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Dr Manmohan Singh’s birthday: Sagarika Ghose shares a picture depicting accurate representation of his treatment under Sonia’s UPA, deletes it later 

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Dr Manmohan Singh’s birthday: Sagarika Ghose shares a picture depicting accurate representation of his treatment under Sonia’s UPA, deletes it later 

On the occasion of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s 90th birthday on September 26, ‘journalist’ Sagarika Ghose took to Twitter to wish him. However, the picture she shared to wish India’s prime minister between 2004 and 2014 during the Congress-led UPA spoke volumes about how Singh was always treated by the grand old party.

The image shared by Sagarika Ghose showed her shaking hands with former American President Barack Obama, while Manmohan Singh stood behind him like a mere non-entity. However, after being criticised for humiliating Singh on his birthday by uploading a picture-like way, Sagarika Ghosh quietly removed her tweet.

Sagarika Ghose, the Nehru fangirl, who masquerades as a journalist, had tweeted: “Happy Birthday to former PM unassuming scholar statesman #Manmohansingh, born in a rural Sikh family, gained an Oxbridge education through sheer talent and was the FM who transformed India’s economy. Whatever his rivals throw at him, Manmohan Singh’s legacy will shine on undimmed.”

Screengrab of Sagarika Ghose’s now deleted Tweet


While there was nothing unusual in wishing the former prime minister, as many people including PM Narendra Modi did, what attracted the eye of many netizens was the picture of Manmohan Singh, which Ghose tweeted to wish the UPA era’s ‘remote control’ Prime Minister, as he was famously called.

The picture Sagarika Ghose used to wish ex-PM Manmohan Singh on his b’day

After drawing flak on social media, Ghose deleted the tweet and posted it again, however, this time she did not share the picture she had shared in an earlier tweet.

The picture Sagarika Ghose shared was from the year 2015, when Barack Obama, the then-serving President of the United States was on a visit to India. Ghose has periodically reposted her picture with Obama on Twitter, perhaps to brag about her meeting with the former US President.

As seen in the above photo, Sagarika Ghose is seen shaking hands with former US President Barack Obama, while India’s ex-Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, is seen standing like a non-entity behind Obama. It’s evident from the picture that no one there seemed to even notice Manmohan Singh’s presence. He stood there like a statue, hands folded, watching Obama greet Ghose.

Many Netizens chastised the ‘journalist’ for humiliating the former Prime Minister.

Some thought it was a ruse, and she wanted to make the most of the opportunity to brag about her encounter with Obama.

A few Netizens sympathised with Manmohan Singh, for being always disregarded by the party despite doing some great work.

Others mocked Ghose for continuing with her normal practice of posting ill-thought-out Tweets and then discreetly deleting them when called out.

How Dr Manmohan Singh was mistreated during the UPA rule

Unfortunately, this is exactly how things were when Manmohan Singh was Prime Minister in Sonia Gandhi’s UPA government. Manmohan Singh was always a weak person controlled by the party’s high command. In 2004, the Congress party described Sonia Gandhi as having “sacrificed” the Prime Ministership and offering it to Manmohan Singh.

However, as soon as Singh took office, it became evident that this was one of the Congress party’s most significant political ploys. Sonia Gandhi clearly behaved as the Super Prime Minister even though she was not the Prime Minister of India, making the most essential decisions from 10 Janpath Road in New Delhi via her National Advisory Council. Manmohan Singh was merely a puppet in the hands of the Gandhis. Manmohan Singh was famously characterised as the “remote-controlled Prime Minister” because of this. In other words, Sonia Gandhi was running the government, without being accountable for it.

Karnataka: 12 including Nadeem, Iqbal, Rafiq and Shabbir booked for force-feeding beef, and converting Dalit man to Islam

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Karnataka: 12 including Nadeem, Iqbal, Rafiq and Shabbir booked for force-feeding beef, and converting Dalit man to Islam

In Karnataka, the Hubballi Police have filed a case against 12 persons, including a Muslim preacher, over the allegations of forcefully converting a Dalit man to Islam. Sridhar Gangadhar (26), of Yadavanahalli in Mandya district, filed a complaint with the Nava Nagar Police, alleging that the accused compelled him to undergo circumcision and converted him to Islam.

Attavar Rehman of Mandya, Azeesab of Bengaluru, Nayaz Pasha, Nadeem Khan, Ansar Pasha, Syed Dastagir, Mohammad Iqbal, Rafiq, Shabbir, Khalid, Shakeel, and Altaf were all identified by Sridhar as the accused. The accused, according to the complaint filed on Saturday, brought the victim to Bengaluru. They confined him in a mosque in Banashankari. They then began preaching Islam to him.

The accused subjected Sridhar to torture and pushed him to consume beef, as per the complaint. The victim experienced complications following circumcision, including bleeding and agonising wounds with abscesses.

“They took me to a mosque in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, for preaching Islam to me,” he has said in the complaint. “They also forced me to sign an affidavit saying that it was a wilful conversion and gave me a target to convert three people every year to Islam,” the complainant said.

The accused allegedly forced him to hold a gun while taking pictures of him holding it, according to the complaint. In addition, they forced him to make a 35,000 Rupee deposit into their account, Sridhar has stated.

The victim was attacked near Bhairidevarakoppa by unidentified men when he arrived in Hubballi to visit a woman he met online. Then, he was brought to KIMS Hospital. He stated that’s the reason he made the decision to file a case in Hubballi.

Pramod Mutalik, the head of the Sriram Sene, has vehemently criticised the forced conversion of the Hindu youth. He stated that the government should take proactive steps against the perpetrators of the crime. He stated that the state government has gotten the anti-conversion measure enacted in the legislature and that it should demonstrate its commitment to acting against forced conversions. Madarsas, according to Muthalik, are behind such crimes.

Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: Here is the chronology of the infighting amid the race for party president

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Sachin Pilot vs Ashok Gehlot: Here is the chronology of the infighting amid the race for party president

The politics in Rajasthan has heated up since Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot decided to run for the presidential post of the Congress Party. It is noteworthy that on September 23, Rahul Gandhi announced that no one from the Gandhi family would contest for the Presidential post. Apart from Gehlot, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor is likely to contest for the Presidential post in the party.

Amidst the announcement of Gehlot’s candidature, the politics in Rajasthan got stirred up as Congress leader Sachin Pilot’s name started making rounds as the successor of Gehlot for the CM post. It is a known fact that there are frictions between Gehlot and Pilot, and as a result, the leaders of the Gehlot group got agitated with Pilot’s name for the post of Chief Minister.

Here is the chronology of the events that transpired since Gehlot’s announcement for the post of Party President

On September 23, it was reported that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot would contest for the post of Congress Party President. However, he also expressed his intentions to continue as the CM of Rajasthan even if he got elected as the Chief of the Congress Party.

Later, on the same day, Rahul Gandhi made it clear that if a person holding any post gets elected as the chief of the Congress Party, that person will leave the post. One person will hold a single post in the party, Gandhi confirmed. The idea of ‘one party, one post’ was apparently decided upon during the ‘Chintan Shivir’ of the Congress Party. Gehlot then dropped the idea of remaining the CM of the state if he were to be elected as Congress President.

In a statement, Gehlot said, “I have requested Rahul Gandhi multiple times to accept everyone’s proposal of becoming the Congress President. He made it clear that no one from the Gandhi family should become the next chief.”

As now there was a chance that Gehlot might have to leave the CM post, the political arena in Rajasthan got stirred up, especially because of the speculations that Pilot would become the next CM. Not to forget, Sachin Pilot had tried to topple the Gehlot government in 2020, but he failed.

The Congress MLAs of Rajasthan were apparently not kept in the loop about the proposed change. The friction between Gehlot camp and Pilot camp are well known, and as soon as speculations over Sachin’s name started making rounds, the MLAs backing Gehlot got agitated.

The Congress leadership in Delhi was keenly watching the situation heating up, and seeing the situation getting out of control, interim president of Congress Party Sonia Gandhi sent Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Rajasthan general secretary-in-charge Ajay Maken to control the situation.

A Congress Legislature Party meeting was supposed to happen on September 25, the second in one week. However, at the last moment, around 90+ MLAs threatened the leadership that they would resign if the Pilot’s name got finalized. They wanted Gehlot to remain CM of the state. The MLAs appear to be adamant over Pilot becoming the CM.

Independent MLA and Gehlot advisor Sanyam Lodha were quoted by Indian Express saying, “If the decision is as per the wishes of the MLAs, then the government will run. But if it is not as per the wishes of the MLAs, then can the government function? Obviously, there will be a threat of the government falling.”

Referring to the 2020 rebellion fiasco, cabinet minister Govind Ram Meghwal said, “This is a sensitive issue. There is resentment among the MLAs. There were independents who helped us during the political crisis. Hence, we will all sit down and discuss.” The MLAs are expected to meet at Congress leader Shanti Kumar Dhariwal’s residence to discuss the matter.

CP Joshi – another candidate for the CM post

It is evident that the MLAs of the Gehlot camp are not in favour of Pilot’s name as CM. Even Gehlot himself will not be pleased if Pilot becomes his successor. Interestingly, there is a possibility that Gehlot will not resign from the post of CM until the results of the party presidentship come in his favour.

Furthermore, because of the frictions of the past, Gehlot might not allow Pilot to become CM in Rajasthan. If the state Congress unit fails to decide on the Pradesh Congress Committee chiefs, Gehlot, as the president, would decide on the nominations. In one way or the other, the Pilot’s desire to become CM seems bleak.

In such a case, another candidate who can become Chief Minister of the state is assembly speaker CP Joshi. Notably, Joshi had attempted to become CM in 2008 but failed by one vote. Gehlot had become the CM despite Joshi’s role in Congress’s victory in state elections. At that time, Gandhis tried to please Joshi by making him Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister in UPA II. However, as per the Indian Express report, the sense of anger for Gehlot remained in Joshi.

Furthermore, Joshi is one of the favourite Rajasthan leaders of the Gandhi family, which might help him in his pursuit of the post of Chief Minister.

The Gehlot-Pilot frictions

In July 2020, Sachin Pilot was Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan. He attempted to topple the Gehlot government, stating he had the support of 25+ MLAs in a 200 members Assembly. At that time, Congress had 107 MLAs, including 13 independent MLAs. There were rumours that BJP’s 72 MLAs were backing Pilot through Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Some audio clips of alleged horse-trading being conducted by Shekhawat were also made to social media, following which Pilot’s attempts fell flat. At that time, Rahul Gandhi intervened to control the situation. There have been several instances since then where Gehlot and Pilot indulged in mudslinging.

In August 2022, the situation went worse after reports came out that a Dalit boy died after a school teacher assaulted him for allegedly drinking water from the pot kept for ‘upper-class’ school students. The Pilot camp used the reports against Gehlot, and Pilot-Gehlot indulged in a war of words. The pilot accused Gehlot of delaying Police action. However, later it was revealed there was no separate pot for ‘upper class’ students in the school, and the whole story was cooked to give it a caste angle.

It is unclear what will transpire in Rajasthan politics in the coming days, but in case Gehlot wins the election and becomes Party President, there is a possibility that the state government will fall owing to friction among the party leaders.

MEA S Jaishankar questions merits of US-Pakistan deal on F-16, says the relationship has not served either of the countries

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MEA S Jaishankar questions merits of US-Pakistan deal on F-16, says the relationship has not served either of the countries

Dr S Jaishankar, the Union Minister of External Affairs, questioned the “merits” of the US-Pakistan alliance, asserting that Washington’s ties with Islamabad had not served either of the two countries. Jaishankar criticised the Biden administration’s plan to provide 450 million dollars in spares and maintenance for Pakistan’s F-16s, asserting that claims that these highly proficient fighter aircraft are exclusively for counter-terrorism operations are nonrational and delusional.

At a gathering organised by the Indian American community in Washington on Sunday, Foreign Minister Jaishankar said, “It’s a relationship that has neither ended up serving Pakistan well nor serving the American interests. It’s really for the United States today to reflect on the merits of this relationship and what they get by it,” Jaishankar said.

“For someone to say I am doing this because it is all counter-terrorism content and so when you are talking of an aircraft like a capability of an F-16 where everybody knows, you know where they are deployed and their use. You are not fooling anybody by saying these things,” Jaishankar noted.

The statements follow after Jaishankar was questioned by the audience on the United States’ decision to sell F-16 combat planes to Pakistan. The Pakistani government has received a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) from the US State Department for the first time since 2018 in the amount of USD 450 million to maintain the F-16 aircraft and its individual parts.

Rajnath Singh, the Indian Defence Minister, immediately voiced India’s reservations to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Washington’s proposal to provide a maintenance package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet.

Jaishankar’s four-day visit to Washington, DC, started with an unprecedented public interaction with the Indian American community, a Q&A session in which he took direct questions from the audience and his every response was met with multiple rounds of applause.

Foreign Minister S Jaishankar wrapped off the high-level discussion about the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday and will spend the following three days in Washington. The foreign minister will meet with Anthony Blinken, secretary of state for the United States, and other senior members of the Biden administration.

Delhi: Minor boy gang raped by friends and cousins, rod inserted in private part in Seelampur, 2 arrested

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Delhi: Minor boy gang raped by friends and cousins, rod inserted in private part in Seelampur, 2 arrested

On September 18, an underage boy was gang raped by his cousin and three of his friends in the Seelampur area of North-east Delhi.

As per reports, the victim is said to be just 12 years old. He was beaten with rods, sticks and a rod was inserted in his private parts. The incident came to light after the authorities at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital informed the police that on September 22 that a minor boy was admitted for physical assault.

So far, the Delhi police have nabbed two of the accused. A case was lodged under Sections 34 and 377 (unnatural sex) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. One of them was also produced before the Juvenile Justice Board.

According to DCP (Northeast Delhi) Sanjay Kumar Sain, the family refused to give a statement until Saturday (September 24) although the Investigative Officer (IO) contacted them on a regular basis.

He added, “Immediately, a police team reached the hospital and met the parents of the child, but they refused to give any statement.” Thereafter, the police arranged for counselling sessions for the victim and his mother.

DCP Sain informed, “On extensive counselling, the mother of the child disclosed that three days back i.e. on September 18 her son was physically assaulted and sodomized by his three friends.”

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal has taken cognisance of the matter. “The boy is presently admitted in hospital in a very critical condition. This is a very serious matter.,” she said in a notice.

She sought a copy of the First Information Report (FIR), details of the accused arrested in the case and a report on the course of action so far. Maliwal has asked the Station House Officer (SHO) of Seelampur police station to submit the required information by Wednesday (September 28, 2022).

Reportedly, the victim and the accused are from the same community. It must be mentioned that Seelampur has been the hotbed of Islamist violence since the anti-Hindu riots of 2020.

Taliban cheated us, butchered our hair in prison: Sikhs thank Modi govt for rescuing them from Afghanistan

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Taliban cheated us, butchered our hair in prison: Sikhs thank Modi govt for rescuing them from Afghanistan

On Sunday (September 25), the Sikh community heaped praise on the Modi government for rescuing them from the Taliban-controlled Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

As per reports, a special flight carrying Sikhs from the conflict-torn nation to India reached the National Capital yesterday. The passengers included 38 adults, 3 infants and 14 children. About 43 community members stayed back in Afghanistan to look after the Holy book of ‘Guru Granth Sahib.’

The evacuation was undertaken by the Indian government with the help of the Indian World Forum (IWF) and Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandak Committee (SGPC). Reportedly, the Taliban refused permission to the Sikhs to bring the last remaining copies of their Holy book with them.

According to Puneet Chandhok of IWF, about 9 visa applications for Afghan Sikhs are pending with the Government of India. He said that the remaining 34 members of the Sikh community are likely to depart from Afghanistan only if they are granted permission by the Taliban regime to bring their scriptures.

Chandhok appealed to the Indian government to convince the Taliban to allow the repatriation of Holy Sikh scriptures. Baljeet Singh, one of the Sikhs evacuated from Afghanistan, thanked the initiative by the Centre.

“The condition is not very well in Afghanistan. I was imprisoned for four months. Taliban have cheated us, they butchered our hair in prison. I am thankful and happy to return to India and to our religion,” he informed.

Another Sikh man, Sukhbeer Singh Khalsa, said, “We would like to thank the Indian government to give us urgent visas and help us to reach India. Many of us still have families left behind as around 30-35 people are left stranded in Afghanistan.”

Past rescue missions undertaken by Indian government

In July 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) reportedly approved long-term visas for 700 Sikh and Hindus currently living in Afghanistan. According to Kashmiri journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, such long-term visas are granted only to persecuted minorities in the region.

As per reports, about 600 Sikhs had applied for such long-term visas to India after the attack on Gurudwara that occurred on March 25, 2020, and left 27 dead. In August 2021, Afghan Sikhs brought three hand-written Swaroop of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from Afghanistan to India.

They were received at the airport by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Minister of State and V Muraleedharan, Ministry of External Affairs. Again, in December last year, the Indian government evacuated 110 Sikhs from Afghanistan under the rescue operation Devi Shakti.

It was carried out jointly by the Indian Air Force and the Ministry of External affairs. President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Manjinder Singh Sirsa had announced the arrival of the Sikhs from Kabul to New Delhi by a special flight.

Uttar Pradesh: Unauthorised sale of masjid in Aligarh triggers probe, read details

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Uttar Pradesh: Unauthorised sale of masjid in Aligarh triggers probe, read details

On September 25, a matter came to light where a man identified as Mohammad Aslam from village Pilakhna of Charra constituency under district Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, reportedly absconded after selling a mosque without the administration’s permission. The mosque in question was constructed four years ago by Aslam on his land using donation money. Reports suggest he did not take permission for construction as well. As per regulations, a mosque cannot be constructed or sold without permission of the administration.

The matter came to light when the administration was investigating a case involving the theft of unnamed stamp papers. During the investigation, they found that a mosque was sold recently in Pilakhna village. Upon further investigation, it was revealed that permission was sought neither for the construction nor for the sale of the mosque, which was against the regulations.

Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue) Amit Kumar Bhatt said it was a serious matter. Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kaul Sanjeev Ojha has been instructed to register a case in the matter. Bhatt said, “Prime facie, it appears that Aslam constructed the mosque on his farmland. It was a matter of Stamp theft. If the allegations are found to be true, strict action will be taken against the builders of the mosque, including Mohammad Aslam.”

Aslam is absconding from the village. Further probe is underway.

‘Mankading’: Playing the game by the rules is the ‘spirit of the game’, trying to steal extra yards as a non-striker is not

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‘Mankading’: Playing the game by the rules is the ‘spirit of the game’, trying to steal extra yards as a non-striker is not

On Saturday, September 24, one of cricket’s most contentious issues was back in the headlines as the cricket world once again debated whether it is in the ‘spirit of the game’ or not to run a non-striker out for backing up too far (mankading as it is still called popularly even though new ICC rules have discontinued the use). This issue initiates a heated debate every time a batter is run out in this fashion. However, the onus is always placed on the bowler to uphold this spirit of the game, and hardly ever the batter is asked to stay in the crease to uphold the same spirit.

This time, the batter at the receiving end of this runout, commonly called ‘Mankad’ was English youngster Charlotte Dean. Dean was batting on 47, looking forward to her maiden half-century when Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma run her out for backing up too far. This also happened to be the last England wicket, handing India a closely fought 16 runs win and the series with a 3-0 scoreline.

What followed this dismissal was pretty much along the expected lines, English cricketers, men or women, current or former, were incandescent with rage. Deepti Sharma and the Indian team were accused of not playing the game in the right spirit, some saying India used this tactic because England was edging towards victory, and some insinuating that it was simply cheating on the behalf of the Indian team.

The most common argument was that Deepti should have warned Dean before running her out in this fashion. That is such a strange argument because, for no other mode of dismissal, a bowler or fielder is expected to issue any warning to the batter before dismissing them. For some reason, everyone has decided to make a special concession for ‘mankading’ as a dismissal which should require a prior warning.

In fact, as far as the actual rule is concerned, it is really simple to understand. As a non-striker, don’t step out of the crease before the bowler releases the ball. If you do, the bowler can run you out. It is not a very complicated rule and doesn’t require an elephantine memory to remember. However, the bowler is still expected to remind the non-striker, preferably multiple times, before running them out, or else it is not in that mythical spirit of the game.

Interestingly, the non-striker stealing those yards while backing up and making the pitch shorter to run those extra runs does not hurt any spirit, of the game or otherwise. It is a blatant case of cheating to gain an unfair advantage, but if you penalise it, then that is against the spirit of the game.

In fact, no other form of ‘cheating’ on a cricket field is against this spirit of the game. You can edge to first slip and refuse to walk, you know the bat is miles away from the ball but appeal for caught behind, you can even claim grounded catches, all of it would be gamesmanship, not hurting any spirit of the game. However, when it comes to mankading, the spirit suddenly turns very sensitive.

The hue and cry against mankading invariably comes from England cricketers, maybe because their batters have been caught out most frequently with this mode of dismissal. Whether it was Murali Kartik in the county cricket running out Alex Barrow, or Ashwin running out Jos Buttler in the IPL or yesterday, when Deepti Sharma ran out Dean, English players struggle to stay behind the crease.

Instead of getting angry every time and reciting ‘spirit of the game’ ad nauseum, maybe England should teach their cricketers to stay behind the crease till the bowler releases the ball. As far as the rest of the world is concerned, following the rules of the game is playing the game in the right spirit, breaking the rules and then expecting to get away with it is not in the spirit of the game.

Delhi: Woman alleges Da Code club bouncers tore off her clothes and misbehaved with her, CCTV footage shows the woman creating a ruckus

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Delhi: Woman alleges Da Code club bouncers tore off her clothes and misbehaved with her, CCTV footage shows the woman creating a ruckus

On September 18, a woman alleged that the bouncers of Da Code club in South Extension in Delhi misbehaved with her over the entry into the club. Police have registered a case based on a complaint by the woman that she was misbehaved with, her clothes were torn off, and she was also physically abused by two bouncers. The woman claimed that during the brawl, her friends were also beaten up.

However, CCTV footage from the incident has now surfaced, showing it was the woman creating a ruckus. In the video, she gets furious with the bouncers and smashes the furniture. Her gait gives the impression that she was intoxicated at the time of the incident. The woman hasn’t yet made a statement after the footage surfaced.

On the other hand, the club owner dismissed all claims made by the woman, accusing Delhi Police officials of mental and physical harassment and being unfairly involved in the case for failing to pay ‘extortion’ money.

The incident occurred on the night of September 17-18. “A PCR call was received at KM Pur police station about an incidence of misbehaving and tearing off a woman’s clothes at ‘Da Code’ club in South Extension, after which the police arrived and met the caller,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police Chandan Chowdhary.

According to the DCP, when the police arrived at the scene, they saw that the lady caller’s clothes were messed up, and when questioned, she stated that her clothes had been torn by two bouncers and the club’s manager. “She further revealed that she was misbehaved with, and physically hit by them and that they had also inappropriately touched her after the woman and the bouncers had an argument,” the DCP said.

The officer stated that the incident was being investigated and that CCTV cameras from the club and other nearby showrooms are being analyzed. “The details of the bouncers have been obtained from the club and efforts are being made to apprehend the actual perpetrators,” the DCP said.

In a letter to the Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), club owner Surendra Singh Chowdhary accused local police of demanding Rs 5 lakh in extortion money every month and threatening him when he refused to pay. On the September 18 incident, the club owner stated that at around 1 AM, four inebriated men and three women misbehaved with the club’s personnel, and when warned to behave, the girls threatened to incriminate us on false charges.

“They forcibly grabbed Rs 1.5 lakh from the podium before calling the cops. When the cops arrived, it was the same cop who had been threatening us with extortion, and he then threatened us again with terrible consequences”, the club owner stated. The owner claimed that the police officers returned the next day, September 18, and detained two of their employees who were discussing the previous night’s occurrence.

“We kept begging police officials to investigate using CCTV cameras because our club is entirely covered with cameras and the entire incident was recorded,” the club owner stated. He said that the police detained his employees for more than 22 hours and battered them with belts, clubs, and shoes at regular intervals.

Club owner Chowdhary further alleged that on September 23-24, the police returned to their pub and seized Rs 2,53,000 in instruments because he refused to pay the extortion money. Responding to the club owner’s accusations, DCP (South), Chowdhary stated that further investigation into the club owner’s allegations is also underway.

Uttar Pradesh: Two Nuns arrested for forcing Hindu woman to convert to Christianity, spitting on pictures of Hindu deities and burning them

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Uttar Pradesh: Two Nuns arrested for forcing Hindu woman to convert to Christianity, spitting on pictures of Hindu deities and burning them

Two Christian nuns were arrested in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district for exerting pressure on Hindus to convert to Christianity. Both of them are also accused of ripping and burning Hindu gods’ and goddesses’ pictures. According to reports, both of the arrested ladies are linked to Christian missionaries. Both work as nuns at CDM High School, a local Christian missionary school. Hindu organisations have voiced their dissatisfaction with this incident. The incident occurred on September 21, 2022 (Wednesday).

The incident occurred under the Jurisdiction of the Nakhasa police station. On September 21, 2022, the police got information regarding an accusation of illegal conversion in the village of Sirsanal. The police were also informed that the accused ladies had damaged images of Hindu deities.

The SDM and DSP of the region arrived with force at the village after receiving information about the incident. When the police came, they discovered the two Christian ladies affiliated with Christian missionaries, Rose Marie and Jisa, were pressuring a lady named Sunita to convert.

Sunita’s husband’s name is William, who is a Christian, while his wife is a Hindu, according to IPS Chakresh Mishra, Superintendent of Police of Sambhal district. Sunita, according to SP Sambhal, objected to the act and, based on her accusation, the police detained both ladies under section 452/504/506 153-A of the IPC and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Religion Act 3/5 (1). He stated that the situation on the scene is normal and that a police team has been sent to provide protection.

The complainant lady Sunita’s Christian husband William stated that his wife is a Hindu and that she had four pictures of Hindu deities on the wall. William has accused both Christian nuns of breaking into his home, spitting on god and goddess statues, ripping them down, and burning them. William demanded justice, citing his wife’s distress.

While talking to the media, complainant woman Sunita said, “Both sisters were asking me to become Christian but I refused and told to remain Hindu.” Sunita also said that she has 2 sons and they too will remain Hindu in future.

At the same time, the police confirmed that additional legal action is being taken in this case.

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