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Assam: Islamist man kicks out computer science student from his store for wearing jeans and not burqa, calls her prostitute

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Assam: Islamist man kicks out computer science student from his store for wearing jeans and not burqa, calls her prostitute

In an act of moral policing, a Muslim woman was kicked out of a mobile store by its Muslim owner for wearing jeans and not wearing a burqa on Monday (October 25). The incident took place in Biswanath Chariali city in Biswanath district in Assam.

The mobile store owner has been identified as Nurul Amin. Reportedly, the young woman had gone to his store, which is located at his residence, in Biswanath’s 12 no. ward to buy a new pair of headphones. On seeing that the girl, a computer science student at the Bishwanath College, was wearing jeans and not a burqa, Amin started to insult her. He slammed her for wearing jeans and not wearing Burqa, and alleged that she is spoiling the environment of his house where his daughters-in-law are there.

He said that all women in his house wear Burqa and Hijab, and asked how she dared to enter his house wearing jeans. The girl said that Amin went on to call her a characterless woman and a ‘prostitute’ for not wearing Islamic attire and wearing jeans. She retorted by saying that her kurta and jeans are not indecent attire, and nobody in her village have said anything about her attire. She also told him that he has no right to comment on her dress. Hearing this, Nurul Amin pushed her out of his house, prioritising burqa over a potential sale.

While speaking about the incident, the woman recounted, “I went to his house to buy a pair of earphones. I was shocked to see him yelling at me, rebuking me. At first I was not able to comprehend what was the issue. He then lashed out at me and said that I shouldn’t be wearing jeans.”

“I wear all kinds of clothes including Salawar kameez, jeans, dresses etc. I am not saying that wearing a burqa or hijab is something bad yet he has no right to enforce anything on me. My clothes do not define my character”, she further added.

Three days later on October 28th, two sons of Nurul Amin thrashed the girl’s father after they spotted him on the road. When her father Ayub Khan was going to the market on a bicycle, Nurul Amin’s two sons Rafiqul Islam and Sahidul Islam pulled him down from the bicycle and thrashed him badly. Ayub Khan said that the two sons kicked and punched him several times, broke his glasses on the road. Ayub Khan said that Nurul Amin is trying to impose Talibani style of Islam, which will not be accepted.

Following the incident, a complaint was lodged by the girl’s family over the incident. Based on this, an FIR has been registered against them under sections 341/294/323/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Rafiqul Islam and Sahidul Islam, sons of the Nurl Amin, have been arrested for beating the girl’s father, and a probe has been started in the case. On the other hand, Nuril Amin has also filed a counter-complaint against Ayub Khan.

As per reports, the store owner has a history of verbally abusing women for not wearing Islamic attire. He is originally from the Nagaon district and has been staying at a rented house in Biswanath.

Rajasthan: Man arrested for killing his father says he had killed his mother also to send them to Jannat on the instructions of Allah

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Rajasthan: Man arrested for killing his father says he had killed his mother also to send them to Jannat on the instructions of Allah

A man named Kutubuddin of Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan killed his father Ibrahim Khan (68) and said that he sent his father to Jannat (heaven) since Allah wished so. Having no remorse for what he has done he told the police that his father was not happy in this world and Allah summoned his father to Jannat. He said that he just acted as the medium of Allah.

After that, what he further revealed to the police was more shocking. He had also killed his mother Hamidan Bano (68) in April during the holy month of Ramadan this year. He gave a similar reason that he dispatched his mother to Jannat as per the wish of Allah. He killed both by hitting their head with a stick. However, at that time the family members are learnt to have suppressed the matter as they did not inform the police and performed the last rites of the victim.

By arresting him after the murder of his father, the police prevented the third murder in the family, as he was set to kill his bhabhi (sister-in-law) in a similar manner. He told the police that his bhabhi was no more required to stay in the world because Allah has called her and the Allah picked him for this job.

The accused with no history of mental disorder is said to be a devout Muslim who offers namaz five times a day. Even before killing his father on Friday afternoon (October 29), he had gone to offer namaz with him.

Police recording statement of neighbours

This incident took place at Chhan village under Khandar police station of Sawai Madhopur district where the family lives. According to police, the accused killed his father in the afternoon when he was sleeping and his elder brother Aminuddin was in the market. Neighbours rushed to his residence when they heard this elderly man crying. The accused was sitting close to his father and when people asked what happened, he said that he hit him. He added that since his father was very disturbed, he sent him to Jannat. Neighbours immediately rushed him to Madhopur hospital which further referred him to Jaipur. But he died on the way. As people were busy rushing Ibrahim Khan to the hospital, Kutubuddin ran away from the house. But he was later arrested by the police. The body of the victim was handed over to the family after the postmortem was done, and the and the accused was sent to jail.

Kutubuddin was married four years back. However, he divorced his wife after she refused to stay with her.    

Delhi: Hindu man who had married Muslim woman critically injured after shot by his brother-in-law who opposed the marriage

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Delhi: Hindu man who had married Muslim woman critically injured after shot by his brother-in-law who opposed the marriage

A man named Deva was shot by his brother-in-law at North West Delhi’s Model Town area on Saturday night. According to reports, the police found Deva lying on the road in a critical condition with multiple bullet wounds.

Reportedly, the Hindu man Deva had married Hina, a girl from the Muslim community, which triggered the incident as the girl’s family was against this interfaith marriage. According to the police, Hina’s brother Shahnawaz (21) and one Harshit alias Hrithik (20) were involved in the attack. The police have caught both the accused with two pistols and Deva’s Royal Enfield bike. The police also informed that the accused Shahnawaz was the brother-in-law of the victim.

DCP (Northwest), Usha Rangnani had said, “We received information that Deva was on a bike with two men. The pillion riders fired at him and fled from the spot. We identified the accused and sent our teams to catch them. They’ve been apprehended and are being questioned.” The DCP said that around midnight, constable Santosh Kapoor of Model Town police station alerted the station house officer (SHO) that a man with gunshot injury was bleeding on the road near Shalimar Park in Model Town. The man was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, and a case of attempt to murder and firing was registered and several teams, including that of the special staff, were tasked to crack it, she said.

DCP Rangnani further informed that Deva was riding a motorcycle along with two pillion riders, who reportedly shot him with a countrymade pistol near Shalimar Park and fled. The suspects were caught within six hours, she informed.

Sources claimed that the main accused Shahnawaz, a resident of Jahangirpuri, did not approve of his sister’s marriage to a Hindu man. The interfaith marriage eventually set Shahnawaz off to shoot his brother-in-law with the intention of killing him.

“Prime facie, it appears that Shahnawaz planned the killing and involved his friend Harshit in it. The exact sequence of events leading to the attempted killing and other people’s roles are being ascertained,” a police officer said.

Deva is a 26-year-old gym instructor who lived with his family in Adarsh ​​Nagar area. He had a love marriage with Hina in July. As per reports, the victim has been admitted to the Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh and is in critical condition. A case has been registered under sections of the Arms Act and attempt to murder at the Model Town police station.

Indians ask BCCI to take a knee for Hindus in Pakistan after Temple was attacked in Sindh before Diwali

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Indians ask BCCI to take a knee for Hindus in Pakistan after Temple was attacked in Sindh before Diwali

A Hindu Temple was vandalised in Sindh, Pakistan ahead of Diwali. According to videos that have emerged, it can be seen that the idol of Shiva was destroyed. The video shows that the miscreants vandalised the Temple and stole valuables including gold chains and a crown from an idol of Lord Ram. After videos of the desecration emerged, Indians demanded that BCCI take a knee for the Hindus being persecuted in Pakistan.

Indians were angry after the team took a knee before their match versus Pakistan in the T20 World Cup to ‘fight racism’ but have not spoken a word about the Hindus in Bangladesh who were targeted during Durga Puja. Now, Indians are demanding that the cricket team and the BCCI show solidarity towards the Hindus being persecuted in Pakistan.

People also asked whether Virat Kohli would take a knee for the Hindus being oppressed in Pakistan.

Earlier last month, a Krishna temple in Pakistan was vandalised ahead of Krishna Janmashtami. Now, a similar attack has taken place ahead of Diwali hinting that an attack against temples is now being launched ahead of every Hindu festival. The Sindh province has also reported regular abductions of minor Hindu girls. Minority leaders are now demanding the intervention of the Chief Justice of Pakistan in the matter.

Pakistan: Hanuman Mandir desecrated by miscreants in Sindh, jewellery of idols and cash from donation box stolen

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Pakistan: Hanuman Mandir desecrated by miscreants in Sindh, jewellery of idols and cash from donation box stolen

Ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali, extremists desecrated and vandalised a historic Panchmukhi Hanuman temple in the Kotri area in the Sindh province of Pakistan. According to reports in Pakistani media, some thieves had entered the Hanuman Mandir who stole cash and jewellery from the idols in the temple, apart from desecrating it.

The temple was attacked on Thursday when thieves reportedly stole two silver necklaces worth around PKR40,000 from the idols of Hindu gods, apart from stealing cash worth PKR20,000 from the donation box.

A statement issued by the Sindh CM House on the issue said, “The thief entered through the roof of the mandir and stole necklaces from the moortis. The moortis were stored in a glass frame and were wearing two necklaces made of silver. The two necklaces are reported to be worth Rs40,000. The thief also stole Rs20,000 cash from the donation box.” Reportedly, the thieves also removed and took away the crown from the moorti of the Devi Mata. Pakistan National Commission for Minorities Chairman Chela Ram Kewlani and Sindh Minorities Minister Giyan Chand Essarani took up the issue with the police.

An FIR has been registered in the case under Pakistan Penal Codes 295 (injuring or defiling a place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class), 297 (trespassing on burial places) and 380 (theft in a dwelling house). Pakistan National Commission for Minorities Chairman Chela Ram Kewlani and Sindh Minorities Minister Giyan Chand Essarani also took up the issue with the police.

Earlier, the matter was first reported by the ‘Voice of Pakistan Minority’ Twitter handle. In a tweet, they informed, “It started again. Suppressing #Hindu community and their deities a few days before the #Diwali2021. A historic temple located in Kotri, Sindh has been attacked and vandalized by religious extremists.” The ‘Voice of Pakistan Minority’ Twitter handle had also shared images that showed the extent of desecration of the temple premises.

Pakistan-based journalist Naila Inayat further informed that the miscreants not only attacked the temple but also looted valuable items from the premises. She emphasised, “Thieves desecrate Hindu temple in Kotri, steal the crown of the Devi Mata, silver necklaces worth Rs40,000 from deities and Rs 25,000 from the mandir’s donation box.”

On Saturday (October 30), Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa condemned the attack on the Hindu temple. In a tweet, he stated, “A Hindu temple in Kotri, Sindh province of Pakistan vandalised ahead of Diwali and no one from the authorities has uttered a word. Religious radicalism and targeting minorities is at the apex in Pakistan.” He had asked EAM S Jaishankar to take up the matter with Pakistan and ensure the safety of Hindus.

He shared a video where a man could be heard narrating about the valuable items that were stolen from the Panchmukhi Hanuman temple. The man added how the crown of Shri Ram had been missing ever since the temple was attacked.

Earlier on August 30, radical Islamists had vandalised a Hindu temple and broke the idol of Lord Krishna at Khipro in the Sanghar district of Sindh province of Pakistan. The incident happened when locals were celebrating Janmashtami rituals at the temple. Journalist Aditya Raj Kaul had shared pictures of the vandalised Krishna Idol on Twitter.

In one picture, the idol could be seen lying desecrated on a piece of red and white cloth. The hands and one leg of the idol was broken. In the other three pictures shared by Kaul, a section of Hindu devotees could be seen carrying and attempting to secure the broken pieces of the Krishna idol together.

Maharashtra Congress Sevadal cracks ‘Rice Bag’ joke to target PM Modi for meeting Pope Francis: Read what it means

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Maharashtra Congress Sevadal cracks ‘Rice Bag’ joke to target PM Modi for meeting Pope Francis: Read what it means

On October 30, quoting ANI’s tweet that talked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Sevadal cracked a ‘Rice Bag’ joke. The organization wrote, “BIG BREAKING: IMD warns of a massive shortage of rice due to low yield and untimely rains. PM Modi taking all necessary steps in the direction.”

The tweet by Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Sevadal

Netizens react to the Rice Bag joke by Congress Sevadal

While BJP supporters took a dig at Congress saying that the account might have been hacked, the Christians did not find it funny. A Twitter user Thamson Antony, wrote, “So you people are gross too.”

Another user, Jaadoo, said, “Congress just hate people in general.”

Several users mocked Congress. A Twitter user Akshay said, “Are they really trolling Christian missionaries or Modiji.”

Vipra Srivastava asked if their account had been hacked. “Rice bag joke by Congress? Is this the official Maha Congress handle? Someone hacked it?”

Another netizen Emperor was confused when and how Congress started trolling the converts. He said, “are yeh kab Hua (when did this happen)? congress trolling rice bags….lmao.”

What is ‘Rice Bag’ Convert?

‘Rice Bag Convert’ or ‘Rice Christians‘ or simply ‘Rice Bag’ refers to people who convert to Christianity after being induced to do so by Christian missionaries on the promise of material benefits. The term has been in use for centuries. According to The Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, published in the 19th Century, Rice Christians are “Converts to Christianity for worldly benefits, such as a supply of rice to Indians. The profession of Christianity born of lucre, not faith.”

Over time, the usage of the term has entered mainstream use to mock Christians who converted for material benefits.

Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar slams Congress govt in Punjab for forgetting Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary

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Former Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar slams Congress govt in Punjab for forgetting Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary

Former president of Punjab Congress, Sunil Jakhar, on Sunday (October 31) slammed the Congress government in Punjab led by Charanjit Singh Channi for its failure to give tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary and forgetting her completely.

“I can understand BJP trying to erase ‘Iron Lady of India’ from history but don’t we still have a Congress Government in Punjab. PS. I know Capt Saab (Amarinder Singh) won’t mind my using this PB Govt’s ad from last year, as none appeared today,” Sunil Jakhar posted on his Twitter handle.

Jakhar shared last year’s release of the Public Information Department of the Punjab government issued on the occasion of the death anniversary of Indira Gandhi for publication. According to Jakhar, no such official release was issued by the Punjab government this time. He made another cryptic comment, asking if it was the case of “once burnt twice shy” in light of certain appointment two days ago.

Jakhar was referring to appointment of Jagdish Tytler as a permanent invitee to the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee. The prime accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots accused has been appointed one of the 37 permanent invitees to the Delhi Congress by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Upon checking the Twitter timeline of Punjab Chief Minister and Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu, Indira Gandhi was found missing. However, hours later Jakhar made the pinching remark, a tribute message was posted on the official Twitter handle of Punjab Congress. Chief Minister was in Jalandhar where he visited Devi Talab temple and announced the exemption of langar from GST. Deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Raj Kumar Verka have some official engagements in Ludhiana. Similarly the transport minister Amrinder Singh Raja Warring was busy participating in a marathon. But none had time to pay tribute to Indira Gandhi.

Indira Gandhi who is not less than a presiding deity for the Congress and the biggest asset becomes a burden for the Congress in the case of Punjab and Sikh voters. Her killing by two Sikh bodyguards in 1984 had triggered a massive anti-Sikh riot across the country. As Punjab will go for assembly poll in the next year, it can’t be ruled out that Punjab Congress decided to quietly stay away from the tribute.

But Jakhar pointing a finger at his own party has triggered a fresh controversy in Punjab Congress which is in a deep crisis. Captain Amarinder Singh was humiliated and forced to resign. Prior to Amarinder Singh, Sunil Jakhar who was heading the Punjab Congress was removed from his post. Jakhar is considered a man of few words who was close to Captain Amarinder. It was widely expected that Congress leadership will replace Captain Amarinder Singh with Jakhar. But a strong lobby of the Congress party had opposed the same.

Andhra Pradesh: CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to inaugurate elevated expressway in Tirupati funded by Tirumala temple

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Andhra Pradesh: CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to inaugurate elevated expressway in Tirupati funded by Tirumala temple

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to inaugurate the Srinivasa Setu elevated expressway Project at Tirupati in November. According to reports, the Rs.684 crore project is funded by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and the Tirupati smart city corporation limited in the ratio 67%-33%.

Srinivasa Setu Corridor is meant to provide an easy route for the Tirumala devotees and reduce the traffic congestion in the area. The six km long flyover between the Tiruchanur highway junction and Kapila Theertham also links the city from different directions. The flyover is expected to decrease the current 40-minute drive to just 10 to 12 minutes, as it avoids several traffic junctions.

As per reports, TTD Chairman YV Subbha Reddy has also directed the TTD officials to expedite the release of funds to the contractors involved in the Srinivasa Setu works so as to finish the construction of the project on time.

YV Subbha Reddy has informed that Tirupati MLA Bhumana Karunakar Reddy had requested CM YS Jagan to direct the temple body (TTD) to release the funds on time so that the work might be completed without delay.

The elevated expressway was originally named Garuda Varadhi flyover, but it was renamed as Srinivasa Setu in August this year by the Municipal Corporation of Tirupati. Reportedly, the decision to change the name of the flyover to Srinivasa Setu was taken after people were against travelling on ‘Garuda Varadhi’ as the flyover is named after the vahan of Lord Vishnu.

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy had appointed his uncle and senior YSRCP leader YV Subba Reddy as the Chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) Board in 2019. Reddy was reappointed again as the Chairman of the TTD this year after serving two years at the post.

Earlier this month, the Andhra Pradesh High Court had issued notices to 18 newly-appointed members of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Trust Board and sought their response to the petition filed by BJP leader G. Bhanuprakash Reddy. It was claimed that the individuals were unfit to be members of the prestigious TTD Trust Board for their alleged involvement in some cases and that the details needed to be confirmed.  

Two Muslim youths detained by police in Ayodhya for roaming around dressed up as Hindu Sadhus ahead of Diwali

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Two Muslim youths detained by police in Ayodhya for roaming around dressed up as Hindu Sadhus ahead of Diwali

On October 29, Ayodhya Police detained two Muslim youth dressed up as Hindu saints from Purakalandar square. They have been identified as Suddhu and Muharram, residents of village Darjipur. Police and intelligence agencies are interrogating the suspects. As per reports, Pura Kalandar Police got a tip on Saturday evening from an unknown youth about two suspects roaming around in the city in the guise of Sadhus on the pretext of begging.

After this, the police caught them and brought them to the police station. The suspects said that they have been dressing up like Sadhus and begging in Ayodhya around Diwali for years. They claimed to have been living at the residence of one Ajay Yadav, resident of Village Surji Virva. They further claimed that several families of their village are indulged in begging.

They told the Police that they are residents of Darjipur Village, Gosainganj Police Station, District Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Ayodhya Police has contacted Sultanpur Police to verify their details.

However, considering the potential security implications, the agencies have decided not to go by their words and investigate their motives. The Police are tracing the locations where the duo went. It is noteworthy that the Government of Uttar Pradesh is planning a large-scale festival, ‘Deepotsav’, on Diwali in Ayodhya. Governor, Chief Minister and Union Ministers, along with other VIPs, are scheduled to attend the festivities. The security agencies are on high alert to ensure safety during the festival.

Vijaysen Singh, Inspector-in-charge, said that the suspects have said that they are beggars. The Police are verifying the details. An investigation is underway in the matter.

OpIndia tried to contact Police but could not connect.

Read- Three Muslims roam around dressing up like Hindu Sadhus, reveal true identity when threatened

‘Journalist’ with monster level IQ claims there’s an unofficial ‘internet ban’ in Srinagar while chatting on WhatsApp and tweeting

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‘Journalist’ with monster level IQ claims there’s an unofficial ‘internet ban’ in Srinagar while chatting on WhatsApp and tweeting

On Saturday (October 30), independent ‘journalist’ Adnan Bhat courted controversy on social media after he claimed that the internet was banned unofficially in Srinagar in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As per his Twitter bio, he has worked for several news organisations such as Al-Jazeera, Foreign Policy, South China Morning Post, Caravan, AJ+ etc.

In a tweet, Bhat claimed, “Went out to buy medicine for mother. Forgot prescription. Asked dad to WhatsApp it. But couldn’t download it because we have an unofficial mobile Internet ban in Srinagar. #Kashmir.” A screenshot attached with his tweet was accompanied by the message – “Couldn’t download image. Check your iPhone’s Internet connection and try again.”

Screengrab of the tweet by Adnan Bhat

While the screenshot shared by him bore the time stamp of 7: 42 pm, the journalist had tweeted about the incident at 7:58 pm (within a span of 16 minutes). Social media users were quick to point out that his father was able to send him the image of the prescription and that he was able to receive it as well. However, Bhat failed to download the same image due to ‘unofficial internet ban’, even though he was able to tweet about it.

Screengrab of the image posted by Adnan Bhat

Popular Twitter user (@BefittingFacts) pointed out,” Ok your dad was able to send it and you are able to tweet it but internet is ban. Cute”

Screengrab of the tweet by @BeffitingFacts

Another Popular Twitter user (@theskindoctor13) wrote, “He received the message. He got the image despite no internet but he isn’t able to download it.”

Screengrab of the tweet by @theskindoctor13

Another user tweeted about the contradictions in the story of Adnan Bhat. “You managed to receive the image. You were able to share it on Twitter. But somehow, your internet isn’t working. Wow,” he said.

Screengrab of the tweet

A Twitter user pointed out how Adnan Bhat had deliberately kept his mobile data to give the impression that there was an internet ban in Srinagar. “Your data is not on… What kind of journalist will you become?” he inquired.

Screengrab of the tweet

One Twitter user, Pankaj, asked how did the journalist regain his internet connection within just 16 minutes’ time.

Screengrab of the tweet

After realising several loopholes in the story, another Twitter user recommended Adnan Bhat to stick to cab driver stories that are often peddled by left-liberal journalists on the micro-blogging site.

Screengrab of the tweet

There is a new genre of fiction that has gained prominence in the market. The protagonist in these stories, generally less than 280 characters in English (the character limit on Twitter), is usually a taxi driver or a maid and the narrator is usually an intellectual yet idiot (IYI) from the media fraternity.

In this genre of fiction, the narrator projects his own political inclinations onto the protagonist in order to further his own agenda under the thin disguise of neutrality. The protagonist, usually a taxi driver, is portrayed as an individual with capabilities far beyond the usual level of intellect one would expect from people working those particular jobs.

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