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‘What was emergency to curtail fundamental rights of citizens’: Bombay HC questions Maharashtra govt for banning unvaccinated people from local trains

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‘What was emergency to curtail fundamental rights of citizens’: Bombay HC questions Maharashtra govt for banning unvaccinated people from local trains

On Friday 11th February 2022, the Bombay high court instructed the Maharashtra government to submit all files and records pertaining to three Covid-19 standard operating procedures issued in July and August 2021. These orders of SOPs included the restriction on the use of local trains by unvaccinated people. The court also asked the state government what was the need to ban the local trains for unvaccinated people.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik heard a bunch of public interest litigations challenging the prohibition on the use of local trains in the city by unvaccinated persons. The petitioners had put forth in their argument that the move was illegal, arbitrary, and in breach of the citizen’s fundamental right to move freely across the country as guaranteed by Article 19 (1) (d) of the Constitution. The three SOPs issued by the state government on July 15, August 10 and August 11 of 2021 were challenged in these PILs.

Advocate Niles Ojha, the counsel for one of the petitioners, had previously argued that the state govt had failed to apply its mind to the SOPs and discriminated between the vaccinated and unvaccinated persons, as vaccination was not made mandatory by either state or central govt.

In its argument, the state government told the high court bench that the restriction on local train travel had been invoked by the then state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte considering the Covid-19-related emergency at that time. In response to this argument, the bench asked the government to produce the corresponding files.

The court asked the government counsel Anil Anturkar, “What was the emergency that enabled the chief secretary to take a decision all by himself and the fundamental rights of the citizens were curtailed?”

Anturkar said, “At that time, people were dying (of Covid-19), and the chief secretary considered the situation to be that of an emergency.” He further informed the court that the August 10, 2021 SOP had been signed by the state government, which means that the decision was taken by the state executive committee while the other two orders had been signed by Kunte since he was the chairperson of the committee.

On this argument by the government counsel, the high court bench underlined the fact that as per the state’s own records, the secretaries of departments such as home, revenue, finance, and relief and rehabilitation were also among the members of the state executive committee. The court further went on to ask “They (secretaries of the departments mentioned above) probably have offices in the same premises. If it was such an emergency then couldn’t the chief secretary call at least one or two of them?”

The court added, “We need to look into the relevant records and files pertaining to the SOPs under challenge. Let the entire records/files be placed before us on February 21.” The court said that decision of whether to call the chief secretary or not, will be taken only after going through those files.

Rift widens in Punjab Congress, former Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar slams veteran Ambika Soni for ousting him from CM race

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Rift widens in Punjab Congress, former Punjab chief Sunil Jakhar slams veteran Ambika Soni for ousting him from CM race

The Congress party appears to be fracturing further as the sorrow and disappointment of former Punjab Congress president and campaign committee leader Sunil Jakhar’s inability to become CM candidate spills out once more. Sunil Jakhar has slammed Congress veteran Ambika Soni for opposing him for the role of Chief Minister of Punjab.

In a news conference on Friday, Jakhar said that Rahul Gandhi was swayed by Soni’s warning that “Punjab would be lit on fire if Sunil is made CM.” “On September 20, I said that I had got votes of 42 MLAs. I told Ambika Soni ji ‘you have backstabbed Punjab, just like the Akalis’.” Jakhar said in the conference.

“If you were in Rahul ji or Sonia ji’s place and 3-4 senior leaders with 35 years experience in Rajya Sabha says ‘If you make Sunil CM, Punjab will be set on fire,’ then what decision will you take? But Rahul Ji said ‘I know Sunil well’. To prevent even an iota of doubt or anxiety in Punjab, the decision (to make Channi CM) was taken – for Punjab’s good and brotherhood” further said jakhar targeting Soni.

When Charanjit Singh Channi was first picked as the CM to succeed Capt Amarinder Singh, Jakhar was a contender. After Rahul Gandhi named incumbent Charanjit Channi as the Congress’ Punjab CM candidate on February 7, Jakhar announced to quit electoral politics.  Jakhar was also irritated by Navjot Sidhu’s appointment as PCC president, which came after Congress gave down to the wayward politician.

Recently, five of Punjab’s eight Congress Lok Sabha MPs allegedly snubbed Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state on January 27 this year. According to reports citing sources, the five MPs did not find Rahul Gandhi’s leadership sensible and have vowed to leave the party unless Rahul Gandhi surrenders his unofficial presidency.

Punjab politics has been in disarray for a long time. Captain Amarinder Singh resigned as Chief Minister, accusing the Congress party of humiliating him and dubbing Navjot Singh Sidhu a national security danger. Following that, Captain Amarinder Singh launched his own political party in readiness for the forthcoming Punjab Assembly elections.

The Punjab Legislative Assembly elections for 2022 will be held in a single phase on February 20, 2022, with results declared on March 10.

Samajwadi Party supporters peddle fake news claiming a woman died after her ambulance was stopped due to PM Modi’s Saharanpur visit

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Samajwadi Party supporters peddle fake news claiming a woman died after her ambulance was stopped due to PM Modi’s Saharanpur visit

As the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh has started, a false claim was made on social media that a person died on Thursday after the ambulance in which she was travelling was stopped to allow Prime Minister Modi’s convoy in Saharanpur.

Several social media handles associated with the Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal posted social media platforms claiming that the Uttar Police officials kept the ambulance waiting, despite the fact that the woman in the ambulance was at a critical stage. They claimed that the person’s daughter kept on screaming and crying in front of the police, however, they did not let the ambulance go. The patient died in agony in the ambulance itself, their posts said.

Dr Arjun Singh Kashyap, a very influential supporter of the SP-RLD alliance, posted a misleading tweet to make the unverified claim. He posted a video showing a woman approaching some policemen in a police vehicle on the road. From the voices in the video, it is apparent that the cops had stopped the movement of the traffic due to PM Modi’s convoy. However, there is nothing in the video to show that a woman died in an ambulance while being blocked by cops.

The post went viral on the left-liberal social media circles, which have been tweeting the same information to vilify both the Uttar Pradesh police and Prime Minister Modi.

Uttar Pradesh police denied the claim

As the misleading tweet went viral, the Uttar Pradesh police issued a clarification saying that the claim alleging the death of a person in an ambulance during the Prime Minister’s visit to Saharanpur is baseless.

In a tweet, the Uttar Pradesh police said that the daughter informed the policemen on duty about her mother’s dead body in the ambulance and requested passage for it, which was promptly facilitated. UP police quoted a tweet by Saharanpur police, who had issued a detailed rebuttal. Saharanpur police said that during PM Modi’s Saharanpur visit, policemen were on law and order duty at the Dehradoon chowk.

At that moment, an ambulance arrived at the spot and a girl got off from it and approached the cops on duty. She told her that her mother, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital, passed away and her mortal remain is being taken to the home from the hospital. She requested that the ambulance carrying her mother’s body be allowed to let go. The policemen on duty readily accepted this request, and made way for the ambulance through the traffic jam at that location, said Saharanpur police.

Hence, the misleading tweet of a person dying on the streets due to a stoppage during the PM’s convoy is outrightly misleading.

Gujarat: FIR lodged against Hidyat, Jabir and others for threatening, assaulting youths who demanded justice for Kishan Bharwad

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Gujarat: FIR lodged against Hidyat, Jabir and others for threatening, assaulting youths who demanded justice for Kishan Bharwad

Days after the brutal murder of Kishan Bharwad by Islamists on accusations of blasphemy, two Hindu youths were threatened and assaulted for social media posts about the deceased. Two First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered in connection to the cases, reported Desh Gujarat.

A 19-year-old Hindu youth by the name of Akshat Rakeshbhai Sathwara was attacked at his residence by a frenzied Muslim mob of 10-15 people. Sathwara, a resident of Mahesana district of Gujarat, had posted a status about the deceased Kishan Bharwad on Instagram about 2 weeks ago. Aggrieved by his social media post, Islamists named Hidyayat Bahelim, Jabir Bahelim and 10-15 others laid siege on the victim’s house.

Sathwara was brutally thrashed by the mob and his house was vandalised. Desh Gujarat reported that the Islamists broke his toilet door and damaged properties worth ₹4000. They also abused the victim with the choicest of expletives and threatened him with murder if he dared to post again about Kishan Bharwad on social media. Sathwara was rescued by his parents, uncle and aunt.

The victim had filed a complaint with the Khedalu police, following which a First Information Report was registered against Hidyayat, Jabir and others under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 427 (mischief causing damage of ₹50), 447 (criminal trespass), 504 (provocation) and 506 (2) (criminal intimidation).

Minor Hindu boy threatened for social media story on Lord Ram

In a separate case, a 17-year-old minor Hindu boy was threatened with physical harm by an Islamist named Bahelim Hamid for a social media post on Lord Ram. Desh Gujarat reported that Hamid called the victim on February 9 at around 5 pm in the evening. The accused threatened the minor boy to remove his Instagram story about Hinduism and Lord Ram or warned him of a ‘huge fight.’

He had asked the victim to meet him at night. Hamid had called him several times but the boy was too scared to pick up the call. On informing about the matter to his parents, a complaint was lodged at the Kheralu police station. Hamid, who is a resident of Hatadiya in Kheralu was then booked by the police under IPC Section 507 (criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication).

Kishan Bharwad murder case

Kishan Bharwad, a Dhandhuka youth, was shot and killed by two bike-borne assailants on January 25, 2022, after he published a social media post with a visual image of Prophet Muhammad. Muslims find the image of Prophet Muhammad insulting, and Islamists accept and promote the execution of individuals who commit such “blasphemy.”

At least six clerics have been arrested across India in the aftermath of Kishan Bharwad’s murder. So far, eight persons have been arrested in connection with the case. Multiple agencies are looking into the matter, and they believe it is part of a broader plot.

Gujarat: BSF nabs 6 Pakistani intruders hiding in Bhuj after detecting 11 Pakistani boats in the Harami Nalla area

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Gujarat: BSF nabs 6 Pakistani intruders hiding in Bhuj after detecting 11 Pakistani boats in the Harami Nalla area

In a massive crackdown on Pakistan’s intrusion in Gujarat, the Bhuj unit of Border Security Forces (BSF) has apprehended 6 Pakistani nationals in the creek area of Harami Nalla of Bhuj. This is a day after the BSF detected intrusion of Pakistani fishing boats and seized at least eleven of them. BSF had launched a search operation for intruders after spotting the Pakistani boats in the area.

According to the statements issued by the BSF, the Pakistani boats were spotted by the BSF Bhuj unit during routine drone surveillance of the Harami Nalla area. The unit also launched a massive search operation in the 300 sq km area along the India-Pakistan border and deployed its specialized unit of ‘Creek Crocodile Commandos’.

The Creek Crocodile Commandos were deployed from an Indian Air Force helicopter to search the hiding fishermen in the creek area of Bhuj. The BSF informed that three groups of commandos were airdropped by Indian Air Force helicopters from three different directions to close in on where the intruders were hiding.

The commandos on Wednesday seized eight boats and three more boats were seized on Thursday. The BSF Gujarat in its tweet informed that the commandos closed in where the Pakistani nationals were hiding. “The extreme marshy area, mangroves and tidal waters made the task of the troops challenging”, it added.

According to the reports, it has been 30 hours, the operation is still underway. GS Malik, IPS, IG BSF Gujarat Frontier, who had reached Kutch early in the morning from Gandhinagar, is personally monitoring the massive search operation.

‘For 35 years, no girl was wearing hijab, they came with CFI lawyer, insisted on wearing hijab in class’: Udupi College principal

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‘For 35 years, no girl was wearing hijab, they came with CFI lawyer, insisted on wearing hijab in class’: Udupi College principal

In response to the recent hijab controversy where a group of Muslim students have been adamant about violating the uniform dress code and wearing Islamic attire inside classrooms, Karnataka’s Udupi College principal Rudre Gowda has weighed in reportedly stating that no one has requested for hijab for 35 years. The principal also stated that religious attire, such as the hijab, was permitted on campus but not inside the classroom.

In an interview to India today, he said, “Not two, but for the last 35 years there was no hijab in college. We allow them to come to the college wearing it but not inside the classroom. During class hours, all students have to be in uniform with no hijab. Only after December 27, they said they wanted to wear the hijab in the classroom.”

All that was being done, according to Gowda, was to maintain classroom homogeneity. Gowda stated that on December 27, some Muslim girls had come with people they claimed as their parents. He had then spoken to the students and the guardians and the girls were convinced to follow the uniform dress code. On the following day, they came with some people and first said they are parents, then said they are ‘cousins’.

The principal further stated that on Day 3, the Muslim girls had come with a CFI lawyer and some members of the CFI student union.

Gowda asserted that the day CFI came with the students, they were very aggressive in their approach. “The CFI was already aggressive towards me in class on day 3. We told them there is a discipline in college. We don’t have to talk to CFI. We will talk to their families (of the protesting students). We requested them [CFI] to let the girls study and not force them.” he said.

According to Gowda, the majority of parents spoke with management and were convinced, but they were frightened to take a step back since things had progressed too far and children were not listening to them. “We told the parents they should convince the children. If they don’t listen to their parents, who will they listen to? Is there any meaning to this? We told the parents that if they are not listening to them, they are listening to outsiders.” he added.

The principal of the Udupi PU College also stated that looking at the behaviour and the statements given by the Muslim girls, it is clear to him that they are being influenced by ‘external elements’ like the CFI.

Notably, the Campus Front of India (CFI), the controversial student arm of the militant Islamist organization Popular Front of India, has been linked in stirring the hijab dispute in Udupi, Karnataka.

It is notable here that the college authorities have stated that there are over 100 Muslim students in the institution and most of them are attending classes peacefully. Only some particular girls have been adamant about wearing hijab in violation of the existing dress code.

Karnataka: Mob in Davangere stabs a person for posts on Hijab controversy, another mob pelts stone at police officials

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Karnataka: Mob in Davangere stabs a person for posts on Hijab controversy, another mob pelts stone at police officials

A Muslim mob attacked a person and stabbed him for allegedly uploading a post against hijab on his WhatsApp status. The incident has occurred in Malebennur town of Davangere district on Wednesday.

According to the reports, Dileep Malagimane, who runs a store near Gigali circle in Malebennur town, was attacked by a mob of 300 persons from the Muslim community, who dragged him out of the store and brutally attacked him over a post he had uploaded on WhatsApp wherein supported the ban on hijab.

The enraged mob assaulted the police officials, who had rushed to the spot to rescue the victim. The police

A few policemen, who rushed to Dileep’s rescue, were also manhandled. The police have now registered cases against the mob and have arrested a few of them. The police have issued prohibitory orders in Harihar taluk, including Malebennur, till midnight on Friday.

Mob marches with weapons, thrash son and older-age mother for social media post on hijab

In a similar incident in Nallur village of Davangere district, another mob of Muslims have attacked a person and his 60-year-old mother for their alleged posts on social media on the hijab controversy. The 25-year-old Naveen and his 60-year-old mother Sarojamma were assaulted by the mob, who ransacked their house.

The CCTV image has captured the incident that shows how angry Muslims carrying weapons were marching towards the residence of Naveen.

The son-mother duo has been shifted to a hospital in Shimoga after they sustained severe injuries. Following the attacks by the Muslim mob, there was a tense situation in the village. Local MLA and the police officials rushed to the spot and urged the villagers to maintain peace in the area.

Muslim mob protests outside police station, vandalises police van

Tension gripped Harihar taluk after a mob damaged police jeep during the protest by Muslims demanding the arrest of a man who allegedly posted offensive remarks against the community.

According to the reports, the mob protested in front of the town police station demanding the arrest of the youth for allegedly putting out posts against religious memorials. Later, the police arrested the accused. The leaders of the Muslim community rushed to the spot and requested the mobs to return to their homes.

However, the mob did not stop protesting outside the police station. The mob also pelted stones at the police station, damaging the vehicles. The mob demanded that the police hand over the accused to their custody.

Deputy SP Basavaraj asked people not to take the law into their hands and said that police would take action against those who go against the law. The police have deployed more security to handle the situation.

‘Either hang them or give them to me, I will kill them’, Rupesh Pandey’s mother demands capital punishment for killers of her son

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‘Either hang them or give them to me, I will kill them’, Rupesh Pandey’s mother demands capital punishment for killers of her son

The distraught mother of Rupesh Pandey, a 17-year-old Hindu youth who was killed by an Islamist mob during the Saraswati Puja Visarjan procession in Jharkhand, has demanded justice for her minor son’s brutal murder. She has demanded that the culprits be hanged. Rupesh Pandey was lynched by a mob of Islamists in the middle of a ruckus that emerged when a Saraswati Visarjan procession was passing from Lakhna Dulmaha Imambada of the Nai Taand village in Hazaribagh on February 6.

In a video, the devastated mother, who lost her young son to a bloodthirsty Islamist mob, for no fault of his own, is heard saying: “I don’t want anything else, simply return my son to me. They have taken away the apple of our eye. We cannot bear the loss, we are going crazy. So far, no concrete action has been taken by the police. I’m alone. My son was my only hope. I do not keep well. Somehow we were making ends meet”.

Rupesh’s mother recalled receiving a call from a doctor on the day of the incident, informing her that her son was lying unconscious. When she arrived, the cops refused to let her see Rupesh, she claimed.

Remembering her minor son, Rupesh’s mother said brusquely: “Either hang the culprits or give them to me. I will kill them. Just like they tortured and brutally hacked my son to death, I would kill them too.”

Another family member stated that the police were bribed, which is why no action was taken in the matter. She said that if Rupesh’s killers are not arrested and awarded death sentence in the next 24 hours, all the women would take to the streets to protest. “Look for them and present them before us. A family member of the culprit’s family should also be executed, just like my son was”, lamented another lady from Rupesh’s family.

Lynching of Rupesh Pandey dicsussed in the Parliament

Sanjay Seth, a BJP MP from Ranchi, broached the subject in parliament, describing the heinous murder of the minor youth as a case of mob lynching.

“Incidents of mob lynching are increasing continually in Jharkhand,” he stated in Parliament. “The entire state is filled with a sense of doom and gloom. Intellectuals who protest and burn candles are deafeningly quiet. Rupesh Pandey, a victim of mob lynching, deserves to be compensated. As a result, the matter should be investigated by the CBI,” the BJP MP added.

Demanding justice for Rupesh Kumar Pandey in the Parliament, BJP MP Sunil Kumar Singh said:

MP Sunil Singh further said: “The hooliganism was fostered in such a way that internet services had to be snapped in Hazaribagh and adjoining areas of Giridih, Chatra, and Ramgarh, only to be restored yesterday. Through this platform, I’d like to ask the Home Ministry whether those who constitute the majority of the country have the freedom to practise their religion or not. Because the manner the horrible executions in Jharkhand are carried out is based on communalism. Speaker sir, I’m also stating this because people with such a dual character, who are seeking for votes by wearing a janeu and visting various temples in Uttar Pradesh and travelling to the banks of the Ganges, are putting on a cruel front by sitting in power in Jharkhand. This must come to an end.”

In Giridih, Jharkhand, a procession was also held to seek justice for Rupesh Kumar Pandey. ‘Hemant Soren Gaddi Chhod’ (Hemant Soren step down) slogans were raised throughout the procession. There was also a demand that the killers be hanged.

Candlelight march held in multiple cities in protest murder of minor Hindu boy by Islamists 

Earlier in the day, OpIndia reported how candle marches were organized in various cities of Jharkhand in protest of Rupesh Pandey’s murder by Islamists during Saraswati Visarjan. Moreover, hundereds of Hindus have taken to the streets demandng capital punishment for the killers of Rupesh Pandey. In Jamua of Giridih, Vishwa Hindu Parishad protested against the murder of Rupesh Pandey in Barhi by taking out a candle march on Thursday evening. 

People raised slogans for Rupesh Pandey and demanded justice. They questioned the government about the law and order in the state. A tribute meeting was organized at Jamua Chowk. People offered flowers to Rupesh’s photograph and prayed for his soul to attain Sadgati.

People have warned that if strict action is not taken against the culprits, the protests will be more aggressive.

Social media users have also been demanding justice for the deceased minor by trending hashtag #JusticeForRupeshPanday.

A crime report has been registered against 27 accused Muslims and 100 other unknowns and several leaders have come in the front to support the family of the boy. On 10th February 2022, various cities and towns in Jharkhand witnessed the outrage of the Hindu community over this incident of lynching by Islamists.

Pakistan: Shiranwali Mata Hindu temple in Rohri looted, vandalized by Islamists, caught on CCTV

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Pakistan: Shiranwali Mata Hindu temple in Rohri looted, vandalized by Islamists, caught on CCTV

In another attack against the minority Hindus in Pakistan, a Hindu temple in Rohri, Sindh Province was looted and vandalized by religious extremists earlier this month. They also looted the cash and gold at the Shiran Wali Mata Hindu temple and destroyed 5 idols of Hindu deities.

Voice of Pakistan Minority, the non-profit organization committed to protecting minority rights in Pakistan tweeted about the incident and demanded the protection of religious places of the Hindu community in Pakistan.

Meanwhile, CCTV footage of the desecration and robbery has gone viral on social media.

According to the reports, the Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) condemned the attack and has recommended the formation of a special committee to work as a vigilant forum and keep track of the cases of violence against minorities.

Attack, loot and vandalisation of the temple of minority Hindus has been rampant in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Earlier on January 27, Pakistani authorities had razed to ground the under construction Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Tharparker district of Sindh province. Also, in the year 2020, during Navratri, the unidentified miscreants had damaged the head of the idol of Hinglaj Mata, besides smashing the face of Her Vaahan.

It is important to note that in year 2021, the Pakistan SC had slammed the authorities for failing to stop the demolition of a Hindu temple in remote towns of Pakistan. “A Hindu temple was demolished, and just think what they must have felt. Imagine what would have been the reaction of Muslims, had a mosque been demolished,” the Chief Justice had said when hundreds of people with sticks had attacked a Hindu temple in Bhung of Rahimyar Khan district and the authorities had backed it by saying ‘it was to protect the Hindu families staying around the temple’.

The International community has also repeatedly slammed Pakistan for not taking stringent measures to protect its minority communities, despite the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan vowing to protect them on numerous occasions.

Uttar Pradesh: 22-year-old girl murdered, buried in a septic tank by accused Rajol Singh, son of former SP Minister late Fateh Bahadur Singh

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Uttar Pradesh: 22-year-old girl murdered, buried in a septic tank by accused Rajol Singh, son of former SP Minister late Fateh Bahadur Singh

In yet another horrific incident, a 22-year-old girl was found murdered at the Ashram of late former Samajwadi Party Minister Fateh Bahadur Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. The Police has recovered the body of the girl buried in the property of the accused who has been identified as Rajol Singh, son of late Samajwadi Party minister Fateh Bahadur Singh.

The girl’s family had accused Rajol Singh for abducting and murdering the 22 year old girl on December 8. The Police had then lodged a missing person’s FIR in the case and arrested Singh on the basis complaint by the family.

According to the Unnao Police, the buried body was recovered from a septic tank from a plot near Singh’s Ashram in Kabba Kheda area of the district. ASP Shashi Shekhar said that the Police had started investigating the case after the complaint was registered in December. “Rajol had called the girl to the Ashram and killed her with the help of his friends. Later they covered the body and buried it into the septic tank. The case is more than just a murder. We are further investigating”, he added.

The girl’s mother, Rita Devi in her statement to the media has however alleged that the Police did not cooperate in the case. “My daughter was kidnapped by Rajol Singh 50 days ago while she was in the Unnao market. I told them (Police) that she was trapped inside the Ashram. They did not pay attention and instead said that the girl was adult and would come back herself. They also did not allow me to go to the Ashram. I knew my daughter was inside. The Police stopped answering to my calls. And now three months later, they’ve pulled her dead body out”, the mother cried.

She added that the Police Inspector Prem Narayan Dixit had accompanied her to the Ashram earlier to investigate the case. “He looked into the entire Ashram but deliberately avoided the room that was close by. He said that the room had nothing to do with the Ashram. He didn’t let me also go there. The Police knew where my daughter was but avoided to take action then”, she alleged.

It is pertinent to note that on January 24, the girl’s mother had tried to attempt suicide by jumping in front of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s vehicle. She was seen demanding action against the accused. Several videos the woman had gone viral then. The Police had interrogated Rajol Singh on February 4 for eight hours in which he revealed his companion Suraj as his accomplice. Police have arrested Suraj now.

The accused Rajol Singh was in love with the girl but was rejected by her as he was much older. In retaliation, he along with his friends killed the girl and buried her in the Ashram built by his father. Reports mention that Rajol Singh is not a member of the Samajwadi Party but has history of encashing the power of his father’s position.

The Police has assured the family to punish all the accused in the case. So far one person has been arrested. Investigations are underway.

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