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Hyderabad: Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury grabs the collar of a police officer on duty in the AICC protests against ED

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Hyderabad: Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury grabs the collar of a police officer on duty in the AICC protests against ED

The Congress Party’s ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ rallies called in Hyderabad on Thursday 16th June 2022 turned violent, with party workers torching a scooter and shattering Telangana State Road Transport Corporation’s bus windows. Senior Congress leader and former Minister Renuka Chowdhury grabbed the collar of a Sub Inspector during a protest called by the All India Congress Committee over Enforcement Directorate’s summons to Rahul Gandhi.

The protesters, including TPCC president A Revanth Reddy, CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, Geetha Reddy, Anjan Kumar Yadav, and Sridhar Babu, were arrested by local police. The leaders detained by the police were subsequently taken to the Bollaram police station.

During the protests, members of Congress clashed with police officers attempting to control the scene. When the officers were attempting to take Renuka Chowdhury into custody while handling the situation, she and the cops got into a dispute. Renuka Chowdhury lost her calm and grabbed the collar of a police Sub-Inspector.

The police officer was seen maintaining restraint and not taking any coercive action against Renuka, even while some other Congress worker tried to calm Renuka down and move her hand away from the policeman’s collar.

The Telangana Congress has called for a ‘Chalo Raj Bhavan’ demonstration in protest of the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) summons to Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The Congress state unit was also protesting at all Central government offices in Telangana.

Bihar: Jehanabad, Chhapra see vandalism and arson by youth protesting against Agnipath recruitment scheme who claim they want to ‘protect the nation’

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Bihar: Jehanabad, Chhapra see vandalism and arson by youth protesting against Agnipath recruitment scheme who claim they want to ‘protect the nation’

On Thursday, a rioting situation occurred in Bihar’s Jehanabad where young men claiming to protest against the Central Government’s Agnipath scheme indulged in vandalism and arson. Candidates who said they want to apply for the armed forces in Bihar halted a passenger train starting from Patna and created a ruckus at the railway station.

The agitators could also be seen throwing stones at the Police, which were controlled by the action of lathi-charge. In an incident, the mob ran so violently that it set a parked train on fire in Bihar’s Chhapra. Protests have spread widely in Bihar over the confusion over the recruitment process in the Armed Forces among youth in Bihar, Haryana and connected states.

As of now, The situation in Jehanabad remains tense after angered youth are staging violent demonstrations across the city with road and railway traffic left suspended. As reported by News agency ANI, the protestors could be seen giving calls to take back the Agnipath scheme. In the videos that have emerged, it could be seen that tyres were burnt to create unrest in the city.

In a video posted by Journalist Himanshu Singh, Youth could be seen halting a train by climbing over it. The protestors took it to the railway tracks to raise their demands, which have seriously affected the railway timings. In the video, a youth could be seen complaining that while a politician could rule for over five years, why should an Army personnel be restricted only for four years. “Where will we go thereafter?” he asks.

Besides, this law and order situation has been seriously affected in Bulandshahar, Chhapra, Arrah and Saharsa where students are flocking to the railway stations with sticks and stones with an intent to disrupt the railway traffic.

Widespread Protests and the confusion over the scheme

Ever since the Agnipath scheme was announced by the Central Government, it has been landed in controversy over the recruitment of Jawans in the forces. Aspiring candidates in Bihar have taken to violent protests and agitations to disrupt the law and order in the region.

While talking to ANI, an agitator from Jehanabad said, “Where will we go after working for only 4 years?… we will be homeless after 4 years of service. So we have jammed the roads; the country’s leaders will now get to know that people are aware,” he added.

The protestors are under the impression that the tenure of army service has been restricted to mere four years, which is not the case. Moreover, mainstream recruitments in the army will not be affected by the additional recruits through the 4-year Agnipath programme which is similar to a ‘tour of duty’ that is operational in the armed forces of several countries worldwide.

It is neither compulsory for the young men in the country to join the Agnipath scheme nor the regular recruitment into the military forces have been affected in any way. So it is clear that the young men running riots in Bihar are either ignorant about the scheme or have been motivated by some political forces to indulge in violent protests.

However, the intent of the protesting youth looks dubious as those claiming to serve the country through the armed forces are destroying public infrastructure and amenities, causing loss to the public.

The Agnipath Scheme

On June 14, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with the chiefs of three armed forces, launched the Agnipath scheme for the recruitment of youth in the armed forces. Those who get enrolled in the armed forces under this scheme would be called Agniveers. The enrollment under the scheme will be open for both men and women for a four-year period, including the training.

Being an internship-kind of initiative, the Agnipath scheme would allow the patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the armed forces for a short period of four-year. Moreover, 25% of the candidates will be recruited as regular cadres after the end of four years after an exam.

It provides a regular salary for the duration of 4 years and a lumpsum amount of Rs 11.71 lakhs as a Seva Nidhi package that has a portion saved from the salaries, plus an equal amount contributed by the government for the entire period. The salary offered in the scheme is at par with most entry-level jobs for graduates. The scheme only acts as an additional option for those willing to join the Armed Forces and in no way does it hamper the traditional mainstream recruitment process.

‘Attacking Prophet Mohammed means death, Kamlesh Tiwari was killed after 5 years’: Islamic cleric issues threat over alleged blasphemy

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‘Attacking Prophet Mohammed means death, Kamlesh Tiwari was killed after 5 years’: Islamic cleric issues threat over alleged blasphemy

Amid the political turmoil in the country over Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad, Islamic fundamentalists are constantly issuing death threats to her. A video has recently appeared on social media in which an Islamic cleric is seen openly issuing death threats to former BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal at a press conference.

An Islamic cleric named Hamid Engineer was openly threatening Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal in a press conference, saying that ‘insulting Islam means signing own suicide note’. The video was shared by the Middle East Media Research Institute. According to the report, Minorities Democratic Party held a press conference in Nagpur on 5th June 2022. Hamid Engineer, President of Iman Tanzim Islamic, was present at this press conference. In this press conference, he reacted to the allegedly derogatory remarks about the prophet Muhammad given by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and former Delhi BJP leaeder Naveen Jindal.

While addressing the press conference, the Islamic scholar openly issued death threats to Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal. Hamid Engineer said, “To attack the honorable Prophet Mohammed and to attack his honor, there is only one consequence of this – and that is death. No one can stop you (from being killed). You are signing a suicide note (by making such remarks). Kamlesh Tiwari was killed after five years. People killed him after five years by entering his home. Don’t think that, if the issue is resolved today, you will be spared. So better you don’t commit blasphemy.”

It is notable that the Islamists killed Kamlesh Tiwari in 2019 for his so-called derogatory comments about Prophet Muhammad. In the last week of May 2022, in a TV debate, Nupur Sharma made some allegedly insulting remarks about Prophet Muhammad. A video clip of this TV debate was shared and made viral by Mohammed Zubair of Alt News. This was actually a dog-whistle for the Islamic radicals on social media who started issuing death threats to Nupur Sharma in response to Zubair’s post. Not only this, the mobs of Islamists took it to the streets in various cities across the countries on the consecutive Fridays of 3rd June and 10th June to ‘protest’ against Nupur Sharma and Navin Jindal. These so-called protests turned into violent outbreaks.

Jharkhand stone quarry case: How a sitting CM approved mining licence for himself, granted forest & environment clearances to himself

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Jharkhand stone quarry case: How a sitting CM approved mining licence for himself, granted forest & environment clearances to himself

The Election Commission has granted Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren a final opportunity to appear before it in the quarry lease allotment matter after he claimed the absence of his lawyer on Tuesday. The personal hearing, at which Soren was to appear in person or through his lawyer, was scheduled at 3 PM on Tuesday (June 14). A new date of June 28 has been set, with the caveat that it will be the last chance for such a hearing.

On February 10, a Bharatiya Janata Party delegation led by former Chief Minister Raghubar Das presented a memorandum bringing the issue of leasing a quarry to CM Hemant Soren to the notice of the Raj Bhavan.

According to the memorandum, Soren had breached Section 9A of the Representation of the Peoples Act 1951 by abusing the power of his office. The poll commission had issued a notice to Soren in May under Section 9A of the Representation of the People Act, which deals with a lawmaker’s disqualification for government contracts.

What is the case about?

The case involves a stone quarry mining lease granted to Hemant Soren by the District Mining Department in June 2021 for 0.88 acres of land in Ranchi’s Angara block. Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das presented a bundle of documents accusing Soren of “misusing his post” to obtain “in-principle approval” for a stone quarrying licence in Ranchi district under his name last year during a news conference he held in February.

Das alleged violations of the Representation of the People Act and said the action would result in prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act, which would include additional similar offences, by pointing to the Mining Department papers that issued the lease.

According to an Indian Express story, Soren applied for a mining licence for granite-gneiss rocks known as ‘construction stones’ spanning an area of 0.88 acres (0.356 hectares) in Ranchi’s Angara block, as per papers uploaded on the Centre’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change website.

The mine’s predicted life was 5 years, and the projected rate of production was 6,171 tonnes per year. The estimated project cost was Rs 26 lakh, and the advised plan duration was 5 years.

Unravelling the case

Ranchi District Mining Officer (DMO) received Hemant Soren’s application for a mining lease on May 28, 2021. The DMO sought inspections from the Angara Circle Officer on June 1st. The Angara gramme panchayat convened on June 7 to give their approval for the mining. The DMO was told on the same day by the Angara Block Development Officer that the panchayat had confirmed the mining lease.

Following that, a land leasing letter was signed. The Ranchi DMO indicated in a letter dated June 16, 2021, that the Ranchi Deputy Commissioner had issued a Letter of Intent providing ‘in-principle approval’ for the mining licence with a few corrections in an order dated June 15, 2021. Soren sought environmental approval for the aforementioned mining on September 9, and the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority granted clearance by September 22.

It’s worth noting that Soren himself is in charge of both crucial portfolios – forest, environment, and climate change, as well as mining and geology.

On the 11th of February, a day after former CM Raghubar Das’s allegations, Soren surrendered the lease. However, in April, Das made further allegations against the Jharkhand chief minister, alleging that Soren had given his wife 11 acres of property in Ranchi’s industrial zone. Soren is also the head of the state’s industry department.

The Soren family and cases against them

the Soren family has been a part of several controversies earlier too. Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren’s father, who is presently a member of the Rajya Sabha was one of the four Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) members of parliament accused of taking money to back the PV Narsimha Rao-led minority Congress government in 1993. All the MPs, interestingly, escaped court examination due to parliamentary privilege under Article 105 (2) of the Indian Constitution.

Shibu Soren was disqualified from serving in the Rajya Sabha in 2002 for holding a profit-making office while chairman of the Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council. Again, Shibu Soren, then a Union minister, was condemned to life in prison in 2006 for his role in the kidnapping and murder of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994.

Hemant Soren’s brother Basant Soren has also been named as a respondent in the current mining lease case.

Response of Hemant Soren

However, at the hearing of a case brought against him on this subject on April 8, Advocate General Rajiv Ranjan stated that the state made a “mistake” in awarding the lease. The AG stated that it was a “violation of the Code of Conduct,” but there was no legislative or constitutional violation “even if” Soren was involved in some companies while holding the post of Minister of Mines.

Soren “has disassociated himself from it subsequently on 11.02.2022 by surrendering the lease,” said AG Ranjan. The court, though, recognised the gravity of the situation and issued summons to Soren and the state to produce an affidavit. There have been no more hearings in the case.

According to JMM spokeswoman Supriyo Bhattacharya, Soren received a “renewal” of his mining licence, and the leased land (0.88 acres) was declared in various affidavits to the ECI as recently as January 2019.

Jharkhand: ‘On sale’ posters come up outside almost 150 Hindu shops and houses after stone-pelting incident in Giridih, locals allege police apathy

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Jharkhand: ‘On sale’ posters come up outside almost 150 Hindu shops and houses after stone-pelting incident in Giridih, locals allege police apathy

Posters that read ‘house on sale’ have emerged outside at least 150 shops and houses belonging to the people of the Hindu community in the Giridih district in Jharkhand. The Hindus have been forced to take this decision after another incident of sporadic stone-pelting occurred on the Hatia Road in the Pachamba area in the Giridih district in Jharkhand on June 12. This incident of violence occurred merely two days after Jharkhand, like many other states in India, was marred with violent protests by Islamists against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.

As per reports, communal tension gripped the Giridih town in Jharkhand after people of both communities came face to face and pelted stones at each other on Sunday, June 12.

The June 10 violent protests by Islamists, followed by this particular incident and reportedly the apathy of the Jharkhand’s Giridih police working at the behest of the Hemant Soren government, towards Hindu residents while handling the stone-pelting incident on the night of 12 June 2022, has left the latter petrified. The constant fear of reprisal from one particular community and the alleged callousness of the Jharkhand police towards Hindus have left the latter with no other option but to sell their properties and move out of the area.

In what transpired on June 12, an argument had broken out between people of both communities over a molestation case. As the dispute escalated, stone pelting started. Police forces were brought in to control the situation. The next day on Monday (13 June 2022), the police arrested a total of 7 including 2 minors and sent them to Hazaribagh Remand Home and Giridih Jail. The Hindus alleged that the police took one-sided action against the Hindus, displaying their clear proclivity towards the Muslim community.

To oppose the police apathy and atrocities on Hindus in the area, many locals, in fact, also took to the streets on Wednesday, June 15, to stage a sit-in. They said that the frequent incidences of molestation, stone pelting, and fake FIRs against individuals who resist such criminal actions rather than the actual culprits have disturbed local Hindu residents in the Giridih area of Jharkhand. Local Hindus have said that they are concerned that the police allow criminals to wander freely while picking up innocents and putting them behind bars. They have also alleged that the police have filed arbitary cases against Hindus who have been compelled to sell their shops and homes and evacuate the area due to fear of retaliation from one particular community.

In fact, Sourabh Mishra, the District President of the Bharatiya Janata Mazdoor Trade Union, Giridih took to Twitter on June 14 to share pictures of these distressed Hindu residents in Pachamba’s Hatia Road in Garidih, Jharkhand pasting ‘on sale’ posters outside their shops and houses. He Tweeted in Hindi which roughly translates to “Due to continuous atrocities by Muslims, residents of the majority community in Pachamba, Giridih district, Jharkhand, are terrified. The situation is so grave that they are considering fleeing by putting up ‘house is on sale’ posters outside their shops and homes.

The Giridih police have, however, denied these allegations. They said that they filed the FIR on the basis of CCTV footage. Giridih Superintendent of Police (SP) Amit Renu said, “Officers have been appointed to talk to the people who are protesting. The allegations of unilateral action are baseless. Directions have also been issued for the arrest of other accused involved in the case.

Musician Vishal Dadlani tells Indian Muslims ‘they are loved’ after Islamists ask for beheading of Nupur Sharma over Prophet Muhammad remarks

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Musician Vishal Dadlani tells Indian Muslims ‘they are loved’ after Islamists ask for beheading of Nupur Sharma over Prophet Muhammad remarks

Amid the Nupur Sharma controversy that has been escalated by the Islamists in various parts of the country, Vishal Dadlani, a Bollywood music entertainer who often plays a judge in a TV music contest named ‘Indian Idol’ on Thursday extended a message of love and unity towards the Indian Muslims. The message shared by him ‘on behalf of all the Hindus’ stated that the identity of Muslims was not at all a threat to India or any other religion.

“I want to say this to Indian Muslims on behalf of a majority of Indian Hindus. You are seen and heard, loved and treasured. Your pain is our pain. Your patriotism is not in question, your identity is not a threat to India or anyone else’s religion. We are one Nation, one family”, he tweeted.

Screenshot from Twitter

This is amid several ongoing Islamist protests in India over the alleged ‘blasphemous’ remarks by ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The Islamists protesting in various cities of India are raising slogans against Sharma and demanding her death. Since the beginning of this month, the Islamists are gathering at the mosques for their Friday Namaz and then indulging in severe violence by pelting stones at the Police and destroying public properties.

Shutting eyes over the recent massive ruckus being created by the Islamists in India, Dadlani said on June 16 that he wanted to hear, love, and treasure the Indian Muslims. In the series of tweets further, he also educated the Hindus and asked them to ignore the ‘ugly nature of Indian politics’. Referring to no political party but indirectly slamming the BJP-led government, the musician added that the political parties were working for their gains and not for the people.

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“I also want to say this to all Indians. I’m truly sorry about the ugly nature of Indian politics, which will happily divide us into smaller and smaller groups, until we each stand alone. They are all doing that for personal gain, not for the people. Don’t let them win”, he tweeted.

This is not the first time that musician Vishal Dadlani has targeted the BJP government. Earlier in the year 2019, while Home Minister Amit Shah was about to present the CAA bill in the parliament, Dadlani had rooted a wild conspiracy theory against the government saying that it was trying to distract the citizens from the ‘dangerous’ CAA bill by planning rapes, murder and encounters.

“All of this. The onions. The encounters. Maybe even the rapes and murders themselves. They could all be specifically planned distractions from the extremely dangerous CAA bill. That they are trying to sneak past us all. Please open your eyes and question everything”, he had said in an Instagram story. The CAA only fast-tracked Indian citizenship of persecuted religious minorities in three neighbouring Islamic countries. This included all non-Muslims including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis and other religious minorities. The bill never prohibited Muslims from these countries to seek Indian citizenship. It also never affected any Indian citizens irrespective of their faith. However, an air was created that the Act was anti-Muslims and that Indian Muslims stand to lose their Indian citizenship.

Dadlani had earlier supported the Aam Aadmi Party during the Delhi elections and had campaigned for them.

It is important to note that the controversy revolving around Nupur Sharma and her alleged ‘blasphemous’ remarks is still burning with Islamists coming out violently on the streets. Staging protests in various parts of the country, Islamists are either demanding the immediate arrest of Nupur Sharma or are demanding her death. Severe Islamist protests against Sharma have so far been executed in Kanpur, Prayagraj, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Solapur (Maharashtra), Ludhiana (Punjab), Belagavi (Karnataka), and also in the states of West Bengal and Jharkhand.

NCPCR asks Police probe use of children in Kanpur violence, reports emerge that kids were fed Biryani to pelt stones & petrol bombs

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NCPCR asks Police probe use of children in Kanpur violence, reports emerge that kids were fed Biryani to pelt stones & petrol bombs

In connection to the Kanpur violence that took place on June 3, 2022 after Friday prayers, the children studying madarsas are under the Police radar. As per reports, the children were used in the violence for stone-pelting and throwing petrol bombs. Using the CCTV footage of nearby areas along with the viral videos, the Police have confirmed that the children were involved in the violence. It is also being reported that the children were paid money and served biryani to take part in the violence. Following these reports, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asked the Police to investigate the case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

NCPCR’s instruction to Police to file case under POCSO Act

On June 7, NCPCR wrote to the Commissioner of Police, Kanpur Nagar, stating that the Commission came across a report that a minor had surrendered to Police after his photos were posted by the Police as a suspect. During the questioning, the minor made several revelations about the violence.

NCPCR letter to Kanpur’s Commissioner of Police.

The Commission said it was evident that minors were used in the violence that was in contravention of Sections 75 and 83(2) of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Commission asked the Police to produce the minor before Child Welfare Committee and submit Action Taken Report, statement of the minor and relevant records to the Commission.

Police found money was paid via different channels to children

As per the media reports, the Police found during the investigation that the children were paid money for instigating violence in the Kanpur district. The reports said that the children were paid money and fed Biryani multiple times before the violence. Apart from that, the children were also taught religious fanaticism.

Such tactics are common in Kashmir valley, where terrorist organizations pay money to the locals and brainwash them with fanaticism so that they get provoked and indulge in activities like stone-pelting. Therefore, the students studying in madarsas in the areas where violence erupted are under Police’s radar. The Police have sought five-day remand of the accused in Kanpur violence. Also, a status report will be soon submitted to NCPCR.

Speaking to Dainik Bhaskar, Joint Commissioner of Police, Anand Prakash Tiwari said, “It is a serious matter that children were involved in the violence. Taking cognizance of the issue, NCPCR has asked Kanpur Police Commission Vijay Singh Meena to initiate an investigation accordingly. So far, our investigation has revealed that children were paid money to indulge in violence.”

JCP Tiwari further added that funds were not sent directly to the children but via different channels. The money was distributed via leaders of the area and people living in the localities. Following this, hundreds of minors came out on the streets with stones in their hands. They pelted stones and threw petrol bombs on the day of violence.

Media reports suggest that the names of eight builders emerged during the investigation, including a well-known builder named Haji Vasi from Kanpur. These builders have funded the Hayat Zafar Hashmi, the mastermind of Kanpur violence. The Police are now investing if the money paid by these builders was used to spread violence.

On the day of violence, Islamists threw petrol bombs in Kanpur. During the investigation, the Police found that they had been collecting petrol in bottles two days prior to the violence. Around 50 blasts took place during violence on June 3. Reports suggest the Islamists filled petrol in the bottles from Bharat Petroleum’s pump located at the deputy stop of the city. The license of the petrol pump has been cancelled by the District Magistrate of Kanpur after CCTV footage showed its involvement in the matter. All 37 petrol pumps in the area are being checked by a special team.

Kerala’s Zeenat Banu hides gold in sanitary pad, Md Iqbal wraps gold in condom and puts in his rectum: Both arrested at Mangaluru airport

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Kerala’s Zeenat Banu hides gold in sanitary pad, Md Iqbal wraps gold in condom and puts in his rectum: Both arrested at Mangaluru airport

On Wednesday, the customs officials in Mangaluru arrested two persons for smuggling gold from Dubai in two separate incidents. The accused were arrested at Mangaluru International Airport and have been identified as Zeenath Banu and Muhammad Iqbal.

According to the report by Mathrubhumi, Banu is 45 years old and Muhammad Iqbal is 47 years old. Both the accused are residents of Kasaragod, Kerala and were arrested at Mangaluru International Airport as they arrived in an Air India Express flight from Dubai smuggling gold weighing around 2.648 kgs.

The Customs officials in Mangaluru confirmed the arrests and stated that the gold that was being smuggled is of 24-carat purity and value worth Rs 1.366 crore. Reports mention that the lady carried the smuggled gold in her sanitary pads whereas Iqbal concealed the gold inside his rectum as four balls wrapped in celluloid-based tape and a condom, Mathrubhumi reported.

The gold that was smuggled by Zeenat was weighed around 1.684 kgs. The gold she had hidden in a sanitary pad inside her underwear valued over Rs 86.89 lakhs. Whereas the gold that was smuggled by Iqbal was valued at over Rs 49.74 lakhs, as per the information by the Customs officials.

According to the reports, the officials conducted the medical examination of the accused and then produced both before the First Class Judicial Magistrate. Further investigations are underway.

Prayagraj Violence: After bulldozing house of mastermind, UP govt to auction houses of absconding accused if they don’t surrender

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Prayagraj Violence: After bulldozing house of mastermind, UP govt to auction houses of absconding accused if they don’t surrender

After demolishing the illegally built houses of violence accused in Prayagraj, the Uttar Pradesh has decided to auction the houses of the accused who are absconding. CM Yogi Adityanath ordered the state police to auction the illegally constructed residential properties of the absconders who refuse to surrender in the Prayagraj violence case.

According to the reports, the Uttar Pradesh Police has issued an ultimatum to the absconding accused to surrender, failing which they’ll have to lose their residential properties to auction. This is a few days after the state government bulldozed the house of Prayagraj violence mastermind Javed Ahmed. The Prayagraj administration initiated action to demolish his house on June 12.

Earlier, the authority had issued notice to Ahmed and had asked him to vacate his unlawfully constructed house. The notice also stated that the government had scheduled the demolition of his illegally constructed property. As per the notice further, the house in the Kareli Police Station area was built unlawfully and without approval from the competent authorities. On May 10 of this year, a show-cause notice was also issued in this respect, with the date of hearing set for May 25.

Reportedly, Javed Ahmed failed to appear before the authority, thus the authority issued orders to self-demolish the house by June 12. Javed Ahmed alias Pump is the one who had executed the stone-pelting at the police by pushing the children in the front during the violence in Prayagraj. He used stone-pelting kids as rioters’ shields during the violence. He was arrested on Saturday.

On June 10, violent protests were staged by Islamists in the city of Prayagraj this Friday after the weekly prayers. The city saw heavy stone-pelting on the police forces by Islamists who demanded strict action against ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for her alleged blasphemous remarks.

Strict action is being taken in the case of violence by Islamic fundamentalists in Prayagraj. A case has been registered against 70 accused and 5000 unidentified persons under 29 important sections, and action has been initiated under the Gangster Act and NSA. Meanwhile, the bulldozer action hosted by the state against the illegally constructed houses of the accused is underway in Kanpur and Prayagraj.

Fake news peddler CJ Werleman share misleading old video to label Police as ‘Hindutva radicals,’ Islamists use it to threaten Hindus with bomb blasts

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Fake news peddler CJ Werleman share misleading old video to label Police as ‘Hindutva radicals,’ Islamists use it to threaten Hindus with bomb blasts

Several liberals and Islamist apologists are sharing a misleading video on Twitter in which police can be seen beating a man with a beard wearing a skullcap and Lungi. The video was first posted by serial fake news peddler and Islamist sympathiser CJ Werleman who yet again took to Twitter to put the video to claim that an ‘elderly Muslim’ man was ‘brutally’ assaulted by ‘Hindutva radicalized cops.’

screenshot of Werleman’s tweet

Several other liberals and Islamists joined him in disseminating the video, leading the way. It was shared by Milli Gazette, which claims to be “Indian Muslims’ Leading English Newspaper.” Milli Gazette shared the video writing, “Looks like men in uniform have some personal score to settle.”

Islamist portal Milli Gazette spreading misleading info

Another person to share it was Dr Gagan Bhagat, whose Twitter profile says he is a former MLA from the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference party.

screenshot from Dr Gagan Bhat’s Twitter

A Twitter account with the name Anti-RSS Muslim also shared the video with a hateful message. It reads, “There is an urgent need for 1992 Mumbai type incidents and Indira Gandhi assasin@tion history to repeat in order to control these cow worshipers.”

screenshot from a Twitter handle peddling hate against Hindus and threatening bomb blasts.

However, this video is taken out of context to spread as it is a two-year-old video of the UP Police enforcing the strict lockdown during the first wave of Covid-19 in 2020. The Uttar Pradesh Police clarified the video through the Twitter handle of Bareilly Police. The Bareilly Police replied to the tweet by CJ Werleman asserting that this is an out-of-context video and shows police action towards a group of people who had violated Covid lockdown but the reply was deliberately hidden by him.

Bareilly Police wrote, “Concerned video is from 2020 when the complete lockdown was implemented. Unlawful gathering tried to misbehave with police and police used mild force to disperse the crowd so that COVID infection would not spread.”

The Bareilly Police had also tweeted about the incident in 2020 when some people flaunted the lockdown guidelines and upon action by the police, they crowded a police station in order to attack the police. The police used appropriate force and dispersed the crowd to ensure everyone’s safety.

The fact that Werleman has hidden the reply by Bareilly police shows he doesn’t want his followers to know the truth and wants his false propaganda to spread.

This is not the first time that the Islamist sympathiser CJ Werleman highlighted by Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint has used false news to incite violence and hatred. He shares old videos, and incidents of petty crimes and even sometimes peddles blatant lies to claim to the outside world that the Indian government is selectively targeting only Muslims. He spreads hatred and lies against the Hindus of India.

He continues to spread such bogus news on a daily basis, yet Twitter, shockingly, does not flag his tweets as fraudulent. He claimed on his Twitter profile last year that a group of Hindu men desecrated and demolished a Muslim graveyard in Nathan, India. Which again turned out to be fake.

CJ Werlemen appears to have a particular grudge against Uttar Pradesh, probably because a saffron-clad monk is the Chief Minister of the state. In several tweets, he had mentioned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as a ‘Hindutva terrorist’.

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