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Mehbooba Mufti aide Waheed Ur Rehman Para ran a stone-pelting racket in Kashmir, arranged weapons for terrorists: NIA

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Mehbooba Mufti aide Waheed Ur Rehman Para ran a stone-pelting racket in Kashmir, arranged weapons for terrorists: NIA

In a sensational disclosure, the National Investigation Agency has revealed that the arrested Peoples Democratic Party leader and Mehbooba Mufti’s close aide Waheed Ur Rehman Para ran a “stone-pelting” racket and smuggled weapons for terrorists in South Kashmir, reports Republic TV.

In the charge-sheet filed against PDP leader Waheed Ur Rehman Para and three others, the NIA has said that Para was part of a larger conspiracy and was running a “stone pelting” racket in South Kashmir. The NIA said that Waheed-ur-Rehman Para misused his position and government machinery to smuggle AK-47 Rifles and ammunition by using his official vehicle.

In its charge-sheet, the agency said that the weapons were supplied to active terrorists of South Kashmir. The charge-sheet was filed in the case pertaining to the arrest of Hizbul Commander Naved Babu along with DSP Davinder Singh and others. The NIA had earlier filed a charge-sheet against eight accused in this case.

Para organised stone-pelting in Pulwama, says NIA

Further, in its charge-sheet filed in Special NIA Court Jammu, the NIA had accused PDP Youth Leader Para of running a ‘Stone Pelting’ racket in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district to attain political mileage. The charge-sheet said that Para organised a racket of stone pelters in Pulwama District in 2010-11.

Para arranged a group of 20-25 youth who were involved in stone-pelting in Pulwama, which yielded the PDP leaders some political mileage, said the charge-sheet.

“Waheed Ur Rehman Para extended support to the active terrorists of HM and Lot in Kashmir valley. Investigation revealed that Waheed Ur Rehman entered into a criminal conspiracy along with accused Irfan Shafi Mir Davender Singh and Syed Naveed Mushtaq for raising funds for the banned terrorist organisation HM for procurement of arms and ammunition for the terrorists active in Kashmir valley to sustain the on-going terrorist activities in the Union territory of J&K,” NIA charge-sheet reads.

Para had also recently secured a win in the DDC election from Pulwama. He is currently in jail.

Para had allegedly paid money to Hizbul, says NIA

Earlier, the NIA had said that Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party leader Waheed Ur Rehman Para allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh to terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen to ensure its support ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

The NIA had alleged that Waheed Ur Rehman Para had several meetings with accused Irfan Shafi Mir at his house located at Gupkar Road, Srinagar. Waheed Ur Rehman Para associated himself with the banned terrorist organisation Hizbul Mujahideen and provided Rs.10 Lacs to Hizbul terrorist Irfan Shafi Mir for further handing over the same to Syed Naveed Mushtaq for buying of arms and ammunition for the Islamic terror outfit.

Reportedly, the money was delivered to Hizbul operative Syed Mushtaq Naveed alias Naveed Babu through Davinder Singh. The arrested J&K police officer had allegedly received the money at Srinagar airport, where he was posted then and had carried the same hidden in a tiffin box.

Davinder Singh was arrested along with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists Naveed Babu and Asif Rather on January 11 when they were travelling together in a car. Later, it was reported that he was on the payroll of the Islamic terrorist organisation. Subsequently, his case was handed over to the NIA. The NIA had taken over the case on the 18th of January.

Egypt: Suez Canal blocked after a large container ship from China ran aground

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Egypt: Suez Canal blocked after a large container ship from China ran aground

An outsize container ship named ‘Ever Given’ has run aground in the Suez Canal after being blown off course by a “gust of wind”, resulting in a huge traffic jam of vessels at either end of the crucial international trade route. The cargo ship, which is three-years-old and is registered in Panama, was on its way to Rotterdam in the Netherlands from China when it got stuck in the Suez Canal.

Weighing 220,000 tonnes and running 400 metres long, the “mega-ship” became stuck near the southern end of the narrow canal on Tuesday morning.

A large number of tugs surrounded the vessel, operated by Taiwanese transport company Evergreen Marine, in an attempt to move it. However, attempts to clear the waterway did not succeed. Nevertheless, the efforts to remove the container from the narrow lane are still on, with experts claiming that it could take about 2 days for the canal to be cleared.

Photos snapped from another container in the canal, the Maersk Denver, show the Ever Given stuck at an angle across the narrow waterway. The tugs sent by the Egyptian authorities pales in comparison to the size of the container.

Earlier, it was reported that the container ran out of power. But later, the Taiwanese company issued a statement that said the ship ran aground after a suspected gust of wind hit it.

The company said the shipowner told them Ever Given “was suspected of being hit by a sudden strong wind, causing the hull to deviate from waterway and accidentally hit the bottom and run aground”.

The company further added that it is in touch with the canal management authority to help in clearing the major international artery as soon as possible.

“The company has urged the shipowner to report the cause of the incident and has been in discussions with relevant parties including the canal management authority to assist the ship as soon as possible,” the statement said.

Suez Canal—A vital trade link that connects Asia and Europe

Suez Canal is a crucial lane that links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea and is the fastest maritime link between Asia and Europe. The watercourse, which is around 193 km long, was built by the Suez Canal Company in the mid-1860s and was officially opened in 1869.

It is estimated that about 12 per cent of the world trade volume happens through it, making it one of the world’s busiest trade route. According to the Suez Canal Authority, about 19,000 carriers, or an average of 51.5 ships per day, with a net tonnage of 1.17 billion tonnes passed through the waterway in 2020.

Human skeletons emerge from a house in Haryana after floor dug for construction work

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Human skeletons emerge from a house in Haryana after floor dug for construction work

A shocking incident of human skeletons being unearthed in a house in Panipat, Haryana came to light on Tuesday. According to reports, three human skeletons were found buried beneath the cement floor of a house located in Shiv Nagar Panipat. The skeletons emerged after the house occupants decided to undertake some construction work at the ground floor of the house.

Skeletons emerged when the floor of the house was dug for some construction work

The current occupants of the house have reportedly been living in the house for about two and a half years after buying the house. Deputy Superintendent of Police Satish Vats told that the occupants started some construction work at the ground floor of the house. When the labourers started digging the cemented floor in the house, three human skeletons were found buried under.

It is clear that three people were murdered and buried: DSP

DSP Vats reached at the scene with a forensic team and started investigation on receiving information about skeletons. The DSP said that it was clear three people were murdered and buried in the house. The police is gathering information about the previous owners. The forensic report will reveal the gender of the skeletons and how old they are. A case has been registered by the police under sections 302 (murder) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the Indian Penal Code.

Bengal: 3 days before elections, BJP mandal president found hanging in Dinhata, party alleges TMC hand

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Bengal: 3 days before elections, BJP mandal president found hanging in Dinhata, party alleges TMC hand

Ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal, the scourge of political violence continues unabated in the state. In yet another shocking incident, a BJP Mandal President was found hanging in Dinhata, Cooch Behar district in West Bengal.

According to the reports, a BJP worker identified as Amit Sarkar, the Mandal President of the BJP unit in Dinhata, was found hanging just three days ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections.

BJP leaders blame TMC for murder

Meanwhile, the BJP has accused Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress of killing their party workers. The local BJP leaders alleged that Sarkar was picked up from his residence by TMC cadres, and later, he was found dead mysteriously.

“Amit Sarkar, Mandal president of Dinhata Town, was hanged to death by TMC goons, just 72 hours before the first phase. Is this what TMC meant by Khela Hobe? Bengal has been reduced to a blood field, with political killings becoming the norm. BJP has lost over 130 of its cadres,” tweeted Amit Malviya, the national in-charge of the BJP social media cell, condemning the political violence against BJP workers.

Political violence against BJP continue to rise in West Bengal

The political violence against the BJP workers in the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal continues to rise as this the seventh such incident of death of a BJP member in Bengal in the last few months.

On July 13, 2020, BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy from Bengal’s North Dinajpur district was found hanging near his house in a closed tea shop in the village of Rajiganj. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh had claimed that he was murdered for political reasons and demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter.

In another incident in June, a BJP worker was found hanging from a tree near his house in Bengal’s East Midnapore district. The BJP leaders had alleged that he was killed by the TMC workers after he had refused to join them. The BJP leader Purnachandra Das was a booth president of BJP in the Ramnagar area of the south Bengal district.

In September last year, a BJP worker named Rabin Paul was lynched to death in the Pathar Ghata village in Kalna in West Bengal. During the incident, he was first beaten mercilessly by the TMC supporters and then taken to another place in the village where Paul was thrashed by the TMC Deputy Chief. 

On September 13, the body of a BJP worker named Ganesh Roy was found hanging on a tree in Goghat in Hoogly district of the State. Roy was well-known in the area as an active BJP worker. His son has alleged that Roy was murdered by the party workers of the Trinamool Congress. He claimed that they hung his body on the tree after killing him.

Later on October 5, BJP’s former councillor Manish Shukla was gunned down in Titagarh in North 24-Parganas. Manish Shukla was hit by several bullets fired by the attackers who were wearing helmets. A few days later, the West Bengal police had arrested a ‘TMC activist’ for harbouring killers of BJP leader Manish Shukla and had recovered bikes, carbines and pistols.

In the same month, a BJP leader from West Bengal’s East Medinipur district was suspiciously found dead in police custody. The 52-year-old Madan Ghorai, who was the vice-president of Pataspur BJP unit, has allegedly died in police custody in East Midnapore district, West Bengal.

“He cannot even hurt a fly” Shashi Tharoor’s lawyer reads out Sunanda Pushkar’s son’s statement to suggest no mistreatment to wife

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“He cannot even hurt a fly” Shashi Tharoor’s lawyer reads out Sunanda Pushkar’s son’s statement to suggest no mistreatment to wife

A Delhi Court on Tuesday heard the submissions made before Special Judge Geetanjali Goel by Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa, appearing on behalf of Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor, an accused in the Sunanda Pushkar death case. As reported by Indian Express, Pahwa in this hearing read aloud Sunanda Pushkar’s son, Shiv Menon’s statement to the police who stated that he believes Tharoor cannot hurt even a fly.

The detailed statement by her son revealed Sunanda’s equation with Tharoor, her medical condition, and the change of statement by the doctor who conducted the postmortem.

Quoting Shiv Menon’s statement, Vikas Pahwa read: “In the mortuary I asked about the cause of death to the doctor who conducted the postmortem. He told me that there is no poisoning… there is no foul play. It may have been due to sleeplessness, hunger, excessive smoking and stress. But just after 15-20 minutes the same doctor… went into the media and reported the cause of death is due to poisoning or unnatural causes. In my strong belief Shashi cannot even harm a fly. He could not even think of harming her…Unfortunately at the end of her life, she was a bit unstable due to her mental state but I would just like to conclude that Shashi could not have murdered her….”

In the last hearing, Vikas Pahwa argued that there was no conclusive proof suggesting the real cause of death and hence he rested his arguments today on individual facts like medications that Sunanda Pushkar was on and statements of ten members close to the deceased, to prove no allegations were levelled against Tharoor by friends and family.

After reading out a list of medications that Sunanda Pushkar was on, the Senior Advocate quoted her son’s statement which was given by him to the police: “I informed her that it is an antidepressant and not a sleeping pill… she has been taking it for many years… While she leaving for India she hugged me… she told me that I have a bad feeling that I am not going to see you again. She always used to speak that she is ill and will die at a very short time. … my mother was very emotional. Every time when she came to India she was found in an aggressive mood. She used to become angry over small things and short tempered. I tried to pacify her, Shashi is a busy man and loves her very much… there was a lack of communication between them (sic).”

To substantiate his argument, Vikas Pahwa revealed that according to some of the family members, Tharoor took Sunanda Pushkar to the doctors in India as well as while they were in France considering her medical condition.

Based on Shiv Menon’s statement, Pahwa argued that “The only son of the deceased clearly said that Tharoor had nothing to do with the death but my friend (Prosecutor) wants to frame charges on him.”

After listening to the arguments at length, the matter has been listed for 26th March 2021 at 2PM for further arguments.

Sunanda Pushkar death case

Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress party leader Shashi Tharoor was found dead under mysterious conditions in her suite at Delhi’s Leela Hotel on January 17, 2014.

On January 16, 2014, Sunanda Pushkar had a spat on Twitter with Pakistani journalist Mehr Tarar after rumours of the latter having affair with Shashi Tharoor went abuzz. Sunanda also accused Mehr of being an ISI agent and of stalking her, however, Mehr refuted these allegations, calling them ‘absurd’. Hours later these tweets were deleted from Sunanda Pushkar’s timeline. The following day, Pushkar was found dead in suite number 345 of Delhi’s Leela Hotel.

The case was then handed over to the Delhi police after the postmortem reports revealed that Sunanda had 12 injury marks on her body and nominal traces of anti-anxiety drug Alprazolam were found in her stomach resulting in an unnatural death.

On May 15, 2018, the Delhi Police charged Congress MP Shashi Tharoor with abetting the suicide of his wife and accused Tharoor of subjecting Pushkar to cruelty in a 3000-page charge sheet.

Maha mess in Mumbai: 65 officers from crime branch transferred, including Sachin Vaze’s close aide

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Maha mess in Mumbai: 65 officers from crime branch transferred, including Sachin Vaze’s close aide

Amid severe allegations from senior police officers against the state government, the Maharashtra government has issued transfer orders of 86 personnel in Mumbai Police, including 65 officers from the Mumbai Crime Branch in one go. It is being said that all the transferred officers were stuck in the crime branch for years. As per a report in Republic World, the list also features the transfer of Sachin Vaze’s close aide, API Riyaz Kazi to the Arms Wing of Mumbai Police.

Transfer list featuring the name of Riyaz Qazi. Image source: Republic World

Mumbai API Riyaz Kazi had been interrogated last week by the NIA in connection with the Mansukh Hiren death case. A Midday reported suggested that, as per their sources in the Mumbai police, “these officers were suspected of being close confidants of Waze and had been bypassing senior officers to remain in touch with him.” The transfer order was approved and signed by the joint commissioner of Mumbai Police on Tuesday.

Reports have mentioned that new police chief Hemant Nagrale had hinted at a major reshuffle after assuming office. The transfers have been executed under Maharashtra Police Act Section 22 (N) (2) which allows transfers in exceptional cases for the public interest.

The major reshuffle is said to be a face-saving measure by the Maharashtra government. This decision came shortly after Maharashtra’s opposition leader, Devendra Fadnavis did a massive expose of transfer racket through a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in Mumbai. Fadnavis revealed that he has 6.3GB of data and phone recordings of the alleged transfer posting racket of IPS and non-IPS officers of Maharashtra Police. He also released communications between the then SID Chief, DGP & ACS (Home) to prove the severity of allegations in the transfer posting racket of the MVA Government.

The letter was written by Rashmi Shukla, the ex-Commissioner, State Intelligence Department dated August 25, 2020, to the then Maharashtra DGP Subodh Jaiswal which was then forwarded the very next day to ACS Home and Chief Minister. However, Devendra Fadnavis alleged that the government simply sat over these reports and no action was taken. Instead the then SID Chief and DGP were transferred to ‘non-existent’ departments. Fadnavis has now submitted all evidence to the Union Home Secretary, demanding a CBI inquiry.

Amit the controversies over Sachin Vaze’s arrest and involvement with a murder, former Mumbai Police chief Parambir Singh had alleged that the Home Minister had asked Vaze to collect the extortion money of Rs 100 crores per month from bars and restaurants in Mumbai.

Anil Deshmukh meets Uddhav Thackeray:

Amidst the various corruption allegations, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh met Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai on Tuesday. Anil Deshmukh was named by Param Bir Singh in his explosive 8-page letter where he claimed that it was Anil Deshmukh who instructed Sachin Vaze to collect a 100-crore in bribes every month. While Anil Deshmukh rubbished the claims, Param Bir Singh’s plea is to be heard by the Supreme Court today.

It is notable here that a luxury car belonging to Vaze was recovered from the Mumbai Commissioner’s office compound with Rs 5 lakhs in cash and a cash counting machine, fuelling suspicions about his extortion racket.

Meanwhile, Uddhav Thackeray’s wife Rashmi Thackeray has been tested positive for Covid-19 and is in home isolation at her residence, along with minister Aaditya Thackeray.

Recovery details in Sachin Vaze’s diary:

In yet another shocking development, a diary seized by NIA from Sachin Vaze’s office has revealed the recovery entries listed in code words. As per a Lokmat report, it is believed that the 200-page diary has an entry of Rs 11-crore recovered from Hookah parlours in a week in Mumbai. It is also learned that ‘L’ is used to enter recovery in lakhs, while ‘K’ has been used to enter recovery in thousands. The diary consists of all the names of pubs, eateries, clubs, and hookah parlours from where the recoveries were done. The entries are said to be recent and frequent.

100-day luxurious hotel stays for Sachin Vaze:

With Sachin Vaze still in denial about owning the diary recovered from his office, he has been trapped in a new allegation. As per a Times Now report, the NIA has nabbed a jeweller from South Mumbai who had allegedly booked a luxurious suite in Trident for Sachin Vaze for a period of 100 days.

It is alleged that the jeweler made a payment of Rs 25 lakhs for this booking. The jeweler whose name cannot be revealed at the moment due to on-going investigations is said to have past criminal records.

The allegations by Parambir Singh, Sachin Vaze’s suspicious reinstatement done by the Maha government last year and the transfer racket allegations has put the the leaders of MVA under severe scrutiny.

The Looks like the Maharashtra maha-mystery is far from being solved.

‘Liberals’ in the United States blame ‘white’ man for Boulder shooting even as attacker turns out to be a Muslim immigrant

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‘Liberals’ in the United States blame ‘white’ man for Boulder shooting even as attacker turns out to be a Muslim immigrant

On Tuesday, a gunman opened fire in a grocery store in Boulder, Colorado killing nearly 10 people on the spot. Following the horrific incident, several left-liberals, including American Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris, took to Twitter to declare that the attacker was a ‘white male’.

However, hours later, the Boulder police identified the killer as a 21-year-old Syrian Muslim immigrant Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa. As it was found out that the killer was not a ‘white’ man, a severe backlash against liberals erupted on social media highlighting how liberals resorted to blaming the white community by holding them responsible for crimes that they did not commit.

Social media users were quick to point out the inconsistencies in the rhetoric of liberals pertaining to the Boulder shooter incident, who immediately jumped to politicise the tragic Boulder shooting to push their false narrative. However, the entire propaganda against ‘white’ people fell apart as it turned out the shooter is Muslim.

A prominent Twitter user Caleb Hull compiled a series of tweets put out by ‘influential’ left-liberals in the United States who falsely blamed the ‘whites’ in the country for the Boulder shooting incident even though the killer turned out to be a Muslim immigrant from Syria.

Here are some of the tweets shared by Caleb Hull that exposes the dishonesty of left-liberals:

Meena Harris, the niece of Vice President Kamala Harris, took to Twitter after the horrific incident to claim, “The Atlanta shooting was not even a week ago. Violent white men are the greatest terrorist threat to our country.”

As it turned out that the killer was not a white men, Harris took a u-turn to apologise for her tweet and promptly delete the tweet.

“I deleted a previous tweet about the suspect in the Boulder shooting. I made an assumption based on his being taken into custody alive and the fact that the majority of mass shootings in the U.S. are carried out by white men,” she said.

Julie DiCaro, the Editor of sports blog Deadspin, too lamented that she was extremely tired of people’s lives depending on whether a white man with an AR-15 was having a good day or not.

As DiCaro continued to blame the white men in the US for the Boulder incident, soon other liberals joined her to vent out anger against ‘white’ men. Hemal Jhaveri, who is ironically the ‘Race and Inclusion Editor’ at USA Today, declared that it was always angry white men who indulged in the shooting incident.

To which, DiCaro said these white men were always angry about women.

Amy Siskind, who claims to be a combination of ‘Activist, feminist, author’, was not far behind in displaying her hatred towards the white community. As per Amy, the shooter was likely to be a ‘white men’, as if he were a black or brown man, he would be dead by now.

Turns out, the killer was a brown man from Syria and was caught alive by the policemen.

Well, it turns out that Feminists across the world are all similar, when it comes to pushing false propaganda.

George Hahn, a satirist, peddled the same ‘white men’ theory to blame the entire community for the tragic shooting at Boulder despite the fact that the killer turned out to be a Muslim immigrant from Syria.

Another ‘liberal’, Dylan Park, whose tweets riddled with fake news and got almost 125,000 likes, said that a white man walked into a grocery store in Boulder, killed 10 people and arrested ‘unharmed’ by the police. However, another person Elijah McClain was killed by the police even as he apologised.

Putting out fake news, Park said it felt like, “Two different Americas”.

CJ Werleman, a notorious fake news peddler and anti-Hindu propagandist, continued his act of peddling fake news even in the United States as he claimed that the suspected gunman in the Boulder shooting was a white guy. Even as reports stated that the killer was a Muslim immigrant, Werleman continued to suggest that the killer was a ‘white domestic’ terrorist.

Don Winslow, an American author, said that the police have taken him into custody meant that the killer was white. Winslow was claiming that the police would have killed him if the Killer was not white.

DL Hughley, who claims to be a stand-up comedian, also propagated the same ‘white men theory by saying that the white-armed mass murderer has a better chance of surviving encounter than a black dude holding a phone.

Film actress Rosanna Arquette declared the Boulder incident as, “White supremacist domestic terrorism”.

Here are some of the other progressive ‘liberals’ in the United States, who attempted to push the blame on ‘White men’ for the Boulder shooting incident that killed 10 people, even though the incident did not have anything to do with the community.

We really need to ban narrative-hungry morons with phones, said John Pavlovitz.

It is no surprise that the liberals, no matter where they reside in the world, attempt to push false narratives against the majority communities to accuse them of the crimes they never committed. The Boulder incident is a classic example of liberals openly expressing their hatred and blaming the ‘white’ population in the United States so that the community could be blamed for the wrongs that occur in the country.

Well, it seems like the ‘liberals’ are the same everywhere. The Indian ‘liberals’ are not too far from their counterparts in western societies. In India, however, rather than racial targeting, the liberals have found it convenient to blame the majority community, i.e. Hindus, for every crime that occurs in the county. Not just Hindus, even the upper-caste communities often become the victims of liberal hatred as they are accused of ‘perpetrating’ hate crimes against lower caste and Muslim across the country.

It is no surprise that the liberals are acting coherently across the world and are being caught for displaying dishonesty and inability to perceive facts.

Boulder shooting:  

On Monday, an unidentified shooter opened fire at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, that left 10 dead. Later the suspect was identified as 21-year-old Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who was taken into custody. Alissa’s family is a Syrian migrant family and he often felt Muslims were not treated equally.

Al-Aliwi opened fire in a crowded supermarket in Boulder and ten people including a police officer were killed. Investigators have not yet established a motive but believe he was a lone attacker. He used an AR-15 rifle, a lightweight semi-automatic rifle. The officials are trying to trace the weapon.

Facebook removes all access to Boulder mass shooting suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa

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Facebook removes all access to Boulder mass shooting suspect Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa

On March 23, after the Boulder, Colorado mass shooting in which ten people were killed, Facebook removed all access to the Facebook profile of the main suspect identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa. Screenshots of his Facebook profile started making rounds on social media networks that revealed a lot about his extremist ideology. According to the posts made by him over the years, he was a devout Muslim who often believed in conspiracy theories.

Notably, his profile went missing not only from Facebook but also from internet archive websites, including Wayback machine, Archive.is and Google’s cache.

Alissa was reportedly born in Syria

The police did not reveal his country of origin, but his now-deleted profile had mentioned that he was born in Syria, and he had spent most of his life in the United States. His brother has claimed he may be suffering from ‘mental illness’. He claimed that he may have become ‘anti-social’ after his high school bullies ‘made fun of his name’ and for ‘being a Muslim’. 

Alissa believed in conspiracy theories

According to his posts from his now-deleted profile, he often indulged in discussing conspiracy theories online. On March 16, 2019, he claimed that the shooter at Christ Church mosque was not a ‘single shooter’ but the victims were victims of Islamophobia.

Image: Twitter/TrumpJew2

He also believed that he was often attacked by racist Islamophobic people who were trying to hack his smartphone. On June 5, 2019, he wrote, “Yeah, if these racist islamophobic people would stop hacking my phone and let me have a normal life, I probably could.”

Image: Twitter/TrumpJew2

Alissa’s hate for former US President Trump

According to his posts, he hated former President Donald Trump. In the last few years, he had shared several posts abusing and criticizing him. On September 18, 2018, he wrote, “Trump [sic] such a d*ck”.

Image: Twitter/TrumpJew2

On the same day, he shared an article and wrote, “[Trump] inherited a growing economy and the unemployment rate was low the economy was on an upward spiral he won because of racism.”

Image: Twitter/TrumpJew2

Alissa was homophobic

Alissa was a firm believer of Islam and an open homophobic. In one of his posts, he wrote, “If straight people go to prison straight and come out gay doesn’t that mean that being gay is a choice.”

Image: Twitter/carolusmagnus3

Facebook claims it has removed the profile to ward off copycat attempts of further radicalisation. His profile was removed under the Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy. The social media giant has also prevented other people from creating accounts with same name.

Alissa’s brother alleged he was mentally ill

Ali Aliwi Al-Issa, brother of Ahmad Al Issa, talked to The Daily Beast and claimed that he believed Ahmad was mentally ill. He alleged he was very anti-social and paranoid. He said during high school, Ahmad often complained that he was being chased and someone was looking for him all the time.

Tripura: Communist leader Shamim Ahmed caught red-handed while trying to molest a minor girl

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Tripura: Communist leader Shamim Ahmed caught red-handed while trying to molest a minor girl

On March 23, Tripura Police arrested 26-year-old Shamim Ahmed, a leader of the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), the student wing of CPI(M), for allegedly trying to molest an 8-year-old girl. As per reports, he was caught red-handed and sent to jail.

As per reports, Ahmed lured the girl to a park in the Maharani area of Udaipur, Tripura and tried to molest her. The girl started shouting, after which locals gathered at the spot. They saved her from Ahmed and called the cops.

As per reports, Ahmed had managed to flee from the area after locals caught him and had absconded. However, the police had finally arrested him.

Shamim booked under POCSO

Police have filed FIR against Shamim under serious Sections including 354, 506 and Section 8 of the POSCO Act. He was produced before the court. The court sent him to judicial custody till April 6.

Infrastructure, industry and social welfare: How four years of Yogi Sarkar have transformed Gorakhpur

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Infrastructure, industry and social welfare: How four years of Yogi Sarkar have transformed Gorakhpur

The Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh has been focusing on boosting the infrastructural capability of the most populous state in the country by launching a range of developmental projects. These projects covering the length and breadth of the state also intend to strengthen the economy of the state. Over the last four years, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s constituency Gorakhpur has undergone a complete transformation after the implementation of a number of development projects in the region.

A report in Jagran had listed down the projects and schemes that have transformed Gorakhpur’s infrastructure and have made a significant impact on the lives of people in the area. Below is a list of some of the major projects and the approximate expenses by the government.

7085 crore: Fertiliser manufacturing unit set up by Hindustan Fertiliser Chemicals Limited.

5876 crore: Construction of Expressway linking Gorakhpur to Azamgarh.

1011 crore: An under construction AIIMS project.

1200 crore: A 2-G ethanol plant being constructed in Dhuriyapar sugar mill.

398 crore: A sugar mill with 500 TCD crushing capacity.

323 crore: A four-lane highway being constructed from Mohaddipur to Jungle Kaudia.

259.15 crore: Construction of Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan Zoological Park.

196.57 crore: Beautification and maintenance work at Ramgarh Tal.

325 crore: Various developmental carried out by Gorakhpur Development Authority.

274 crore: Renovation of wards in BRD Medical College.

ROADS AND BRIDGES

101.81 crore: Construction of Gorakhpur Sewerage Zone-A South.

72.27 crore: Construction of Gorakhpur Sewerage Zone-A North.

62.89 crore: Implementation of National Drinking Water Schemes.

57.63 crore: Construction of type-5 residential building in Gorakhpur court.

49.50 crore: Construction of modern auditorium and cultural centre.

45.03 crore: Construction of 750 Rajiv residences in the district.

43.07 crore: Construction of 24 chambers in Gorakhpur court.

33.31 crore: Construction of Regional Forensic Science Laboratory.

25 crore: Construction of various courtrooms.

19.68 crore: Construction of Annexe building in Circuit House premises.

18.86 crore: Beautification of Ramgarh Tal under Naya Savera Yojana.

16.74 crore: Construction of an underpass near Kudaghat.

16.05 crore: Construction of RCC drain from Vasundhra Mod to Turra Nala.

96.11 crore: Construction of a bridge over river Ghaghra at Kamharia ghat.

82.30 crore: Construction of bridge over Shanghai ghat of river Rohin.

79 crore: Construction of Pantun bridge at Gai ghat of river Rohin.

111.23 crore: Construction of various roads in the district.

63 crore: Construction of Pantun bridge at Badhya chowk of river Rapti.

35.23 crore: Construction of approach road at Rapti bridge on Pipiganj to Mehendawal route in Badhyathathar.

35.26 crore: Construction of bridge at Chanda ghat of river Rapti.

34.69 crore: Construction of Bansgaon-Kusmaul-Mahabir Chhapra marg.

30.97 crore: Construction of road between Jungle Kaudia and Turkwalia Jaswal chauraha.

Medical infrastructure

90 crore: Management of Barhalganj Government Homeopathic College.

41.38 crore: Construction of 5 Community Health Centres (CHC) and 1 Primary Health Centre (PHC).

26.24 crore: Construction of three girls’ hostels in BRD College.

13.89 crore: Construction of a hospital with the capacity of 50 beds.

24.98 crore: Construction of a TB hospital with 100 beds.

22.23 crore: Upgrading of modular OT in BRD Medical College.

Other Works in the field of Health

Distribution of 2.41 lakh golden cards and treatment of 16 thousand patients costing Rs 10 crore under Ayushman Bharat Yojana.

Medical facility provided to 27 thousand people in CM Aarogya Mela.

1.63 lakh women received benefits under Janani Suraksha Yojana.

3 lakh children vaccinated under immunisation drives.

Municipal Corporation-Gorakhpur Development Authority

45.10 crore: Construction of roads, parks, drainage and handpumps etc. in the city.

23 crore: Construction of building of Municipal corporation.

11.82 crore: Construction of Kanha Upwan Gaushala at Mahewa.

32.60 crore: Construction of multi-level parking at Jalkal in Golghar.

29 crore: Infrastructural development at Ramgarh Tal.

81 crore: Construction of PM Awas under Raptinagar Housing Scheme.

10.84 crore: Construction of Digvijay Nath Park under Ramgarh project.

Energy Sector

44 crore: Laying of underground cables under IPDS Scheme.

Setting up of 2.07 lakh electricity connections under Saubhagya Yojana.

Distribution of 9.50 lakh LED bulbs under Ujala Yojana.

Construction of six electricity substations at a cost of Rs 9.56 crore.

Schools and colleges

Rs 40.45 crore: Construction of a stadium in degree college in Jungle Kaudia.

Rs 11,94 crore: Construction of 20 classrooms in Madan Mohan Malaviya University.

Rs 7.62 crore: Construction of main hall in Government Jubilee Inter College.

Rs 12.05 crore: Construction of girls’ hostel in Madan Mohan Malaviya University.

Sports infrastructure

Rs 9.96 crore: Construction of multipurpose sports hall in Veer Bahadur Sports College.

Rs 9.01 crore: Construction of a pavilion at Astroturf Hockey Ground in the Sport college.

Rs 6.51 crore: Construction of two basketball courts.

Tourism Sector

Rs 40.12 crore: Construction of sports activity and water activity park at Ramgarh Tal.

Rs 12.87 crore: Development of Gorakhpur temple premise under Spiritual Circuit Scheme.

Rs 12.90 crore: Beautification of Ramlila Maidan, Mansarowar Sthal, Suryakund Sthal, Mohaddipur and Jatashankar Gurudwara.

Agriculture

Rs 199.39 crore: Loan waiver of 55 farmers.

Rs 105.83 crore: Payment given to 10 thousand sugarcane farmers.

Rs 2.40 crore: Construction of agricultural university and seed store.

Silt cleaning of 1496 km area of canals.

Rs 3.77 lakh: Spent towards providing benefits to farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.

Social Welfare

Marriage of 2572 couples performed under CM Samuhik Vivah Yojana.

7843 girls benefitted under CM Kanya Sumangla Yojana.

Financial assistance worth Rs 11.87 crore offered to 1721 socially suppressed people.

1.99 lakh groups formed under Rashtriya Ajeevika Mission.

Housing Scheme

41834 houses constructed under PM Awas Yojana (Rural).

23305 houses constructed under PM Awas Yojana (Urban).

2140 houses were constructed in Vantangia villages.

Labour Welfare

18052 labourers were benefitted under PM Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana.

172 traders benefitted under National Pension Scheme.

911 families covered under Kanya Vivah Anudan Yojana.

39504 labourers benefitted under Chikitsa Sahayta Yojana.

10533 labourers benefitted Mrityu Viklaangta Akshamta Pension Yojana.

402 families benefitted under Antyeshti Sahayta Yojana.

262 students benefitted under Medhavi Chhatra Yojana.

622 students benefitted under Sant Ravidas Shiksha Yojana.

256 women labourers received benefits under Matritva Hit Laabh Yojana.

622 laboour families benefitted under Shishu Hit Laabh Yojana.

CM Yogi worked for the upliftment of Vantangia community

Apart from all the developmental work completed and in progress in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath has uplifted the neglected Vantangia community that has long been deprived of all government schemes. The people of Vantangia community, who are originally forest-dwellers, did not even have identity cards to prove that they were Indian citizens. As a member of Parliament CM Yogi had drawn the attention of the government towards this community. Now, the Vantangia community lives in proper colonies having access to water electricity and education. Efforts are being undertaken to allow the community to monetise their textiles and handicrafts.

Seven educational institutions comprising of five primary schools and two upper primary schools were set in the area where the Vantangia community lives. Rs 1.77 crore were allocated by the state government for these schools.

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