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Rahul Gandhi on ‘personal trip’ to Italy, second foreign trip in a month’s time

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Rahul Gandhi on ‘personal trip’ to Italy, second foreign trip in a month’s time

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has yet again left India for a ‘short personal trip’, reportedly to Italy. As the Wayanad MP is not in India, his Punjab rally has been postponed. It is noteworthy that Gandhi’s trip to Italy has come at the time when all political parties are gearing up on campaigns and rallies for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states scheduled for early next year.

ANI quoted Congress leader Randeep Surjewala, saying, “Rahul Gandhi is on a brief personal visit. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its media friends should not spread rumours unnecessarily.” Gandhi was scheduled to kick start the campaign in Punjab with the party rally in district Moga on January 3. The rally would most likely get postponed. Reports suggest that Congress would not start its campaigning in Punjab before Gandhi’s return to India.

Gandhi’s previous trip was almost a month-long

Just before Diwali, Rahul Gandhi had vanished again, reportedly to London. On November 5, it was reported that Gandhi was on a ‘long vacation’. He returned after almost a month, just before the winter session commenced in the Parliament. At that time, BJP took a dig at Gandhi and questioned his trip to London.

Gandhi is often seen as a full-time traveller than a politician. In December 2020, he left for Italy on the 136th foundation day of his party. His party leaders could not settle on one explanation and further made themselves a target for opposition and media. In October 2019, fifteen days before the assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, Gandhi had left, reportedly for Bangkok.

Interestingly, Gandhi also has a history of skipping important party events. In November 2019, Congress had planned as many as 35 press conferences across the country against union govt’s policies, but Gandhi, who allegedly gave directions for the press conferences, skipped them himself.

In May 2019, before the counting of votes of the parliamentary elections, Rahul Gandhi skipped an important meeting held by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in which they had planned to decide on a PM candidate and flew to London for a holiday. From missing out on budget sessions in 2018 to vanishing for trips to Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam in 2015, the Congress leader seems more interested in travelling than showing support to his party. Not to forget, he had a history of skipping SPG security for his abroad visits that led to revoking the security by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

It is notable here that Rahul Gandhi’s foreign visits are always shrouded in mystery. He never shares the news of travelling abroad in the media or never even shares pictures from his numerous foreign trips. While the party machinery is busy prepping him as the PM candidate and party president, his frequent ‘vanishing acts’ raise only suspicion and speculations on the minds of people.

‘Liberal’ elite is dehumanizing Indians, and why it no longer makes sense to argue with liberals

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‘Liberal’ elite is dehumanizing Indians, and why it no longer makes sense to argue with liberals

The Wall Street Journal says that they are products of a “baby factory.”

A columnist for the Atlantic says that they are “termites”

Bloomberg’s “big take” is that they are responsible for spreading the deadly Delta variant across the world.

And the New York Times says Christianity is under attack because of them.

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And this is just from the last one week. This is the bile that has been poured on Indians during that time — and probably not even all of it. Baby factory? Termites? Would this kind of language be acceptable against any other demographic group?

The signs are all there. The dehumanization of Indians is reaching a climax. The New York Times should recognize what is happening here. After all, they and their Nazi collaborating Berlin bureau chief Guido Enderis were the international public relations wing of the Nazi Party.

Indians need to wake up and take note. The global liberal elite and the Chinese Communist Party have found their common enemy — India. An open democratic society, the vast majority of them the people of color and belonging to a several thousand years old indigenous faith that is not part of Christianity, Islam or Communism. We are an anomaly. We were not supposed to make it this far, all the way to the 21st century. They thought they had already taken care of us through conversion, colonialism and communism. Our culture was supposed to be in a museum by now. Most of our surviving people, if any, were supposed to be living on reservations.

Not only did we survive, but we are also now on the world stage, demanding great power status. Hence the onslaught.

So, what are they trying to do to us? Read again the samples at the beginning of the article. The most explicit dehumanizing language such as “baby factory” or “termites” comes from Sadanand Dhume and Vidya Krishnan. Because they have Indian names, they can go much further in the hatred. In fact, if you read the article in the Wall Street Journal, the expression “baby factory” does not actually come from Dhume. It comes from an American “expert” with no Indian heritage. Through his tweet, it seems Dhume has to put his Indian heritage as a protective screen between us and the racist American “expert.”

Yeah, it is pathetic, but who cares about that? There are over 1.3 billion people of Indian heritage across the world. They are always going to find folks willing to perform the lowest most dishonourable tasks, presumably even at bargain-basement prices.

For us, what matters is the takeaway. The first takeaway here is that you cannot afford to be fooled just because the anti-India rhetoric is coming from someone with an Indian name.

The second takeaway is that they are playing on what they see as our faultlines. Observe that the Wall Street Journal does not refer to *all* Indians as products of a baby factory. Only those from the northern part of the country. Or as they would say, “North India,” with the first letter of both words capitalized, sounding like it is the name of a separate country. The distinction matters. Remember that these writers are generally paid by the word. So every word is chosen carefully.

Third, they have a comprehensive strategy for tackling India, which very much includes the Indian diaspora. The Indian diaspora is successful, has money and deep family ties back in India. Many are now second generation, with even the third generation coming of age. The only narrative they have ever heard on India is from the New York Times. They will dismiss any soft corner that grandpa may have for India as just that, a soft corner. The near-monopoly of anti-India voices in the global media now sees these people as force multipliers against India.

And if nothing else works, they will be threatened. The undercurrent of extortion is not so subtle in the tweet from the Atlantic columnist. Such nice lives you Indian diaspora got there, attending prestigious schools, working good jobs and creating wealth. Would be a shame if people were to suddenly start calling you “termites.” Better open your wallet and “donate.”

Next, the campaign against India is being framed in terms of a religious war. The New York Times full-page feature on “Crackdown on Christianity” leaves no room for doubt. This kind of false flag is an old strategy, really. When Hitler was about to invade Poland, he planted stories in liberal media about attacks on ethnic Germans in Poland. And then, the Nazis argued that they were just coming to the rescue of innocents. In fact, the New York Times bureau chief even went on to say that it was Poland that had invaded Germany. Yes, the New York Times has a long history of being a Nazi mouthpiece.

Finally, we have to understand that liberals are not interested in hearing our views, nor in arguing with us. There are two reasons for this and they feed into each other. First, liberal elites think they are so well informed that no sensible person could possibly disagree with them. It comes from a lifetime of living in a cocoon of liberal privilege. The second reason of course is that the liberal elite is entering this arena with the mentality of fighting a war. That too, a religious war: crusade, jihad or revolution. Pick your favourite term, because they are all the same really. Whoever listens to their opponent during a war? In fact, if you are ever trying to argue with a liberal, remember that this is their response.

Taliban fighters broke into laughter when asked about women representation in the government.

I have some bad news. Folks, they have declared war on us. And just like the Nazi mouthpieces at the New York Times did in World War 2, global media is calling the victim as the aggressor, and the aggressor as the victim.

Mumbai: Pastor sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor boy in church

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Mumbai: Pastor sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor boy in church

A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday sentenced a pastor to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy at a church in suburban Dadar in Mumbai in 2015.

The convict, Father Johnson Lawrence, was found guilty of violations of the relevant provisions of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO).

As per the prosecution, the minor boy was sexually assaulted twice by the pastor from the duration between August to November 2015.

In his statement to the police, the victim said he had gone to the church in Dadar’s Shivaji Nagar with his brother on November 27, 2015. He was called inside by the pastor after the prayers on the pretext of keeping a box following which the priest closed the door from the inside and sexually assaulted him, the victim told the police.

The boy further added that the pastor committed a similar act a few months earlier as well. A similar statement was made by the minor boy before the magistrate.

Christian pastor arrested in Andhra Pradesh for sexually harassing minor Dalit girls

Earlier in November 2021, a Christian pastor was arrested for sexual harassment of minor Dalit girls in a church in Andhra Pradesh. OpIndia reached out to Prerna Thiruvaipati, SC-ST Women & Child Rights Activist and Dalit Researcher for details about the case. Thiruvaipati had approached NCPCR as Police was not registering the case and allegedly trying to get the matter settled outside the court of Law.

Prerna said that the incident took place on October 6, 2021, in the Church premises. On October 7, the mothers of the two minor girls, who are 8-year-old and 6-year-old respectively, approached Police to file a complaint against Pastor Ravindra Prasanna Kumar and his female accomplice, who was present inside the Covenant Church at the time of the incident of sexual molestation occurred. Notably, both girls do not have a father.

She added that the Sub-Inspector Maruthi of Chagallamarri Mandal Police Station allegedly refused to file a complaint in the matter. The mothers further alleged that the SI had accepted a bribe of Rs. 1 lakh from the accused. He also tried to pursue the mothers to resolve the matter outside the court of Law.

But later a complaint was registered after the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) intervened in the case. On the intervening night of November 12 and November 13, Kurnool Police arrested Pastor Father Uppalapati Ravindra Prasanna Kumar of Chatthiveedu Gramam Chagallamarri Mandal, District Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, for allegedly sexually harassing two minor SC girls in the Church premises.

Madras HC bans liquor sale in Puducherry for 3 hours on new year night in the wake of 2 omicron cases who have recovered

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Madras HC bans liquor sale in Puducherry for 3 hours on new year night in the wake of 2 omicron cases who have recovered

In a major blow to the spirit of December 31 partygoers in Puducherry, the Madras High Court has ordered a ban on the sale of liquor from 10 PM to 1 AM on the new year night. The High Court imposed this temporary ban on alcoholic beverages due to the scare of the omicron variant of Coronavirus.

A holiday special division bench consisting of justices S Vaidyanathan and D Bharatha Chakravarthy issued the interim orders on a PIL that had sought a ban on New Year celebrations in the Union Territory. The bench ruled that there shouldn’t be any sale of alcohol during the said time window in Bars, Bars attached restaurants/ hotels or any other places for public consumption.

The High Court stated that generally such orders are not passed, especially in a tourist destination like Puducherry, but the fact that two cases of omicron has been reported from the UT is concerning enough to order a complete ban on liquor during the peak of the new year parties. The court issued the order despite the fact that both patients of omicron variant Covid-19 have already recovered.

Apart from the liquor ban, the court also ordered that any person who has not taken two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine should not be allowed in public places after 7 PM on 31st December. The court said that if officials and police demand vaccine certificates from people in public, the same must be produced. The bench further ordered the govt to ensure that celebrities are not allowed to participate in functions in public places.

While the Puducherry govt made desperate pleas to the court to allow celebrations and sale of liquor till 12.30, the court didn’t agree. Govt counsel D Mala said that the ban on liquors sale and restrictions on celebrations would badly affect the revenue of the government, adding that the govt had prepared a comprehensive plan for ensuring COVID norms are adhered to in a strict manner. She requested for exemption till 12.30 am saying that tourists including foreigners have already arrived for the new year parties.

However, the court said that the ban is only for three hours and it will not affect revenue.

The court also noted that the Puducherry Government has already decided to impose a curfew in Puducherry from 1 AM to 5 AM on 1st January 2022, and asked the citizens to show responsibility, cooperate with the government and prevent the spread of pandemic.

Anti-CAA propaganda, dubious links with China, and spiteful lies: The sordid shenanigans of NGO director Jo Chopra and her husband Ravi Chopra

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Anti-CAA propaganda, dubious links with China, and spiteful lies: The sordid shenanigans of NGO director Jo Chopra and her husband Ravi Chopra

Recently, Jo Chopra McGowan, a Director of a rather unremarkable NGO Latika Roy Foundation, came under the spotlight for propagating canards about the Uttarakhand government in order to malign Hindus. In a Twitter post, McGowan, who is a US citizen, proclaimed that the Uttarakhand government had banned Christmas celebrations in the state.

In a classic example of how the left-liberal intelligentsia has always spread hatred maligning Hindus, the NGO founder had Tweeted on December 25: “Shopping yesterday in Dehradun – this state where #Christmas has been banned. In every shop, every person I met greeted me with a smile and a “Merry Christmas, Ma’am”. Sorry, #Hindutva. You can’t win. Indians are too open, too kind, too cool for your silly agenda of hate.”

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As it turned out, the lies peddled by McGowan were promptly called out by the Uttarakhand police as well as several users on Twitter. Spooked by reactions to her deceitful post and possibly fearing police action, McGowan removed the tweet and issued an apology, though it appeared insincere and not rooted in genuine remorse. 

Jo Chopra’s husband Ravi Chopra headed China-related committee while receiving donations from China, Twitter user alleges

Amidst the brouhaha over McGowan’s patently misleading post defaming the Uttarakhand government, stark details pertaining to the NGO director and her family have come to the fore. According to a Twitter user who goes by the handle @vijaygajera, McGowan, who routinely peddles anti-Modi propaganda, receives funding for her NGO from foreign countries, including China.

Interestingly, Jo Chopra and her husband Ravi Chopra both run separate NGOs and receive funding from foreign countries. Their son is married into a Chinese family, Vijay said in a Twitter thread posted by him detailing the shenanigans of the NGO director and her husband. 

While receiving foreign funding, including that from China, is not unusual, what raises eyebrows is the fact that Ravi Chopra headed two govt-appointed committees, one of them related to road construction in a border state with China. 

In a subsequent tweet, Patel said Ravi Chopra was appointed head of the committee on the Chardham Road project, adding that he was against the proposed idea of broadening the width of the road, whereas in his committee 12 people were in support of a 12-meter wide road.

Chopra also headed a committee on hydropower plants in Uttarakhand and had recommended dropping them in a report submitted in Supreme Court in 2014. 

At a time when China is rapidly building infrastructure along its border with India and hostilities between the two countries are at an all-time high, the Supreme Court had appointed Ravi Chopra as head of the committee dealing on matters related to China, said Patel, highlighting funding he receives from China and his son’s Chinese connections. 

Besides, Ravi Chopra is also a part of the leftist cabal that includes the likes of Harsh Mander, Prashant Bhushan, Teesta Setalvad etc. Ravi Chopra was one of the many signatories to a petition floated by leftists against the Central government. Chopra was also among the signatories who urged the Supreme Court to reconsider contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan. 

Patel further claims that when the BJP-led government started their work towards national security and stopped giving him importance, the leftist media organisation took the initiative of promoting Ravi Chopra as the Chairperson of the Char Dham Pariyojana. 

Jo Chopra had fuelled misapprehensions about CAA, urged protesters to join anti-CAA insurrection

In addition to this, Ravi Chopra’s wife, Jo Chopra, has also peddled misapprehensions about the Citizenship Amendment Act, driving a wedge between different religions and stoking unfounded fears that CAA would disenfranchise Muslims. 

It is also notable to mention that Jo Chopra McGowan, who lied that Christmas festivities are prohibited in Uttarakhand, is a US citizen. But this did not stop McGowan from fanning misgivings about the Citizenship Amendment Act that enables fast track the citizenship process of religious persecuted minorities from three neighbouring countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who came to India as refugees on or before December 31, 2014.

Uttarakhand Police responds to fake news peddled by US citizen and NGO director Jo Chopra

Earlier yesterday, after Jo Chopra peddled fake news about Christmas celebrations being banned in Uttarakhand, the state police took to Twitter to refute allegations levelled by the Latika Roy Foundation director. Through the official Twitter handle, the Uttarakhand police wrote in Hindi which roughly translated as: “Nowhere in the state was there a prohibition on the Christmas festival. This event has been enthusiastically celebrated by the Christian brethren throughout the state. It is an appeal to all of you not to pay heed to the rumours that are tainted by such religious malpractices. Here, in the state of Uttarakhand, as per the Constitution of India, all religions are respected equally.”

Uttarakhand Police’s tweet was in response to the fake news concocted by Jo Chopra where she alleged that Christmas is banned in Uttarakhand so that she could accuse the Hindus of being intolerant towards people of other communities. Her shenanigans, however, did not go unnoticed. Soon after Jo Chopra took to Twitter to spew venom on Hinduism by spreading the fake news, several Twitter users called her out for defaming Hindus and asked her to immediately delete her Tweet and render an apology.

Karnataka govt to bring bill to free temples from govt control, announces CM Basavaraj Bommai

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Karnataka govt to bring bill to free temples from govt control, announces CM Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced that his government is initiating steps to free Hindu temples from government control. There has been a growing demand to free Hindu temples from government control, and this can be considered as a victory for that movement in one key state.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday said that the Karnataka government will free Hindu temples from laws and rules that require the temple managements to seek permission from the govt to utilise their income for development. He informed the state govt will bring a bill to this effect before the budget session of the assembly.

The CM said that under the new law, there will only be some regulations for functioning of the temples, and there will be no government control over them. He informed that the temples will be allowed to manage their own affairs. He made the announcement at the BJP state executive meeting in Hubli.

“Temples that have suffered under the hands of officers and bureaucrats will be freed. They will from now look after their own development. We are planning to bring in a new bill in the next cabinet wherein temples will be freed from state control. Except for regulation, they will manage their own affairs,” the CM said.

CM Basavaraj Bommai also added not just the anti-conversion bill will not just become a law, but a special task force will also be constituted to implement it properly. Refuting the Congress claim that it will scrap the law if it comes to power, he said that “the law ensuring freedom for all to practice their religion will remain permanently.”

Taliban terrorists smash harmonium and sentence a TV to death, because ‘music is haram’

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Taliban terrorists smash harmonium and sentence a TV to death, because ‘music is haram’

The Taliban hates musical instruments and often end up smashing them every now and then. In a recent video that has been going viral on social media platforms, Taliban terrorists could be seen destroying harmonium and other musical instruments.

The video was shared by Hamza Azhar Salam, a journalist from Pakistan. In the tweet, he wrote that though the Taliban was destroying the musical instruments, things could change in future.

He gave the example of Maulvis in Pakistan, who were against TV, Radio and other modes of entertainment but started using them to spread their propaganda.

In another video, shared by Natiq Malikzada from Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists could be seen making a man take an oath never to watch TV again. Later, the Taliban radical pronounced its judgement and sentenced the TV to death, and immediately carries out the execution, by smashing it. While the TV died in front of the crowd, everyone cheered.

The Taliban, however, do not seem to consider things like mobile phones, video cameras, Twitter, and the internet in general as ‘haram’ or anti-Islamic. They use them in plenty to spread their propaganda. The problem, it seems, is when the general public uses any device for some entertainment.

Taliban and its brutal history against entertainment

This is not the first time the Taliban was seen taking such strong steps against the modes of entertainment. Since they took over Afghanistan, one of the main aims have been revolving around destroying the modes of entertainment. In September this year, it was reported that Taliban terrorists destroyed several musical instruments, including Tabla, Piano and many others. 25 years ago, when the Taliban came to power, they had banned music and sports.

When they took over the country, the Taliban had set some theme parks on fire.

Many music students of Afghanistan fled the country after the Taliban took over to save their lives. They have taken refuge in Doha and Portugal.

The devastating flood of Kedarnath and Vijendra Singh Rathore’s 19-month long quest to find his wife

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The devastating flood of Kedarnath and Vijendra Singh Rathore’s 19-month long quest to find his wife

Sometimes, tragedies lay down the foundation for unforgettable stories. One such tale found its origin in the devastating 2013 flood of Kedarnath Dham that killed over 5,700 people, and over 3,00,000 people were affected. The Kedarnath Dham has been rebuilt, and it looks mesmerizing. However, the stories of that flood still haunt countless families. But amidst those stories, one story can melt your heart. The hero of this story is Vijendra Singh Rathore and his wife, Leela of Alwar, Rajasthan.

On June 17, 2013, Leela urged Vijendra to take the Char Dham Yatra. Vijendra, who worked at a travel agency, booked the tickets for Kedarnath. The couple stayed at a lodge near the temple. On the day of the flood, Vijendra went out of the lodge for a few minutes. The floods came without any warning and took away the lives of thousands. Before Vijendra could understand anything, everything around him was changed. He barely managed to save himself.

After the flood passed, he looked around and could see dead bodies and people screaming for help. Without any hesitation or concern for his own life, he ran towards the lodge to check on his wife. When he reached there, the scenes were devastating. Everything was destroyed, and there was no sign of his wife, Leela. He helplessly looked around while thinking she should be alive. “She is alive. I know she is alive,” constantly played in his head. The person whom he loved for years could not leave him like that. He could not imagine that his wife could have died in the floods.

Vijendra had a habit of keeping his wife’s photograph in his wallet. For the next few days, he kept trying to find his wife around Kedarnath but failed. While everyone in his family started to believe Leela was no more, Vijendra did not agree with them.

After two weeks from the incident, the relief work was in full swing. He met several army officials in search of his wife but could not find any information about her. They concluded that she was swept away in flood. Vijendra again disagreed with them.

When Vajindra came back home, his daughters were devastated to know what had happened to their mother. He again told them that she was alive. Months passed, but he never stopped looking for her. During the conquest to find his wife, he covered almost 1,000 villages.

Meanwhile, he received a call from the government department. The government had declared Leela dead, and the official on the other end told him that he could claim compensation announced by the government for those who lost their next of kin in the incident. Vijendra refused to claim the compensation.

While relatives kept trying to convince him that his wife was dead and there was no reason to keep looking for her, Vijendra did not believe she was killed in the floods. One day, on January 27, 2015, he was looking for his wife Gangotri village, Uttarakhand. He showed the photograph to a passerby who recognized Leela. He told him that he had seen her. “I saw this woman many times roaming near Hina Bazar. I think she was mentally unstable.”

Vijendra could not hold his emotions and fell to his feet. He rushed to the village the passerby told and saw his wife sitting on the side of the road. He called her, “Leela!” But she did not recognize him. He found her but in a broken state. The flood had a devastating effect on Leela’s mental state, and she was unable to recognize anyone.

He hugged and cried like a child for several minutes. Vijendra then picked her up and brought her home. His children could not believe that their mother was alive.

There were reports that a film was underway on the story of Vijendra and Leela in 2017. However, no further progress was reported by the makers.

Jharkhand: CM Soren announces Rs 25 concession to 2-wheeler riders per litre of petrol, but conditions apply

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Jharkhand: CM Soren announces Rs 25 concession to 2-wheeler riders per litre of petrol, but conditions apply

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren has announced that his government will provide a concession of Rs 25 per litre of petrol to the users of motorbikes and scooters.

CM Soren stated that his government has decided to give a subsidy of Rs 25 per litre of petrol to two-wheeler owners. He added that it will be a relief to the poor, the labourers and middle-class families of the state. The concession is to be implemented from January 26 onwards.

However, the concession has a cap. As per reports, the concession will be applicable only for up to 10 litres of petrol per month and the concession amount will be transferred to the beneficiaries via DBT. The concession will be given to the people who have ration cards.

Bihar: Minor Hindu girl missing for 10 days, kidnapping accused Shahbaz has shared ‘marriage’ photo on social media

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Bihar: Minor Hindu girl missing for 10 days, kidnapping accused Shahbaz has shared ‘marriage’ photo on social media

A 17-years old minor Hindu girl from the Purnea district of Bihar has been missing for 10 days. Her family has alleged that one Md. Shahbaz has kidnapped and ‘married’ her.

An FIR was lodged against accused Shahbaz, his father Md Shamim, mother, and another woman Munia Khatoon at Kasba police station of the district said the officer-in-charge Amit Kumar. They have been booked under section 363 (punishment for kidnapping), 366 A (to induce any minor girl to go from any place or to force or seduce for illicit intercourse), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention).

The family of the minor Hindu girl of Purnea has requested police to rescue their daughter.

A detailed report by Swarajya’s Swati Goel Sharma stated that the girl had gone missing on December 19. She had taken some jewellery and a mobile phone registered in the name of her father. The family stated that their neighbour Shahbaz had uploaded his picture of ‘marrying’ the girl on his social media accounts.

The victim’s family lives at Garhbanaili and is engaged in carpentry whereas the accused is from a nearby colony.  The victim’s brother alleged that the woman Munia Khatoon was involved in the abduction of his sister. He accused Munia Khatoon has a previous record of trafficking girls.

The Swarajya report stated that the victim would have turned 18 in a few months’ time and they were planning to get her married. They live in a Muslim dominated neighbourhood and have expressed concerns about their safety.

Police have assured action in the case. Swati Goel Sharma has further shared that NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanungo has written to the Purnea police asking them to expedite the investigation and ensure the minor girl’s safe return to her family.

While raids are being carried out, this is the second case of alleged grooming jihad in the Purnea district in the past few weeks. Incidentally, the previous case was reported at Kasba police station where a Hindu girl was abducted by two men named Md Shakil and Md Afsar Alam from her college. The family of the girl had complained that the accused had introduced himself to the girl claiming to be a Hindu named Bhola Shah.

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