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‘Mahilayen maaf nahi karengi’: Read why Tej Pratap Yadav is angry at RJD and says women will never forgive the party

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‘Mahilayen maaf nahi karengi’: Read why Tej Pratap Yadav is angry at RJD and says women will never forgive the party

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s prodigal son Tej Pratap has long been upset with the RJD. On Friday, Tej Pratap announced that the women of Bihar will never forgive RJD.

In a tweet. Tej Pratap emphasized that ‘mother’ is the most important person in his life and without ‘mother’, there will be darkness everywhere.

Sharing RJD’s list of ‘Star campaigners’ submitted to the Election Commission of India for the upcoming by-polls in the state, Tej Pratap lamented at the names of his mother Rabri Devi and sister Misa Bharti being dropped from the list.

RJD had released a list of 20 star campaigners ahead of bypolls in Kushwswar Asthan and Tarapur seats.

“Mera naam rehta na rehta, maa aur didi ka naam rehna chahiye tha”, (it does not matter if they dropped my name, but mother and sister’s names should have been there”. Further, he added, since Maa is worshipped on Dusshera, it is deplorable that RJD has ignored the mother (his mother, Rabri Devi).

Tej Pratap added that for this grave omission, the women of Bihar will never forgive RJD.

Tej Pratap had ‘expelled himself’

Recently, RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari had announced that Tej Pratap Yadav had ‘expelled himself’ from the party and had started his own political outfit. He had also informed that Tej Pratap Yadav also does not have permission to use the party election symbol lantern.

Tiwari’s statement had come amid reports that the Yadav brothers are not getting along and RJD is now under the de facto control of Tejashwi Yadav.

Tej Pratap Yadav has recently launched his own political outfit Chhatra Janshakti Parishad, which is parallel to RJD’s students’ wing, Chhatra RJD. Last month, he launched Chhatra Janshakti Parishad and declared himself the President. He had however claimed it would be part of RJD only.

Bihar will see by-polls for 2 assembly seats in the coming weeks. The alliance partners Congress and RJD had been in a disagreement over seat-sharing and are fielding candidates against each other. Congress leader Ashok Ram’s son Atirekh Kumar is fighting by-polls from Kusheshwar Asthan seat. The other seat is Tarapur and the RJD also has announced a candidate there.

Afghanistan: At least 100 killed or injured after suicide attack targets Shia Mosque in Kunduz

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Afghanistan: At least 100 killed or injured after suicide attack targets Shia Mosque in Kunduz

On Friday (October 8) afternoon, a suicide bomber targeted a Shia mosque where 300 Muslims were offering their Friday prayers (Jumma Namaz). The incident took place in Afghanistan’s 6th largest city of Kunduz.

In a video posted by Afghan journalist Natiq Malikzada, dead bodies were seen lying on the floor, splattered in blood and debris.

TOLO News reported that about 100 people were injured and killed in the dastardly attack. No terror outfit has claimed any responsibility for the attack so far. Since the Taliban took over the country in August, terror attacks by ISIS and its affiliated groups have increased in the country. Although adherents of same fundamental Islamic ideology, the Taliban and ISIS see each other as enemies.

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid tweeted, “Today in the afternoon, in the Khanabad Bandar area in the capital city of Kunduz, a blast targeted a mosque belonging to our Shia citizens and martyred and wounded a number of our compatriots.”

While speaking about the matter, Taliban leader Ahmadullah Wasiq said, “A number of people have been killed and wounded. Security forces have arrived at the scene and have started an investigation into the incident.” One Talib anonymously told Reuters that at least 28 people were killed and an additional dozen people were wounded. It is estimated that about 300 worshippers were at the Kunduz mosque at the time of the blast.

Bomb blast at Kabul mosque where condolence prayers for Taliban spokesperson’s deceased mother were being held

A powerful bomb blast in a mosque in Kabul in Afghanistan killed several people on Sunday (October 3). The blast took place at the historic Eidgah mosque in the city. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid informed that the blast had left a number of civilian casualties. Although the official number of casualties were not released, social media posts suggested that at least 5 people had died while many more were injured in the blast. 

Incidentally, the blast targeted the memorial prayers of the mother of Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. Mujahid’s mother had passed away on September 27. On October 2, he had informed that the Fateha of his mother would be offered at the mosque on Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm. This made it clear that the bomb blast took place specifically to target the condolence prayer at the mosque.

Drugs case: Bail petition of Aryan Khan rejected, to remain in Arthur Road jail for now

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Drugs case: Bail petition of Aryan Khan rejected, to remain in Arthur Road jail for now

On Friday (October 8), a Mumbai court rejected the bail petition of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. Khan was arrested after a Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team raided a rave party onboard a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai.

As per reports, Khan was brought to the Arthur Road jail on Friday and the hearing of his bail application began at around 12:30 pm at the Esplanade Magistrate Court. In his defence, Khan’s lawyer Satish Maneshinde told the Court that it has the power to set his client free. “These are local boys. Kindly grant bail,” he had requested. However, the Court turned down his request.

The lawyer for Arbaaz Merchant has said that he will file a fresh bail application before the Session Court tomorrow. No such confirmation has been made by the counsel for Aryan Khan, Satish Maneshinde. The Mumbai court had on Friday 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.

The Hindu publishes article calling for annihilation of Assamese language, culture, FIR lodged against Editor and ‘research scholar’: Full details

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The Hindu publishes article calling for annihilation of Assamese language, culture, FIR lodged against Editor and ‘research scholar’: Full details

On Wednesday (October 6), a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against a research scholar named Suraj Gogoi and ‘The Hindu‘ Editor Suresh Nambath for an objectionable article against the Assamese community. The FIR was lodged against the duo after a complaint was filed by the Pravajan Virodhi Manch (PVM) at the Latasil police station in Guwahati.

PVM, which is headed by lawyer Upamanyu Hazarika, has accused that Suraj Gogoi of promoting disharmony, hatred, feelings of enmity, and ill-will towards the Assamese community. In an article dated September 29 and published in The Hindu newspaper, Gogoi had called for the annihilation of Assamese language and culture over the conflict that broke out in the Darrang district. A research scholar in Sociology at the National University of Singapore (NUS), Gogoi had chosen ‘The scorching rays of Assamese nationalism’ as the headline for his article.

In his contentious piece, he alleged, “The reactions to the Darrang brutality expressed by journalists, politicians, and the foot soldiers of Assamese nationalism reveal how hatred has crystallised into the caste Assamese social structure, and how benumbed they are. Their narcissism will not stop even when political sadism is in such naked display…And like a psychotic, there is no reality but of what they see in and about themselves.”

Screengrab of the contentious article in The Hindu newspaper

Besides implicating that the entire Assamese community is to be held guilty for the death of Moynul Haque in Gorukhuti, Gogoi had also called for the extermination of the Assamese language and culture. “This is a possible way to come out of the psychosis and narcissism that plagues Assamese nationalists. As for Assamese political sadism, the only exit of it is to annihilate language and culture in its current form and interest,” he emphasised in his concluding paragraph.

The Hindu modifies article without explanation or apology

After the FIR was lodged against Suraj Gogoi and the Editor of The Hindu, Suresh Nambath, the newspaper shrewdly modified the article without citing any clarification or apology. “The only exit is to annihilate the language and culture of political sadism in its current form and interest,” read the newly modified concluding statement. Gogoi had tweaked his genocidal statement to suggest that the language and culture of political sadism must be annihilated and not the Assamese language and culture.

Screengrab of the updated article in The Hindu newspaper

Complaint filed by Pravajan Virodhi Manch

In his complaint, Pravajan Virodhi Manch (PVM) chief Upamanyu Hazarika remarked, “In this article, there are many instances of offensive speech being made against Assam and the larger Assamese community…In this article, accused no. 1 (Suraj Gogoi) has deliberately promoted disharmony, feelings of enmity, hatred end ill-will towards the Assamese community amongst the other groups and communities of the country. He has visibly represented by his words that Assamese people do not bear true faith end allegiance to the Constitution of indie, as by law established.”

A copy of the official complaint was posted on Twitter by journalist Kangkan Acharyya.

He further added, “The accused no.1 here says that the unfortunate killing of the protesters at Gorukhuti is an example of political sadism. Most importantly, due to the Gorukhuti incident, accused no. 1 calls of the annihilation of the Assamese language and culture. These are serious insults to the entire Assamese community.” (PVM) chief Upamanyu Hazarika demanded that Suraj Gogoi and ‘The Hindu‘ Editor Suresh Nambath are booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 34, 153, 153A,153B, and 505.

Violence in Darrang district in Assam, encroachers resist eviction drive

On September 23, an eviction drive conducted by the administration in Darrang district in Assam had turned violent after encroachers of the land attacked security forces. While 9 policemen were injured in the attack by the mob of illegal encroachers, 2 attackers were killed in retaliatory police firing.

The incident took place at the Dholpur in the Garukhuti area near the Sipajhar town in Darrang district in Assam, where the Himanta Biswa Sarma government is conducting an eviction drive of illegal settlers on land belonging to the government or other organisations like temples. When the eviction party reached the place inhabited by Bengali-speaking Muslims on Thursday, hundreds of people clashed with the police, attacking them with stones, machetes, pointed bamboo sticks, etc.

Grave of Islamic Jihadi Terrorism will be dug by India: VHP announces nationwide protest against targeted killings in Kashmir

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Grave of Islamic Jihadi Terrorism will be dug by India: VHP announces nationwide protest against targeted killings in Kashmir

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has released a statement announcing a nationwide protest on October 9 to protest against the targeted killing of seven Kashmiri Hindus by the Jihadists in the last 5 days. On October 8, the VHP in a statement stated, “that the best way to end Islamic terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is to safely rehabilitate the exiled Kashmiri Hindus and provide them free mobility in the valley”.

The statement by VHP said that the grave of the Islamic Jihadi Terrorism will be dug by India only.

The Central General Secretary of VHP Milind Parande condemned the brutal killing of 7 civilians in the valley. Parande expressed deep concern about the targeted killings of Hindus in the valley and urged the Central government to take coercive steps to tackle the Islamic Jihadists spreading their tentacles in Kashmir.

He wrote that the government should teach a lasting lesson to the terror state of Pakistan. The statement added that the government should encourage the rehabilitation of the indigenous Hindu migrants back to the valley. This he said would be the best way to curb terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the statement, Hindu organisations such as the Bajrang Dal and the VHP would stage protests across the country on October 9 in which they will burn effigies representing Pakistan’s terror regime.

Islamic terrorists and their apologists in India were warned by Milind Parande that their ill-fated attempt to break India’s unity and integrity will fail miserably. He stated that Hindu organisations will respond appropriately to such ill-fated attempts.

Slamming the Islamist apologists, the General Secretary of VHP remarked that when Hindus or Sikhs are mercilessly butchered, these apologists of Islamic terrorism say nothing. Milind Parande warned the apologists that these Islamic terrorist snakes who they have been feeding would someday come back to bite them. He remarked that to prevent the terror state of Pakistan from exploiting terrorism as a political tool, the international community will have to intervene soon.

In conclusion, the VHP statement added, that it stands in solidarity with the families of those who have been systematically targeted in Jammu and Kashmir. “Every VHP worker and entire Hindu society stands with the families of the victims. Their sacrifices will not be wasted. Indians will now etch the grave of Islamic terrorism in the country”.

In an extremely brutal attack, two teachers, a Hindu and a Sikh, were killed by Islamic terrorists in Kashmir. The teachers had asked students to attend the 15th August function in schools. As per reports, the teachers present were segregated on basis of their religions and presumably Muslim teachers were allowed to go. The Hindu and Sikh teacher were dragged outside and shot at point-blank range. The terrorists then fled.

This attack came in less than 48 hours after the killing of Makhan Lal Bindroo, the Kashmiri Pandit who stood his ground and refused to leave Kashmir even during the heights of Islamic terror in 1990s.

The brutal killing of Makhan Lal Bindroo took to seven the number of civilians killed by militants in Kashmir Valley in five days.

‘Welcome back, Air India’: Ratan Tata shares an emotional note after TATA Sons was announced as winning bidder

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‘Welcome back, Air India’: Ratan Tata shares an emotional note after TATA Sons was announced as winning bidder

On 8 October, Friday, the Secretary, Department of Investment and Asset Management, (DIPAM), the Government of India, announced that TATA Sons have been chosen as winning bidders for Air India.

Speaking at a press conference, DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta announced that Talace Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Sons Pvt Ltd, has been chosen as the winning bidder for Air India.

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As informed by the DIPAM, the EV quote by Talace was Rs 18,000 crores, which includes debt of Rs 15,300 crores and a cash component of 2700 crores.

Ratan Tata welcomes Air India home

Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the Tata Group has shared a tweet saying ‘Welcome back, Air India’.

Sharing an emotional note, Ratan Tata wrote, “Tata Sons winning the bid for Air India is great news. While it will take considerable effort to rebuid Air India, it will provide a very strong market oppurtunity for the Tata Group’s presence in the aviation industry.

On an emotional note, Air India, under the leadership of JRD Tata, at one time, had gained the reputation of being one of the most prestigious airlines of the world. Tatas will have the oppurtunity of regaining the image and reputation it enjoyed in earlier years. Mr JRD Tata would have been overjoyed if he was in our midst today.”

Espressing gratitude to the government of India, Ratan Tata added, “We also need to recognise and thank the government for its recent policy of opening select industries to the private sector.”

“Welcome back, Air India,” he concluded.

Details of the winning bid

The winning bid does not include Air India’s non-core assets such as land and building, which are collectively valued at Rs 14,718 crores. DIPAM has announced that a letter of intent will be issued and a share purchase agreement will be signed soon.

The non-core assets are to be transferred to the Govt of India’s AIAHL.

Tata Sons emerged as the winning bidders ahead of a consortium led by one Ajay Singh.

Air India comes home to TATA

It is notable here that Air India was initially established and owned by Tata. During Nehru’s regime in 1953, the government of India had nationalised Tata Air Lines and had operated it as domestic carrier Indian Airlines and international carrier Air India. Tata Air Lines was launched by JRD Tata, the visionary industrialist in 1932.

JRD Tata was opposed to the idea of the government nationalising the airline. JRD Tata had even stated famously that Nehru has ‘stabbed him in the back’.

ED and CBI officials probing Narada sting case need not appear before WB assembly speaker on his summons, rules Calcutta HC

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ED and CBI officials probing Narada sting case need not appear before WB assembly speaker on his summons, rules Calcutta HC

A bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of Calcutta High Court has directed that the officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigating the 2014 Narada sting operation case need not appear before the West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee.

This HC directive given on Thursday is a huge relief for the CBI and ED since the Assembly Speaker had summoned them several times. The hearing of this case is scheduled for Friday (October 8). The ED on October 4 had approached the Calcutta High Court for suitable direction against summons issued by West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee. The agency alleged that the Speaker was interfering with the investigation of the Narada sting case.

“The petitioner is aggrieved by the arbitrary, unlawful and without the authority of law summons issued by the respondents herein, thereby interfering in the independent and impartial working of the investigative officers of the Enforcement Directorate,” read the plea filed by ED.

ED further said that summons issued by the Assembly Speaker have far-reaching consequences on the rule of law in the country and the independent functioning of the investigative agencies and their officers in the country.

The development came in the wake of five CBI and two ED officials appeared before the Speaker after summons.

The Speaker sought had an explanation on how both central agencies could proceed against MLAs without permission of the Speaker. Summons came in the wake of CBI and ED submitting charge sheet against Bengal cabinet minister Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee and former minister and MLA Madan Mitra in the Narada sting case.

CBI had arrested them along with former Kolkata mayor Sovon Chatterjee on May 17 after filing the charge sheet. Following this, the ruling Trinamool Congress and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had created an uproar leading to a situation of lawlessness. Later all of them were granted bail. ED had submitted a charge sheet against them on September 1. The Speaker had sent summons to CBI DSP Satyendra Singh and ED assistant director Rathin Biswas since the charge sheets were filed on their order.

The speaker said that he was surprised to note that the central agencies bypassed his office. He said that Speaker’s permission is mandatory before filing a charge sheet if the accused is an MLA.

But the CBI DSP had challenged the Speaker’s authority to summon the probe agency. He stayed away from the Speaker’s office on the ground that the agency is prosecuting accused MLAs following the permission of Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar. However, the official appeared before the Speaker after the High Court asked to do so stating the official should “respectfully seek” an adjournment of the hearing.

Opposition unity dumpster fire: Congress CM from Chhattisgarh attacks Mamata Banerjee after several Congress leaders join TMC

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Opposition unity dumpster fire: Congress CM from Chhattisgarh attacks Mamata Banerjee after several Congress leaders join TMC

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has targeted Mamata Banerjee after Trinamool Congress inducted several disgruntled Congress leaders into her party. Bhupesh Baghel from the Congress party said that the TMC’s hope to form a national alternative by poaching Congress leaders will not yield results.

“Unfortunately, to become a national alternative deep-rooted and concerted efforts are needed and there are no quick- fix solutions,” Baghel said.

While Bhupesh Baghel did not name anyone, the indications are quite clear as to who his comments were meant for. The comments come after the Trinamool Congress inducted Congress leaders from multiple states into the party.

In West Bengal, five time MLA and AICC national secretary Mainul Haque joined TMC last month. Another senior Congress leader Sushmita Dev also joined Trinamool Congress in the state. In Goa, former Chief Minister from the Congress party Luizinho Faleiro also joined Mamata’s party.

Even Saket Gokhale, staunch Rahul Gandhi fanboy, joined Trinamool Congress a couple of months earlier. Despite the series of exits from the Congress party, Bhupesh Baghel does not appear too concerned with the development.

It appears that he believes Congress will remain the principle opposition party for the foreseeable future. The Congress has managed to recruit far-left rabble rousers such as Kanhaiya Kumar and Jignesh Mevani, ‘youth leaders’ the party is pinning its hopes on to resurrect its failing political fortunes.

1000s of properties occupied by Muslims being restored to Kashmiri Hindu owners could be one of the reasons for increased attacks in the valley

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1000s of properties occupied by Muslims being restored to Kashmiri Hindu owners could be one of the reasons for increased attacks in the valley

Daily violence and incidents such as attacks on the Kashmiri Hindus have been on the rise in the valley. According to a report by the Hindi daily, Dainik Bhaskar, one of the reasons behind the surge in such incidents might be the massive anti-encroachment drive launched by the government to preserve and protect immovable properties of Kashmiri Pandits from encroachers and interlopers.

The report suggests that in the last few months, thousands of ancestral properties of Kashmiri Hindu migrants, who had to run away from Kashmir in the wake of Islamic terrorist violence targeted against them in a planned exodus, illegally occupied by the Muslims in the region have been restored back to the rightful and original owners. This, the report suggests, might be one of the prime reasons behind the targeted attacks on the Hindus in the valley.

Thirty years on, the J&K govt has launched a massive anti-encroachment drive to free land belonging to displaced Kashmiri Hindus

In the 1990s, a planned exodus by Islamic terrorists was unleashed on the Kashmiri Hindu population of Kashmir. Hindus were raped, murdered and asked to either convert to Islam or leave Kashmir. Almost overnight, thousands of Kashmiri Hindus had fled the state to protect themselves from Islamic terrorism. In a major milestone, the government of Jammu and Kashmir had in August activated an online grievance redressal portal, where the Kashmiri Hindus could lodge their grievances related to their properties in Kashmir if any. 

Kashmiri Pandits living around the country are initiating property-related grievances on this portal. As soon as the complaint is received, the J&K administration begins the eviction proceedings in cases of encroachment.

Thousands of complaints have been so far received by the government on this portal. Out of these, action has been taken on more than 1000 complaints. The report suggests that maximum complaints of illegal encroachment, trespassing and land grabbing have been received from the Anantnag district in Kashmir.

Land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits freed by Jammu and Kashmir authorities

Recently, there was one particular case where 5 acres of illegally occupied land was recovered by the authorities. While in most cases the encroachers and interlopers are neighbours who have illegally occupied the land or houses of the Kashmiri Pandits, there are many cases where land mafias are also involved.

Officials of the Revenue Department located in Anantnag said that five kanals of land in Thajiwara belonging to a displaced Hindu named ML Dhar has been freed from Ghulam Rasool.

Similarly, 3 kanals of one Fula Raina’s land was grabbed by his neighbour Mohammad Ismail Pala. This too has been redeemed by the administration and preparations are being made to hand over the land to the original owner.

Roshan Lal Kaul’s six Kanal 10 marla land in Vesu has been freed from Mohammed Shabbir Chopan and Bholanath’s 18 marla land from Abdul Rashid.

In Akura village, the land of a Kashmiri Pandit woman named Phoolan Raina was occupied by a man named Mohammad Ismail Pala.

A Kashmiri Pandit was quoted by Bhaskar as saying: “My forefathers own 5 acres of land, which has been forcefully occupied by a family. They have converted it into an apple-pear orchard. I have contacted the police, revenue officials, several times and urged that my land be freed, but to no avail. We have been fighting the case for a decade. Now with the launch of the portal, there is hope, said the Kashmiri Hindu.

Likewise, the Srinagar DC Mohammad Ejaz Asad said that the district administration has received 660 complaints of illegal encroachment and the illegal purchase of properties belonging to Kashmiri Hindus. Of these, 390 have been resolved. In 20 cases, while demarcating the land, notices have been issued to the occupiers, said Asad.

In the Shopian district also, 113 complaints have been resolved. Similar action is going on in Kupwara, Baramulla, Ganderbal also. 

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.

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