On Saturday (November 20), Islamists and terror sympathisers from across the globe chalked out plans on Twitter to create instability, chaos and unrest in the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The matter came to light when Aarti Tikoo, the Editor-in-Chief of The New Indian, posted about it on the micro-blogging platform. In a tweet, she informed, “Last night jihadis across continents held a closed room Twitter Spaces discussion on their future strategy to perpetrate terrorist violence against Indian nationalist Muslims & security forces in Kashmir.”
Last night jihadis across continents held a closed room Twitter Spaces discussion on their future strategy to perpetrate terrorist violence against Indian nationalist Muslims & security forces in Kashmir. Recorded proof below is in Kashmiri language & some in English. Thread 1/n
One of the Islamists could be heard speaking in the local Kashmiri dialect and called for a review of strategies. Aarti Tikoo informed, “An Islamist says India has figured out all the old strategies. So now it’s time for them to change the course. Advises it’s time to come to the streets in Kashmir, attack forces; create chaos, anarchy & terror in WINTERS so that Pakistan has enough cover fire to attack India.”
An Islamist says India has figured out all the old strategies. So now it’s time for them to change the course. Advises it’s time to come to the streets in Kashmir, attack forces; create chaos, anarchy & terror in WINTERS so that Pakistan has enough cover fire to attack India. 2/n pic.twitter.com/vmVy2HNKUd
One Islamist conceded that Kashmiri Muslim diaspora in US/UK used to collaborate and pay money to mainstream political parties in Jammu and Kashmir such as PDP and NC to secure the release of Islamic terrorists. He conceded that they are allied with separatists but have become helpless under the Modi regime.
“They (PDP and NC) are trying to become more Indian than Indians. We know what BJP/RSS want to do. We know what strategies they are using. At one point, they even considered Farukh Abdullah for the position of President of India. That is how much they loved/ facilitated him. We know what they have done to him. Anyone who is now trying to become more loyal than Farukh Abdullaah, understand where you stand,” the Islamist could be heard as saying.
Another suggestion from an Islamist—“Allure & trap Indian nationalist Muslims & security forces. Give them gifts, show them Kashmiri hospitality because Indians fall for it. Subvert their systems & paralyse them. That’s how a new war against India must start in Kashmir.” N/n. pic.twitter.com/CL68AZJfIq
The Editor-in-Chief of the New Indian tweeted, “Another suggestion from an Islamist—“Allure & trap Indian nationalist Muslims & security forces. Give them gifts, show them Kashmiri hospitality because Indians fall for it. Subvert their systems & paralyse them. That’s how a new war against India must start in Kashmir.”
Kashmiri leaders demand rollback of abrogation of Article 370
Recently, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament (MP) Hasnain Masoodi demanded that the Prime Minister revoke all decisions taken on August 5, 2019, concerning Jammu and Kashmir. She had tweeted, “Decision to repeal farm laws & an apology is a welcome step, even though it stems from electoral compulsions & fear of drubbing in elections. Ironical that while BJP needs to please people in rest of India for votes, punishing & humiliating Kashmiris satisfies their major vote bank.”
Mr Masoodi of the National Conference, too, urged PM Modi to introspect the case of the 2019 decisions, through which Jammu and Kashmir were stripped of their separate status.
Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) have arrested two Rohingyas, Noor Alam and Mohammad Jameel from Kolkata, West Bengal for forging illegal documents and facilitating illegal entry of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas into India and abroad.
Lucknow: UP ATS arrested two Rohingyas from Kolkata, West Bengal in connection with the matter of making fake documents for Bangladeshi nationals and Rohingyas who were brought to India illegally. pic.twitter.com/mA3xZruL6d
As per reports, both the accused Noor Alam and Mohammad Jameel made fake Indian passports with Hindu identities for Rohingyas and Bangladeshis and sent them to different corners of the world. The arrests were made after interrogating four others – Mithun Mandal, Shaon Ahmed, Mominur Islam and Mahendi Hasan who were arrested last month in the case of trafficking Bangladeshi and Myanmar citizens.
An ATS official said, “They were sent to countries of the Middle East, South Africa and Congo.”
Earlier in November, UP ATS had arrested Sameer Mandal (45) of 24 Pargana district, West Bengal, and Vikram Singh from Hoshiarpur in Punjab who were involved in an international human trafficking racket that spread across South Africa and London.
Last month on October 26, Mithun Mandal, Shaon Ahmed, Mominur Islam and Mahendi Hasan were apprehended from Deen Dayal Upadhya Railway Station, Mughalsarai in the same human trafficking case.
UP ATS y’day arrested 4 ppl from Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station.We got info that an int’l gang is doing human trafficking.They help Bangladeshi & Myanmar citizens to illegally enter India &later present them as Indians by forging documents: ADG Law& Order, Prashant Kr (1/3) pic.twitter.com/TVxQ9cqPuw
Earlier this year in July, UP ATS arrested three people who were actively operating a human trafficking racket involving Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The three arrested -Noor Muhammad, Rehmat Ullah and Shabiullah were apparently getting funds to settle Bangladeshis and Rohingyas illegally in India.
A day after the Centre repealed the three farm laws that has been the bone of contention between the government and the farmer protestors, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait hinted at the possibility of a sinister plan in making.
While speaking to ‘journalist’ Ajit Anjum, he appeared surprised at the government’s decision to take back the farm laws. On being asked about the need to continue the farmer protests, given that the Prime Minister had conceded to his demands, Rakesh Tikait stated, “Since he has bent over backwards, I am sure they have a plan in mind. If someone has stooped low from high ground, it indicates a plan in making.”
‘Tone sweeter than a confectioner’s sweets’: Rakesh Tikait
“He (PM Modi) talked in a conciliatory tone. I have my doubts. His tone was sweeter than that of a confectioner’s sweets,” the farmer leader emphasised. Hinting that he has no plans to end demonstrations, Rakesh Tikait said that the protests will continue until a law that guarantees Minimum Support Price (MSP) is passed in the Parliament. He also added that a committee must be formed to look into other issues, affecting farmers. “It is only then that the farmer protestors can think of going back home,” Tikait announced.
He also informed that ‘Mahapanchayat’, which is scheduled to take place in Lucknow on November 22, will be conducted as per plan. Rakesh Tikait added that several farmer leaders will take part in the Mahapanchayat. He also lambasted the BJP for being a jaalsaaz (fraudster) and wedging a divide between farmers in the country. Tikait had also compared the suggestion of PM Modi to farmers to return home as a ‘diktat given by the Supreme Leader in North Korea.’
PM Modi repealed the three farm laws and urged protesters to go back home
On the 19th of November, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi addressed the nation at 9 AM. Addressing the nation, PM Modi thanked the millions of farmers who appreciated the farm laws, which were introduced after due deliberation and with honest intentions. PM Modi made a startling announcement saying that the government had decided to, however, repeal the 3 farm laws that were passed for the benefit of the farmers.
PM Modi, addressing the nation said that by the end of this month, the Modi government would complete the process of repealing the three farm laws. He then appealed to the protesting farmers and middlemen to return to their homes on this Gurupurab and stop their protest. He further said that the government will form a committee to formulate laws for the benefit of the farmers.
He further said that the government had introduced the laws after due deliberation but perhaps it was the shortcoming of the government that they could not convince all farmers that the laws were indeed in their benefit. Further, he said that the past governments had deliberated on these laws as well but it was the Modi government that had implemented them.
Soni Faliyo residents of Bharuch are now getting calls and messages from unknown numbers from outside of country where the person, identifying himself as a Muslim, is pressurising them to vacate their homes. He is also offering double the asking price for their houses at Rs 1 crore. A report by Gujarati news channel TV9 Gujarati shows a resident describing how he got a call from unknown number offering him Rs 1 crore for his house.
In Hathikhani area of Bharuch, a resident can be heard telling the TV9 Gujarati journalist that a person called from unknown number and asked him asking price for his house. When he inquired about his identity, he dismissed it and offered Rs 1 crore against his asking price of Rs 75 lakh. “We feel this is a conspiracy to drive away Hindus from here. About four people who have put up ‘for sale’ poster have got such messages,” a resident said.
OpIndia had earlier reported that residents of Soni Faliya had put up ‘for sale’ posters to protest against the demography change and lack of proper implementation of Disturbed Areas Act in the locality. “If without seeing the house the person offers such high amount, this smells like a conspiracy,” he said. In fact, the person making the offer even offered to buy the entire chawl if everyone wants to sell their homes, he said.
Another resident says how they had put up these posters to raise concerns over implementation of Disturbed Areas Act. “We had presented before the government that in our area where Disturbed Areas Act is in place, such a conspiracy is being done. Now we are getting calls from foreign countries, mostly on WhatsApp so we cannot record them. We are also not given any ID proof of the caller who just wants to give us any amount we demand for our houses,” he said.
The residents have also raised concerns this might be a planned conspiracy to displace Hindus as such calls are coming close on heels of reports of mass forced religious conversion racket being unearthed in Kankaria village, also in Bharuch. Last week, an FIR was registered against nine people on allegations of converting 100 tribals of Vasava community to Islam over past few years by luring them by promising better employment opportunities, money and marriage.
“There people are being converted, here areas are being converted, it is same thing,” one of the local residents said. The local residents have decided to file a police complaint on the same. “It seems like they are trying to see how long before it breaks us,” he said.
Another resident said that all the recent houses in the locality which were sold to Muslim buyers were done without following the SOP (standard operating procedure) for transfer of movable properties in areas where the Disturbed Areas Act is in place. “Despite the government and administration being made aware of the concerns, no steps have been taken against this. Today, a time has come that foreign hands may be involved in such demography change making use of foreign funding and want to give multiple times the value of the house to drive Hindus away from their homes,” he said.
WhatsApp calls and messages offering money to sell their homes
Local residents who had put up ‘for sale’ poster in protest in a bid to draw the administration’s attention towards the matter of demography change are now getting messages on WhatsApp offering them huge amounts for their homes identifying himself only as ‘Muslim man’.
WhatsApp chat
Gaurang Rana, one of the residents who received the above message shared that he has been getting messages offering Rs 1 crore for his house. As can be seen in above chat, the person identifies himself as a Muslim and says that he is ready to pay Rs 1 crore for his house. “It should not be your concern who I am, you be concerned only with money. Do you have a problem if you are paid more than your asking price?” he said.
Residents of Soni Faliya had written to administration raising concerns over change in demography. They had alleged illegal transfer of property to Muslim owners and said that the demography of the area is changing and it has turned into a Muslim dominated area. “If this happens, they could slaughter animals in public places which could be disturbing for Hindus, especially women and children, who are predominantly vegetarian. Similarly it may also cause hindrance to celebration of Hindu festivals. They have already stopped playing of religious songs at Jalaram Bapa temple and Shiva temple in the locality,” the residents say in a note to the Chief Minister of Gujarat written on 2nd September, 2020.
Alleging conspiracy, the residents say that at first one or two Muslims would buy property at high rate. Then the Hindus in the area get influenced and sell their homes. Later, when the demography changes, the remaining Hindus end up having to sell their property at lower rates because of change in demography. “A lot of Hindu areas have now become Muslim dominated areas,” the letter says. The residents further insist that a high level probe is initiated for such transfer of property.
What is Disturbed Areas Act?
District Administration, to maintain communal harmony and peace, could declare certain areas as ‘Disturbed Areas’ which are susceptible to demography change. The transfer of immovable property in these areas would require an elaborate procedure. The seller, in the application, must mention that the seller is selling the property by their own free will.
Disturbed Areas Act is often wrongly interpreted that it applicable where at least one party between buyer and seller are either Hindus or Muslims. The thing is, any such transactions in such areas would require to follow due process. This is to preserve the religious and community value and identity of the areas which are susceptible to demographic change.
A Collector would carry out formal inquiry after any such application is made and police and district magistrate have to carry out the inquiry. In such cases, the authorities have to physically go to the property and take information that is publicly available and even take written approval from people affected. This includes those who live nearby that particular property as well. Only once the procedure is followed and Collector is satisfied will he approve the transfer of property.
Essentially, the Collector is the peacekeeper of the district and it is his/her responsibility that the communal harmony is maintained. To make sure things don’t escalate and communal riots do not break out, the Collector has the responsibility of keeping peace. Through this Act, the government is trying to keep a check on the polarisation of communities in sensitive parts of the state.
Bharuch mass religious conversion racket
These messages and calls on WhatsApp for purchasing properties comes close on heels of the mass religious conversion racket that had recently come to light. 37 tribal families were converted to Islam by luring them with jobs, marriage and even telling them that Hinduism as a religion does not exist. “We were taught there is no such religion as Hindu religion and Islam is true religion. One Abdul Ajit, who himself had converted to Islam, made us such promises. We were not informed that our Aadhaar cards and other identification would be changed. However, he took us to Surat and got legal documents done. He made us sign papers and also got our Aadhaar changed,” Pravin Vasava had said, while speaking to OpIndia.
Vasava was one such who had converted to Islam on promise of financial aide and his name was changed to Salman Patel. He even had his Aadhaar and other documents changed, without his knowledge, he had said. One of the prime accused named in the FIR is one Fefdawala Haji Abdullah, who moved to UK a few years back. He is accused of hawala funding and his name was also involved in the UP mass religious conversion racket unearthed by the Uttar Pradesh ATS earlier this year.
Kerala woman who attacked her boyfriend with acid for rejecting her marriage proposal was arrested, according to reports. The 35 year old woman Sheeba poured acid on Arun Kumar (27) who hailed from Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram district at Adimali in Kerala’s Idukki district. The incident occurred on November 16 and the woman was arrested after three days.
Reportedly, Sheeba and Arun came in contact through Facebook and were in a relationship for two years. Later, Arun discovered that Sheeba was already married with two kids and then decided to end the relationship and marry another woman. Enraged by the rejection, Sheeba called Arun to Adimali near the St Antony’s Catholic Church in Irumpupalam and threw acid on his face.
A video of the same has gone viral on social media.
The victim Arun Kumar is under treatment at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital having lost vision in one eye. Sheeba herself suffered from burn injuries.
Statement from the Adimali police said, “Kumar and Sheeba became friends through social media and they were in a relationship. When they decided to get married, Kumar came to know that Sheeba is already married to a man and has two children. Later, Kumar decided to end the relationship and marry another woman.” Police further said that when Sheeba got to know about it she called Kumar for discussing and when she could not able to convince to him marry her, Sheeba attacked Kumar with acid near Irumbupalam. Sheeba also suffered burn injuries.
Stephanie Matto alias Stepanka Matto is a Czech-American YouTuber, model, and founder of a Not Safe For Work (NSFW) platform Unfiltrd. Recently, she announced her fans could buy her farts “in a jar” for “just $1000” a pop on her Instagram account. As per her post, she decided to sell the farts “on popular demand”. She also teaches about the cryptocurrency world with 18+ videos tutorials.
Stepanka’s November 19 post read, “Due to popular demand, I have finally decided to start selling my jarred farts over on my unfiltrd page! Alongside my spicy content, you can now also purchase my farts in a jar! I’m super excited to share this with you all, and after seeing how many people wanted this, I figured I’d finally give the people what they wanted. The sale starts today and lasts only ten days! First 100 orders get their farts 50% off – only $500!” On November 21, Stepanka Matto published a post claiming only three jars of her farts were left, and the rest 97 were sold in just two days.
Matto’s Instagram post about the sale of her “fart in a jar”. Source: Isntagram
As the post on Unfiltrd platform about the ‘fart jar’ was locked, we cannot be sure if the sale was a joke or she was serious.
Matto’s story where she claimed only three jars left. Source: Instagram
A Twitter user questioned if there would be a certificate of authenticity with the fart jar.
Is there a certificate of authenticity with it? How can you be sure you’re getting the right fart
However, there is a market for farts online. Believe it or not, people out there buy farts in many forms. Varying from jars to lollypops that have been farted on by the ‘fart stars’ to paying people just to see them farting online, this weird market is running several households across the globe.
In August this year, reports about Lush Botanish, a self-proclaimed ‘fart queen of the internet’, went viral explaining how she sells a single “product” laced with her ‘flatulence’ for as high as $175 a pop. A video from the section “True Stories” of Channel 4 news agency explained how Botanish sold fart lollipops and farts in her jar along with other products and made $25,000. If the video is to be believed, she even got “special requests” from her fans which she would fulfil at a premium price.
Similarly, Emma Martin, a fart-cammer, has been farting on cam for her fans on the website OnlyFans and makes as much as $4,000 per month from her shows. The 48-year-old mother of two is a former travel agent, has left her job and in into fart-camming full time. According to a report in LadBible, she has modified her diet to cater to her ‘farting needs’.
The farting business is not limited to women. 36-year-old Alex Ramirez-Mallis from Brooklyn made headlines after he was found selling year-long worth of his fart audios that he had recorded while being in quarantine. Interestingly, Mallis sells his fart audios as Non Fungible Tokens of NFTs.
Seven soldiers of the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) successfully completed their integrated army training programme at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai on November 20. But when these Afghan soldiers passed out of OTA, they were uncertain about their future and their role as uncertain is the future of their country.
153 Cadets got commissioned as Officers after completing their training at Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai in the Passing out Parade held today. Parade was reviewed by Lt Gen CP Mohanty,Vice Chief of Army Staff. 25 Foreign Cadets also passed out today. @artrac_ia@adgpipic.twitter.com/KnZ3yRWqCA
A total of 153 cadets got commissioned as Officers after completing their training at OTA out of which 25 are foreign cadets from Afghanistan, Bhutan and Maldives. The parade was reviewed by Lt Gen CP Mohanty, Vice Chief of Army Staff.
Afghani cadets worried about future in Taliban ruled Afghanistan
During the passing out ceremony, they were proudly wearing ANA uniforms and greeted their Indian friends and took pictures. Now they are set to reach Delhi where they will meet officials at the Afghanistan Embassy for further direction. But they are not sure how to get back and what would happen if they go back to Afghanistan. The Indian government may ask them whether they wanted to return to Afghanistan else their visa will be extended.
About 11 months back they had joined OTA with a dream to serve their nation as an army officer. When they were receiving training in India, the Islamist outfit, Taliban captured Afghanistan in mid of August and President Ashraf Ghani fled Kabul.
While Afghanistan has drifted to anarchy and there is a civil war-like situation these trained soldiers are uncertain about their future. This is not the case with only seven cadets of the Afghan army. India has been training a large number of Afghan cadets. Among foreign cadets, the number of Afghanis has been the maximum. For instance, during the passing out of foreign cadets at Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, in June 43 out of 84 were Afghanis.
Currently, as many as 80 Afghan cadets are receiving training at Indian Military Academy. Earlier this year a group of 20 women officers from the Afghanistan National Army received six weeks of training at OTA. That was the fourth batch of women officers who received training here.
India provided military training to Afghanistan
These seven cadets are likely to be the last batch of ANA having received training in military schools in India since the Indian government has not recognised the Taliban regime. But India greatly helped Afghanistan in military training and infrastructure.
India has trained thousands of Afghani security personnel in counter-terrorism, jungle warfare, signals, intelligence gathering, information technology besides other tailored capsule courses. On average 700 to 800 Aghan soldiers used to receive training at various military establishments in India including OTA, IMA and National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla (Pune), Vairengte (Mizoram) among others.
In fact, the army chief of Afghanistan Lt. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai was scheduled his three days visit of India on July 27 to seek more cooperation from the Indian army to train his army. But he postponed his visit in the wake of the attack by the Taliban.
Aamir Khan in an interview has revealed that he cries a lot when his movies don’t do well at the Box Office. The Bollywood superstar has also revealed that he is not too happy with some of the comments Ram Gopal Varma made about him in the past.
On being asked how he reacts to his movies’ reception by the audience, Aamir Khan said, “I cry. I cry a lot when my film flops. I lock myself in a room and weep. Even a hit makes me cry, but they are tears of joy. I begin to cry quite easily.”
Khan also revealed that there was one time when he cried on the set while shooting for the movie ‘Dil’ because he could not perform a dance sequence adequately. He said, “I was disgusted with myself and was sulking when Saroj Khan came up to me and tried to re-explain the step. That did it! I could control my tears no longer and there I was, crying in front of the whole unit…..”
He also said that he gets extremely tensed ahead of the release of his movie and his appetite vanishes completely three to four weeks prior to the release.
Aamir Khan was asked about comments made by Ram Gopal Varma where the filmmaker had said that the actor was not good in the movie Rangeela and whether the two had met after that. Khan said, “No, I haven’t met him thereafter. Even if I meet him now, I’ll ignore him because I’m not a hypocrite. With that interview, he has made me realise what kind of a person he is. Of course, he is free to have his own opinion as I am to have mine.”
He proceeded to add, “What has hurt me are his statements in that interview. I’m surprised because he had no grouses against me (just as I didn’t have against him) during the making of Rangeela. Ramu kept a celebration party at Sun N Sand three days after the film’s release, and he had tears in his eyes when we met there. He told me, “I’ve learnt so much from you.””
Aamir Khan also said that it was entirely a media created perception that he interferes in the work of the directors he works with. He said that he does gives suggestions but ultimately does what the director wants him to do.
Acting against mafia raj, the Yogi Adityanath government is set to confiscate land property worth Rs 3 Crore of jailed mafia don and Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Mukhtar Ansari situated in Lucknow.
A team of police officials and administration of Azamgarh left for Lucknow to complete the attachment process of the property located at Husainganj area of Lucknow. The aforesaid property in form of 194 square meters of land was purchased by Mukhtar Ansari in 2007 in the name of his wife Afshan Ansari. The circle rate of the land is Rs 1.45 Crore where the market rate has been estimated worth around Rs 3 Crore.
On being contacted Azamgarh SP Anurag Arya confirmed the development. “It is true that police have started the process for the confiscation of Lucknow-based property of Mukhtar Ansari which he had purchased in the name of his wife Afshan Ansari. In 2020 an FIR was lodged against him at Trava police station in Azamgarh under provisions of the Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act. During the course of the investigation, the police found he had raised a property in Lucknow,” Azamgarh SP Anurag Arya told OpIndia.
He said that the property will be attached under Gangster Act 14A. Police submitted the report of his property to the district magistrate of Azamgarh and further requested the Lucknow district administration for verification. After getting the verification report, the process of confiscation of his property was started.
Yogi left this mafia bleeding
This is the third such confiscation of the property belonging to this dreaded mafia politician and his family. Earlier two of his properties were attached on the basis of the report of Ghazipur police. The action of the Uttar Pradesh police has caused a financial loss of Rs 367 Crore to Mukhtar Ansari, his family and gang. His gang is registered as IS (Inter-State) Gang 191 in the record of Uttar Pradesh.
In August, the UP government had seized properties of his Afshan Ansari and his brother Sarjeel Raza. In September, property worth Rs. 10 crores of Umesh Singh was demolished at Bhitti locality in Mau district. Umesh Singh, a coal mafia and owner of Trideva Construction is a close aide of Ansari.
Last month, Lucknow police shot dead his sharpshooter, Alisher, during an encounter in Lucknow’s Madiaon area. He was accused of the murder of BSP leader Kalamuddin in Azamgarh and BJP leader Jitram Munda in Ranchi of Jharkhand.
Currently, lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda jail Mukhtar Ansari and his illegal empire is under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. On November 7, ED had questioned him in the alleged money laundering case.
A popular street dog named Boji was recently accused of defecating on the seat of a train in Istanbul in Turkey. Unlike other strays, Boji enjoys celebrity status among the residents of the city. He is known for riding public transport including buses, trams, metro trains and ferries on a regular basis.
On Saturday (November 20), journalist Bilge Ebiri informed that Boji was accused of taking a dump in trains. He pointed out that the dog was being framed and that the faecal matter was planted by a man. “Meanwhile, in Istanbul…A beloved street dog named Boji, who became a folk hero for riding public transit, was slandered by some for pooping on the trains. Turns out, Boji is being framed, and video shows people planting the poop,” Ebiri tweeted.
Screengrab of the tweet by Bilge Ebiri
Boji framed, truth uncovered by CCTV camera footage
Murat Ongun, the spokesperson for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, had emphasised that the dog was framed. In a video shared by Ongun on the micro-blogging site, a man could be seen placing ‘dog poop’ on a train seat. The video was captured by the CCTV camera, affixed on the train’s roof. “It was alleged that Boji had pooped on the tram. But the cameras showed us these incredible images, watch it,” he tweeted.
Boji’nin tramvaya kaka yaptığı iddia edilmişti. Ama kameralar bize bu akıl almaz görüntüleri gösterdi, izleyin. pic.twitter.com/xLnDH7cjOb
After the truth was uncovered, netizens were left wondering as to why a man would try to falsely implicate a street dog. A Twitter user (@nonwashablegmer) inquired, “People are so f*cking weird. Like you really have nothing better to do than frame a street dog? At no point when this person was putting a handful of shit in their pocket was like, “You know what, maybe I’ll just go smoke a bowl and watch cartoons instead.”
Journalist Bilge Ebiri informed about the political motives behind framing a dog. “Istanbul’s Mayor is a key Opposition figure and the city has taken on Boji as a kind of ‘unofficial mascot.’ Making the dog look bad and the city look poorly-run would benefit the regime.”
Screengrab of the tweet by Bilge Ebiri
Twitter account of Boji responds to allegations of ‘pooping’
The official Twitter account of Boji (@boji_ist) responded to accusations of him, defecating on a train seat. “I was at the cottage all day today, I didn’t even visit Istanbul. You polluted the tram and blamed it on me. You are bad,” the handle tweeted.
Screengrab of the tweet by the official handle of Boji
In another tweet, the stray dog had ‘expressed’ its embarrassment on seeing the CCTV footage. Boji boasts of a whopping 1.19 lakh followers on the micro-blogging site.
Screengrab of the tweet by the official handle of Boji
As per an article in CNN, Boji travels a whopping 30 kilometres on average each day. He passes through different metro stations and takes two ferry rides. The street dog is incredibly famous, prompting people to take selfies with him. He has been neutered and vaccinated. The municipal authorities in Istanbul keep a track of his movements using a microchip, attached to his collar.
