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Flash floods caused by cloudburst hits tents of pilgrims near Amarnath cave, 13 reported dead while several still missing

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Flash floods caused by cloudburst hits tents of pilgrims near Amarnath cave, 13 reported dead while several still missing

On Friday 8th July 2022, at around 5:30 pm, an unfortunate cloudburst took place near Amarnath cave, washing away pilgrims. According to reports, at least thirteen persons have died in the incident. The exact number of the missing people is also not known yet. The teams of the National Disaster Relief Force and the State Disaster Relief Force are carrying out rescue operations. Indo Tibet Border Police teams are also assisting them. The NDRF has rescued three persons so far. Several people are still reported to be missing.

The cloudburst triggered flash floods that swept way the tents of pilgrims near the holy cave, causing panic among the pilgrims. The Amarnath Shrine Board will soon share the helpline number so that the family members of the pilgrims will be able to contact the authorities and get information about their kind.

The flood damaged at least 25 tents and three community kitchens at the base camp outside the shrine.

Several videos from the site have emerged on social media showing the extent of damage.

According to a report by Aaj Tak, around 8 to 10 thousand pilgrims joined the Amarnath Yatra today and the enthusiasm was at its peak. The scenes changed with the calamity. NDRF director general Atul Gadhwal said, “A team is deployed just near the holy cave of Baba Amarnath. The teams deployed in the nearby locations are also redirected to the spot where this mishap took place. It is not yet confirmed how many people were present there at the time of this incident and how many of them died.”

He further said, “Rescue operation here is a challenging task. The main challenge is the changing weather. Among others, there are the terrain and the altitude. But our team members are very well trained. It should not be any problem for them. The state government will publish the helpline number. Shri Amarnath Shrine Board will also share the helpline numbers. We will work in cohesion with them.”

Atul Gadhwal further told, “There are many camps to accommodate the rescued people. Paramilitary soldiers are also deployed there. One helipad is also there. The injured people will be sent back from there. Due to bad weather, Jammu and Kashmir Police will also accompany the injured pilgrims in order to ensure their safety. The medical teams of the Border Security Force and the Central Reserved Police Force is also there.”

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah tweeted, “I have talked to the LG Manoj Sinha who briefed me about the flash flood near the cave of Baba Amarnath due to the cloudburst incident. NDRF, CRPF, BSF, and the local administration are giving their best in rescue operations. Saving lives is our priority. I pray for the safety of all the pilgrims.”

This is the second major natural calamity in India that happened in a span of eight days. On 30th June 2022, there was a landslide in Manipur that claimed many lives. The rescue operations in Manipur had hardly come to an end when the cloudburst incident took place near Amarnath cave in Kashmir.

Vishwa Hindu Parishad publishes Bajrang Dal helpline numbers to help Hindus under threats by Islamist jihadis

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Vishwa Hindu Parishad publishes Bajrang Dal helpline numbers to help Hindus under threats by Islamist jihadis

On 8th July 2022, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) published a list of Bajrang Dal helpline numbers for different states to help Hindus under threats by Islamist jihadis. The organization also declared that it will soon publish another list of helpline numbers that will cover the remaining areas of the country not included in the first list.

From its official Twitter handle, Vishwa Hindu Parishad tweeted, “Hindus under threat or victimized by jihadist forces may approach our Bajrang dal Helpline numbers or their respective areas. Numbers for the rest of the states will be released soon.”

The list covers Bajrang Dal helpline numbers from various states in India, including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Laddakh, Karnataka, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal. Earlier, VHP had published a list with the names of the Bajrang Dal members in the respective areas. But owing to security reasons, the list was modified and the names have been excluded.

On 6th July Dr. Surendra Jain of VHP published a video address in which he declared that the Bajrang Dal members will help the Hindus who are getting threat calls from the Islamist jihadis. He had also said that VHP will publish the helpline numbers. Accordingly, the VHP shared the list on 8th July 2022.

It is notable that there has been a situation of communal disharmony in the country after the violent protests by Islamists against Bharatiya Janata Party’s former spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her allegedly insulting remarks against the Prophet Muhammad. Those who supported Nupur Sharma on social media are getting death threats from Islamists. In Udaipur, a Hindu tailor Kanhaiya Lal was beheaded on June 28. In Amravati, a chemist Umesh Kolhe was beheaded on June 21. Islamist jihadis are threatening many other Hindus in the country for supporting Nupur Sharma. Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad have come ahead to help such Hindus under threat.

Mumbai Court issues bailable warrant against Sanjay Raut in defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya

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Mumbai Court issues bailable warrant against Sanjay Raut in defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya

On Friday, the Shivdi Court issued a bailable arrest warrant against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai. The warrant was issued based on the defamation complaint that was filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya. The Court maintained that Raut had committed an offense under section 499 (defamation) and section 500 (Punishment for defamation) of the IPC.

The information was made public by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on July 8. Sharing the copy of the Court order on social media, Somaiya tweeted, “Warrant issued against Sanjay Raut by Mumbai Metropolitan Magistrate for an offense under sec 499, 500 IPC in the complaint of Medha Kirit Somaiya”.

According to the reports, Medha Somaiya, wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, had filed a complaint against Sanjay Raut alleging him of making malicious and unwarranted statements against her and her husband in the media. She had asked the officers at the Navghar Police Station to book him under sections 503, 506, and 509 of the IPC.

Medha also had alleged that Raut intended to criminally intimidate and threaten her with an attempt to indulge in her character assassination without any proof. Later on May 24, she filed a defamation suit against Raut seeking Rs 100 crore as damages.

This is after Sanjay Raut, editor in chief of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamna’, had published in the daily that Medha Somaiya was involved in the ‘toilet scam’ worth Rs 100 crores. The article stated that Medha had built unauthorized toilets and had cut mangroves without getting the requisite permissions from environmental authorities. It also added that she had looted the public money in the name of toilets and was leading a ‘fake and fraudulent NGO named Yuva Pratishthan.

According to the complaint filed by Medha Somaiya, the article was picked up by the other print and digital media to create an image that she was involved in the scam. “These defendants (Raut and others) have denigrated and tarnished image of the plaintiff (Somaiya) in the eyes of the general public, etc such imputation which by itself harms her reputation is per se defamatory and actionable”, the defamation suit read.

To note, escalating the war of words with BJP leader Kirit Somaiya, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had charged the leader of being a part of the ‘toilet scam’. “It is just hilarious how he’s come from INS Vikrant to such levels of fraud and committed a toilet ghotala. I was amused when I looked at the papers. How documents were made up. I will soon come out with the details. The NGO Yuva Pratishthan which they are running and the family is involved and we have all the fake bills that were made,” Raut was quoted.

Reportedly, the Mumbai Metropolitan Magistrate has issued a bailable warrant against Sanjay Raut for committing an offense under section 499 (making or publishing any imputation) and section 500 (punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code.

Telangana HC rejects actress Sai Pallavi’s petition over her comments on Kashmir genocide, asks her to appear before police

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Telangana HC rejects actress Sai Pallavi’s petition over her comments on Kashmir genocide, asks her to appear before police

The Telangana High Court has rejected the appeal of actress Sai Pallavi to allow her to defy the notice issued by Hyderabad’s Sultanbazar police for her statements on the Kashmir genocide. On Thursday, a bench headed by Telangana High Court Justice Lalitha Kanneganti rejected the plea brought by Sai Pallavi.

Sai Pallavi argued in her plea that the complaint made against her was illegitimate and arbitrary. However, the Telangana High Court bench led by Justice Lalitha denied to interfere and ordered her to appear before the police.

The police issued the notice in response to a complaint filed by Akhil, a Bajrang Dal leader, who alleged that she made statements in an interview equating cow vigilantism to genocide in Kashmir. On June 21, she was summoned to appear before the police.

Background

On June 13, a segment of actress Sai Pallavi’s interview with Great Andhra went viral on social media sites, in which she equated the horrible genocide of Kashmiri Hindus to isolated incidences of violence against cattle smugglers in an attempt to claim she is ‘politically neutral.’

Pallavi stated in the interview that she feels the deaths of Kashmiri Hindus and the attack on Muslim cattle smugglers were the same and that both should not have occurred. Speaking about The Kashmir Files, a film by filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, Pallavi said, “In Kashmir Files movie, they showed how Kashmiri Pandits were killed.” She drew a parallel between the killings of Kashmiri Hindus, the brutal attacks on the Hindu community in the valley and the attack on cattle smugglers by locals.

She said, “But recently in covid time, some Muslim guy taking a cow in a vehicle was attacked and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram slogans. So if you are talking about religious conflict, what is the difference between the two incidents? That happened then, this happened now. What is the difference? The thing is, we should stay fair and just. If we are not good humans, we won’t be just. If you are just and stand with justice, all will be ‘neutral’ around you.”

Sai Pallavi attempted to contrast the genocide of an entire ethnic community, which was carried out by Islamists in the valley with explicit help and funding from Pakistan, with isolated incidents of violence in which cattle smugglers (most of whom were Muslims who slaughtered the animals for meat) stealing cows were stopped and beaten by locals.

Cattle smuggling is an organised crime that operates throughout India, with the victims being impoverished farmers who rely on cattle for a living.

Rajasthan: BJP Kisan Morcha protests against delimitation of gram panchayats in Deeg, accuse Gehlot govt of favouring Muslims

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Rajasthan: BJP Kisan Morcha protests against delimitation of gram panchayats in Deeg, accuse Gehlot govt of favouring Muslims

On Wednesday, July 6, the members of the BJP Kisan Morcha in Deeg Tehsil in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan dug pits and sat inside them as a mark of protest against the Ashok Gehlot government for delimiting nine Gram Panchayats of Deeg Panchayat Samiti and merging them with the Sikri and Nagar Panchayat Samiti. The villagers alleged that the grand old party’s compulsive practice of appeasing minorities has prompted the Ashok Gehlot government to take this arbitrary decision as the delimitation would ultimately favour the Muslim community.

According to reports, the villagers led by BJP Kisan Morcha state spokesperson Nem Singh Faujdar have been peacefully protesting near the Bharatpur-Alwar highway in Deeg tehsil for the last 16 days against the Rajasthan government’s delimitation notifications. On Wednesday, however, the villagers dug 51 pits and since then have been taking turns to sit in them to protest day and night. They said that they would continue to do so until the government does not take back its decision to merge nine Gram Panchayats of Deeg Panchayat Samiti with Sikri and Nagar Panchayat Samiti.

Speaking about the state government’s decision, Nam Singh, the state spokesperson for the BJP Kisan Morcha, said that the Ashok Gehlot Government’s ultimate goal is to aid the members of a particular community. He said that if the nine Gram Panchayats of Deeg Panchayat Samiti are merged with Sikri and Nagar Panchayat Samiti, basic facilities like the police station and government offices will be out of reach for these villagers because Sikri will be too far away for them.

Nem Singh Faujdar further said that there would be a strong agitation if the administration did not take their warnings seriously. He said that three Gram Panchayats had already been merged but the notification to add the remaining six Gram Panchayats was arbitrary and illegal. He said that this delimitation is being done in violation of the law in order to benefit a specific community. “We will do whatever it takes to stop this delimitation process. We will stop the rail and block the road, even if we have to commit self-immolation, we will, but will not allow the government to act arbitrarily,” said Nem Singh Faujdar.

Enforcement Directorate imposes ₹51.72 crore and ₹10 crore penalty on Amnesty India and Aakar Patel for FEMA violations

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Enforcement Directorate imposes ₹51.72 crore and ₹10 crore penalty on Amnesty India and Aakar Patel for FEMA violations

On Friday (July 8), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) issued a show-cause notice [pdf] to Amnesty India International Pvt. Ltd and its former CEO Aakar Patel for violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

Besides, the central agency has also imposed a penalty of ₹51.72 crores and ₹10 crores on Amnesty India and Patel respectively. Reportedly, Amnesty International (UK) had received large sums of money through its FCRA non-compliant companies in India.

The Enforcement Directorate pointed out that foreign contributions were received as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to evade restrictions imposed by the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

In a press release, it stated, “ED, had initiated investigation under FEMA on the basis of information that Amnesty International, UK had been remitting huge amount of foreign contribution through its Indian entities (non-FCRA companies) following FDI route, in order to evade Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) to expand its NGO activities in India, despite of denial of prior registration or permissions to Amnesty International India Foundation Trust (AIIFT) and other trusts under FCRA by Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India.”

The Enforcement Directorate stated that between November 2013 and June 2018, Amnesty India International received foreign funds under the Head of ‘Business/Management Consultancy’ and ‘Public Relation Services.’ These donations were described as foreign remittances received for export to services to circumvent FCRA guidelines.

“The Adjudicating Authority of ED has held that AIIPL is an umbrella entity under M/s. Amnesty International Ltd., UK, which was declared to be set up for the cause of social activities in India,” it stated.

ED further emphasised, “However, AIIPL has been involved in many activities which are not relevant to their declared commercial business, and circumventing model has been applied by them to route the foreign funds in the guise of business activities to escape FCRA scrutiny.”

“Consequently, it is held that the funds that have arrived in the hands of AIIPL through inward remittances to the tune of Rs 51,72,78,111.87 is nothing but the fund lent by Amnesty International to AIIPL to ensure its objectives in the territorial jurisdiction of India, which is not accordance with the provisions of Regulation 3 of Foreign Exchange Management Regulations, 2000,” the central agency concluded.

Aakar Patel stopped from leaving the country

Earlier in April, Aakar Patel was stopped from boarding a flight to the USA at the Bengaluru airport. The former Amnesty India chief had tweeted that he was put on an exit control list. Patel claimed that he had obtained his passport through a court order.

He added that a CBI officer informed him that he is on a Look Out Circular because of the case against Amnesty International India regarding the FCRA violations. He was later granted temporary relief by the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi yesterday. And the CBI has stated that they would challenge the court order.

In February 2021, the Enforcement Directorate had attached movable properties of Amnesty International India worth Rs 17.66 crore in a money laundering case.

ED had found that after the cancellation of the FCRA license by the Indian government, Amnesty International India Foundation Trust and other Amnesty entities adopted ‘new methods’ to receive money from abroad. 

Based on SC judgement in Rohit Ranjan case today, two Judges who refused to give relief to Nupur Sharma need to introspect

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Based on SC judgement in Rohit Ranjan case today, two Judges who refused to give relief to Nupur Sharma need to introspect

The Supreme Court today granted the much-deserved relief to Zee News journalist Rohit Ranjan. Ranjan had moved a petition in the Supreme Court asking for the multiple FIRs against him to be clubbed. A bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari heard the plea and granted the clubbing of FIRs in this case and also ordered that no coercive action will be taken against Rohit Ranjan.

The court was informed that he was arrested by the Noida police on Tuesday and released on bail. After he was released, now the Chhatisgarh police wants to arrest him. The charges against him are that he shared a video with misleading claims about Rahul Gandhi. Ranjan informed the court that he had retracted the news and even apologised for it on air.

The Judge, in this case, said that since the multiple FIRs against Ranjan were filed in the same matter, the TT Antony case would apply. In the TT Antony case, the court had laid down the law that a second FIR for the same cause of action cannot be filed. It is, therefore, safe to say that in the case of Ranjan, the Supreme Court relied on law and precedent to grant relief to the journalist swiftly and effectively.

However, this was not the case when ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma approached the court for the same relief that has today been granted to Rohit Ranjan. Nupur Sharma appeared before the Supreme Court on the 1st of July 2022 to ask for relief. Her plea was simple – multiple FIRs have been filed against her for the same cause of action, and given the fact that she is under grave threat, the FIRs should be clubbed together so she does not have to travel to different cities in order to cooperate with the investigation.

During the hearing, Judges Surya Kant and Pardiwala made several problematic statements that effectively blamed Nupur Sharma for the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal by Islamists, almost exonerating the Islamists from moral culpability.

Blaming Nupur Sharma for the chaos unleashed by the Islamists and the regressive ideas that ambiguously declare any criticism of the Islamic prophet as ‘blasphemy’, the apex court of the country has surprisingly ignored the hatred and violence unleashed by Islamists and has instead blamed the woman who had stated merely what is written in Islamic hadiths, and affirmed by Islamic scholars all over the world. 

The Supreme Court judges said that Nupur Sharma and her “loose tongue” was to be blamed for the chaos in the nation today by Islamists, that she is responsible for the brutal beheading of Kanhaiya Lal and that she should apologise to the nation.

Interestingly, while these comments, that did not make it to the written order, were being made, Nupur Sharma’s lawyer had also mentioned the TT Antony case to the Supreme Court judges.

Right after blaming Nupur Sharma for the chaos by Islamists, Justice Surya Kant categorically denied the application of the law laid down in the TT Antony case and asked Nupur Sharma to approach the High Court.

The exchange of arguments that happened after this comment by Justice Surya Kant was even worse.

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When pointed out that Arnab Goswami was given the same relief by the courts, Judge Kant says that journalists are on a different pedestal compared to spokespersons who are “lambasting others making irresponsible statements”. When said that the law has been laid down for every citizen, shockingly, Justice Kant said that not every citizen is the same and that even Goswami was given “special treatment”.

When pointed out that even businessmen were granted the same relief, justice Kant simply said that his “conscience” was not satisfied and therefore, no relief would be given.

The Judges in the Nupur Sharma case willy-nilly refused to apply the law and the precedent that is applied almost uniformly for all – journalists, businessmen and other average citizens. While the Judges exceeded their brief and spoke out of their jurisdiction while passing these observations against Nupur Sharma, the fact that they simply refused to apply the law because they did not like Nupur Sharma or the political ideology she espouses is even more shocking.

The Judiciary is meant to protect every citizen – without fear or favour – whether the judges personally like the defendant or not. In a previous article, I had written that Nupur Sharma would have perhaps been safer if she had appeared in a Sharia court because even there, she would have at least been heard before strictures were passed against her.

With the judgement in the Rohit Ranjan case, Judges Surya Kant and Pardiwala need to introspect on the grave miscarriage of justice at their hands and the precarious, dire situation they have forced upon Nupur Sharma, who is getting death and rape threats.

In the daily news cycle of tweets and reactions, it is incumbent upon the Court to function as an institution in a fearless and fair manner. While the Court does function in a discretionary manner on the writ side, it cannot function in a whimsical manner. The criminal justice system can appropriately deal with the loose tongues of the common people, politicians or media personalities. However, some other loose tongues remain immune. 

‘Hamdard does not employ Hindus’: Mahapanchayat in Haryana demands 50% reservation for local Hindus in jobs in the company

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‘Hamdard does not employ Hindus’: Mahapanchayat in Haryana demands 50% reservation for local Hindus in jobs in the company

After a mahapanchayat that took place on Thursday, 7th July 2022 in Haryana, there is a demand for 50 percent job reservation for Hindus in the pharmaceutical company Hamdard. The mahapanchayat announced that in case the demand is not met, the Manesar-based company will be forced to shut down. In this panchayat, the Hamdard company was accused of discriminating against Hindus.

According to a report by Live Hindustan, the local villagers and members of Hindu organizations present in the panchayat submitted a memorandum to the local administration regarding their demands. According to Ram Avtar, a former sarpanch of Manesar, Hamdard’s factory is built on the lands of local Hindu farmers. Being registered as a trust, it is also getting a lot of leeways and a free hand to operate in the way it wants.

Ram Avtar said that even after all this, no local Hindu has been given a job in this medicine company to date. The people urged the administration to go to the factory and check how many Hindu workers work there.

According to reports, In a memorandum to the administration, it is contended that even a deserving person is not given a job opportunity in the Hamdard company as a local Hindu. The people participating in the panchayat also demanded an inquiry into the recruitment process in Hamdard Company.

The mahapanchayat decided to lock the factory if it does not reserve 50% of its jobs for the local Hindus. The local police force was alert considering the grand organization of this mahapanchayat. Mahaveer Singh, DCP of Manesar, said, “The law and order situation was completely normal during and after the mahapanchayat.”

According to a report by The Tribune, Shailesh Tiwari, Chief of Operations unit, Manesar said, “I am a Hindu who is heading the unit here and that says all about the recruitment policy. I cannot divulge anymore but can say, these allegations and threats are all baseless publicity stunts. The unit is secure.”

It is notable that some time ago, the Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana had announced a 75 percent reservation for the people of Haryana in the private companies operating in Haryana. After this, the private companies had expressed their displeasure.

Congress spokesperson uses Shinzo Abe’s tragic assassination to target the Agnipath scheme of the Indian Armed Forces

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Congress spokesperson uses Shinzo Abe’s tragic assassination to target the Agnipath scheme of the Indian Armed Forces

The Congress party has resorted to using the unfortunate assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for political purposes. After Abe was shot by a man in Nara city in Japan, Surendra Rajput, National Media Panellist of the Congress Party, rushed to Twitter and stated that the murderer of Shinzo Abe was a member of the Japanese Self Defence Forces (SDF), which he compared with the Agnipath scheme announced by the Indian Armed Forces in collaboration with the Government of India.

In the tweet, Rajput said, “Shinzo Abe #ShinzoAbeShot the shooter #tetsuyayamagami Yamagami He had worked in Japan’s SDF i.e. Army without pension.”

The tweet.

The Japanese Self Defence Forces are the military forces of Japan, which includes Japan Ground Self-Defence Force, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, and Japan Air Self-Defence Force. The personnel in the Japanese defence forces receive an one-time payment after their retirement, but there is not a regular pension scheme for them. Therefore, the Congress leader tried to equate SDF with Agnipath, to score political points over an assassination that has been condemned by leaders from all across the world.

The Bharatiya Janata Party has slammed this statement by Surendra Rajput, a spokesperson of the Congress party. BJP National Spokesman Shehzad Poonawalla condemned the remarks, saying that the official spokesperson of Congress picked even Shinzo Abe’s terrible death to engage in petty politics.

Shehzad said, “There has to be a limit to this. This is embarrassing & quite disgusting. It is devoid of fact but it is devoid of morality & any sense of propriety to politicise the death of a great world leader & India’s true friend. I hope Congress will act on him without delay.”

Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was shot by a miscreant in the city of Nara on Friday. While addressing a rally in western Japan, Abe was shot from behind. He was immediately transported to the hospital and was being treated. He has, however, been declared dead.

Notably, the recently announced Agnipath scheme by the Armed Forces in collaboration with the Government of India has come under attack from opposition parties throughout the country, including the Congress party. Pressure groups across the country worked to influence the decisions made by authorities in this regard.

Pakistan: Sacrificial goat purchased by former wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal for Eid ul Adha stolen from his Lahore residence

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Pakistan: Sacrificial goat purchased by former wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal for Eid ul Adha stolen from his Lahore residence

Days before Eid ul Adha, former captain of the Pakistani cricket team wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal made it to headlines for the reason he would not solicit. In a theft that took place at Kamran Akmal’s residential home at a private housing society in Lahore, one the sacrificial goats that he had purchased for the upcoming Eid ul Adha was stolen on 7th July 2022 late in the night.

The event happened after the Akmal family of Lahore purchased six goats for sacrifice a day before and tied them all together in front of their residence. The incident may have occurred about three in the morning when a servant asked to guard the goats, who was supposed to be awake, fell asleep.

The missing sacrifice goat, according to Akmal’s father, was the best in the purchased lot and cost about Rs 90,000. According to a report by the Crictracker, Kamran Akmal’s father said, “The thieves have taken away the best of them which was bought at the price of Rs 90,000.” The housing society’s security has assured the cricketer’s family that the goat would be found and the thieves will be arrested.

Eid ul Adha is scheduled to take place on 10th July, in which devote Muslims make sacrifices of animals and other items. The festival honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as per Allah’s command. As part of the festival, animals are ritually slaughtered. Part of the meat of the slaughtered animals is consumed by the family that sacrificed it, while the rest is distributed to the poor.

40-year-old Kamran Akmal is playing domestic cricket in Pakistan after a 15-year-long career in international cricket that ended in 2017. Eid ul Adha is a Muslim festival that will be celebrated this year on July 10. Muslims often sacrifice some animal, commonly goats, on this occasion. The incident of theft at Kamran Akmal’s residence in Lahore occurred just two days before the annual festival.

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