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DRI seizes 25kg heroin worth Rs 125 crore concealed in a container at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, arrests a businessman

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DRI seizes 25kg heroin worth Rs 125 crore concealed in a container at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, arrests a businessman

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized more than 25 kg of heroin from a container during a raid at Navi Mumbai’s Nhava Sheva Port (Jawaharlal Nehru Port). The Mumbai Zonal Unit of DRI, which carried out the raid, also arrested a businessman named Jayesh Sanghvi in connection with the seizure of heroin which is worth Rs 125 crore in the international market.

The 62 years old businessman was arrested on Wednesday after a probe confirmed that the container that had arrived from Iran at Nhava Sheva in Navi Mumbai was carrying a consignment of narcotics also. Sanghvi has booked under various sections of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The DRI produced the accused before the court where the court sent him to DRI custody till October 11 for questioning. DRI had sought his custody as the agency doubts that Sanghvi is part of a drug cartel and he might have smuggled similar consignment in the past also.

On October 4, on the basis of intelligence inputs, the DRI had detained the container which was set to be carrying a consignment of groundnut oil. Investigation revealed that a consignment of narcotics was concealed in the container. DRI officials said they found a packet containing white powder weighing around 25.6kg. it was kept between the groundnut oil and other items in the container.

Investigation revealed that the container was imported by a businessman Sandeep Thakkar of Vaibhav Enterprises having its office at Masjid Bunder. On being questioned he told DRI that Sanghvi had offered him Rs 10,000 per consignment to import goods from Iran on his firm’s IEC. On being further questioned the businessman said that due to old relationships he professionally trusted Sanghvi.

The DRI last month had seized 2,988.21 kgs of heroin worth Rs 9,000 crore from the Mundra Port in Gujarat. As per reports, the heroin consignment had originated from Afghanistan and it was dispatched as a consignment of semi-processed talc stones. The consignment had arrived from Bandar Abbas Port, Iran. The National Investigation Agency has taken over the investigation. Since Munda port is located in BJP ruled Gujarat and is managed by the Adani group, the Congress and the liberal media launched a vilification campaign against the Adani group and the BJP.

In July this year, 293 kgs of heroin was seized from Mumbai port by DRI. One Prabhit Singh, owner of Sandhu Exports Punjab, was arrested in this connection.

‘If Indian Prime Minister wants, he can make Pakistan cricket collapse’: PCB chairman Ramiz Raja laments on Pakistan’s poverty

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‘If Indian Prime Minister wants, he can make Pakistan cricket collapse’: PCB chairman Ramiz Raja laments on Pakistan’s poverty

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ramiz Raja on Wednesday during Pakistan’s Senate Standing Committee meeting said that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can easily cause Pakistan Cricket Board’s collapse.

Raja revealed that PCB receives 50 per cent of its funding from the ICC while ICC itself raises 90 per cent of its money from the Indian markets. “In a way, India’s business houses are running Pakistan’s cricket board,” said Raja. 

“Tomorrow if the Indian Prime Minister decides to not fund, the PCB can collapse,” Raja remarked further. 

Referring to the recent pullout by the International Men’s cricket team of New Zealand and England, Raja said, “They packed in 2 minutes and left. It is because they are not interested in Pakistan because our economy is not at par.”

When asked how much does Pakistan contributes to ICC, Raja informed that the country does not contribute at all to the Council. 

Raja encourages Karachi’s business community

While speaking to Karachi’s business community at the Pakistan Stock Exchange early this week, Raja said that its contribution is key towards Pakistan becoming a superpower in the cricket world.

“Our cricket is relying on ICC’s funding right now and when I see the books, I get very scared because the contribution of local entrepreneurs is minimal,” said the PCB chief.

Pakistan pressures New Zealand to reschedule tour

Pakistan has been pressurizing New Zealand to reschedule its tour after the New Zealand team opted out of a cricket tour citing a ‘security threat’. 

Raja in the same briefing said that there “will be good news in a weeks’ time.” 

“I have written a strongly-worded letter to the International Cricket Council chairman where I mentioned that the ICC has become a political wing of the Western bloc and has been reduced to a mere events management company,” he said as quoted by Pakistani news outlet Dawn.

Raja re-iterated that Pakistan has ‘one of the best security systems in place.’

Street vendor Virendra Paswan from Bihar, murdered by Islamic terrorists, cremated in Srinagar: Mayor says it was the wish of the family

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Street vendor Virendra Paswan from Bihar, murdered by Islamic terrorists, cremated in Srinagar: Mayor says it was the wish of the family

Virendra Paswan, a street vendor, was shot dead by Islamic terrorists in Kashmir on Tuesday. His last rites have been performed in Srinagar. It is reported that the family chose to perform the last rites in Kashmir as they could not afford to take him to Bhagalpur in Bihar.

The administration was condemned for not making necessary arrangements to transport the deceased and his family to Bhagalpur. However, Junaid Azim Mattoo, the Mayor of Srinagar, said that authorities had procured free air tickets and made provisions for the transport of the deceased but the family wanted the cremation to happen in Srinagar.

Editor at News18 Network, Shalinder Wangu, said that the family had chosen to cremate the body in Srinagar as provisions were made for their travel to Patna but they could not afford to onward journey from Patna to Bhagalpur.

Virendra Paswan is father to seven children, five daughters and two sons. His brother and locals from the community participated in the cremation. Kashmir has been hit with a series of targeted killings of Hindus and Sikhs by Islamic terrorists. Soon after Paswan, two teachers were also killed, one of them Hindu and the other a Sikh.

‘Unhappy’ Supreme Court goes on vacation, next hearing on Lakhimpur Kheri case 12 days later: Details

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‘Unhappy’ Supreme Court goes on vacation, next hearing on Lakhimpur Kheri case 12 days later: Details

Unhappy with the investigation conducted by the police in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, the Supreme Court has decided to hear the matter immediately after 12 days of vacation. The matter will be heard next on October 20 at 10:30 AM post the Dussehra break.

The Supreme Court observed, “We are not satisfied with the investigation. The local police has not done the job properly.”

“Why has the accused not been arrested immediately? The highest police officer must protect the evidence in the case,” the Chief Justice of India questioned further. 

‘Take immediate steps’: Supreme Court on Lakhimpur Kheri investigation

Arguing for the state, senior Advocate Harish Salve informed the Court that the state had filed a status report in the matter. He further informed that the UP minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra appears to be a ‘serious problem’ and that a notice had been issued to him. 

However, expressing displeasure over the non-arrest of the accused, the CJI remarked, “We expect you to act as a responsible government & responsible police. Will an accused in every part of the country be treated in the same way? Giving them an invitation? You please come. We want to question you.”

The CJI further directed the state to take necessary actions. “We hope the state will take the necessary steps. Because of the sensitivity of the issue, the state should understand we aren’t saying anything more,” said the CJI. 

Union minister Ajay Misra’s son Ashish Misra did not appear before the UP Police crime branch, which had summoned him for questioning at 10 am today giving rise to speculations and controversies. 

As of now, the Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested two people in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.

‘Was there to add glamour to the cruise’, Aryan Khan tells court, sent to judicial custody in Arthur Road jail for 14 days

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‘Was there to add glamour to the cruise’, Aryan Khan tells court, sent to judicial custody in Arthur Road jail for 14 days

During the hearing in the cruise ship drugs case on Thursday, Aryan Khan’s lawyer, advocate Satish Maneshinde, described Khan’s version of events that happened on October 3 night of the raid conducted on the luxury cruise liner. According to a report by the legal portal Bar & Bench, Maneshinde, representing Shah Rukh Khan’s son said that Aryan was invited to the rave party as “VVIP”. He went to the party only with an intention to “add glamour”, argued Satish Maneshinde in court.

Aryan Khan was on the cruise as a “VVIP guest” and “a person connected with Bollywood wanted to add glamour to the cruise and hence invited him,” the lawyer claimed.

“I [Aryan] am nowhere connected with any other person in cruise, or other arrested accused. I have no connection with the organizers or the other arrested accused,” Maneshinde submitted in court.

He further added that the NCB officials had confronted Aryan Khan when he reached the international terminal of Mumbai port. Khan, according to his lawyer, was again questioned when they started for the ship. NCB searched Aryan Khan’s bag and his person and found nothing, claimed Maneshinde.

The lawyer further argued that Khan’s mobile was the confiscated and he was taken to the NCB office where he was interrogated and then placed under arrest.

Maneshinde accepted that Aryan Khan knew Arbaz Seth Merchant, who is also in NCB custody along with Aryan. 

Aryan Khan’s lawyer submitted in court that the former’s WhatsApp chat with one of his friends named Prateek would bring out these facts. Prateek was the one who had introduced Khan to someone who was in touch with the organizers, submitted the lawyer.

The NCB rebutted Khan’s lawyer’s claims by submitting to the court that “recovery is not what is important but it is the knowledge that counts”. The central agency said it was necessary to interrogate Aryan Khan because of the knowledge he had as regards other people who may be involved in the drug racket.

The Mumbai court Thursday, sent Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan to judicial custody for 14 days. Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on October 2, in connection with the luxury cruise drug bust case.

Today Aryan Khan and others accused in the case including were sent to Arthur Road jail after they tested negative for Covid-19. They were supposed to be sent to jail yesterday, but they were kept in the NCB office in Mumbai as the jail does not accept inmates after 6 pm.

Whatsapp conversation between Aryan Khan and 2 other accused revealed intriguing details

Interestingly, on Monday (October 4), a day after the raid, the NCB had told the Court that WhatsApp chats between the son of actor Shah Rukh Khan and 2 other accused have revealed ‘shocking and incriminating’ material about international drug trafficking. The Central agency informed that Khan discussed payment modes for purchasing drugs while using several code names.

The Court had held that a prima facie case is made out against Khan and other co-accused and sent Aryan Khan, Arbaz Seth Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha and five others to NCB custody till the 7th of October.

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan and other accused have been declared medically fit as they have tested negative for Covid-19. They will now be shifted to Arthur road jail, from where they will be taken to court for a bail hearing. A magistrate court is likely to hear the plea today afternoon.

Days after his death, Bollywood actor Sidharth Shukla awarded a popular male actor award for his performance in web series

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Days after his death, Bollywood actor Sidharth Shukla awarded a popular male actor award for his performance in web series

On Thursday (October 7), deceased Bollywood actor Sidharth Shukla was posthumously awarded for his performance in the web series ‘Broken but Beautiful Season 3.’ Dubbed as the Adgully’s Editor’s Choice, Shukla was honoured with the ‘Popular Actor (Male) in Web Originals – Hindi/Regional’ award.

Days after his death, Bollywood actor Sidharth Shukla awarded a popular male actor award for his performance in web series
Sidharth Shukla wins popular award after his death

Following the announcement by Screenxx, the late actor began trending on the No.2 position on the micro-blogging site. Sidharth Shukla appeared in several shows such as ‘Balika Vadhu’, ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ and ‘Big Boss Season 13’.

Screengrab of Twitter trends

While Balika Vadhu made him a household name, Shukla also emerged as the winners of Big Boss and Khatron Ke Khiladi. Shukla also acted in Dil Se Dil Tak and hosted the crime drama series Savdhaan India and the reality show India’s Got Talent. He made his Bollywood debut in 2014 in the film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. He also participated as a ‘senior’ member in Big Boss 14. He breathed his last on September 2 at the Cooper Hospital, after suffering a massive heart attack.

Pakistani terror outfits using ‘hybrid terrorists’ to carry out targeted attacks against non-Muslims in Kashmir: Govt sources

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Pakistani terror outfits using ‘hybrid terrorists’ to carry out targeted attacks against non-Muslims in Kashmir: Govt sources

Top government sources on Thursday informed that the Pakistani terror outfits are now using ‘hybrid terrorists’ to disrupt the atmosphere of peace and prosperity in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. These are not full-time terrorists, but people with normal civilian lives who are engaged in specific terror acts.

In a statement to ANI, the government source revealed, “The hybrid terrorists used by these terror groups for these targeted killings are mostly engaged in normal jobs and are used for such killings using small weapons.” The source further informed, “They return to their normal routine after carrying out such acts.” 

Additionally, Vijay Kumar, IGP Kashmir, in a statement to The Times of India said, “These acts are committed by newly recruited terrorists or those about to join terrorist ranks. In some cases, overground workers were directly involved. J&K Police are working hard to identify such part-time or ‘hybrid’ errorists and will take the strictest action against them.”

The statement was given on a day when two non-Muslim teachers were gunned down by the Islamic terrorists in Srinagar after separating them from Muslim teachers in a school.

The source also informed that the number of such youth is quite significant in the valley. The security forces had received inputs of many such youths and their identification is being done rapidly. 

As per the Times of India report, in a revised strategy, ISI-backed terrorist groups are pushing local terror recruits to go after non-local who make for easy targets. 

Union HM chairs high-level meeting

Reportedly, Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a high-level meeting with NSA Ajit Doval, heads of CRPF, BSF and intelligence agencies on Thursday to review the security situation in J&K.

Some of the topics believed to have been discussed in the meeting were fine-tuning of current strategies, the need to keep a closer watch on youths prone to radicalization and on the ones who are in touch with terrorists. 

‘Resisting change’

It is said that the terrorist groups have adopted this new strategy to resist any kind of change brought about with the abrogation of Article 270. This includes full integration of J&K with the rest of India, the revival of tourism and emphasis on the development of the region. 

In fact, Pakistan’s new terror outfit ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) that took the responsibility for killing a school principal and teacher in a statement claimed that the teachers were targeted because they had urged students to attend the August 15th Independence Day function held in the school.

Calling it a “filthy function”, the Pakistani terror outfit said that despite their warning and threat, these teachers had “harassed and warned the parents with dire consequences if any student didn’t attend the occupier regime’s 15th August filthy function at their school”.

These terrorist groups aim to create an atmosphere of fear and insecurity, especially amongst non-Muslims. Reports suggest that Pakistan-based terror sponsors have been encouraging groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed to step up infiltration into J&K since July. 

Intelligence inputs say that local youths are being readied to carry out attacks on ‘soft’ targets, which may include locals suspected to be working as ‘informers’.

As many as five civilians have been killed by Islamic terrorists in the past three days in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Blogs and posts promote targeted attacks on civilians and non-locals

The aim, objectives and language of the terror groups are in sync with some pro-Pakistan social media users and digital platforms floating online.

A pro-Pakistani blog named ‘Kashmirfight’ in an inflammatory post dated September 24 had recommended strategies to ‘resist the occupier.’ These included:

  1. Targeting every non-local official
  2. Stoning and hurling petrol bombs at informers locations
  3. Non-locals to be targeted irrespective of nature of work 
  4. Not to welcome Kashmiri Pandits
  5. Target head of educational institutions who are hand in glove with occupiers and more
Kashmirfight blog dated September 24, 2021

It is imperative to note that the website has been blocked by the Government of India.

As many as 28 civilians have been gunned down by Islamic terrorists so far this year.

‘Jungle man’ living in a broken down Ambassador deep in the forest gets vaccinated: What it says about India’s drive and opposition’s propaganda

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‘Jungle man’ living in a broken down Ambassador deep in the forest gets vaccinated: What it says about India’s drive and opposition’s propaganda

The photograph of a man from Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, Chandrashekar Gowda (56), should have been ideally placed outside of houses and offices of politicians and parties and such individuals who out of political reasons and ignorance misguide people against the Covid-19 vaccine.

For the past 17 years, Chandrashekar Gowda has been leading a solitary life in the dense forest area adjoining Adtale and Nekkare village near Aranthodu of Sullia taluk, Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka.

Since he has hardly any human contact, he is very much safe from Covid 19 pandemic. But, when health workers of Aranthod Gram Panchayath visited him to administer a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, he readily took the dose. Like myriads of motivated and ignorant quibblers, he did not refuse to take it saying that he no more required vaccination.

He doesn’t have an Aadhaar Card, but even dp, after health workers visited him to ensure that he got the jab.

This not so ‘upmarket’ story is rather a success story of how an arduous Covid 19 vaccination drive has been undertaken by the Narendra Modi government. Karnataka has a population around 6.41 crore.  According to the Karnataka government’s website till October 6 as many as 5,75,15,292 doses were administered. 

This also sets a picture in contrast where a man who renounced the world decades back, cooperates with the government trying to vaccinate the entire population in order to save the lives of people. 

And this is at a time when the Left-Congress dominated opposition parties and liberal media are still distorting facts and running misinformation campaigns to create confusion among people. In August, India achieved a momentous milestone in its Covid-19 vaccination drive after over 1 crore doses in a single day, its highest single-day count until then, instead of celebrating this collective success of India, Rahul Gandhi was busy spreading misinformation. And his supported followed their master in spreading lies.

And this is at a time when the Left-Congress dominated opposition parties and liberal media are still distorting facts and running misinformation campaigns to create confusion among people. In August, India achieved a momentous milestone in its Covid-19 vaccination drive after over 1 crore doses in a single day, its highest single-day count until then, instead of celebrating this collective success of India, Rahul Gandhi was busy spreading misinformation.  

When the Yogi Adityanath government was busy arranging logistics for Mega Vaccination Drive and even successfully administered 10.02 crore doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, Congress-Left journalist Ajit Anjum was rather trolling the chief minister. Former Uttar Pradesh CM and Samajwadi party leader Akhilesh Yadav tried to derail the vaccination drive in Uttar Pradesh as well.

All you need to know about the ‘jungle man’

In the forest, there is a small plastic sheet tied to bamboo poles where Chandrashekar Gowda lives. There stands his favourite, a white colour ambassador car. The car, now worth scraps, and a functional radio are the companions of his self imposed solitary life. He keeps a radio, and according to media reports he is a regular listener of Akashvani Mangaluru.

Once in a while he visits the local market at Sullia to sell the baskets he weaves and takes rice, sugar and other groceries in return. During the lockdown period he survived on wild fruits and water.  

The background of his jungle retreat is a moving story that can inspire many Bollywood scripts. He was a happy farmer who once owned 1.5 acres of land in Nekral Kemraje village. 

His misery started when he took a short-term loan and two crop loans worth Rs. 50,400 from Nelluru Kemraje Cooperative Society in 1999. His land was auctioned for Rs 1.2 lakh in October 2002 as he failed to repay the loan. 

The family too left him further disillusioned. He drove his car to his sister’s residence to stay with her. But he was discarded here too after which he retired in the forest.

His only wish or the mission of the life is to get back his land, which looks nearly impossible. But even though he is leading a tough life in a jungle, he has taken the vaccine.  

71% of adult Indians given first dose of Covid vaccine, oxygen production increased 10 times, prepared to handle 5L daily cases: NITI Aayog

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71% of adult Indians given first dose of Covid vaccine, oxygen production increased 10 times, prepared to handle 5L daily cases: NITI Aayog

Within six months of the Covid-19 vaccine being available for beneficiaries above 18 years, 71% of the country’s adult population has received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and 27 per cent are fully vaccinated. 

NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr VK Paul while addressing the media on Thursday said that the problem of vaccine shortage has been mitigated in the country and urged people to get fully vaccinated. With over 93 crore vaccine doses administered to date and coverage of second dose picking up, Paul said that it is of utmost importance to ‘fully protect’ ourselves. 

‘Prepared to handle 5 lakh daily cases of Covid-19’

Sharing an update on the preparations for a possible surge, the government stated it has made healthcare preparations to handle a flux of up to 5 lakh coronavirus cases a day.

However, the government simultaneously clarified that it does not imply that such high numbers of Covid-19 infections will be reported in the future. 

Dr Paul further said, “Though the number of cases is now low, preparedness is not low. It is robust, sustained and being accounted for and catalyzed and supported for on a daily basis.”

Details of the preparation

Quoting statistics from states, Dr Paul at the press conference informed that the country has 8.36 lakh hospital beds available for COVID-19 patients and almost one million (9,69,885) additional isolation beds in dedicated COVID-19 care centres as of today. 

Additionally, a total of 4.86 lakh oxygen-supported beds and 1.35 lakh ICU beds are available, he informed.

“About 1,200 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants are functional now and there is no district in the country where such a plant is not working. About 4,000 PSA plants will be established across the country,” Dr Paul said further. 

PM Modi inaugurated 18 PSA oxygen plants in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an online event on Thursday inaugurated 18 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants in Gujarat.

The newly inaugurated oxygen plants in Gujarat are located in Bharuch, Patan, Palanpur, Tharad, Khedbrahma, Bhiloda, Mansa, Vadnagar, Godhra, Santrampur, Garudeshwar, New Civil Hospital- Surat, SMIMER Hospital-Surat, Sola Civil and Gandhidham.

The newly established PSA oxygen plants at Rajpipla, Zhalod and Morbi by the Gujarat CSR Authority were also inaugurated in the virtual event by the Prime Minister. 

‘Ramped up production by 10 times’

PM Modi who inaugurated a total of 35 new Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants funded by the PM CARES initiative across 35 states and Union Territories on Thursday informed that the production of medical oxygen was ramped up by 10 times. 

PM Modi in an event at AIIMS Rishikesh in Uttarakhand credited the healthcare workers for their dedication and hard work that helped the country overcome the oxygen crisis. 

“India is currently leading the battle against Covid-19 which reflects the hard work, dedication and unity among our people & the government to combat any Vipda,” said PM Modi. He also informed that the country will soon be able to get 4000 oxygen plants from the PM Cares fund. 

“India’s ability to build infrastructure to deal with the Covid outbreak in such a short period of time is a symbol of our determination, service and solidarity,” remarked the Prime Minister further.

Sharing an update on the testing capabilities, PM Modi said, “Our journey from one testing lab to 3000 testing labs at the testing time of the covid-19 pandemic shows our capability to achieve anything.”

India opens up to foreign tourists 

The Centre has decided to commence issuing tourist visas to foreigners from October 15. However, for a month, tourists will be allowed entry into India only on chartered flights while those wanting to visit India on scheduled commercial flights would have to wait till November 15. 

“After considering various inputs, the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs) has decided to begin granting of fresh Tourist Visas for foreigners coming to India through chartered flights with effect from October 15, 2021,” read a statement by the ministry. 

Meanwhile, India reported 22,431 new coronavirus cases and 318 deaths in the last 24 hours with Kerala being the biggest contributor to the numbers. 

Congress leader attacked in Bikaner by unknown assailants on a crowded road in Congress-ruled Rajasthan: Watch

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Congress leader attacked in Bikaner by unknown assailants on a crowded road in Congress-ruled Rajasthan: Watch

Even leaders and workers of the Congress party are not safe in the states ruled by Congress. A video from Bikaner district of Rajasthan has gone viral where four to five assailants are seen mercilessly beating a man on a busy highway and damaging his car. Rajasthan is ruled by Congress chief minister Ashok Gehlot.

BJP leader Shalabh Mani Tripathi, who is also the press advisor of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, has shared this video with a short note: “media is silent because this is Rajasthan ruled by the Congress.”

In this disturbing video, a man is seen lying unconscious on the roadside and he is being mercilessly beaten by four to five miscreants with sticks. Assailants were also damaging the victim’s white car parked on the roadside. The victim was with family members including women and infants as they are seen crying and begging for help. This took place in the full public glare as a lot of people were seen watching and shooting videos of this lawlessness. A portal Khulasa Online has shared a video of a longer duration.

Inquiry revealed that the victim is a Congress leader Megh Singh Bhati who is president of Nokha (rural) unit of the Congress in Bikaner district. He is also a former Sarpanch. The incident took place at Himmatsar village on Bikaner-Nokha road on Thursday. Megh Singh along with family members was travelling in a car when miscreants stooped and dragged him out of the car. He was returning after visiting Karni Mataji temple at Deshlok situated about 30 km from Bikaner.

According to media reports, the assailants also assaulted family members when they tried to save him. After injuring him assailants left the place in a car. Megh Singh was first rushed to Bagri Hospital at Nokha but since his condition was serious he was referred to the trauma centre of PBM hospital in Bikaner. He suffered fractures on both legs as well as injuries on the head and waist.

As per reports, Nokha circle officer Nemsingh Chauhan has said that Megh Singh was attacked due to some old rivalries. The local BJP MLA Biharilal Bishnoi, who represents Nokha assembly, criticized the incident and demanded the immediate arrest of assailants. The MLA said that criminals have become so audacious in the Congress-ruled Rajasthan that they attacked a Congress leader on the road.

The Rajput community of Rajasthan has strongly condemned this incident. Karan Pratap Singh Sisodia, a senior leader of Kshatriya Sabha said that they have observed that people of the Rajput community are being regularly targeted in Nokha which will not be tolerated. He further demanded Bikaner SP Preeti Chandra to take cognizance of the matter, else they will carry agitations against the administration.

Quite mysteriously, Rajasthan Congress is silent even though its leader has been attacked. Bikaner Congress has a verified Twitter account, but it is busy spreading lies on the Lakhimpur Kheri incident.

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