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Gyanvapi survey: AIMPLB’s Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, father of Umar Khalid, under the scanner of intelligence agencies

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Gyanvapi survey: AIMPLB’s Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas, father of Umar Khalid, under the scanner of intelligence agencies

The discovery of a Shivling in the disputed structure of the Gyanvpi Masjid in the state of Uttar Pradesh has become a contentious issue with the Hindus celebrating the court-monitored survey and the Islamists deliberately demeaning it. The central intelligence agencies are reportedly keeping a close watch on the activities of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) and its executive member Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas who constituted a legal committee to review the details of the Gyanvapi mosque case.

The AIMPLB board on May 18 decided to provide legal aid to the maintenance body of the Gyanvapi Mosque, Intezamia Masjid Committee and its lawyers in the case. It also decided to launch a nationwide agitation if necessary to apprise the public about the alleged real intention of people creating disputes over places of worship.

According to the reports, the Central Intelligence Agencies are concerned about the security of the land and are keeping a track of the activities of the board and its members. The escalated interest of the Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas in the Gyanvapi case is a point of concern, the officials said. Ilyas was also associated with the Babri Masjid Action Committee and had been issuing statements on its behalf.

The agencies, meanwhile, have also flagged Ilyas, who is the father of JNU activist and Delhi anti-CAA riots accused Umar Khalid, for his past association with the Islamic Terrorist organization SIMI, and the Welfare Party of India (WPI). Reportedly, the agencies also see WPI as the political wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.

All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Gyanvapi case

In the Gyanvapi case, Ilyas, Executive Member of AIMPLB, has been pressing his argument based on the provisions of the Places of Worship Act. In an exclusive interview with the Indian Express, he said on May 21 that since the Places of Worship Act has come into being in 1991, there is simply no space for controversy regarding any place of worship. “It had been unanimously decided and passed in Parliament, with even the support of the BJP, that after Babri Masjid, such matters would be put to rest. It is extremely disheartening that the lower court permitted the survey”, he was quoted.

He disrespected the court orders and accused it of favouring one particular side in the case. He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of distracting people from issues like rising prices, unemployment, and the health issues brought to light by the pandemic. “It is regrettable that the central government and the state governments are silent on this. Apart from this, the political parties who call themselves secular parties are also keeping silent”, he said on behalf of the AIMPLB.

About Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas and son Umar Khalid

It is important to note that Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas is a former member of the banned Islamic Terrorist organization, SIMI. He had left it in 1985, well before Umar Khalid was born. In the year 2019, he also contested the Lok Sabha Elections from West Bengal on a ticket from the Welfare Party of India (WPI) from the Jangipur constituency, a Muslim-dominated seat in the Murshidabad district. The former SIMI member is now a member of the Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and AIMPLB.

Khalid, son of Ilyas on the other hand had become the prominent face of the Anti-Hindu riots in Delhi in 2019. He admitted to the Delhi police that he was involved in organizing Muslim groups, instigating them, and preparing for the large-scale violence.

He had mobilized the Muslims against the law, by asserting that the new law was ‘against Muslims’ and had also planned to involve women and children in the ‘Chakka Jam’ amid the visit of the US President Trump to India. He had allegedly met the former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain and another accused Khalid Saifi to assure logistical support during the riots through his contacts in the PFI.

According to the reports, the agencies have been watching and warning the nexus between Maoists whose front organization Khalid is aligned with, and hardline Islamists allegedly represented by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Welfare Party of India, and banned outfit SIMI.

‘India only needs a spark’: Rahul Gandhi hints at impending Civil War to bring ‘political change’ in the country

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‘India only needs a spark’: Rahul Gandhi hints at impending Civil War to bring ‘political change’ in the country

While speaking at the ‘Ideas for India’ colloquium in the United Kingdom, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resorted to scaremongering, asserting that a civil war in India would not surprise him because the country is extremely unstable.

He stated that India is in a horrible position and that a political revolution is required. To substantiate his contention, he stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party has poured kerosene around the country and that a single spark is enough to blow the country up.

On the question of how Congress will be working to revive itself in the country, Rahul Gandhi said that the party will have to follow the footprints of the RSS. He said that the RSS has devised a structure that has penetrated into the larger mass. “The Congress and the other opposition parties need to build that kind of a structure and that too more aggressively,” he said.

Further answering the question that how is Congress going to do that as it has been 8 years since the time when Congress was in power, he said that the only possible way is “mass participation.” “We are sitting on a power cake,” he said.

“We have a massive level of polarisation, huge unemployment. We have the backbone of employment broken and we have a massive concentration of wealth. We are going to have social problems and they’re coming. There’s no doubt about it,” he further said.

Rahul Gandhi went on to say that there is going to be a mass upsurge and it rests with the opposition to leverage it to change the politics of the country. “We could also have a situation where we can have an uncontrolled upsurge, which we are seeing in Sri Lanka. India is not in a good place. The BJP has spread kerosene all over the country. You need one spark and we’ll be in big trouble,” Rahul said adding that Congress “needs to cool the temperature” now.

US Interference in India under the garb of Human Rights violations

Rahul Gandhi was then asked about the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaking about human rights violations in India in a press conference. To that, Rahul replied, “I’m glad that the United States has woken up to this idea.” Tweaking the course of his answer, he said that the US is not needed in order to make us realize the issue. “It has been quite a long time to sense it,” he stated.

However, first questioning the rule by the BJP, Rahul next said that Democracy in India is a central anchor for the world. Contrary to his own point that democracy is in danger in India, a point which he has been making for a long, he said that India is the only country that has managed Democracy on such a big scale.

Forced conversion to Islam of two BJP workers as ‘punishment’ by TMC, police apathy and more: What Kolkata HC order says, ordering CBI/NIA probe

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Forced conversion to Islam of two BJP workers as ‘punishment’ by TMC, police apathy and more: What Kolkata HC order says, ordering CBI/NIA probe

West Bengal was thrown into post-poll violence by TMC goons after BJP lost the Assembly Elections in 2021. Several hundred and thousands of BJP workers were murdered, raped, and driven out of their homes. Rampant arson and violence against political opponents became the order of the day by TMC goons. Amidst the chaos, a shocking case emerged where two BJP workers went missing. They were allegedly forcefully converted to Islam for supporting BJP in the state.

The Calcutta High Court transferred the case to CBI and NIA after serious lapses in the investigation were detected in a case where the two BJP leaders were supposedly given a “punishment” for supporting BJP, by forcefully converting them to Islam.

The order makes several scathing observations and details the police apathy that the wives of the two leaders had to face when they tried to file a complaint in the case after their husbands went missing.

The petitioners in the case were two sisters, whose husbands, both brothers, were BJP leaders. Their husbands went missing on the 24th of November 2021. After that, the sisters filed two complaints, first at the Mothabari Police Station and subsequently to the Kaliachak Police Station. It has been submitted in court that one complaint that was filed was received by the police station, however, was torn up by a “civic volunteer”. The order says, “The said civic volunteer also informed the petitioners that their husbands have converted to Islam”.

The allegations by the petitioner, the two wives, in this case, is that their husbands were forcefully converted to Islam as a punishment for supporting a rival party (presumably by TMC goons for supporting BJP). They have alleged that the conversion took place either under threat and intimidation or under the influence of drugs.

Court order

After their complaint was torn up and the “civic volunteer”, the order says, “A complaint has thereafter been addressed to the Superintendent of Police, Malda, on December 8, 2021. The S.P., Malda also did not take any steps. The petitioners, thereafter, complained with the Chairman, National Human Rights Commission and the other respondents herein”.

While this points towards severe police apathy and dangerous designs by TMC, the state response in the court was far more shocking.

Md. Galib, counsel for the state of West Bengal, submitted in the court that the two BJP leaders had left their homes due to a domestic dispute and converted to Islam of their own free will. It was submitted that the two were residing at Pratappur, Malda and refused to return home. The counsel further submitted sworn affidavits by the two husbands to prove that they had converted to Islam voluntarily. It was also informed that Gouranga Mondal and Buddhu Mondal now go by the names Gousal Azam and Md. Ibrahim.

The court made a scathing observation about the affidavits submitted, saying that “It is not clear as to why the said affidavits have been affirmed and for what purpose”.

Court order

Detailing the police apathy, the court observed, “It is surprising to note that despite receipt of complaints, the IC, Kaliachak PS has not registered FIRs and the Superintendent of Police, Malda has not ordered any steps, as were required to be taken by the Kaliachak Police Station and the Mothabari Police Station, in terms of the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Lalita Kumari vs Govt. Of U.P. & Ors reported in (2014) 2 SCC 1”.

What the Calcutta High Court said while asking CBI and NIA to investigate: Mass forcible conversions, hoarding of arms, counterfeit currency, cross border infiltration and more

The court said that since the CBI and NIA are parties to the case, it would be best for them to investigate the details.

The court said, “Since the NIA and the CBI are the party respondents to the instant proceeding, appropriate inputs may be given from their side as regards the allegations made in the writ petition. The other allegation of random forcible conversion, cross border infiltration, threats and intimidation, inter alia, by accumulation and storage of huge quantities of arms and ammunition and counterfeit currency may also be addressed. The inputs may be given in the form of a report by way of an affidavit. The Superintendent of Police, Malda, shall extend necessary cooperation to the NIA and the CBI in this regard”.

Ordering the SP of Malda to extend full cooperation to the NIA and CBI, the court said that these larger allegations might not be directly related to the immediate allegations of the forceful conversion of 2 BJP leaders to Islam by TMC goons, however, they appear vitally linked to the case.

Further, the court directed the SP of Malda to submit a detailed report about the allegations levelled by the two petitioners about the forceful conversion and abduction of their husbands.

“The SP, Malda shall independently submit a detailed report by way of affidavit, on the adjourned date on the allegations of the petitioners, the steps taken by the police, any preliminary enquiry report or any other vital information that will be necessary for the determination of the issues in the writ petition. A detailed chronology of events before and after receipt of complaints from the petitioners may also be set out by the SP”, the court said.

Most importantly, the Court directed the Malda police to review their security arrangements since the two women fear that their lives might be in danger.

The next hearing in the case will be held on June 21st, 2022.

The original complaint by the petitioners about the forceful conversion of their husbands, BJP leaders, to Islam, by TMC goons

In the original complaint by the women, whose husbands had been abducted, the women had detailed how they had worked for BJP during the 2021 Assembly Elections and so had their husbands. They have also directly blamed the TMC for threats, intimidation and the forceful conversion of their husband to Islam.

Complaint by the women

In the complaint, the women say categorically that they had faced threats and intimidation from goons belonging to the TMC because they had worked for BJP in the Assembly Elections. They had further said that their husbands were under constant pressure from Muslim persons owing allegiance to TMC to convert to Islam. She says that such threats continued for several months.

‘Nawab Malik conspired with D company to grab property, directly and deliberately involved in money laundering’: Says Mumbai court

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‘Nawab Malik conspired with D company to grab property, directly and deliberately involved in money laundering’: Says Mumbai court

A special bench of the sessions court of Mumbai took cognizance of the Enforcement Directorate’s charge sheet filed against Nawab Malik, a minister in the Maharashtra government. The court said in its order that there is prima facie evidence that Malik was directly and deliberately involved in money laundering and criminal conspiracy to take over the Goawala compound located in Kurla. In this case, the court has allowed further action against Malik and Sardar Sahavali Khan, the accused in the 1993 bomb blast case. Khan’s name is also in the case.

Special Judge Rahul N Rokde in his order said, “The accused Nawab Malik, along with Hasina Parkar, Salim Patel, and Sardar Khan, who are members of the D Company, had committed a criminal conspiracy and usurped the property of Munira Plumber. Prima facie it appears that the accused was directly involved in money laundering despite being aware of all the information. That is why he is guilty of committing a money laundering offense under section 3 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to section 4, he stands punishable.

The ED charge sheet said that Malik had conducted a survey of illegal tenants in the Goawala Compound through a surveyor and had sought the help of Sardar Shahvali Khan to coordinate with the surveyor. The ED has also claimed in its charge sheet that Malik had held several meetings with Hasina Parkar and Sardar Khan to grab the land.

Sardar Khan has recorded his statement in this regard with ED and this statement is also part of the charge sheet. In this statement, he has said that his brother Rehman was the one who collected rent on behalf of Munira Plumber for The Goawala Compound. The ‘Kurla General Store’ at Goawala Compound was closed after the 1992 floods, after which the same closed ‘Kurla General Store’ was allegedly taken over by Nawab Malik in the name of his brother Aslam Malik. Sardar Khan claimed that his tenant was then regularised in the name of Aslam. Nawab Malik later allegedly usurped the Goawala compound through Solidus Investments.

According to the charge sheet, Sardar Khan told the ED that several meetings were held between Nawab Malik, Aslam Malik, and Haseena Parkar, and in at least two meetings he (Sardar Khan) was also present. Sardar Shahvali Khan is serving a life sentence in Aurangabad jail in connection with the 1993 bomb blast case. He is learned to have attended these meetings while out of jail on parole. The ED has since alleged that Nawab Malik had appointed a surveyor to survey tenants lodged in the property illegally. During the investigation, the ED seized some documents related to the surveyor’s survey of the property pertaining to the surveyor dated May 2005 from the possession of the surveyor. It shows that Sardar Khan was mentioned as a customer in the documents by Nawab Malik.

The charge sheet also includes the statement of Parkar’s son Alishan. Alishan had earlier told the ED that his mother had financial dealings with Dawood till her death in 2014 and Salim Patel was one of her accomplices. Alishan had told the ED that his mother, along with Patel, settled the Goawala compound dispute and opened the office and took over part of it and she later sold it to Malik.

Earlier on 21st April 2022, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) submitted the charge sheet against the NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in Special PMLA court, in connection with the Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case. The charge sheet contained 5000 pages and includes a statement of witnesses and other documentary evidence.

Evidence suggests Nawab Malik colluded with the D-gang to usurp Kurla property: PMLA court

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Evidence suggests Nawab Malik colluded with the D-gang to usurp Kurla property: PMLA court

On Friday, May 20, the special court for the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Mumbai took cognisance of the 5000-page charge sheet filed by ED against Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik last month. It said that prima facie evidence has been found suggesting that Nawab malik was directly and knowingly involved in money laundering and criminal conspiracy with D-company members to usurp the Goawala compound in Kurla.

The court issued a process against the NCP Minister and 1993 bomb blast convict Sardar Shahwali Khan, who is also named in the case.

“Accused Nawab Malik in connivance with D-Company members i.e. Hasina Parkar, Salim Patel, and Sardar Khan, hatched a criminal conspiracy for usurping the prime property belonging to Mrs Munira Plumber,” special judge Rahul R Rokade said.

Special judge Rahul Rokde added after going through the 5000-page charge sheet against Nawab Malik, “After going through the allegations levelled in the complaint against the accused and on perusal of various documents placed on record, it appears that there are sufficient grounds for proceeding further with this case and hence, my opinion is that process is required to be issued in this case against the accused arrayed in this complaint.”

The Enforcement Directorate on April 21, 2022, submitted a charge sheet against the NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik in Special PMLA court, in connection with the Dawood Ibrahim money laundering case. The charge sheet contains 5000 pages and includes a statement of witnesses and other documentary evidence.

The ED had arrested the NCP leader in the case of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act related to elements linked to Dawood Ibrahim and the underworld. There were reports saying that Malik was involved in the Hawala transfers operated by Dawood Ibrahim.

Nawab Malik’s name appeared in the process of investigation after the intelligence inputs directed the agency to look into the Hawala transactions while probing a money laundering case against Ibrahim, Iqbal Mirchi, Chhota Shakeel, Parkar, and Javed Chikna.

ED recently has attached properties of Nawab Malik which include Goawala Compound, Commercial Unit at Kurla West, Mumbai, 147.794 acres of agricultural land in Osmanabad district, three flats in Kurla West, and two flats in Bandra West, Mumbai. His companies named Solidus Investments Pvt Ltd and Malik Infrastructure have also been seized.

Assam Congress to turn state headquarter Rajiv Bhavan into commercial complex to resolve financial crisis, proposal sent to high command

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Assam Congress to turn state headquarter Rajiv Bhavan into commercial complex to resolve financial crisis, proposal sent to high command

Out of power for six years now, the Congress party in Assam is not only facing repeated losses in elections and exodus of leaders to other parties, the party is also facing severe financial crisis. Loss of power and loss of active members have meant sources of income for the party is drying up, and the party is finding it difficult to fund its day-to-day operations. As a result, the party leadership in Assam is considering converting and redeveloping its party offices and other fixed assets into commercial complexes to earn money.

The Assam Congress is planning to convert its state headquarter Rajiv Bhavan situated at ABC on GS Road in Guwahati into a commercial complex to earn rental income. This was disclosed by Rana Goswami, the Working President of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. Talking to reporters at the Rajiv Bhavan in Guwahati on Friday, Goswami said that the party has vast amounts of fixed assets across the country, and the party high command has asked the state units to prepare an assessment of such assets. The assessment is done to explore the option of monetising the assets, the Congress leader said.

Rana Goswami said that Assam Congress president Bhupen Bora proposed to convert the Rajiv Bhavan into a commercial complex, and a proposal for the same already has been sent to the party high command. Once the approval for the same arrives, work on redeveloping the site will start.

Along with the Rajiv Bhavan, the party is also considering developing its another property in the city. Rana Goswami said that as part of the asset monetisation plan, the Manabendra Sarma Complex owned by the party, located next to the Assam Capital Complex at Ganeshguri in Guwahati, will also be developed. He said that the party plans to build a 15-storey building at the site. Apart from being a rent-earning commercial complex, this site will also house the new head office of Assam Congress which will have all the modern facilities, Goswami said.

Rana Goswami said that Congress is facing financial crunch to run the party, therefore the decision has been made. It will be helpful to run the party using the earnings from the commercial complexes, and Assam Congress will be able to help the party’s units in neighbouring states too, he said.

“If the party has to remain powerful politically, the party needs to have its own income. Therefore it has been decided to build a multi-storey building at the Manabendra Sharma Complex also. The business complex will be built at a cost of Rs 15 crore. Pradesh Congress took decision to earn income. Half of the Manabendra Sharma Complex will be used as Rajiv Bhavan, while the entire site of the current Rajiv Bhavan will be a business complex”, Rana Goswami said.

Reacting to the development, cabinet minister and former Congress leader Piyush Hazarika supported the plan, saying that it will help Congress in running the party. He said that Congress is losing vote bank to AIUDF, AAP, AGP etc, and the Congress is losing its relevance in the state. He added that there is no alternative to BJP in Assam now, and the party will remain in power for the next 20 years.

The Rajiv Bhavan is located a prime location in Guwahati on the GS Road, where a number commercial complexes, shopping malls etc have come up. The other site Manabendra Sarma Complex is also located at a prime location. Therefore, if the Congress party’s plan is implemented, the party will ensure a good source of regular income.

Allahabad HC to hear a petition seeking restoration of twelve Dwadash Madhav Temples in Prayagraj on July 22

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Allahabad HC to hear a petition seeking restoration of twelve Dwadash Madhav Temples in Prayagraj on July 22

Allahabad High Court on Thursday ordered that a revised petition be filed after it heard the plea seeking a direction for the restoration of the Dwadash Madhav temples located in different parts of Prayagraj and the construction of a pilgrim route (Parikrama marg) to reach these temples.

The order was issued by a division bench consisting of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice JJ Munir, who fixed July 22 for the hearing of a petition filed by Hari Chaitanya Brahmchari of Tikarmafi Ashram and another by Advocate Vijay Chandra Srivastava.

In the PIL filed in February 2022, the petitioners stated that the twelve Madhav temples in Teerthraj Prayag are of great significance and that it is vital to repair them and make them easily accessible to saints, sages, and pilgrims by developing a path (Parikrama marg) leading to the temples. They also demanded proper arrangements for traffic in the temple areas.

According to the petition, saints and sages have been doing a Parikrama, an age-old Hindu tradition of paying obeisance to the Hindu places of worship, of the twelve Madhav temples since ancient times, but due to obstacles and a lack of a good approach, saints and devotees are unable to do so, and as such their religious sentiments are hurt.

As a result, the petitioners urged the court to grant permission for the removal of illegal encroachment on the path leading to the temples, the development of a pilgrim route, and the restoration of the Dwadash Madhavas grand temples.

The bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice JJ Munir have asked the petitioners to file a revised petition that includes details of the temples and their significance in the plea itself rather than attaching affidavits for the same. The bench has fixed July 22 for the hearing of the plea.

“I have forgiven everyone”: Indrani Mukerjea after getting bail in the case of the murder of her daughter

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“I have forgiven everyone”: Indrani Mukerjea after getting bail in the case of the murder of her daughter

Indrani Mukerjea, who was imprisoned in Mumbai’s Byculla jail since 2015 for murdering her own daughter Sheena Bora in 2012, told reporters on Friday that she has ‘forgiven’ everybody who has hurt her. Mukerjea, who made everyone believe that Sheena Bora was her sister, was granted conditional bail by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, May 18 in the murder case.

As she walked out of jail, she spoke to the media that was waiting outside Mumbai’s Byculla women’s prison to catch a glimpse of the former media executive. Asked if she blamed anyone for her incarceration, the murder accused Indrani said, “I have forgiven all the people who have hurt me. That’s all.”

“My faith in the judiciary is restored. All should respect the laws of the country. There may be a delay but there is justice,” she told reporters outside her Worli house.

“I am very happy. There are no other emotions now. I am feeling very free,” Indrani added as she refused to make any further remarks as the matter is sub-judice, she said.

Supreme Court, on Wednesday, granted bail to Indrani Mukerjea subject to the same conditions on which her ex-husband Peter Mukerjea was granted bail. Peter Mukerjea, Indrani Mukerjea’s ex-husband is co-accused in the Sheena Bora murder case. He was arrested in 2015 and later granted conditional bail by the Bombay High Court on February 6, 2020. According to the bail terms, Peter Mukerjea cannot contact his son Rahul Mukerjea and Vidhie Mukerjea, Sanjeev Khanna’s daughter. Sanjeev Khanna is Indrani Mukerjea’s second husband and also an accused in the case. Moreover, the court had said that Peter must report to the CBI at regular intervals and surrender his passport.

The Supreme Court granted bail as Indrani Mukherjea had been in custody for 6.5 years and the trial was unlikely to be completed soon.

The ruling was issued in a special leave petition filed by Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai in response to a Bombay High Court order dismissing her bail plea in November 2021.

The court also noted that other accused in the case, including Peter Mukherjea, have been out on bail since February 2020.

Indrani Mukerjea claims daughter Sheena Bora is alive, asks CBI to look for her in Kashmir

Indrani Mukerjea was imprisoned in Mumbai’s Byculla jail in 2015 for murdering her own daughter Sheena Bora in one of the most shocking murder mysteries of recent times. Four years after Sheena Bora mysteriously ‘disappeared’, Indrani Mukerjea, her mother who made everyone believe she was her sister, was arrested for her murder.

Interestingly, last year in December, Indrani Mukerjea claimed that her daughter is still alive and resides in Jammu and Kashmir. In a letter written to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mukerjea asked the agency to look for Sheena Bora in Kashmir.

In the letter to Subodh Jaiswal, Mukerjea reportedly wrote that she recently came across a woman in prison who claimed to have met Sheena Bora in Kashmir. Thus, she urged CBI to search for her daughter in Jammu and Kashmir.

Sheena Bora murder case

Sheena Bora murder case has been one of the most shocking murder mysteries of recent times, especially because of the fact that Indrani and her millionaire husband managed to cover up the crime for nearly 4 years.

On 24 April 2012, Sheena took a leave of absence from Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd through an e-mail. Soon after her ‘leave of absence’, she ‘resigned’ via email. She was in a relationship with Rahul Mukerjea, son of Indrani Mukerjea’s husband, Peter Mukerjea. Indrani, who was her mother in reality but had told everyone she was Sheena’s sister, did not approve of the relationship. Peter is the former CEO of STAR India.

Sheena was never seen by anyone after the 24th of April 2012. She is believed to have been killed on the same night itself. Indrani had reportedly teamed up with her ex-husband Sanjeev Khanna to kill her. Prior to her murder, Indrani had reportedly carried out a recce of the location site where the body would be dumped. After killing Sheena, Indrani had brought the body to their home in Worli where Sheena was stuffed inside a suitcase. The next day, Sheena’s body was taken out, propped up as a passenger, and was taken to Raigad near Mumbai. There, the body was again stuffed into a bag which was then set on fire.

On May 23, 2012, villagers of Pen Tehsil, Raigad had complained of a foul odor and found a body. There was no identification mark and no one linked it to Sheena Bora. The DNA samples were collected and kept in the record as the case remained a mystery.

Three years later, when Indrani’s driver, Shyamvar Rai, was arrested in an illegal arms case, the details of the Sheena Bora murder case emerged. Rai has since then turned approver.

Tainted cop Param Bir Singh was the IG of Konkan range, the site where Sheena Bora’s body was dumped

As per reports, when Sheena went ‘missing’ on 24th April 2012, Rahul Mukerjea, her boyfriend and Indrani’s stepson, had reached out to the suspended disgraced cop Param Bir Singh. Singh was then Inspector General of Police and he had reportedly asked Rahul to file a missing person report. Interestingly, a missing person report was never filed for Sheena.

Param Bir Singh was also the Inspector General of the Konkan Range when Sheena’s body was dumped in Raigad.

Assam resident Mohammed Tariq Aziz offers Namaz by standing on the national flag at Delhi Airport, arrested and released on bail

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Assam resident Mohammed Tariq Aziz offers Namaz by standing on the national flag at Delhi Airport, arrested and released on bail

The Delhi Police on Friday arrested a person named Mohammed Tariq Aziz for disrespecting the Indian national flag at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Aziz, a resident of Assam, had spread the tricolour on the floor of the airport and offered Namaz by standing on it.

The Police arrested him after he was handed over by personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) which manages security at airports across the country. He was later released on bail by the Delhi Police on the same day.

According to the reports, the incident dates back to May 8 when the accused had travelled from Dubai by IndiGo flight 6E24 and had to further go to Dimapur, Nagaland by IndiGo flight 6E 5398. At around 5 pm, he spread the Indian National Flag on the floor between boarding gates 1 and 3 and stood upon it to offer the Islamic prayer namaz. “His activities were found suspicious and undesirable. He had disrespected the national flag”, the Police mentioned in the FIR.

The accused was first spotted by personnel of the CISF who saw Aziz spreading the Indian tricolour on the floor. The personnel informed the concerned authorities who took speedy steps to detain the accused. His custody was later handed over to the Delhi Police. The Delhi Police interrogated the accused and asked him for an explanation for his act but he could not give a satisfactory response.

The Police then seized his passport, a photocopy of his boarding pass, and the tricolor he used as a mat to offer Namaz at the airport. He was arrested and a case was subsequently filed by the Delhi Police under the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971.

The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 is an Act that prohibits the desecration of or insult to the country’s national symbols, including the national flag, national emblem, national anthem, the constitution, and map of India including contempt of Indian constitution.

Reports further mention that after the arrest the accused was released on bail on the same day as it is bailable offence, after giving a notice under CrPC section 41. The notice has been given for an appearance before a police officer and in case the order is not complied with, the police may arrest the person.

“When a big tree falls, the ground shakes”: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi, later distances himself from his own tweet

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“When a big tree falls, the ground shakes”: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi, later distances himself from his own tweet

On 21 May 2022, the 31st death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury paid tribute to the former PM by sharing his infamous words “when a big tree falls, the ground shakes”, made by him in the wake of the Sikh pogrom that ensued in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984.

Sharing an infographic with pictures of Rajiv Gandhi, the image read “Remembering Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary” along with the contentious comment that was seen as a brazen justification of the horrifying spate of violence unleashed against the Sikhs after two Sikh bodyguards assassinated the then PM Indira Gandhi.

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury deletes the contentious tweet, distances himself from the infamous quote made by Rajiv Gandhi

However, shortly after sharing the picture, Chowdhury pulled down his tweet and shared another to mark his respect for the former PM on his death anniversary. This time around, Chowdhury shared another quote by Rajiv Gandhi, apparently in a bid to cover up for the faux pas that preceded it.

Furthermore, Chowdhury posted another tweet distancing himself from the infographic that quoted Rajiv Gandhi’s infamous comment after the Sikh genocide. “The tweet against my name in the tweeter account has nothing to do with my own observation,” Chowdhury tweeted.

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In a subsequent tweet, the Congress leader alleged that “a malicious campaign is propagated by forces inimical to him.” However, he did not elaborate on how those forces got access to his Twitter account and shared an infographic of Rajiv Gandhi’s comment, which also bore his image and the logo of the Congress party.

Rajiv Gandhi’s callous remarks justifying the 1984 Sikh genocide

It is notable to mention that Rajiv Gandhi’s callous remark justifying the Sikh pogrom came in the wake of India’s Gandhi’s assassination by her Sikh bodyguards on 31st October 1984 as an act of revenge for Operation Blue Star. From 1st November to 4th November, Sikhs across the country were killed. The government figures suggest the angry mobs, many of which were led by Congress leaders, brutally murdered 3350 Sikhs.

On 19th November 1984, while giving a speech in front of thousands of people, then-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi justified the violence that took place after Gandhi’s assassination. He had said, “Jab bhi koi bada ped girta hai, to dharti thodi hilti hai. (When a big tree falls, the earth shakes.)”

Towards the end of his speech Rajiv Gandhi said, “Hamein Indira ji ka yaad rakhna hai. Hamein yaad rakhna hai ki unki hatya kyun hui. Hamein yaad rakhna hai ki kaun kaun log iske peeche ho sakte hain. Jab Indira ji ki hatya hui thi, to haamre desh mein kuch dange fasaad hue the. Hamein maloom hai ki bharat ki janta ke dil mein kitna krodh aaya, kitna gussa aaya. Aur kuch din ke liye, logon ko laga ki bharat hil raha hai. Lekin jab bhi koi bada ped girta hai to dharti thodi hilti hai. (We should remember Indira Gandhi. We should remember why she was killed. We should remember who can be behind her assassination. When Indira ji was killed, there were some riots in the country. We know how angry the people of India were. And for a few days, people thought that India is shaking. However, whenever a big tree falls, the earth shakes.)”

In 2019, Senior Advocate HS Phoolka said that the instruction to kill Sikhs came directly from Rajiv Gandhi’s office.

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