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Kashmir murders: Hindu employees to be shifted to ‘safer locations’, LG sets June 6 as deadline

On June 1, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor chaired a key meeting amid targeted killings. As per the reports by several media houses, the sources suggest that PM Package employees and others who belong to minority communities posted in the Kashmir division will be posted at secured locations. LG has set June 6, 2022, as the deadline for the process. Kashmir being a Muslim majority region, minorities in the region includes Hindus, Sikhs and other non-Muslim communities.

The decision to relocate minority employees to ‘secure locations’ in the valley comes after a series of targeted killings of Hindu government employees by terrorists in Kashmir and fears of their exodus from Kashmir.

“PM Package employees and others from minority communities posted in Kashmir division will be immediately posted at secured locations and the process to be completed by Monday, 6th June. It has to be ensured that no employee should work or reside in isolated areas or in a scattered manner” a govt source said, as per media reports.

Sources further suggested that during the meeting, LG emphasized Confidence Building measures that need to be taken to ensure the Kashmiri Hindus feel safe and secure. The Senior officials have been asked to visit the employees and appraise the concerns they have. Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendent of Police (SPs) have been ordered to actively monitor the situation and ensure the complaints raised by the employees are rectified.

The assessment of accommodation of employees of PM Package and minority community will be carried out by DCs and SSPs. They have been asked to ensure that no employee should be posted or reside in isolated areas or in a scattered manner.

Targeted killings of Kashmiri Hindus

In the last few months, several Kashmiri Hindus especially including were employed under PM Package, were targeted by terrorists in the valley. The Kashmiri Hindus threatened to leave the valley following the repeated attacks.

Arvind Kejriwal raises ‘concerns’ for Kashmiri Hindus, weeks after mocking their genocide while ridiculing ‘The Kashmir Files’

On Wednesday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the Central Government to protect the lives of Kashmiri Hindus living in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This came after a Hindu school teacher Rajni Bala was shot dead by Islamic Terrorists in the Kulgam district’s Gopalpora area on May 31.

After insulting the sufferings of Kashmiri Hindus over the successful release of Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’, AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal now seems to have taken a u-turn on his position towards the issue of rights of the community.

Kejriwal on Wednesday addressed a press briefing highlighting the issues Kashmiri Hindus face in the region. He said, “The Kashmiri Pandits are disgruntled. They have only one demand from the government – safety and security from terrorists.”

He highlighted that the Kashmiri Pandits went back to the valley and settled there but they are facing the same threats that they went through in the 1990s. “They have been selectively targeted and killed in their homes, and offices. This is inhumane and anti-national. And nobody is doing anything to stop this,” he alleged. “When Kashmiri Pandits oppose this, there are locked into their societies. When they raise a voice, their voices are stifled. Is this Justice?” he asked.

He highlighted that 16 Kashmiri Hindus have been killed so far this year. “The common man of Kashmir wants Hindus and Muslims to live together in peace. But the terrorists do not want this to prevail. To this day, Kashmiri Pandits are being forced to leave Kashmir and flee to Jammu or nearby areas. The era of the 1990s is coming back,” Kejriwal claims with a sceptical grin.

With his address, Kejriwal requested that Kashmiri Hindus should be protected and their voices should not be stifled. “I request the Central Government that we are ready to help you in the process of re-establishing Kashmiri Pandits to their homes in Kashmir. We are together in this,” he said.

Kejriwal’s concerns have come at a time when there has been a continuous rise in the targeted killings of Kashmiri Hindus by Islamic terrorists. Recently, on May 12, a Kashmiri Hindu youth, working for the revenue department, Rahul Bhat was killed by terrorists in Budgam district. 

Arvind Kejriwal denied genocide of Kashmiri Pandits, had called ‘The Kashmir Files’ a jhoothi film

However, when Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ was creating record numbers at the box office and stirred the national consciousness towards the cause of Hindus in Kashmir, Kejriwal did not lose an opportunity to mock the genocide in 1990 in the Delhi assembly.

In response to pleas requesting to make the movie tax-free in Delhi, Kejriwal mockingly asked director Vivek Agnihotri to make the film available for free on YouTube instead for everyone to watch. Further, he insinuated that ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a movie not grounded in reality and that is a “jhoothi” (fake) film. With an intention to lash out at BJP leaders supporting the film, Kejriwal ended up denying the genocide endured by the Kashmiri Hindus in the 1990s.

While Kejriwal has now tried his hand at raising the issue of Kashmiri Hindus lately, his exercises in mocking an independent film that tried to capture the real-life plight of the Kashmiri Hindus will not be forgotten.

ED freezes bank accounts of Islamist organisation PFI in connection with money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has frozen the bank accounts of the Islamist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

According to reports, 23 bank accounts of PFI and 10 bank accounts of PFI’s front organisation RIF (Rehab India Foundation) are frozen by the Enforcement Directorate.

Enforcement Directorate tightens its noose around PFI, files prosecution case in money laundering case

Earlier last month, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed a prosecution case (similar to a charge sheet) against two Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders, Abdul Razak Peediyakkal alias Abdul Razak BP and Asharaf Khadir alias Ashraf MK, for money laundering of Rs 22 crore. Both are Kerala-based PFI office bearers.

According to the charge sheet, these leaders of the PFI established a business in Munnar, Kerala, to launder money acquired abroad and support the organization’s “radical activities.” It is also claimed that these leaders were involved in the formation of a purported “terror group” by the PFI.

As per the charge sheet, these two, “in association with other PFI leaders and members associated with overseas entities, were developing a residential project — Munnar Villa Vista Project (MVVP) at Munnar — with a motive to launder money collected from foreign countries as well as within the country and to generate funds for PFI to finance its radical activities.”

In March of this year, Razak, the divisional president of PFI’s Perumpadappu unit in Malappuram, was nabbed at Kozhikode airport while attempting to leave the country. Ashraf MK was arrested in Delhi last month.

The ED claims Razak transferred almost Rs 34 lakh from the UAE to Rehab India Foundation (RIF), a cover organisation for PFI. He also reportedly transferred Rs 2 lakh to M K Faizy, the leader of the PFI’s political front, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).

The two are also related, according to the ED, to the payment of Rs 3.5 lakh (from August 2018 to January 2021) to PFI member Anshad Badharudeen, who was nabbed by the Uttar Pradesh Police Anti-Terrorism Squad last year, along with PFI member Firoz Khan. The authorities discovered homemade explosive devices, a 32-bore pistol, and seven live rounds in their possession.

The ED has been examining PFI leaders’ purchase of various overseas properties, including a bar-cum-restaurant in Abu Dhabi, following the discovery of some papers in raids on its members in Kerala on December 8, last year as part of the money-laundering investigation.

Rajya Sabha? BJP? TMC? Sourav Ganguly triggers speculations over cryptic tweet on ‘new chapter’ of his life

BCCI President and former cricketer Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday took to Twitter to announce that he is starting a ‘new chapter’ in his life. He said that year 2022 marks 30 years of his life in cricket and thanked everyone for the support and love he has received.

In a message, he said that he is planning to start something new and sought everyone’s support for the same.

The message triggered speculations on social media where many wondered if he is joining mainstream politics in India.

Some wondered if he is being nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament.

Some even extended their support to him in case he joins politics if only he joins the BJP.

Others also said how they’d boycott him if he were to join the TMC instead.

Some media reports even suggested he has resigned as the BCCI chief, but BCCI secretary Jay Shah has denied the rumours.

Maharashtra: CBI court approves ex-cop Sachin Vaze’s plea to turn approver against Anil Deshmukh and others in corruption case

On Wednesday 1st June 2022, a special CBI court allowed dismissed Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaze to turn approver and depose as a prosecution witness against other accused including Maharashtra’s former home minister Anil Deshmukh. The order has come in connection with a corruption case against Deshmukh and others. The court ordered Waze to appear before it on June 7.

Vaze had filed an application before the special CBI court. In his plea, he had claimed that he had cooperated with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) before and after his arrest, following which his confessional statement was recorded before a magistrate under provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). 

In response to this, the CBI had approved Vaze’s plea, subject to certain conditions. Special judge DP Shingade approved Vaze’s plea. The judge said, “Your application is awarded to you, but subject to certain conditions.” According to this order, Sachin Vaze can depose as a prosecution witness in the corruption case.

Sachin Vaze is in judicial custody for three cases. The first one is the case of an explosives-laden vehicle found near industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s residence in south Mumbai and the murder of Thane businessman Mansukh Hiran. The second one is the CBI case in which he sought pardon. It is a preliminary inquiry of rupees 100 crore corruption allegations against former home minister Anil Deshmukh that were raised by Mumbai’s former Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. The third one is a money laundering case against Anil Deshmukh and others. Deshmukh is also under probe by the ED.

The court has extended Vaze’s custody by 14 days. Sachin Vaze was arrested in March 2021. A special court recently rejected his bail calling him highly influential. The court had also noted that the possibility of tampering with evidence cannot be ruled out.

UP: FIR registered against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for derogatory remarks against Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin, Yati Narsinghanand and Swami Anand Swaroop

On June 1, Khairabad Police of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh filed a First Investigation Report (FIR) against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair for using derogatory language against Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin, Rashtriya Sanrakshak of Rashtriya Hindu Sher Sena along with Yati Narsinghanand and Swami Anand Swaroop. The FIR was registered based on the complaint of Bhagwan Sharan, district head of Rashtriya Hindu Sher Sena, under sections 295(A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.

In his complaint, Sharan said, “On May 27, Mohammed Zubair used derogatory remarks against Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin Ji by using the term ‘Hate Mongers’ for him from his Twitter handle. He also abused Yati Narsinghanand and Swami Anand Swaroop.”

Excerpt from FIR registered against Alt news’s Mohammed Zubair. Source: UP Police

He further said there was no enmity between Mohd Zubair and Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin. “He [Zubair] did it to intentionally spread hatred in the society and hurt religious sentiments of Hindus under a well thought out conspiracy. Hindus are hurt because of his irresponsible actions. I want to bring your attention to the fact that he indulges in such acts to incite Muslims against nationalist Hindus. Many prominent personalities like Kamlesh Tiwari, Yati Narsinghanand and others have become a target of such remarks. These were either killed, or attempts were made to kill them.”

Excerpt from FIR registered against Alt news’s Mohammed Zubair. Source: UP Police

Sharan added, “Notably, Delhi Police had filed a case against him under POCSO Act. If any communal tension arises because of his remarks, he should be held responsible for it.”

Zubair’s derogatory tweet against Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin

On May 27, while targeting Times Now editor Navika Kumar, Zubair said in a tweet, “Why do we need Hate Mongers like Yati Narasinghanand Saraswati or Mahant Bajrang Muni or Anand Swaroop to arrange a Dharam Sansad to speak against a community and a Religion when we already have Anchors who can do a much better job from News Studios.”

The FIR has been registered against this tweet by Alt News’s Mohammed Zubair. Source: Twitter/zoo_bear

Zubai was accusing Navika Kumar of encouraging “a rabid communal hatemonger & a BJP Spokesperson” Nupur Sharma during a debate. It is notable that after Zubair pointed out the comments by Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammad during the same debate accusing her of insulting the prophet and Islam, the BJP leader has been receiving death threats. Even bounties also have been announced on her head by Islamist organisations.

Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin demanded strict action against Zubair

Speaking to OpIndia, Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin, Head Badi Sangat, Udasin Akhara, Khairabad of district Sitapur, said, “I am thankful to CM Yogi Adityanath and Sitapur Police for registering FIR against Zubair. I am sure justice will be served.”

Speaking about Mohammed Zubair, he said, “People should not consider him as a common man. He runs a nexus that is funded by Gulf Countries. You might not be aware of the fact that he was after Kamlesh Tiwari Ji, who was later murdered.”

He further alleged Alt News’s alleged fact-checker Zubair is targeting Yati Narsinghanand and other Hinduvadis. He said, “Now he is after National Spokesperson Nupur Sharma. I want to ask why he does not target Maulvis, who keep using derogatory language. Why he is always after Bhagwadharis?”

“He uses his verified Twitter account to target Hinduwadis who talk about their religion. He incites to file FIR against Hinduwadis. Once FIR is registered, he demands their arrest.” Demanding Zubair’s arrest, Mahant said, “I request CM Yogi Adityananth and administration to arrest him and take strict action as per law.”

Mahant Bajrang Muni Udasin has been attacked nine times. In the aftermath of one of the attacks, Mahant lost his ability to walk.

Tamil Nadu: State Health Minister blames ‘North Indian students’ for spreading covid on the campus as VIT reports 74 cases

Amid the ongoing Covid-19 cluster at the Vellore Institue of Technology (VIT) in Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Wednesday accused the ‘North Indian students’ of spreading the virus in the state of Tamil Nadu. “North Indian students are spreading Covid-19 in Tamil Nadu. Students from Kelambakkam VIT College and Sathyasai college have got affected by Covid in hostels and classes. In some North Indian states, Covid cases are still increasing”, he said.

This is a day after 42 students of the Vellore Institue of Technology (VIT) in Kelambakkam tested positive for the virus. The Institute which has a strength of 5000 students already had reported 33 positive cases as of May 30. According to the reports, the college authorities have been instructed by the Health Department to isolate the students on a separate floor and conduct saturation testing on the campus. Accordingly, samples of 1200 students have been sent for testing.

On May 31, Tamil Nadu Health Secretary Radhakrishnan stated that the government was committed to curbing the spread of the virus. “People with symptoms will first be tested and the students testing positive for the virus will be isolated”, he was quoted.

The menace of Covid-19 has spread across the state of Tamil Nadu with Chennai and Chengalpet together having nearly 88 percent of the cases in the state. Other than VIT, students at Anna University, IIT Madras, and Shri Sathyasai Medical College and Research Institute have also been suffering from the Covid spread since April 2022.

Reports mention that as these institutions, the cluster on the VIT campus started after a batch of students arrived on campus on May 14 from several states. One of the students who had developed flu-like symptoms had tested positive on May 21.

At present, there are 542 active Covid cases in the state. On Tuesday, 98 new Covid cases were reported from the state with Chengalpet and Chennai accounting for the majority of cases, 46 and 44 respectively. A total of 12,356 samples have been tested in the last 24 hours and the death toll in the state stands at 38,025 with no fatality recorded in the last 24 hours.

Gujarat: Ruckus in residence of Bharatsinh Solanki, video of the Congress leader, his wife, and his alleged girlfriend’s scuffle goes viral

Former cabinet minister and senior Gujarat Congress leader Bharatsinh Solanki is again embroiled in controversy. While the dispute between Bharatsinh Solanki and his wife Reshma Patel is a known fact, a video of the Congress leader has now gone viral in which Bharatsinh Solanki, his wife Reshma Patel, and another girl are seen. According to the reports, Reshma Patel suddenly entered the house and created a ruckus as a girl was found with Bharatsinh Solanki.

This video of the Congress leader has recently gone viral in the media and social media. The person seen in the video is said to be Bharatsinh Solanki. He was reportedly at his bungalow in Anand when Reshma Patel reached the house. When Resha entered the house, she found that an girl was present in the house. Reshma Patel got into a scuffle with her and created a ruckus. The entire incident was captured on camera. The viral video is said to have been shot by one of the people who came with Reshma Patel. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the person seen in the viral video is Bharatsinh Solanki.

In the video, it is seen that as soon as Reshma Patel opens the door and enters the house, Bharatsinh Solanki comes running and stops Reshma Patel and asks to call the police. However, Reshma Patel and the people accompanying her enter the house and Reshma Patel catches hold of the girl and starts beating her and pulling her hair. However, in the meantime, Bharatsinh Solanki appears to be stopping them.

In the video, ‘You are sitting with my husband… I won’t leave you…’ and more sentences like ‘Take the video of this’ and ‘Show your face’ are heard. Meanwhile, the girl is seen trying to hide her face.

There has been no reaction from Bharatsinh Solanki or the Gujarat Congress on the matter so far. Also, OpIndia can not confirm that the viral video is from Solanki’s house.

There has been a dispute between Bharatsinh Solanki and his wife Reshma Patel for a long time. Earlier both Reshma Patel and Bharatsinh Solanki had also issued public notices to each other. Reshma Patel alleged that she was being tortured as well as expelled from the house. It was also alleged that Bharatsinh Solanki was misbehaving with her and forcing her to divorce by misusing his political position.

In response to Reshma Patel’s notice, Bharatsinh Solanki also issued a notice saying that he has not been living with Reshma Patel for the last four years and that no one should use his name and identity to make financial transactions with his wife, and if anyone does, he (Bharatsinh Solanki) will not be responsible for any loss. After this Reshma Patel complained about the matter to Rahul Gandhi this year. At that time also, the matter was again discussed. She also sought protection from the police saying that she would be pushed out if she went home.

Ex-Amnesty India head tries to paint Gujaratis communal for not voting Congress to power since three decades, here is how he is wrong

Former Amnesty India head Aakar Patel tried to insinuate how Gujarat, which has essentially been a two-party state, has not voted Congress to power since past three decades.

He tweeted that it came third in 1990 and how it has not won any major elections in the state since the demolition of disputed structure at Ram Janmabhoomi.

First things first, it was Congress government in Gujarat when the disputed structure at Ayodhya was demolished on 6th December, 1992. And while BJP’s Keshubhai Patel came to power in March 1995, Shankersinh Vaghela, former BJP leader and now Congress leader, indulged in first of the ‘resort politics’ to topple Keshubhai government. For almost two years from October 1996 to March 1998, Vaghela, through his party Rashtriya Janata Party, formed government in Gujarat with external support of Congress. In fact, he managed to pull off the Khajuraho resort politics, one of the first instances of ‘kidnapping’ supporting MLAs to other states and indulge in ‘negotiations’, with help of Congress leader and the then Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh.

Patel tries to then insinuate that it was the Ram Janmabhoomi movement that established the BJP rule in Gujarat so, so, so strongly that since 1998 Gujarat has only seen the BJP in power. An entire generation has grown up in Gujarat in a non-Congress ruled state. But the generation before it very clearly remembers the divisive politics pioneered by Congress and the appeasement policies which made life of an average Gujarati, irrespective of their faith, difficult.

Why Gujaratis have not elected Congress back to power since 1998

Let me make this clear; no matter which government is in power in Gujarat, the state will not only survive but flourish. It is the people of Gujarat who have contributed to the prosperity of the state, not despite the adversities, but even because of it. It is the survival instincts that have kicked in decades ago due to various natural and political upheavals in the state.

During Congress rule in Gujarat, people often would want to move to Mumbai for better employment prospects and ‘better life’. Fortunes changed in mid-90s. An average working middle class person saw that the taxes they were paying were being used to better their lives. Some were visible, like the roads, the quality of electricity, others were invisible, but apparent, like lack of communal riots, strikes. You see, today when people on Twitter complain about long powercuts, people from Ahmedabad would gloat about how they don’t remember last time they witnessed unplanned outage. Oh, and let me also remind everyone about the robust solar power policy in Gujarat, a step through which the glorious state is showing the way for non-renewable source of energy for the country.

As Gujaratis we are very proud of our heritage. We are proud of the resilience. That every time Mahmood Ghazni invaded and looted Somnath, the temple was constructed right back up. We are proud that the freedom movement had its roots here, so did the Emergency. That a common man from Gujarat not only led India to freedom, a common man from Gujarat also toppled the central government leading to an extremely dynamic political system in India.

The BJP is in power in Gujarat not because “Gujaratis are communal” but because Gujarat witnessed the history where the current Opposition flared violence for ‘minority appeasement’ in the 80s.The first half of the 1980s saw some of the worst inter-caste riots in Gujarat, which quickly escalated to communal riots. Former Gujarat Congress President Bharatsinh Solanki’s father, Madhavsinh Solanki presided over these riots. In fact, he was the one who propagated the divisive caste-based politics in Gujarat – the KHAM theory. KHAM stands for – Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi and Muslim, the vote-bank for Congress.

Do we still need a reason why Gujaratis kicked out Congress?

There was rise of crime, including bootlegging and don-wars. Don Latif flourished his bootlegging business, and getting rid of anti-social elements like Latif was the plank BJP used in 1995 which brought them to power.

What about 2002? Well, isn’t the fact that not a single incident of communal violence has broken in the state since February 2002 a testimonial to the fact that peace has by and large prevailed in the state? Congress President Sonia Gandhi once referred to the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi as ‘maut ka saudagar’, while forgetting the fact that it was indeed Congress ruled neighbouring states who refused to help Gujarat which need all the held it could get to bring violence under control.

Ashok Gehlot of Congress was the chief minister of Rajasthan. Digvijaya Singh of Congress, who tries to play divisive caste politics, was the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress was the chief minister of Maharashtra was the only one who sent bare minimum personnel to help.

Other than this, the common Gujarati will also never forget how the UPA government at Centre, in its absolute hate for Narendra Modi kept Gujarat parched by sitting on the Sardar Sarovar dam project. Congress government in the neighbouring states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra felt they were at ‘disadvantage’, not realising that the same Narmada water will bring irrigation and drinking water even to their states along with providing electricity.

Finally, in June 2014, a month after Prime Minister Modi swore in, the final approval came which breathed a new life in the project. At last in June 2017, the project whose foundation was laid in 1961 by then Prime Minister Nehru, was inaugurated by now Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The hate for Gujarat is so deep rooted in the minds of Congress leaders that in 2013, the power ministry in UPA government canceled out felicitation ceremony when they saw 3 out of 4 discoms were from Gujarat.

A generation of first time voters have never seen a non-BJP government in the state. But, they have also seen the development which Congress mocks at every given opportunity. They can read through the lies because they no longer rely on propagandists masquerading as journalists to get their news. Social media is a dynamic medium. This is the most exciting time to be politically aware and participate in nation building.

And try not to lose one’s mind like Aakar Patel, who spends his free time these days collecting Modi dolls and occasionally screaming at them and reprimanding them in what appears like desperate cries for help.

German woman sexually attracted to planes wants to marry Boeing replica which she says ‘completes her’, was earlier in love with a train

A 23-year-old woman from Germany has confessed before the world about her unusual yet ‘serious relationship’ with her toy aeroplane. Sarah Rodo, from Dortmund in Germany, identifies herself as ‘objectum sexual’, which refers to the sexual attraction towards inanimate objects. Rodo is attracted to planes and wants to marry Boeing’s replica that she says ‘completes her’.

Sarah Rodo has found her ‘boyfriend’ in her toy plane which she has named Dicki. She says she has dated men in the past but it is Dicki who has made her feel complete. Rodo said been attracted to objects since she was a teenager. At the age of 14, she realised she was in love with ICE 3, which is an express train.

Sarah even has two tattoos of her plane ‘boyfriend’. Source: Mercury Press and Media

Talking about her unusual love for objects, she said, “I noticed that I wasn’t attracted to people when I didn’t want to cuddle or become intimate with them, unlike my objects where I crave cuddles and being intimate. It’s the best sex I’ve ever had!” she notes. “I’ve had two relationships with men because I just wasn’t sure what my real sexuality was, but I soon realised that I can’t feel these romantic things for people,” Rodo said.

Sarah Rodo described her sexuality as ‘objectophilia’ and said she stands by it. Talking about Dicki, she said it is a miniature of a Boeing 737 which she has fallen in love with. Reportedly, Rodo has a selection of model aeroplanes based on the same model that she sleeps with. “Dicki takes up almost my entire bed. I love everything about him, but particularly his face, wings and engine. They’re so sexy to me.”

Sarah Rodo poses with her favourite Boeing 737 series. Source: Mercury Press and Media

Out of her love for planes, Rodo takes air journeys and feels incredibly happy while doing so. “I also fly very often so that I can simply feel and hear him. When I’m with my Boeing 737, I’m over the moon I love him so incredibly much. I just feel safe with him and want to spend all my time with him,” she states why she loves travelling by aeroplanes so much. Every time while stepping out of the house, Rodo takes a small model of her toy plane with her given her obsession with the object.

Talking about the amusement people have after listening to her story, Sarah Rodo said that most people cannot understand her love but a few of her friends have encouraged her after she came out. Rodo plans to marry her Boeing 373 toy (boyfriend) one day but fears something like this would not be encouraged in Germany.

Sarah Rodo is not alone

It seems Rodo is not alone in her unusual love for aeroplane toys. 28-year-old Sandra from Budapest has confessed bout her love for her toy jet – which she says is her ‘best partner she’s ever had’. Sandra, who works in the aviation industry loves to surround herself with planes. After a separation from her boyfriend in 2021, she dived into a full-blown relationship with her toy aeroplane worth 600 pounds which she calls ‘Luffancs’.