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Six research scholars from Jamia Millia Islamia University selected under Modi govt’s ‘Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship’ scheme

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Six research scholars from Jamia Millia Islamia University selected under Modi govt’s ‘Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship’ scheme

Six research scholars from the controversial university Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) have been selected by the Modi government for the coveted Prime Minister Research Fellowship (PMRF) under the lateral entry scheme of the December 2020 drive.

In a statement, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University said that the Modi government has selected six students – Fozia Tabasum, Momina, Azra Malik, Firoz Khan, Aaliya Taiyab and Ashi Saif under the PMRF scheme. These students come from different departments, including Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, the varsity said.

Expressing happiness over the selection of six students, JMI Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar said that five out of the six research scholars are girl students. He said the selection shows how well they are doing in research.

“I hope this would inspire other students, particularly girl students of the university, to do well in science and research. JMI stands for excellence and strives hard to provide its students with every possible support to achieve great heights,” the Vice-Chancellor said. He also appreciated the efforts of the coordinator PMRF, JMI professor Abdul Quaiyum Ansari for the “great achievement”.

Under the PMRF scheme, the six researchers from JMI will be individually getting a per month fellowship of Rs.70,000 for the first two years, Rs.75,000 for the third year, Rs.80,000 for the fourth and fifth year, respectively.

In addition to the monthly fellowship, each fellow will also get a research grant of Rs.2 lakh per year, i.e., a total of Rs.10 lakh for five years under the PMRF.

Earlier in May 2020, two students from JMI – Marya Khan and Abgeena Shabir, both from the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CNN), were selected for the fellowship.

Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme

In order to attract meritorious students into research, the Government of India, in 2018, launched Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme, which offers direct admission to such students in the PhD programmes in IITs, IISERs and IISc.

The scheme aims to attract the talent pool of the country to doctoral (PhD) programmes for carrying out research in cutting-edge science and technology domains, focusing on national priorities.

The institutes which can offer PMRF include all the IITs, all the IISERs, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and some of the top Central Universities/NITs that offer science and/or technology degrees.

Delhi records the highest Covid death rate in May at 2.5%

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Delhi records the highest Covid death rate in May at 2.5%

Delhi has reported the highest percentage of Covid-19 related deaths in May. The case fatality ratio (CFR) during the first three weeks of the month until May 22 stands at 2.58%. As of Saturday, the state has reported 2,65,886 cases and 6,866 have lost their lives to Covid-19 related complications.

It has to be noted that the CFR in May is more than double the fatality rate in the previous three weeks. Delhi’s overall CFR is 1.63% that makes May 2021 the deadliest month for the National Capital. Notably, the national CFR has also increased in May and stands at 1.17%, which is significantly higher than the previous three weeks from April 10 to April 30.

Delhi reported maximum deaths on May 3 (448). Source: covid19india.org

In May, India has reported 87,460 deaths so far. Compared to the previous three weeks, it is a 92% rise as there were 43,258 deaths between April 10 and April 30. The cases during that period also saw an increase of around 20%. Between April 10 to April 30, around 59.5 lakh cases were reported in India, while till May 22, India has already reported 7368650 cases.

Punjab and Uttarakhand, following Delhi’s lead

Punjab is standing at the second position in terms of the fatality rate with 2.46%. During the previous three weeks, the death rate stood at 1.56% in Punjab.

Punjab reported maximum deaths on May 18 (231). Source: covid19india.org

Uttarakhand has recorded the third highest CFR till May 22 that stands at 2.34%. In the previous three weeks, the death rate was 1.18%. The overall death rate of Uttarakhand stands at 1.85%. After Uttarakhand, Jharkhand has reported 2.24%, Goa stands at 2.17%, and Maharashtra reported a 1.85% death rate.

Though the state of Maharashtra has reported the highest number of deaths in May at 17,779 deaths till Saturday, due to its higher positive ratio, the CFR is lower than other states. Maharashtra had reported a CFR of 0.87% on April 10-30 period. The overall CFR of the state is 1.57%. After Maharashtra, the highest number of deaths were reported by Karnataka in May at 9200 fatalities till May 22. However, the CFR of the state stands at 1.04%.

CFR in some smaller contributing states is higher

The CFR rate in states and UTs including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya were 3.3%, 2.8%, 2.3% and 2.2% but the total number of deaths were less than 500 in these states since the beginning of the pandemic, making them smaller contributors to the national tally of CFR.

Odisha has the lowest CFR in May

The lowest CFR Rate of states with overall more than 1,000 deaths includes Odisha that last the lowest CFR in May at 0.17%. Kerala, though being hit hard by the second wave, the CFR stands low at 0.23%. Andhra Pradesh is at 0.43%, West Bengal 0.68%, Telangana 0.73%, Bihar 0.84% and Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu at 0.92% CFR in May.

Covid-19 in India

According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India reported 2,40,897 cases on May 22. 3,55,138 people recovered, and 3,739 patients lost their lives to Covid-19 related complications. The fatality rate is considerably higher though the number of cases reported per day and recovery rate is higher than before. Experts suggest that there is a lag of two weeks that is normally seen between trends in death compared to the number of cases. Thus, it may take another two weeks for the national fatality rate to come down.

Rajasthan: 442 patients on ventilator admitted in RUHS Jaipur die in just 20 days as machines not regularly cleaned, maintained

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Rajasthan: 442 patients on ventilator admitted in RUHS Jaipur die in just 20 days as machines not regularly cleaned, maintained

Jaipur’s largest state-run Covid-10 facility RUHS CMS Hospital recorded 442 deaths of patients on ventilator support in just 20 days as per a Dainik Bhaskar report. The main reason cited for these deaths is not cleaning the endotracheal tube by the hospital staff which resulted in infections. 

The endotracheal tube (a flexible plastic tube that is placed through the mouth into the windpipe to help a patient breathe) attached to critically ill patients on a ventilator needs to be cleaned 5-6 times a day. However, the tube was being cleaned only thrice in two days by the hospital staff which resulted in Black Fungus and other bacterial infections to already critical patients. 

As per the report, the cleaning of the tube takes not more than 2-3 minutes yet the process was not being conducted by the hospital putting at risk the lives of several patients. 

Patients reveal the mismanagement by the hospital staff

Rohitash Jat whose relative has been admitted to the hospital informed that his relative has been on respiratory support since two days. However, he said that the doctors come for a visit only in the morning and not once has the pipe been cleaned by the hospital staff in two days.

A Sumant Singh whose brother-in-law has been on a ventilator since 48 hours also informed the same. 

Satyaprakash whose father has been admitted in the ICU and on ventilator said that the hospital staff have asked the family members to call them when needed since they are preoccupied with work.

Experts emphasize on regular monitoring

Dr Nagendra Sharma, RUHS’s board member informed that it is imperative to check patients on ventilators every half an hour. Fear of anaerobic bacterial infection, black fungus, multi-drug resistant bacterial infection lingers if the tube is not cleaned regularly, Dr Sharma informed. 

What do the studies suggest?

As per a study, dirt in the tube can result in chest infections which can prove fatal. The mucus has to be cleaned from the tracheostomy tube through suctioning every 3-4 hours. 

Jaipur hospitals facing unprecedented load

As per a May 05 report of The Hindu, the RUHS Hospital was full with patients which forced the hospital administration to install beds in corridors from the ground to the eighth floors of the ward buildings. The 442 oxygen beds and 153 ICU beds with ventilators of the hospital were fully occupied.

The Medical & Health Department had asked the hospital to shift the less critical patients to the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Government Hospital, where the beds were being reserved, however, the latter refused to admit new patients citing the absence of sufficient medical oxygen. 

Earlier, multiple staff members at RUHS hospital were arrested for taking bribes in exchange of providing beds.

Working ventilators dumped as ‘faulty’

We had earlier reported on how in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, 1,500 ventilators received under the PM CARES Fund are lying unused and unopened. These ventilators were received over ten months back. 

Another Dainik Bhaskar report revealed that of these 1,500 ventilators, 230 are faulty but even amid the raging Chinese coronavirus pandemic, these ventilators have not been repaired and put to use.

The report suggested that in Jodhpur, of the 100 ventilators received under PM CARES Fund, not a single one was put to use.

After similar incidents were reported from Punjab and Jharkhand, the Central Government in a letter had highlighted how some states have been mismanaging the ventilators allocated to them.

The Union Government said that while the manufactures will supply the ventilators and demonstrate their proper usage, hospitals also need to take some measures that include “training of the user staff of hospitals, provide them with manuals and audio-visual/online training for guarding against any information gaps in the use of ventilators” and “ensure robust and prompt follow-up of complaints received from hospitals/States in the WhatsApp groups, email, telephonic calls and through toll-free numbers already communicated to the States/UTs.”

‘Heat of the moment’: Chhattisgarh bureaucrat claims after video of him misbehaving with a youth over lockdown violations goes viral

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‘Heat of the moment’: Chhattisgarh bureaucrat claims after video of him misbehaving with a youth over lockdown violations goes viral

The Chhattisgarh IAS officer Ranbir Sharma of Surajpur district apologized on Saturday for slapping a man and smashing his phone on the ground for violating Covid-19 protocols. The officer released a video apologizing for his behavior and citing the reason upon receiving a backlash from netizens after his video misbehaving with the man went viral.

Collector Ranbir Sharma in his video statement claimed that the boy misbehaved with the police. He said, “The boy first said he is going for vaccination, however, he showed a receipt which wasn’t related to vaccination. He then said he is going to meet his grandmother. I slapped him in the heat of the moment.”

In another statement that is being circulated by the Chhattisgarh government to media personnel as damage control, Sharma apologizing for his behavior said, “I never had any intention to disrespect or belittle the person in the video.”

Further justifying his act, he said, “In this pandemic situation, district Surajpur along with the entire Chhattisgarh state has been facing the irreparable loss of lives. We all employees of the state government are striving hard to tackle this problem.”

Statement being circulated. Image Source: Twitter

The netizens enraged by his irresponsible behavior demanded his suspension. NCPCR Chairperson Priyank Kanoongo has also taken cognisance of the matter as the boy was claimed to be just 13-years-old.

However, Sharma denying this allegation informed that the boy is 23-years-old and alleged, “He was riding a bike and was overspeeding. The man also misbehaved with officials.”

IAS officer Ranbir Sharma misbehaved with the boy

In the video that has now gone viral on social media, the boy can be seen showing some paper to the officer and something on his mobile phone. Soon after the officer snatched the phone from the boy’s hand and smashed it on the ground. 

He then slapped the boy and instructed the police personnel posted at the site to hit him with sticks. Sharma was heard instructing, “maaro ise (hit him).”

Bribe case against IAS Ranbir Sharma

Ranbir Sharma, a 2012 batch Indian Administrative Service officer was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a revenue officer in 2015.

District Collector Ranbir Sharma removed

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday took to Twitter to inform that he has instructed Ranbir Sharma be removed from his post.

He said that such an act of misbehaving with someone is unacceptable and instructions have been given to remove him with immediate effect.

Note: The report has been updated to reflect latest changes.

Rajasthan: Villagers in Jhunjhunu allege govt is ignoring them even as 95 test positive for COVID in just one day

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Rajasthan: Villagers in Jhunjhunu allege govt is ignoring them even as 95 test positive for COVID in just one day

As per an India Today report, as many as 95 people have tested positive in a day in the Siyalokala village after a wedding season. Three weddings took place on April 25 and in an unfortunate incident, the first to succumb to the coronavirus was Pappu Singh, father of one of the brides. 

In denial of the virus, a local resident Surendra Shekhawat confessed that the villagers did not take COVID protocols seriously. “Ever since we got tested the whole village is shocked. Almost 95 people tested positive for Covid. Earlier on April 25, there were three weddings. Nobody believed that Corona is a thing. People would roam around after sampling. People are now worried and remain indoors,” he said.

Shekhawat while narrating the condition of the village said that after so many people tested positive for COVID, media personnel have stopped coming to the village. He said that people are afraid to go to the village. Which is why it is difficult to even find basic essentials. He added that villagers have requested district administration to test people in the village again but are asked to go to Surajgarh to get tested instead.

Apart from grappling to source essential services like milk and vegetables, the villagers revealed that no measures are being taken by the government to ensure their safety. The village lacks proper healthcare and is not receiving due medical attention.

Vimla, whose son got married in April alleged that the state administration came to give them medicines but have not returned since to check up on them. Another villager said that the shops in villages are not selling them even basic essentials as they are COVID positive and there is shortage of milk and vegetables as well.

Talking about the medical facility in the village which remains shut most of the time, “In town you have hospitals, here we don’t even have a set-up to get an injection. We run to Surajgarh for it. If something happens to any villager, we have to spend money to get him basic medication,” said another villager Dara Singh.

Over 500 children tested positive in Dungarpur

In another shocking incident, more than 500 children, under the age of 18, have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 10-12 days. Most of them are from the Dungarpur district in Rajasthan. 

CMHO, Dungarpur Dr Rajesh Sharma while speaking to Republic TV informed, “At our district, in between May 12 and May 22, 315 children, aged 0–19 years, have tested COVID-19 positive. This has happened due to our better surveillance as we are constantly monitoring in the field. Medicines are being given to all and the immunization of people above the age of 18 years has started. And death rate is zero in Dungarpur.”

Talking about the sudden surge in cases, the CMHO informed that because the district is a border district, the influx of migrants is constant. 

“We have arranged oxygen concentrators, Pediatricians are also taking regular updates to take care of the children. Necessary medicines have also been distributed,” he added in a briefing about the measures taken by the administration.

Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested from Delhi in a murder case

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Wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested from Delhi in a murder case

Olympian medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar was arrested by a team of Special Cell on Sunday morning in connection with the Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that led to the death of a wrestler, Sagar Rana.

The arrest was made by a team of Special Cell led by Inspector Shivkumar, Inspector Karambir and supervised by ACP Attar Singh.

Sushil Kumar’s associate Ajay Kumar, who had been accompanying the wrestler ever since Sagar Rana’s murder has also been arrested. A team of Delhi Police was also present in Punjab.

In a deadly brawl that took place inside Chhatrasal Stadium in the northern part of the city on the intervening night of May 4 that included Sushil Kumar, a 23-year-old wrestler sustained fatal injuries.

The Chhatrasal Stadium brawl

As reported earlier, a quarrel had taken place between Sushil Kumar, Ajay, Sonu, Sagar, Prince, and others in the parking area of the stadium. The police report suggested that Sagar was staying in a house linked to Sushil in the Model Town area. Sushil had asked him to vacate the premises, but Sagar continued to stay there with his friends, which is believed to be the reason behind the fight between the two groups.

According to the Police FIR, calls were made from Chhatrasal stadium at around 2 AM about a firing incident. The caller had said that he spotted two men with pistols firing at others. By the time Police reached the spot, there were five cars parked in the parking area, but there was no one inside. When Police inquired, they came to know that a PCR vehicle had come there earlier and rushed the injured to BJRM Hospital. Sagar succumbed to his injuries at the hospital while Amit and Sonu are undergoing treatment.

The Police traced links to wrestler Sushil Kumar after which he was found missing from his home.

The Delhi Police had registered a case under Sections 302, 365, 120B of the Indian Penal Code. One of the accused identified as 24-years-old Prince Dalal was arrested shortly after the incident. 

Sushil Kumar denied allegations

After the incident, Sushil Kumar had told news agency ANI that the group that got into a fight with them was not their wrestlers.

“We have informed police officials that some unknown people jump into our premises and fought. No connection of our stadium with this incident,” he had said.

‘You kill Balochi, you kill Hazara’: UK’s Free Palestine protestor clashes with Pakistani protestors. Watch

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‘You kill Balochi, you kill Hazara’: UK’s Free Palestine protestor clashes with Pakistani protestors. Watch

On Saturday (May 22), thousands of demonstrators hit the streets in London to express their solidarity with Palestine, amidst the ongoing conflict with Israel. During the protests, a fight broke out between a pro-Palestine Pakistani supporter and another UK-based pro-Palestine supporter.

Popular vlogger Paul Brown shared the video of the confrontation on his Twitter account. In the video, a Palestine supporter could be heard holding a Pakistani man accountable for the killing of Hazaras and Balochis in his own country. While shredding his duplicity on human rights issues, the Palestine supporter argued, “You are killing Balochis. You are murderers. Hazaras, you kill them. F*ck you. Terrorist Pakistan.”

The enraged Palestine supporter then pointed fingers at the Pakistani man, who was seen waving his country’s flag. “No, it is not a Muslim issue. F*ck you,” he said. The Pakistani man then replied in kind. The Palestine supporter said, “Why do we have a terrorist flag here? You are killing Balochis. F*ck you. Terrorist Pakistan. F*ck you Paki.”

The Pakistani man, who was clearly caught off guard, then resorted to sloganeering to avoid responding to the allegations of atrocities committed against the people of Balochistan. “Pakistan Zindabad,” the man yelled. According to Paul Brown, the police did not intervene to pacify the situation.

It must be mentioned that during the pro-Palestine protests, thousands of demonstrators marched from Victoria Embankment to Hyde Park. Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn also took part in the march.

The Israel-Palestine conflict

The hostilities between the Jewish nation and its nemesis Hamas are at an all-time high, especially after the intense aerial exchanges that started on the evening of May 11 and continued well past midnight. On May 11, Palestinian terrorist organisation Hamas unleashed massive airstrikes against Israel, firing hundreds of rockets inside the country. The country’s air defence system known as the Iron Dome, intercepted the continuous barrage of rockets targeting Tel Aviv and central Israel.

The death toll in the Gaza strip has risen to 230 by May 21 while 12 casualties were reported on the Israeli side. At the same time, 20 high-profile terrorists associated with Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad have been neutralised. On May 21, the State of Israel and terrorist outfit Hamas mutually agreed upon a ceasefire along the Gaza strip after 11 days of continuous fighting. As per reports, the ceasefire agreement was mediated by Egypt.

Madhya Pradesh: Nurse caught preaching Christianity in tribal dominated area while on door-to-door Covid-19 duty

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Madhya Pradesh: Nurse caught preaching Christianity in tribal dominated area while on door-to-door Covid-19 duty

ON May 22, a case of religious preaching during government duty has come to light in district Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. As per local reports, a nurse was caught in the tribal-dominated development block of Bajala with publicity leaflets preaching Christianity on the pretext of informing people about dietary plans amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. The residents apprehended the nurse and informed the Police and administration about her actions.

Pamphlet recovered from nurse. Source: acntimes

During the preliminary inquiry, the Police found the allegations of spreading religious propaganda to be true. It has to be noted that door-to-door surveys are being conducted in the state of Madhya Pradesh to control the Covid-19 spread. The government has deployed teams of ANM, nurses, anganbari and Asha workers for the campaign.

RSS activists caught the nurse

On Saturday, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activists learned about one nurse identified as Sandhya Tiwari of the Rapid Response Team in Bajna, who was propagating Christianity distributing leaflets while on government duty. When she was surveying in the region, people objected to the religious propaganda. RSS and other Hindu organizations also reached the spot.

Video of the nurse went viral on social media

A video is making rounds on social media in which the nurse was confronted. In a video shared by BJP leader Somesh Paliwal, one can see that when she was repeatedly asked why she was distributing religious pamphlets with the diet plans, she asked the activist to not make an issue out of the mole.

When the activist insisted on explaining, she said she was not telling everyone about Jesus “but to only those who need it” and claimed that she was telling diet plan also, so nothing was wrong in what she was doing alongside. The activist then asked the people around if they want such preaching in their area, to which they denied and raised objections over her actions.

The nurse kept arguing with Police for over an hour

When the Police brought her to the police station and interrogated her, she kept arguing with the Police for about an hour that she had not done anything wrong. Tehsildar Bhagwandas Thakur also reached the police station and inquired about the allegations against the nurse. A report of the incident was sent to Sailana’s Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kamini Thakur, in which Tehsildar mentioned that the complaint was found to be primarily correct.

SDM Thakur said that she has received the complaint and found it to be true in the preliminary investigation. It has been forwarded to the collector for further action.

Contents of the leaflet

The leaflet, which the nurse was distributing, had information on Christianity TV channel shows, websites and more. It also had information about prayers etc.

Pamphlet recovered from Nurse. Source: VivekBJaiswal/Twitter

The nurse was making false claims that by praying to Jesus, people can save themselves from Covid-19 infection.

IMA chief was also criticized for using pandemic to spread Christianity

Recently, Indian Medical Association’s chief Dr. JA Jayalal faced a lot of criticism for milking pandemic to spread Christianity. He was in favour of using hospitals to convert to Christianity. Dr Jayalal wanted his professional qualifications and recently acquired position as the head of the Indian Medical Association to be used to further Christian evangelism that is carried out by Christian missionaries. He saw the coronavirus outbreak as an opportunity that could be leveraged to convert medical students, patients and fellow doctors into Christianity.

Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana: Uttarakhand govt to take responsibility of children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 till they turn 21

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Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana: Uttarakhand govt to take responsibility of children who have lost their parents to Covid-19 till they turn 21

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat has announced that the state government will bear the responsibility of the children who have lost their parents due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The chief minister today announced the ‘Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana’ for this.

As per this scheme, the BJP government in the state will arrange for the maintenance and education of such children till they attain the age of 21 years. The government will also arrange for their training for getting employment once they become adults.

The children will be paid an allowance of Rs 3,000 per month under the scheme. Moreover, nobody will be allowed to sell the ancestral properties of the children who have lost their parents to the Covid-19 pandemic. The DC of the respective districts will be responsible for ensuring this.

The act also provides for 5% horizontal reservation for such children in employment, the CM informed.

Apart from the children who have lost their parents, children who have lost the earning member in the family due to Covid-19 will also be paid the allowance of Rs 3000 per month by the Uttarakhand govt.

So far more than 5500 persons have lost their lives to the pandemic in Uttarakhand. As of today, the state has more than 63000 active cases, which has shown a declining trend for the last one week after reaching a peak of 80000 during the second wave.

‘Not part of Bosch India anymore’: Company issues clarification after employee bats for Hindu genocide, abuses Indian Army

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‘Not part of Bosch India anymore’: Company issues clarification after employee bats for Hindu genocide, abuses Indian Army

Bosch, the German multinational engineering and technology company, has recently been the subject of a social media backlash after one of its employees posted derogatory content about the Hindu community and the Indian army.

The alleged employee has been identified as one Aboobakker Siddique. Twitter account, ‘Hate Patrol Squad’ had posted a thread on the micro-blogging platform exposing Siddique for his vitriolic remarks about Hindus and the Indian army. According to his LinkedIn profile, Siddique currently works at ‘Bosch’ as an ‘Embedded software specialist’. He also claimed to have 7+ years of experience in the field, as per his LinkedIn bio.

Screengrab of his Linkedin profile

His ‘Creative Mornings’ account links to his active Facebook profile and his Twitter profile (@notthatsid), which has now been deactivated.

Creative Mornings account of Aboobakker Siddique

Aboobakker Siddique openly bats for Hindu genocide

‘Hate Patrol Squad’ has posted several screenshots where Siddique was seen openly vying for Hindu genocide. While responding to a tweet about the Bangladeshi army forcibly taking items from Jumma settlers in Chittagong Hill tracts, he wrote, “Best army. Following traditions.” On being told by one Twitter user that they are committing genocide against Hindus, Siddiqui replied, “Based. They are clear where their loyalties lie. They do not muddle their thinking with fake human rights concerns.”

Screengrab of the tweet

In another tweet, he was seen rejoicing the demolition of Hindu temples. “Based!!! High Court (HC) should order razing of all temples,” the person remarked.

Screengrab of the tweet

Islamist justifies the demolition of Buddha statues in Afghanistan by Taliban

While responding to an Instagram post by ‘True Indology’ about the demolition of the Buddhas of Bamiyan statues by the Taliban, Aboobakker Siddique claimed, “This is not correct news. Taliban was not happy when they destroyed. In fact, they mourned that they had to destroy the Buddha. It was because some monks molested women near the statue and defiled the place that Taliban heavyheartedly broke it.”

Screengrab of the Instagram comment by alleged Bosch employee

Siddiqui abuses the Indian army

Just like Pakistani trolls who often ridicule India as ‘Endia’ and Indian army as ‘Lundiyan army’, Siddique followed the footsteps of his Pakistani brethren. He claimed that Indian army generals drink with enemy generals at sunset, after Major General Harsha Kakar snubbed ideas about India helping out Pakistan with Coronavirus vaccines.

Screengrab of the tweet

In another tweet, Siddique wrote, “There was a time when you could get doxxed for calling this place L*ndiya and R*ypublic. There was a time when you could get rained on when you cursed bloodthirsty government officers. Treacherous lot.”

Screengrab of the tweet

Bosch issues clarification, several netizens demand proof from the company

Following the controversy, Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions responded to the controversy. In a tweet, it said,”We would like to confirm that the person in discussion is not part of Bosch India/RBEI anymore. As an ethical and value driven organization, we do not tolerate views that hurt, offend sentiments of any person, ethnicity, or organization.”

Screengrab of the tweet by Bosch

Several netizens however have not been satisfied with the response. They have demanded evidence from the company’s end to substantiate its claims that Siddique is not an employee anymore.

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