised to provide employment, money and housing to the converts.

According to security agencies, PFI members had set up a training camp in Kakori, Kursi village on the Lucknow-Barabanki border. Where people were informed about love jihad, and how to convert vulnerable girls to Islam. Along with this, those who converted were told about the reward schemes that awaited them after their conversion. Umar Gautam, who was arrested in Lucknow recently, was one of the members actively involved in converting people. He was also an active member of SDPI as well as the Vice President of Hal-Haram Academy.

NIA raids PFI offices and houses across 10 states, 106 members, including top leaders arrested

NIA had on Thursday last week conducted raids across 10 states, including Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana and arrested 106 PFI activists for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country. 

The agency arrested 106 cadres, including top leaders of the organization. The maximum number of arrests was made in Kerala (22) followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka (20 each), Tamil Nadu (10), Assam (9), Uttar Pradesh (8), Andhra Pradesh (5), Madhya Pradesh (4), Puducherry and Delhi (3 each) and Rajasthan (2).

As per reports, the raids were conducted by joint teams of NIA, Enforcement Directorate (ED), and respective State Police, and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs was monitoring the action against the organization.

‘Rapid demography change happening, Islamists getting help from Pakistan’: MP from Kapilvastu discusses growing security concerns at the India-Nepal border

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‘Rapid demography change happening, Islamists getting help from Pakistan’: MP from Kapilvastu discusses growing security concerns at the India-Nepal border

There have been several reports in the recent past highlighting the rapidly changing demography in the sections of India near the Indo-Nepal border. The number of mosques and madrasas is constantly increasing. From August 20 to 27, 2022, an OpIndia team visited Nepal areas bordering India to take an account of the ground situation on that side of the border. This is the 23rd report in a series of articles documenting the facts discovered by the OpIndia team.

The OpIndia team also spoke to Abhishek Pratap Shah, MP from Kapilvastu in Nepal, on the demography changes noticed in the Dong and Kapilvastu districts of Nepal. The situations on the other side of the fence are not much different.

Changing demography

MP Abhishek Pratap Shah agreed that there is a massive increase in Islamic activities in the border area as well as in the interior of Nepal. He appealed to the Government of India to pay attention to this issue. He said that India and Nepal were separated overnight in 1923 by the British rulers with people living on either side of the border – in a balanced demographic situation in those days – continuing to practice their respective faiths. Off late, the demography in the border areas of Nepal is seeing a rapid change.

Abhishek Pratap Shah further said while the Muslim population has increased exponentially in recent decades, the population of Hindus is declining. He said that nobody in Nepal realized it initially, but now, when everything is crystal clear, everyone is suddenly concerned about this problem.

Some unscrupulous Muslim elements in Nepal, according to MP Shah, have committed crimes in order to make more money. He asserted that if data from the border areas of Nepal and India is acquired, 90% of illegal drug traffickers will be Muslim.

Muslim population doubled in the last 20 years

According to Nepal’s MP Abhishek Pratap Shah, in the last 20 years, the Muslim population in Nepal has doubled from 4.5% to 9% and it may double to 18% in the next 20 years. Moreover, demographic change is a phenomenon not limited to the Indo-Nepal border regions only, but the demographics in the hilly regions of Nepal are also changing very rapidly. Shah said that the people dwelling in the remote mountains of Nepal are so naive that they fall prey to the nice deceptive talks of Islamists. No wonder, the number of cases of love jihad in Nepal is also on the rise like never before.

The problem of Rohingya Muslims

While shedding some light on the problem of Rohingya Muslims, Abhishek Pratap Shah told OpIndia, “A large number of Rohingyas have infiltrated the northern areas of Nepal. This infiltration took place because the appearance of Rohingyas is slightly similar to the residents of northern Nepal.”

There was once only one mosque in Kathmandu; now there are 12

He also expressed his concern about the increasing number of mosques in Kathmandu – the capital city of Nepal. He said, “The situation in Nepal is sounding an alarm of caution for us. Once there used to be only 1 mosque in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, today there are 12 mosques in the same city. All these mosques are being built in the name of Sunni and sometimes Wahabi Islam.”

He added, “Even though Nepal is called a poor country, Muslims here invest their zakat money in mosques and madrasas. Money is also poured in from abroad for these mosques. Nepal’s mosques and madrasas are flourishing because of this money.”

The reflections of this problem in Nepal’s politics and social harmony

The reflection of changing demography appeared in Nepal’s policy and government as well. MP Abhishek Pratap Shah told that 7 years ago, when a new constitution of Nepal was being drafted, Muslims in Nepal had asked for a Sharia law for themselves and every Muslim member of parliament supported this demand irrespective of their parties and differences. The Nepali parliament houses 260 seats. 20 of the people’s representatives are Muslims. A few of these 20 are women MPs. At present, many Muslims are active in Nepal’s central and regional politics. The government also passes a budget for Muslims. Along with this, grants are also released for madrasas.

Abhishek Pratap Shah said, “Right now many people of Nepal are ignoring all the things, but when a situation like France will be created here, then everyone will understand. The French are funloving people who lead their lives peacefully. But, they did not realize that this day would ever come. There is a Hindu-Muslim dispute in my constituency almost every year, in which many times a conspiracy has been hatched to trap me too.”

Explaining more about the modus operandi of the crimes in his constituency, he said, “The riots in Kapilvastu every year are planned by the Leftists, but they are executed by the Islamists. Islamist criminals who earn money from crimes like smuggling etc. are also set free because they bribe the Nepali administration with some money. A case is registered against the person who demands action against the accused after the riots.”

The Anti-India Communist Manifesto active in Nepal

Nepal being a buffer state between democratic India and communist China, Abhishek Pratap Shah emphasized the role of communists in attempts to destabilize Dharma. He said, “Every leftist in the world including the Communists of Nepal is against Hinduism. The agenda of finishing the Hindu nation and the king of Nepal was of the Nepali Leftists. Almost every anti-India conspiracy from Nepal is planned by the Left here. Illegal money from Pakistan is being used in activities like conversion, but both China and Pakistan have already joined hands against India.”

Analyzing the reasons behind these anti-India conspiracies, he said, “Nepal’s army fought on behalf of the British, due to which the British used to give them extra respect. Because of this, the former rulers of Nepal considered themselves equal to the British, and in their view, Indians remained their slaves. Somewhere that thinking was fuelled here in Nepal and that is why anti-India sentiments flared up in the minds of many Nepalis.”

The Lipulekh dispute explained

Explaining the Lipulekh border dispute, MP Abhishek Pratap Shah said that the dispute was deliberately created by Nepalese Prime Minister Oli. Abhishek Shah said that the controversy’s timing was fixed when Article 370 was removed in India. According to Shah, KP Oli was assured that if the situation worsens from the Indian side, Chinese troops will be sent to help Nepal. According to Shah, the arrival of Article 370 has dealt a blow to China’s CPEC project.

Abhishek Pratap Shah lashed out at the communist approach to the issue of poverty. He said, “The Left is taking advantage of Nepal’s poverty and this is the way Communists always think. Communists were also behind India’s Shaheen Bagh because communists have always been against India. Leave aside Nepal, these communists are capable of choking a country like India.”

“Nepal is going to have elections once again in November 2022 and this time we pro-India activists will defeat Oli’s Left party in these elections,” Shah said.

ISI and increased criminal activities

Shah told that criminals like Mirza Dilshad Baig, who came inside Nepal from the Deoria district in India, made their hideouts in Nepal. Initially, outsiders came to Nepal on business, etc., and later settled more people. This was a big reason behind the current situation. He said, “Pakistani intelligence agency ISI has been active in Nepal for a long time. ISI not only promotes cross-border terrorism but is also running illicit businesses like fake currency notes.”

Expectations from the Government of India

Abhishek Pratap Shah expressed more cooperation from the Government of India. He said, “The Indian government needs to pay special attention to Nepal because now European countries and America have perhaps become Delhi’s priority. Even though European countries are beneficial to India from a business point of view, Nepal is important for India from the point of view of security. An atmosphere is being created in Nepal under a well-planned anti-India conspiracy.”

MP Shah demanded the formation of a joint patrolling team of the two countries for security and said that he has raised this demand in Delhi too. According to Shah, due to the open borders, any criminal can easily escape by committing a crime anywhere in the two countries and due to the absence of an extradition treaty, there is a lot of difficulty in catching the culprit later. According to Shah, these forces should be authorized up to 20 km of the border and if this happens then a lot can be improved in the border areas.

Yogi Adityanath is also popular in Nepal

Abhishek Shah praised Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, describing him as the most serious person toward India’s Nepal interests. He said that since the formation of the Yogi government in UP, the UP Police immediately catches the criminals crossing the border from Nepal. Shah believes that relations between India and Nepal have improved significantly after Yogi Adityanath became the Chief Minister as most of Nepal’s border is with UP. According to the MP, the pro-India people here want to see Yogi as the Prime Minister after PM Modi and after that, the relations between the two countries will be strengthened further.

Looking forward to the Hindu nation’

“Nepal is going to have elections once again in November 2022 and this time we will defeat Oli’s Left party in pro-India elections,” Shah said. On the possibility of Nepal becoming a Hindu nation again, MP Abhishek Pratap Shah said, “Even today cow is our national animal and despite all the opposition, no one knows if we will be able to make this country a Hindu nation again. We also want India and Nepal to become Hindu Rashtra together.”

A creeping Islamisation of Nepal and its border areas appears to be underway, with Islamists steadily establishing their foothold in distant villages, including those on the Indian border. In the first four parts of this series, OpIndia documented the demography change ongoing in Nepal, as well as the worrying surge in the number of mosques and madrasas in the Himalayan nation’s border villages. Additionally, we also spoke about the rising incidents of love jihad in Nepal, as well as its Delhi connection and smuggling, and various other notorious activities that are going on along India’s border with Nepal.

The first report in this series can be read here in Hindi: कभी था हिंदू बहुल गाँव, अब स्वस्तिक चिह्न वाले घर पर 786 का निशान: भारत के उस पार भी डेमोग्राफी चेंज, नेपाल में घुसते ही मस्जिद, मदरसा और इस्लाम – OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Demographic change hits other side of the border too, Mosques and Madarasas mushroom in former Hindu dominated areas in Nepal: Ground report

The second report in this series can be read here in Hindi:  घरों पर चाँद-तारे वाले हरे झंडे, मस्जिद-मदरसे, कारोबार में भी दखल: मुस्लिम आबादी बढ़ने के साथ ही नेपाल में कपिलवस्तु के ‘कृष्णा नगर’ पर गाढ़ा हुआ इस्लामी रंग – OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Islamic flags flying atop houses and mosques, madarsas influencing businesses: The creeping Islamisation of Nepal’s Krishnanagar

The third report in this series can be read here in Hindi:  नेपाल में लव जिहाद: बढ़ती मुस्लिम आबादी और नेपाली लड़कियों से निकाह के खेल में ‘दिल्ली कनेक्शन’, तस्कर-गिरोह भारतीय सीमा पर खतरा – OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Rising cases of love jihad in Nepal and its Delhi connection, smuggling plaguing India’s border with Nepal: Ground report

The fourth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: बौद्ध आस्था के केंद्र हों या तालाब… हर जगह मजार: श्रावस्ती में घरों की छत पर लहरा रहे इस्लामी झंडे, OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Steady rise in mazars and madarsas adjoining Buddhist places of worship in UP’s Shravasti near Indo-Nepal border: Ground report

The fifth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: महाराणा प्रताप के साथ लड़ी थारू जनजाति बहुल गाँव में 3 मस्जिद, 1 मदरसा: भारत-नेपाल सीमा पर बढ़ती मुस्लिम आबादी का ये है ‘पैटर्न’ – OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Rising number of mosques, madarsa along Indo-Nepal border: Ground report on Islamisation of village of Tharu tribe that fought along Maharana Pratap

The sixth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: बौद्ध-जैन मंदिरों के बीच दरगाह बनाई, जिस मजार को पुलिस ने किया ध्वस्त… वो फिर चकमकाई: नेपाल सीमा पर बढ़ती मुस्लिम आबादी – OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Dargah and mazar built around Buddhist and Jain temple premises, illegal mazar once demolished surfaces again: UP’s Shravasti near Nepal border

The seventh report in this series can be read here in Hindi: हनुमान गढ़ी की जमीन पर कब्जा, झारखंडी मंदिर सरोवर में ताजिया: नेपाल सीमा पर बढ़ती मुस्लिम आबादी, असर UP के बलरामपुर में – OpIndia Ground Report

The same report can be read here in English: Muslim encroachment of temple land, Karbala built in temple compound, and more: Ground report on Islamisation underway along the UP-Nepal border

The eight report in this series can he read here in Hindi: पुरातत्व विभाग से संरक्षित जो जगह, वहाँ वक्फ की दरगाह-मजार: नेपाल सीमा पर बढ़ती मुस्लिम आबादी, मुसीबत में बौद्ध धर्मस्थल – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Mazars built at places protected by Archaeological Department along India-Nepal border, Buddhist shrines in trouble- OpIndia Ground Report

The ninth report in this series can he read here in Hindi: 2 मीनारों वाली मस्जिदें लोकल, 1 मीनार वाली अरबी पैसे से… लगभग हर गाँव में मदरसे: नेपाल बॉर्डर के मौलाना ने बताया इसमें कमीशन का खेल – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read in English here: Mosque with two minarets funded locally, another one funded by Saudi Arabia, Maulana at Nepal border speaks about construction mafia, foreign fundings and more

The tenth report in this series can he read here in Hindi: SSB बेस कैंप हो या सड़क, गाँव हो या खेत-सुनसान… हर जगह मस्जिद-मदरसे-मजार: UP के बलरामपुर से नेपाल के जरवा बॉर्डर तक OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read in English here: From SSB base camp to deserted fields, Madarsas and Mazars cropping up everywhere between UP’s Balrampur and Jarwa border in Nepal: Ground Report

The eleventh report in this series can be read here in Hindi: हिंदू बच्चों का खतना, मंदिर में शादी के बाद लव जिहाद और आबादी असंतुलन के साथ बढ़ते पॉक्सो मामले: नेपाल बॉर्डर पर बलरामपुर जिले में OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Circumcision of Hindu children, love jihad, increased POCSO cases and more: Ground report from UP’s Balrampur district along Indo-Nepal border

The twelfth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: गाँवों में अरबी-उर्दू लिखे हुए नल, UAE के नाम की मुहर: ज्यादा दाम देकर जमीनें खरीद रहे नेपाली मुस्लिम – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Muslims buying Hindu land at higher price, building ‘Saudi-style’ mosques, installations with details inscribed in Urdu and Arabic- Ground report from UP-Nepal border areas

The thirteenth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: नए बने ओवरब्रिज के नीचे मज़ार-कर्बला, सड़क किनारे मस्जिद-मदरसे-दरगाह: नेपाल के बढ़नी बॉर्डर हाइवे पर ‘हरा रंग’ हावी – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Mazar-Karbala emerge under newly constructed overbridges, ‘green’ colour pervasive throughout Barhni highway along Indo-Nepal border: Ground report

The fourteenth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: ‘4 और 14 वाली नीति से एकतरफा बढ़ रही आबादी… उस गाँव में मस्जिद बनाने की कोशिश, जहाँ नहीं एक भी मुस्लिम’ : UP-नेपाल बॉर्डर से OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: ‘Saudi-returned Muslims of the new generation do not want to live in harmony with Hindus’: Ground report from Indo-Nepal border

The fifteenth report in this series can be read here in Hindi: फ़ारसी में ‘गरीब नवाज स्कूल’ का बोर्ड, उस पर बने चाँद-तारे… घरों-दुकानों में लहरा रहे इस्लामी झंडे, सड़क से सटी हुई मजारें: UP-नेपाल बॉर्डर से OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Signboards on Mazar in Persian, Islamic flags and symbols on almost every house, shop, and commercial establishment: Ground report from UP-Nepal border

The sixteenth report in this series can be read here: ’10 km में 20 गाँव मुस्लिम बहुल, हिन्दू दब कर मनाते हैं अपने त्योहार’: नेपाल सीमा के ग्राम प्रधान ने बताया – गरीब दिखने वाले मुस्लिमों के पास भी बहुत पैसे: UP-नेपाल बॉर्डर से OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: ‘Celebration of Hindu festivals a challenge, Muslims acquire all lands on highways’: Ground report from Indo-Nepal border

The seventeenth report in this series can be read here: 150 मदरसे, 200 मस्जिदें… नेपाल सीमा से 15 km के दायरे का हाल, जानिए बॉर्डर के उन गाँवों की स्थिति जो बन गए हैं मुस्लिम बहुल: UP-नेपाल बॉर्डर से OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Over 150 madarsas and 200 mosques mushroom within a 15-kilometre radius, rapid demographical shift in villages along UP-Nepal border: Ground report

The eighteenth report in the series can be read here: ‘संयुक्त अरब अमीरात एसोसिएशन’ के नल से UP-नेपाल बॉर्डर पर पानी, सिद्धार्थनगर का मुस्लिम बहुल बाजार डुमरियागंज है सप्लायर: OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Water supply from ‘UAE Association’ tap, hundreds of mosques, madrasas and shops selling burqa in villages of Siddharthnagar: Ground Report

The nineteenth report in the series can be read here: ‘नेपाल से अपराधी को पकड़ कर लाना Pak से लाने के बराबर’: सीमा पर तैनात रहे DSP ने बताया – नेपाल पुलिस नहीं दिखाती हमारे जैसी सक्रियता – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: ‘Extraditing a criminal from Nepal as difficult as bringing one back from Pakistan’, police officer posed at Nepal border says: Ground report

The 20th report in the series can be read here: रामजन्मभूमि ट्रस्ट के अध्यक्ष का मंदिर लैंड जिहाद का शिकार: बॉर्डर UP-नेपाल का… लेकिन जमीन कब्जा के लिए फिलिस्तीनी मॉडल – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Temple of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust’s President also falls prey to ‘land jihad’, Muslims along Nepal border using Palestinian land grab model: Ground report

The 21st report in the series can be read here: ‘मस्जिद-मदरसे-मजार हैं ठिकाने, बाहरी लोगों से भरे पड़े’ : भारत-नेपाल बॉर्डर के 5 Km दोनों तरफ साजिश की पट्टी – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: Hawala, Love Jihad, and human trafficking rampant in Muslim-dominated areas along the Indo-Nepal border: Ground report

The 22nd report in the series can be read here: ‘खाली जगह घेर कर बना देते हैं मजार, फिर कहते हैं ये सदियों पुरानी है’: नेपाल सीमा के विधायक ने माना बॉर्डर क्षेत्र में जमीनों के अधिकतर ख़रीददार मुस्लिम – OpIndia Ground Report

The same can be read here in English: ‘They build mazar on vacant land, then claim it is centuries old structure’: MLA from Indo-Nepal border admits land encroachment in the area: Ground report

Russia school shooting: At least 6 killed, including children, and 20 injured as gunman fires in school before killing himself

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Russia school shooting: At least 6 killed, including children, and 20 injured as gunman fires in school before killing himself

A gunman opened fire in a school in the central Russian city of Izhevsk, killing at least At least six people and injuring 20 before killing himself, the interior ministry said Monday.

Victims of the attack include children and a security guard at the school, media reports from Russia said. 

The incident took place reportedly at school number 88, which has close to 1,000 pupils and around 80 teachers.

The school was evacuated and the area around it has been cordoned off. The Governor of the Udmurtia region confirmed that the gunman shot himself dead.

The authorities revealed that after randomly firing at the pupils, the gunman killed himself. They are yet to ascertain the motive behind the killing. 

The videos posted by the Russian media outlets show gory visuals of blood splattered on the floor and a bullet hole in a window, with children crouching down underneath desks. 

Meanwhile, some reports say the death toll has risen to nine, with 8 children and a security guard among the victims.

Izhevsk, a city of 640,000, is located west of the Ural mountains in central Russia, about 960 kilometres (596 miles) east of Moscow. 

Asaduddin Owaisi jumps into Gujarat area to eat a slice of Muslim votebank as he announces first three candidates

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Asaduddin Owaisi jumps into Gujarat area to eat a slice of Muslim votebank as he announces first three candidates

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi last week announced three candidates for the upcoming Gujarat assembly polls which are expected to be held in December 2022. One Wasim Qureshi will contest from Surat East and Sabir Kabliwala, Gujarat state president AIMIM, would contest from Jamalpur-Khadia in Ahmedabad. One Kaushika Parmar will contest from Dani Limda in Ahmedabad. Dani Limda is a reserved seat and Parmar is AIMIM’s women’s wing president for Ahmedabad city unit.

Surat East constituency

Surat East area is where Gopipura area situated which has significant Muslim population. Some parts of the constituency has the Disturbed Areas Act in place which was brought in to prevent polarisation of communities and demography change. The Surat Municipal Corporation building where the waqf recently staked claim, that is also in Surat East area. Earlier this year, OpIndia had reported how Gopipura, where most residents were of Jain community, has seen demography change and many such apartments are being sold on lower than market rate because most Jain residents want to leave.

In 2014, a Jain Sadhvi who stayed in Surat’s Gopipura area wrote a letter to President of India, Governor of Gujarat, Prime Minister Modi, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Anandiben Patel and other leaders about the harassment she was facing in Gopipura, a traditionally Jain locality in Surat, which has slowly turned into a Muslim majority area. In the letter, the Sadhvi had written how near the Upashrays where Jain Sadhvis stay in Gopipura, there are around 25 Jain temples and 35 Upashrays within a 1 km radius. About 70-80 Jain Sadhvis were staying in this place. The Sadhvi pointed out that slowly the area has seen more and more Muslim residents come and live there. 

The Sadhvi in her letter had stated that God has made all living beings the same but Muslims have very ‘tamsic and janooni‘ (aggressive, to put it mildly) and the Sadhu-Mahatma are facing difficulties. “Some Muslim families keep 4-5 cats and goats. Near Sulasa Shravika Aaradhana Bhawan, a Muslim family that has come to stay has tied two goats. These goats can be heard crying in middle of the night because of cold. This pains me too much. I have grown up being kind to animals and this kind of suffering of theirs is very painful for me,” she said.

Of total voters, about 77,365 voters are of Muslim community in Surat East while Hindu voters are 35,427. Interestingly, despite being Muslim majority area, the BJP has managed to win this seat over the years since 1990 – except for 2002 when Congress’ Manish Gilitwala won. Political analysts say that this is because the majority of the Muslim residents here belong to the business-class Bohra community who just want peace and want to make their own living. Bohra/Vohra community voters prefer to vote for the BJP which promises conducive environment for thriving business.

Jamalpur Khadia constituency

Jamalpur-Khadia area in Ahmedabad is also a predominantly Muslim area. Earlier this area had a mix population with Hindus being in majority, but with time, the Hindus migrated to newer parts of the city while more and more Muslim residents purchased properties here.

Jamalpur area is also where the Jagannath temple in Ahmedabad is situated. Every year on Rath Yatra a procession is carried out of Lord Jagannath and invariably it would culminate into communal riots as the procession would pass through old city where demography change had made those areas ‘Muslim dominated areas’.

For the last two decades, the Rath Yatra has been going on in a very peaceful and grand manner. But that was not always the case. In Gujarat, when Congress was in power, the Rath Yatra witnessed bloodshed, and stones pelted at it, forcing the administration to impose curfews. Devotees had to attend the Rath Yatra under a perpetual threat of being attacked.

But this picture changed after Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2001. From 2001 to date, not a single such incident took place during the Jagannath Rath Yatra of Ahmedabad. During his tenure as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi paid special attention to the safety of the Rath Yatra and also ensured that the Rath Yatra event is respected on the global stage.

This constituency includes majority of the old city of Ahmedabad where Muslim voters constitute about 60% of total voter base. Like Surat East, this area, too, has many portion which are notified under the Disturbed Areas Act. Currently, Congress’ Imran Khedawala is the MLA from this constituency who defeated BJP’s Bhushan Bhatt with over 30,000 votes.

Don Abdul Latif, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim, operated mostly from in and around these areas. The film Raees starring Shah Rukh Khan was loosely based on Latif. The area has also been controversial in recent times due to violence during the anti-CAA protests. This seat has been traditionally a Congress stronghold but in 2012 BJP had registered a surprise victory. Sabir Kabliwala is a former Congress leader and has also contested and won from Congress ticket. He is currently the Gujarat state president for AIMIM.

Interestingly, in the 2021 local body polls in Ahmedabad, AIMIM had fielded 21 candidates of which 7 had won. All four corporators of Jamalpur ward which falls under the Jamalpur-Khadia constituency belong to the AIMIM. Earlier, all these were with Congress. Similarly, in Behrampura ward which also falls under Jamalpur-Khadia constituency, AIMIM leaders gave a very tough fight to Congress corporators where victory margin was just 200-1000.

Dani Limda constituency

Dani Limda is another Muslim-dominated area. However, this is a reserved seat and only a member of the Scheduled Caste can contest from this seat. Here about 50% voters are Muslims and has significant population of people from Dalit community. This area is also considered a communally sensitive area and the Disturbed Areas Act is in place here.

It is notable that Shah Alam area in Ahmedabad falls under the Dani Limda constituency and during the anti-CAA violence, this area saw some of the worst communal riots where even policemen were attacked by rioting mob consisting mostly of people belonging to Muslim community.

Investigation had revealed how local Muslim leaders including a corporator were involved in the violence.

It is also believed many illegal Bangladeshis live in this area, especially near the Chandola lake area. During the 2008 Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts, many bombs had gone off in this area and accused were found living in this area. Indian Mujahideen terrorists who planted the bombs lived in the Dani Limda society and many provocative speeches were given to the Muslim youth to join the terror ranks.

Currently, Congress’ Shailesh Parmar is the MLA. Local residents believe Parmar has the patronage of local Muslim leader Nawab Khan’s family. One of his relatives, Shehzad Khan Pathan is also a corporator here. Localites believes that if the seat were not a reserved seat, Pathan would have been the MLA. However, due to the reservation, they have extended support to Parmar instead.

The Disturbed Areas Act

District Administration, to maintain communal harmony and peace, could declare certain areas as ‘Disturbed Areas’ which are susceptible to demography change. The transfer of immovable property in these areas would require an elaborate procedure. The seller, in the application, must mention that the seller is selling the property of their own free will.

Disturbed Areas Act is often wrongly interpreted as it applicable where at least one party between buyer and seller is either Hindu or Muslim. The thing is, any such transactions in such areas would require following due process. This is to preserve the religious and community value and identity of the areas which are susceptible to demographic change.

AIMIM vote-cutter party?

Political observers believe that AIMIM along with Aam Aadmi Party may end up winning a few seats here and there mostly because the disgruntled Congress voter may end up voting for them. More than AAP gaining ground, it is likely the AIMIM might bite into a significant chunk of the Muslim voter-base which has traditionally belonged to the Congress. Thus, the entry of new players in Gujarat arena may just end up reducing Congress’ relevance in the state even further.

With inputs from Lincoln Sokhadia. You can read his analysis in Gujarati here.

Alt News again comes to rescue Islamists, this time to save PFI supporters who chanted Pakistan Zindabad slogans

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Alt News again comes to rescue Islamists, this time to save PFI supporters who chanted Pakistan Zindabad slogans

On September 25, the self-proclaimed fact-checking website Alt News again came to rescue Islamists. This time, they attempted to give clean chit to the Popular Front of India members that were protesting in Pune. As per reports, videos of the protests organized by PFI members in Pune surfaced on social media platforms where they could be heard raising slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad.’ As the videos got traction on social media, the obvious saviours of Islamists, including Alt News and Newslaundry, came rushing to their rescue.

Alt News shielded PFI workers raising “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans. Source: Twitter

Alt News propaganda to twist the facts

In its report, Alt News talked about the protests that took place to oppose the raids by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) on several locations linked to PFI in 15 states. During these raids, 106 PFI officials and workers were arrested by the investigating agency.

The protests were organized against the raids and arrests by PFI workers in multiple cities across the country in Pune. In the videos of the Pune protests, the members of PFI were heard raising slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad.’ Several netizens and prominent personalities on social media shared the videos and condemned the slogans. OpIndia had also covered the matter.

Alt News, owing to its reputation, could not digest the fact that such slogans were raised. In their “explanation,” the portal said the slogans were not “Pakistan Zindabad” but “Popular Front Zindabad.” They even targeted those who condemned PFI workers for raising the slogans.

The portal shared a 26-second video and claimed that upon gathering videos from different sources, including journalists on the ground, they “found” that slogans were not “Pakistan Zindabad” but “Popular Front Zindabad.” They also shared a long video version of the protest recorded by Policenama.

The reality of the slogans

OpIndia re-examined the videos, including the video shared by Policenama. There were multiple slogans that were being raised by the protesters. Among those slogans, ‘Nara-e-Takbeer Allah hu Akbar,’ ‘Popular Front Zindabad,’ and others were included. Now, the question is, was the slogan ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ raised? The answer is yes, the slogan was, in fact, raised.

At the 7:34 timestamp in the video, the slogan ‘Popular Front Zindabad’ can be easily heard. However, following the said slogan, ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ was also raised by the protesters.

Twitter user Hawk Eye also published the analysis of the video and debunked Alt News claims. In his reply to Alt News, The Hawk Eye published the video compilation at three different speeds. He said, “Sharing the same video in a loop, with 3 different speed variations. The last part is with zoom to read the lip sync. Let ppl decide – “Pakistan” or “Popular front.”

Hawk Eye also slowed down the video and zoomed in on the PFI member who was detained by the Police and raised the controversial slogan. It was clearly evident that the slogan was, in fact, ‘Pakistan Zindabad.’

As there was a lot of background noise in the video, there was still a chance that the likes of Alt News may raise questions over the slogans raised. The Hawk Eye went ahead and cleared the background noise to make it clearer. In the three-speed variants of the audio with reduced background noise, the slogan ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ became more prominent.

Newslaundry’s attempt to shield PFI

A similar “fact-check” was done by the Leftist propaganda website Newslaundry. They quoted Pune Police, suggesting that no such slogans were raised, and shared the same video by Policenama as well. They talked to the protesters as well, who “denied” the allegations of raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans.

RJD leader shielded PFI

While Alt News and Newslaundry were insisting that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were not raised, RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari bluntly supported PFI workers and said such slogans are part of routine protests. He said that ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans raised during a protest in favour of PFI were only a “sign of protest.” Tiwari’s comments came after over a hundred PFI activists were arrested in several states in a nationwide operation on Thursday, after which PFI workers had chanted Pakistan Zindabad slogans in Pune during a protest against the arrests.

UK Sikh girl, who stood up against attack on Hindu temples in Leicester, threatened, asked to stay careful as she attends a Muslim majority school

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UK Sikh girl, who stood up against attack on Hindu temples in Leicester, threatened, asked to stay careful as she attends a Muslim majority school

Unidentified people on social media are harassing a Sikh girl in the United Kingdom for protesting against the attacks on Hindu temples by Islamist extremists in Leicester. According to a series of tweets shared by a Twitter user named ‘Duke of the Diaspora’, the girl is being threatened by unknown persons who are fully aware of all her personal information as well.

As per the Twitter user, he shared the information with the permission of the victim. In a conversation with the Twitter user, the victim shared that she got a message from an anonymous account on Instagram on September 21. The anonymous user threatened her saying that all the information about the girl was known to her. The victim revealed that she came to know that the user attended the same school she attends.

The victim further revealed that she continued to receive threats even though she did not say anything regarding Muslims or Islam. She even said that she opposed the attack by the rioters and that it was in opposition to Islam.

The Sikh girl said that the people threatening her know everything about her, ranging from the length of her hair to that she is Vegan. The users then kept threatening her saying that she attends a Muslim majority school and she should stay careful in expressing her views. She continued receiving threats and obscene pictures. No more details in the matter are known further except that the victim is receiving no help from the authorities.

Islamist attack on Hindus in Leicester

Violence erupted in Leicester city following the defeat of Pakistan by India in the Asia Cup match on August 28. According to reports, Muslims, primarily Pakistani Islamists, assaulted Hindus and their homes in the area. Several videos of the incident went viral a week after the incident.

The videos showed Hindus being assaulted in their cars while parked in their driveways, and Hindu families huddled in their houses, stunned, while massive groups wandered the street vandalising property. The majority of these incidents of violence and provocative religious sloganeering were reported in the city’s Belgrave region.

After hundreds of people crowded the streets in the city’s eastern section, violence erupted again on September 17 afternoon in Leicester. Police officers swarmed the streets, exercising disposal powers and encouraging peace as disturbance persisted on the streets following a protest by Hindus against the violence by Islamists. 

A Saffron flag atop a Hindu temple was also desecrated by a mob of Islamists in front of the police during the violence in Leicester. So far, a total of 47 people have been arrested in connection to the violence in Leicester that began last month.

Ankita Bhandari murder case: Whatsapp chats reveal how the accused tried to force her into prostitution

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Ankita Bhandari murder case: Whatsapp chats reveal how the accused tried to force her into prostitution

Days after the brutal murder of 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari, it has come to light that the son of an ex-BJP politician tried to coerce her into prostitution. The accused, identified as one Pulkit Arya, is the owner of the resort where the victim worked as a receptionist.

The matter came to light after the Special Investigation Team probed the Whatsapp conversation between Ankita and her friend (name withheld). The victim confided in her friend about how Pulkit was forcing her to provide ‘special services’ to the guests.

“They are trying to turn me into a prostitute…I may be poor, but I won’t sell myself for Rs 10,000”, Ankita said in one Whatsapp message. She also informed her friend how the resort owner tried to forcibly kiss her in a drunken state.

Ankita also told her friend how one of the resort guests hugged her in a drunken state. The victim was however intimidated into silence by one of the co-accused Ankit Gupta, who worked as the assistant of Pulkit Arya.

“Today, Ankit came to me and told me that he wanted to talk to me about something. I agreed and went to a corner near my reception desk. There, he asked me if I was ready to give ‘extra services’ to a guest who was willing to pay Rs 10,000 to your resort,” her message read.

Ankita added, “To my reply, he then tried to clarify and say that he was not asking me to do it but to inform him in case I knew of any other girl who might be willing. But I know that he had directed that offer towards me only, thinking I might agree after learning of the amount (sic).”

The victim was also threatened that she would be fired from her job and replaced with another girl if she refused to give in to the demands of Pulkit Arya. Ankita also told her friend how her room in the resort was being shifted on the directions of the accused.

My room has been shifted. In Sir’s (Pulkit Arya) room for a few days, because many guests are to come…It seems safe till now,” she had said.

Ankita Bhandari murder case

As per reports, Ankita worked as a receptionist in the Yamkeshwar Vidhan Sabha’s Ganga Bhojpur resort named Vanantra resort, owned by Pulkit Arya. She was reported missing from September 18.

The police launched an investigation after the girl’s family reported a missing case and feared murder. Ankita was murdered after she turned down the demand of the resort owner for sexual favours.

Three people were arrested by the Uttarakhand Police on September 23, in connection with the killing of Ankita Bhandari. The three people detained were identified as resort manager Ankit, Saurabh, and Pulkit Arya, the son of former state politician Vinod Arya.

The police interrogated the three accused who confirmed that Ankita Bhandari had been murdered. According to ASP Shekhar Suyal, the three accused murdered the girl and threw her in the Rishikesh Chila barrage. The dead body of the girl was recovered later.

BBC’s latest report on Leicester: A grudging acceptance of the truth while attempting to save Islamists all over again

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BBC’s latest report on Leicester: A grudging acceptance of the truth while attempting to save Islamists all over again

The Hindu community in the UK, particularly in Leicester and Birmingham, was under attack by the Islamists. What initially appeared to be a clash between the two communities following the T20 match between India and Pakistan turned out to be a well-planned and well-organized attack on Hindus, their homes, businesses, and properties in Leicester. After that, there have been multiple spates of attacks against Hindus in Leicester, fuelled by the misinformation spread by Islamists, even Al Qaeda and ISIS supporters like Majid Freeman.

While Hindus have been living in fear, BBC – UK’s state media – has been busy blaming Hindus for the violence committed by Islamists. Recently, however, they attempted to do a tacit u-turn by reporting that there is no evidence that the violence was started by Hindus. While BBC acknowledged this fact grudgingly, there were subtle hints that showed the intention of BBC, where they continued to whitewash the Jihadi elements who instigated violence against Hindus.

In a recent report titled “Did misinformation fan the flames in Leicester?”, BBC said, “Some people link the disorder and the reaction to it to the Hindutva ideology. They believe that Indian politics is being imported to the city, but thus far the BBC has found no direct link to such groups in the run-up to the disorder”.

Report by BBC on Leicester
Report by BBC on Leicester

After days of trying to push the narrative that Hindus were responsible for the violence while using Hindutva as a euphemism, this seems to be the best acknowledgement that we can possibly get from BBC that Hindus did not initiate the violence in Leicester and that it was indeed the Islamists who went on a rampage against Hindus.

While BBC acknowledged this fact in a watered-down manner, it is interesting to note that even after “investigating” the violence, the BBC also could not find any evidence to support the FACT that it was the Muslim community of Leicester that had started the violence. In fact, BBC was so fearful of mentioning certain facts that are corroborated by video evidence, that it failed to even mention the Muslim community. Right after the para where they admitted, as much as they could, that the violence was not initiated by the Hindu community, they wrote the following para:

“Another narrative being pushed is that a particular, small South Asian community, allegedly with conservative views, started these tensions. Both Hindus and Muslims we’ve spoken to have expressed this. Again, there is no concrete evidence to support, nor counter this claim. It is difficult to pinpoint what has caused this violent unrest, but one thing is clear, social media stands accused of being the catalyst for sowing further divisions”.

BBC claims that there is a theory that a “small South Asian community with conservative views” started the tension. Allegedly, BBC says that Hindus and Muslims both attested to this but there is no evidence to back this claim. Now, which community is BBC talking about? Logic dictates that BBC is saying that the Islamist community – basically radicalised Muslims – started the violence according to locals, however, they have not mentioned which community they are talking about. Further, it is even more problematic that despite video evidence, BBC could not establish how the radicalised Muslim community started the violence.

In this report itself, which is being touted as a “neutral” retelling of events by BBC, the UK state media does admit that there was a string of misinformation spread by Islamists. Naming ISIS and Al Qaeda supporter Majid Freeman, BBC says that he was the one who spread the fake news about a Muslim girl being kidnapped by a Hindu man. The BBC further admitted that there was other fake news also spread like a London coach carrying Hindus from outside Leicester to create violence. That news was also fake. OpIndia had earlier reported that the London Coach owner had debunked the news, saying that his coaches were not even in Leicester on the days of the violence. BBC writes:

A video that circulated on WhatsApp and Twitter from 18 September showed a coach outside a Hindu temple in London, with a voice claiming the coach had just returned from Leicester. In a video posted the next day on Instagram the owner of the coach company said: “lots of people are calling me, threatening me, abusing me without any reason.” He said that none of his coaches had travelled to Leicester in the past two months and provided evidence from the GPS tracker of the bus in the video showing it had remained in south-east England on the weekend of 17-18 September.

However, while talking about such dangerous false information spread by Islamists, BBC tried to shamelessly monkey balance by blaming Hindus for misinformation as well – this, without any proof whatsoever.

While talking about the temple in Leicester being desecrated and the flag being pulled down (they fail to mention that one flag was also set on fire), they almost insinuate that it could have been a Hindu who desecrated the flag – since they say that the identity of the person who pulled the flag down hasn’t been ascertained yet.

Report by BBC on Leicester
Report by BBC on Leicester

While monkey balancing and falsely blaming Hindus, the BBC also shows sleight of hand in trying to shield the Islamists who spread fake news against Hindus, ultimately instigating violence against them. When talking about a post where a Twitter handle was spreading misinformation about a temple being implicated, BBC masks the identity of the Twitter handle.

Report by BBC on Leicester

OpIndia managed to find the original post and it was published by a handle called @aart123. The fake news tweet is still published and for some inexplicable reason, BBC decided to shield the identity of the handle.

If one goes through the handle, it has furthered and amplified every single fake news targeting the Hindu community – it has constantly retweeted Majid Freeman, and furthered the hateful videos of Mohammad Hijab and other Islamists. Why BBC felt the need to hide the account’s identity is unknown – save for the fact that BBC perhaps wanted to protect those who spread hatred against Hindus. An archived version of his Twitter timeline as of 26th September can be accessed here.

Further, to soften the effect of Islamists targeting Hindus, BBC brands Al Qaeda and ISIS supporter Majid Freeman as a “community activist”, without giving their readers context about his problematic and Islamist antecedents. A profile of the fake news he spread and his ISIS/Al Qaeda links can be read here.

Report by BBC on Leicester
Report by BBC on Leicester

BBC bemoans that Hindus in Leicester were supported by Hindus in India

The central aim of the article was to talk about misinformation, however, there were several other elements that show the true intent of BBC. First, they watered down the misinformation spread by Islamists by monkey balancing and blaming Hindus for an act committed by Islamists. Then, they also bemoaned how Hindus from India had extended their unquestioning support to the Hindus of Leicester.

In their report, the BBC basically says that they analysed 200,000 tweets in English that used certain hashtags about Hindus being under attack and that over 50% of these tweets came from India. They then call this “manipulation of the hashtags” insinuating that the Hindu support from India somehow worsened the violence in Leicester.

Report by BBC on Leicester

They also bemoan the fact that 11 out of the 30 top URLs shared to talk about Leicester violence were OpIndia links. One of the articles they cite is where OpIndia wrote about the investigation by Charlotte Littlewood, the Henry Jackson Society fellow, saying that several Hindu families had fled Leicester due to fear of Islamist violence. They write about how the police denied these reports, however, Littlewood has stood by her investigation – something that BBC fails to mention.

BBC, as the state media, is not predisposed to ask tough questions to Leicester police, however, simply because the Police are not aware of families leaving Leicester, or so they claim, does not mean that the investigation of a journalist is false.

Further, it is almost comical that BBC is concerned about support for Hindus emanating from India. One wonders if BBC thought that Hindus of Leicester should not be supported by their own community, a majority of whom lives in India.

Essentially, a report that is being touted as “fair and neutral” by BBC, is yet another attempt to demonise the Hindu community and slyly save the Muslim community that fanned the violence in Leicester where Hindus were targeted.

Interestingly, not too long ago, BBC had summarily blamed the Hindus for the violence in Leicester. On 23rd of September, when Hindus were just reeling from the barbarity heaped on them, BBC had this to say:

Earlier report by BBC

At best, the BBC has shifted from totally blaming Hindus for the violence to essentially saying that they don’t know who started the violence. However, they are continuing to shield the Islamists of Leicester while tacitly throwing the victims – Hindus – under the bus. It is also pertinent to note that the BBC has not offered any apology or retraction of their previous reports where they falsely blamed Hindus for Islamists going on a rampage against the community.

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