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Inserting penis into the mouth of child ‘less serious’, Allahabad HC lessens sentence in case where minor was forced to have oral sex for Rs 20

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Inserting penis into the mouth of child ‘less serious’, Allahabad HC lessens sentence in case where minor was forced to have oral sex for Rs 20

The Allahabad HC Saturday, November 20, lowered the penalty imposed by the Special Sessions Court on one Sonu Kushwaha, a convict, found guilty of conducting oral sex with a 10-year-old minor child in lieu of Rs 20. The single-judge bench of Justice Anil Kumar Ojha reduced Sonu Kushwaha’s punishment from 10 years to 7 years, observing that the crime committed by him is ‘less serious’.

The Allahabad High Court Saturday observed that putting a penis inside a child’s mouth is punishable as ‘penetrative sexual assault’ under Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), rather than ‘aggravated penetrative sexual assault’ or ‘aggravated sexual assault’ under Sections 6 and 10 of the POCSO Act respectively.

Justice Anil Kumar Ojha was hearing an appeal filed by Sonu Kushwaha against a Special Sessions Court verdict convicting him under the Indian Penal Code’s Sections 377 (unnatural offences) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation), as well as Section 6 of the POCSO Act.

The court was examining whether putting the penis into the mouth of the victim and discharging semen therein, will fall under the purview of Section 5/6 or Section 9/10 of the POCSO Act. The judgment said that it would not fall within the purview of either of the two sections, but it is punishable under section 4 of the POCSO Act.

“…it is clear that offence committed by appellant neither falls under Section 5/6 of POCSO Act nor under Section 9(M) of POCSO Act because there is penetrative sexual assault in the present case as the appellant has put his penis into mouth of victim. Putting penis into mouth does not fall in the category of aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It comes into category of penetrative sexual assault which is punishable under Section 4 of POCSO Act,” the Court observed.

The Court reduced the sentence of the appellant from 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to 7 years, and a fine of Rs 5,000, since ‘penetrative sexual assault’ under Section 4 is a “lesser offence” than ‘aggravated penetrative sexual assault’ under Section 6.

Sonu Kushwaha had filed a criminal appeal in the Allahabad HC against the judgement of the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge, POCSO Act, Jhansi, in which he was found guilty, convicted and awarded rigorous imprisonment of 10 years.

The appellant Sonu Kushwaha was accused of going to the complainant’s house and taking the complainant’s 10-year-old kid with him. In exchange for Rs 20, urged him to put his penis in his mouth. When the child returned home, his family inquired as to where he obtained the money from. Upon being coerced that child narrated the ordeal. He said that Sonu Kushwaha had threatened him with dire consequences if he revealed the truth. The parents of the minor subsequently filed a complaint against Sonu Kushwaha.

The Special Sessions Court convicted Sonu Kushwaha under sections 377 and 506 of the IPC and section 6 of the POCSO Act.

NCP’s Nawab Malik launches new offensive against Sameer Wankhede, tweets photo that he claims was clicked during NCB officer’s ‘nikah’

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NCP’s Nawab Malik launches new offensive against Sameer Wankhede, tweets photo that he claims was clicked during NCB officer’s ‘nikah’

Continuing his ad hominem attacks against NCB officer Sameer Wankhede, Nationalist Congress Party’s Nawab Malik has on Monday tweeted a picture to push his claims that the NCB officer forged his caste documents to get into civil services through the reserved category. Sharing a picture that he claimed was clicked during Wankhede’s ‘nikah’, Malik wrote on Twitter: “Qubool hai, qubool hai, qubool hai.. What did you do Sameer Dawood Wankhede?”

The attack on the NCB officer is part of Nawab Malik’s ongoing campaign against the officer after the latter arrested star kid Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, in the Cordelia Cruise drugs bust case on October 2 and Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan. He has earlier, too, alleged that the officer was born a Muslim but ‘forged’ caste documents to get admitted into civil services via reserved quota.

Malik, a few days ago, had also tweeted a picture of Sameer Wankhede and his first wife, Shabana Quraishi, and also posted a copy of the couple’s ‘nikah nama’ to insinuate that Wankhede got married as per Islamic rules.

To bolster NCP minister Nawab Malik’s attack on NCB officer Sameer Wankhede, Malik’s daughter Nilofer Malik Khan also took to Twitter the previous night to post what she claimed was Sameer Wankhede’s marriage certificate and wedding reception card, claiming the officer was married according to Islamic customs.

Sameer Wankhede framed his ex-cousin wife’s in a drugs case, alleges the NCP leader

It seems that NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik has made demeaning the NCB officer Sameer Wankhede his only priority these days. The minister, on Thursday, November 18, claimed that since the family members of Wankhede’s ex-wife (Shabana Quraishi) have spoken out in the religion-caste debate, Wankhede had now framed his ex-cousin wife’s in a drugs case.

“Wankhede thought his first wife will speak against him. So, through a peddler, Wankhede planted drugs and got her cousin arrested through the Anti-Narcotics Cell of the state police,” Malik said. “His first wife’s family was threatened that if they spoke against Wankhede, the entire family will be dubbed as drug peddlers and arrested,” he said.

Nawab Malik accuses Wankhede of owning bar despite being in service

In another set of allegations, Malik, on November 20 claimed that Sameer Wankhede held a hotel liquor licence since 1997-98 when he was a minor, which is illegal. Nawab Malik said Sameer Wankhede had violated central civil services (conduct) rules by owning a restaurant and bar in Navi Mumbai in spite of being in service. Service rules do not permit government officials to own businesses.

Malik apparently presented documents to the media alleging that the licence for Sadguru Bar & Restaurant in Vashi was in Sameer’s name, according to excise records. He further claimed that Sameer had been using his name on the licence since October 1997. Malik said the NCB officer was underage when he received the bar licence, claiming Sameer’s father Dnyandev was an excise department officer and he misused his position to get his son the licence.

When approached, Sameer said he had done nothing illegal because he had informed his department and mentioned properties in his tax forms since joining the IRS in 2008. “It can be seen from my records that I have declared the earnings from my restaurant in my records,” he explained.

Nawab Malik floats new conspiracy theory, alleges Aryan Khan was ‘kidnapped’ for ransom

The allegations, however, does not end here. Even after the NCB transferred the Mumbai cruise ship drugs case involving Aryan Khan to an SIT formed by its central officials due to the gravity of the case, NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, on Sunday (November 7), stepped up the conspiracy theory by alleging that the arrest of Aryan Khan during the VVIP rave party was a matter of ‘kidnapping and ransom’.

Due to the continued personal attacks meted out at the officer and his family, Dhyandev Wankhede, father of NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede had on November 7, filed a defamation case against Maharashtra government minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik for maligning the image of his family by making false allegations.

During the hearing on November 12, advocate Arshad Shaikh, appearing for Dhyandev Wankhede, father of NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede, has submitted 28 annexed documents of his client in the Bombay High Court to substantiate their claim that NCP leader Nawab Malik’s remarks, insinuations, imputation etc that he made against his family in whatsoever way— in writing, oral, press releases, interviews and likes were defamatory in nature. 

The Bombay High Court had reserved the order on November 12 and urged Nawab Malik and Dnyaneshwar Wankhede, Sameer Wankhede’s father, not to submit any papers till the order was issued on November 22.

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal receives Shaurya Chakra posthumously for Pulwama operation in which five terrorists were killed, watch

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Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal receives Shaurya Chakra posthumously for Pulwama operation in which five terrorists were killed, watch

On November 22, President of India Ramnath Kovind presented Shaurya Chakra (Posthumous) to Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal’s wife, Lieutenant Nitika Kaul and mother Saroj Dhoundiyal in a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Major Dhoundiyal received the award for his role in an operation in district Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, in which five terrorists were killed, and 200 KG explosives were recovered.

Who was Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal

Hailing from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal was born on December 18, 1987, to OP Dhondiyal and Saroj Dhondiyal. His grandfather and father had worked in the office of Controller Defence Accounts. Keen to join the Indian Armed Forces, he cleared the Combined Defence Services Examination after graduation from DAV College. On September 17, 2011, just a day before turning 24, he got commissioned into the Army. In April 2018, he got married to Nikita Kaul.

He served in his parent unit for eight years and was deputed to serve 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) Battalion in 2019 at Pulwama base in Jammu & Kashmir for counterinsurgency operations.

The last operation

During his time with 55 RR, Major Dhoundiyal led several successful operations in Pulwama. On February 17, 2019, the security forces received credible input from the intelligence sources that the terrorists responsible for February 14, 2019, attack on the CRPF convoy were hiding in Pinglan village, district Pulwama.

Based on the information, 55 RR and J&K Police Special Operation Group launched a search and destroy operation. Notably, Pinglan is located in the neighbourhood of Kakpora, the home village of the terrorist involved in the attack. The team was led by Major Vibhuti under the supervision of Brigadier Harbir Singh. When the team challenged the terrorists, they opened fire. The battle continued for over 20 hours.

During the encounter, despite being injured by the bullets shot by the terrorists, Major Vibhuti crawled and reached close to the hiding spot of the terrorists. He shot dead one terrorist who was trying to escape. He was identified as a dreaded terrorist of the terrorist organization Jaish-e-Muhammad. The assault team eliminated a total of five hardcore terrorists.

Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal showed his valour and courage during the encounter and gave the supreme sacrifice to the motherland.

Major Vibhuti is survived by his mother, wife and three sisters. While bidding the soldier farewell, an emotional Nikita had said, “You said you loved me, but the fact is you loved the nation more. I am really proud. The way you love everyone is entirely different because you sacrificed your life for the people who you may have never met, but still, you decided to give your life for them. You are such a brave man. I am very honoured to have you as my husband. I’ll love you till my last breath. I owe my life to you.”

Just six months after her husband’s sad demise, Nikita had filled the Short Service Commission (SSC) form. She cleared the exam and the Services Selection Board (SSB) interview in 2020 and was waiting to join the force. She has passed out of the Officers Training Academy on May 26 this year.

Kerala: Woman says her CPM leader parents took her baby and gave away for adoption because the father is a Dalit

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Kerala: Woman says her CPM leader parents took her baby and gave away for adoption because the father is a Dalit

A case of adoption has turned into a political slugfest in the State of Kerala and put Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan under the spotlight. A 23-year-old woman by the name of Anupama S Chandran had alleged that her parents gave away her 1-year-old child for adoption without her consent.

As per reports, the father of the child is a ‘Dalit-Christian’ man named Ajith. Anupama had claimed that her parents were against her marriage to Ajith due to their prejudice against Dalits. In their defence, the woman’s family informed that Ajith was already married at that time and was yet to get divorced from his estranged wife. Nevertheless, the child was born out of wedlock, which became the bone of contention between Anupama and her parents.

The woman alleged that her father S Jayachandran handed over the infant, who was born in October 2020, to an orphanage run by Kerala State Council for Child Welfare in Thiruvananthapuram. Anupama claimed that the orphanage bypassed adoption rules and gave away her child to foster parents in Andhra Pradesh in August this year, without seeking her consent. The matter came to light on October 20, 2021, when Anupama filed a complaint with the police and a First Information Report (FIR) was registered in the case.

Anupama signed adoption papers but under ‘duress’, KCWC intervenes

A total of 6 people, including the girl’s parents were booked by the cops. Jayachandran had claimed that the infant was shifted to the orphanage with the consent of his daughter. He added that Anupama had signed on stamp paper confirming the same. However, the woman had refuted the claims and said that she was forced to sign under duress. Forced by circumstances, Anupama filed a petition before a quasi-judicial body, Kerala Child Welfare Committee (KCWC).

KCWC directed authorities to produce the ‘adopted child’ within 5 days and determine the biological parents of the infant through a DNA test. In line with its order, the foster parents of the child handed over the infant to a team of 3 Kerala police personnel and 3 officials of the Kerala Child Welfare Council. The foster parents reportedly expressed happiness after learning that the process to find the biological problems was underway. The child was brought to Kerala’s capital city on Sunday (November 21) evening.

Infant brought back to Thiruvananthapuram, DNA test to be conducted

The DNA test, to determine the biological parents, will be conducted on Monday (November 22). The Kerala Child Welfare Committee (KCWC) had directed a senior police official to ensure the safety of the infant until a final decision is reached. While speaking about the matter, Anupama said, “I am really relieved. Our six-month struggle evoked some results. But I have a reservation that same department officials who gave my baby for adoption flouting all norms were given charge of bringing him back.”

Kerala adoption row stirred political upheaval within CPI (M) ranks

The custodial issue has turned into a political one as Jayachandran is a senior leader CITU, the trade union wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Anupama was also a former leader of the Students’ Federation of India, the student wing of the Communist party. Reportedly, even the father of her child, Ajith, is also associated with the CPIM. It is believed that Jayachandran has exploited his political influence to flout adoption norms in cahoots with the orphanage authorities.

While the CPI(M) has maintained that it was a family issue, the silence of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had been questioned. Anupama had expressed disappointment over his abject silence. “It seems the CM is misinformed. His continued silence pained me a lot,” she said. The woman had earlier approached CPI(M) politburo members in the hopes of securing the custody of her child. However, all her efforts were in vain.

It was at that point that Anupama decided to hit the streets. She sat on a fast outside the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare office. Earlier on November 14, she said, “I don’t have any other option than hitting the street. The party and government say they are with me but still, no help is forthcoming. And officials of the child welfare council are trying to complicate the issue further. I need my child back.”

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman receives Vir Chakra for shooting down Pakistani F-16 during Balakot airstrike, watch video

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Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman receives Vir Chakra for shooting down Pakistani F-16 during Balakot airstrike, watch video

Wing Commander, now Group Captain, Abhinandan Varthaman, today received the Vir Chakra for shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during an aerial combat on February 27, 2019, days after the Pulwama terror attack. On 26th February 2019, India retaliated with an air strike at terror camps in Balakot. A day later, Pakistan sent its jets which Wing Commander Varthaman shot down. In the process, he flew his MiG 21 over to Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir.

He was captured by Pakistani forces. However, Pakistan Army was forced to release him due to pressure exerted by Indian side along with international intervention into the matter. On 28th February 2019, Pakistan PM Imran Khan announced that the country would release Wing Commander Varthaman as ‘peace gesture’ and on 1st March, 2019, he returned to India through the Wagah Border in Atari.

While in Pakistani captivity, he was mentally tortured before being handed over to India.

Wing Commander Varthaman was part of Srinagar based 51 squadron.

Emirati businesswoman wants Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhary dropped from ICAI seminar, this is how she had harassed Hindus living in UAE

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Emirati businesswoman wants Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhary dropped from ICAI seminar, this is how she had harassed Hindus living in UAE

An Emirati businesswoman, Hend bint Faisal Al-Qasimi, has objected to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s (ICAI) UAE chapter’s seminar lineup that listed Zee News’ anchor Sudhir Chaudhary as one of the speakers. The seminar is taking place in Abu Dhabi on November 25 and 26.

Calling Sudhir an Islamophobe and hater, she expressed her anger on her Twitter handle. On November 22, she shared a letter allegedly by the members of the ICAI Abu Dhabi Chapter in which they urged the committee to drop Sudhir from the list of speakers.

Screenshot of Tweet by Hend. Source: Twitter

The letter read, “We express our disappointment and disagreement with the decision of including a controversial journalist Sudheer Chaudhary in the panel of speakers in the forthcoming seminar of the Chapter.” It further read though Sudhir is a prominent TV personality, he had been allegedly involved in “numerous unprofessional journalism and criminal misdeeds.”

It added, “We are a professional body of high repute and goodwill in a foreign country, we have a responsibility not only to offer a high standard of professional services here, but we have a responsibility also to maintain a cohesive atmosphere among its members and respect the local laws & culture. UAE is known for tolerance, it accommodates people from all over the world of different faiths & cultures — should we invite an intolerant person and give scope to pollute such a beautiful feeling, that too when UAE is celebrating its 50’h National Day? We request you to ponder over it and drop Sudheer Chaudhary from the panel of speakers.”

It is unclear if the letter is authentic or not as it neither has any logo nor the names or signatures. Hend, however, has claimed that Sudhir Chaudhary’s name has been dropped from the panel.

The official website says a different story

The official website of the ICAI UAE chapter says a different story. There is an event page for the seminar that is scheduled for Thursday and Friday this week. The event details the name Sudhir Chaudhary as one of the confirmed speakers for the seminar.

Seminar poster on ICAI Abu Dhabi website. Source: icaiauh.org

Abdulla Madumoole, who claims to run a Petrol Pump in Abu Dhabi, commented on Hend’s post and said his team had met ICAI officials who refused to drop Sudhir’s name, saying it was too late to take such a decision.

Twitter user claimed ICAI did not drop Sudhir’s name. Source: Twitter.

Hend used ‘cow dung’ jibes to point out alleged ‘Islamophobia’

While Hend claimed Sudhir is Islamophobic, thus he should not be invited to speak in a seminar, her own Hinduphobia is evident in her tweets. In a tweet written in Arabic on November 20, she said, “Something is subdued when a fanatic racist worships cow dung and curses Muslims and the divine being and resolves with all his innocence to the UAE, and we have seen nothing but a mockery of our religion and our Prophet and encourages the killing and disposal of Muslim employees in India and elsewhere and honours, strengthens, honours and speaks In a country of peace, security and tolerance?”

Cow dung jibe used by Hend. Source: Twitter.

Hend has a history of hate against Hindus

The Abu Dhabi businesswoman has a history of spewing venom against Hindus on social media platforms. In the past, she ran propaganda against Hindus living in the Middle East for voicing their concerns over Tablighi Jamaat and other issues. There are several tweets where she has used cow dung jibe or projected Hindus as wrongdoers. In a recent tweet where she spread misinformation about mosques being demolished in India.

Misinformation spread by Hend. Source: Twitter.

She wrote, “When 19 mosques are demolished in your hometown as the police support and stare, ignorant strangers wonder why Muslims are reduced to praying for 5 minutes once a week on roads. But let us defile the agreed location with stinking cow dung to make it impossible for them some more.”

Jethalal OP: How Spanish chess journalist David Llada got 200 new followers on Twitter because ‘Jethalal did it better’

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Jethalal OP: How Spanish chess journalist David Llada got 200 new followers on Twitter because ‘Jethalal did it better’

You can hate it or love it but you cannot ignore Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma and Jethalal Gada and family. Spanish chess journalist David Llada recently got a taste of how popular the show is when he shared a meme of the popular character Jethalal Gada from the series and how that single tweet got him over 200 followers on Twitter.

Here is what happened.

On November 21, Llada tweeted an Instagram post by Levon Aronian, Armenian chess player, who had shared a meme on his own Instagram where he had juxtaposed himself with Jethalal Gada wearing a colourful shirt with fancy prints, Gada is known for.

He had said how his girlfriend makes memes about him when he is busy playing. Llada then quoted the tweet and said that Jethalal did it better to mean that Jethalal carried off the fancy shirt better than Aronian.

We kind of agree that Jethalal did it better, because well, soon after Llada appreciated the truly Sigma male that Jethalal Gada is, he earned himself 200 new followers on Twitter.

Who is Jethalal Gada?

Jethalal Gada is the character in popular television series Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma, played by actor Dilip Joshi. The show is based on a weekly column by Gujarati writer Taarak Mehta by the name Duniya Ne Undha Chashma, which was published in Gujarati magazine Chitralekha. The show is set in a fictional residential society in Mumbai, Gokuldham, where Gada lives with his family – his wife Daya Bhabhi (Disha Vakani), son Tipendra alias Tapu alias Tapudo (Bhavya Gandhi) and father Champaklal (Amit Bhatt). The neighbourhood has people from different parts of India and one of the most popular theme of the series is Jethalal simping for his neighbour’s wife Babita ji (Munmum Dutta).

That a Spanish chess journalist earned himself 200 followers on Twitter by merely sharing a Jethalal meme shows how Jethalal is truly a legend.

This journalist on mention of Jethalal and TMKOC

Punjab: Former CM Amarinder Singh to contest 2022 Assembly polls from Patiala, reiterates allegiance to family bastion

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Punjab: Former CM Amarinder Singh to contest 2022 Assembly polls from Patiala, reiterates allegiance to family bastion

On Saturday (November 20), former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced that he would contest the State Assembly polls from his 400-year-old family bastion of Patiala. The Punjab polls are expected to be held in April next year.

A Facebook post by ‘Punjab Da Captain’ page quoted the former Congress leader as saying, “Main patiala se hi chunav ladunga. Patiala 400 saal se hamare saath raha hai aur main sidhu ki khatir unhein chodne wala nahi hun (I will contest the polls from Patiala alone. (The constituency ) has been with us for over 400 years now. I am not going to desert it for Navjot Singh Sidhu.)”

Screengrab of the Facebook post

By making a direct reference to 400 years, Captain Amarinder Singh had invoked the legacy of his royal family. He had won the 2017 Punjab elections from Patiala by a whopping 52,407 votes. Singh had represented the constituency on 4 different occasions while his wife was an MLA from the same constituency between 2014 and 2017.

Following a long-standing feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu and miffed by the support extended to Sidhu by the Gandhi family, Captain Amarinder Singh had earlier tendered his resignation as the Chief Minister of Punjab on September 18 this year. He then quit the Congress party on November 2nd and laid the foundation of his new party named ‘Punjab Lok Congress.’ Singh had earlier hinted at the possibility of forging an alliance with the BJP, if the farm laws were repealed. Given that the Modi government had rolled back the farm reforms, it is possible that Amarinder Singh might join hands with the saffron party.

Security for Hindu leaders and RSS Shakhas increased in Tarn Taran amidst intelligence input: Reports

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Security for Hindu leaders and RSS Shakhas increased in Tarn Taran amidst intelligence input: Reports

On November 20, Punjab Police increased the security of Hindu leaders and the Sangh branch in Tarn Taran, Punjab, after a report of intelligence agencies pointed towards a possible terror attack in the city. As per a report in Hindi daily Jagran, the police raided and checked the Gandhi Municipal Park. People were also made aware of the security protocols. Several spots of the city were equipped with checking points, and the Police personnel have been asked to stay armed.

Checking points have been in place since Saturday night at several locations, including Bohri Chowk, Tehsil Chowk, Char Khamba Chowk, Old Anaj Mandi, Muradpur Road, around Mata Ganga Girls College and in the area adjacent to the ​​Khalsapur Road. Sub Inspector Satnam Singh, ASI Nirmal Singh, Prabhjit Singh, Kartar Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Hardeep Singh, Sukhwant Singh, Charanjit Singh, Hansa Singh, Gurbhej Singh have been given the responsibility to maintain law and order in the city.

RSS Shakha’s security increased

RSS organizes Shakha at Gandhi Park. Taking a serious note of the security threat, SP (Investigation) Vishaljit Singh, DSP Barjinder Singh, Additional SHO of Thana City Baljeet Kaur, took stock of the security at the park, as per the report.

Security deployed for Hindu leaders

As per reports, six ASI rank officers and six constables have been deployed outside the residence of Chaudhary Hans Raj, the district RSS chief, Ram Lal Hans, district president BJP, and Ashwani Kukku, vice president of Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray.

Police denied specific threat to Hindu leaders

OpIndia reached out to Barjinder Singh, DSP City, Tarn Taran for more information on the matter. Singh denied any specific intelligence input of possible attack on Hindu leaders in the city. He said, “The reports of specific threat on Hindu leaders is incorrect. The security has been increased in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement of repealing the farm laws.” He added that the security had been further increased after the grenade attack outside the Army camp in Pathankot. When we asked about the media reports suggesting a threat to the security of Hindu leaders, he said, “I cannot comment on why they have published the report.”

Previous threats on RSS and Hindu leaders in Punjab

This is not the first time intelligence agencies gave input about possible terror attacks on RSS Shakhas and Hindu leaders in Punjab. In 2018, security for 900 Shakhas was increased amidst intelligence reports of possible terror attacks. At that time, special arrangements were made for RSS Shakhas in Pathankot and Gurdaspur.

TMC Youth Congress Chief Saayoni Ghosh arrested in Agartala over attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy charges: Details

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TMC Youth Congress Chief Saayoni Ghosh arrested in Agartala over attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy charges: Details

Agartala police have arrested TMC Youth Congress Chief Saayoni Ghosh during TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s campaign in Agartala, Tripura ahead of the Municipal elections on Sunday.

As per reports, Saayoni Ghosh has been booked under several sections of the IPC including IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups) and 120B (criminal conspiracy).

According to the police, the arrest was made following preliminary investigation after a complaint was lodged against her. Preliminary investigation conducted by the police has found evidence against her after recording the statements of witnesses. The actress will appear in court on Monday.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Urban) of West Tripura district, B Jagadeswar Reddy said, “The allegation against her is that she is trying to promote enmity between groups of people. We also got preliminary evidence of attempt to murder. It is related to driving (in Agartala), so we arrested her,” adding, “There were four other people (including the driver) in the car. We have got their details. We are trying to arrest them.”

Notably, the Bengali film actress Saayoni Ghosh faced severe criticism earlier this year after a vile Hinduphobic tweet from 2015, re-surfaced on social media. In the tweet dated February 18, 2015, there was a picture of a female putting a condom over the sacred Hindu symbol of a Shivling. The tweet was posted during Maha Shivratri, which was observed on February 17 that year.

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