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Video of a person making anti-India comments circulated on social media falsely claiming that it is the founder of Himalaya Drug Company

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Video of a person making anti-India comments circulated on social media falsely claiming that it is the founder of Himalaya Drug Company

A message is being circulated on messaging platform WhatsApp and social media platforms that Himalaya Drug Company’s owner Muhammad Manal has posted an anti-India message on his social media profile. In the video, a man can be heard provoking Muslim youth to change the perspective of India in their favor.

False info that the video is from founder of Himalaya Drug Company

The Himalayan Drug Company

In 1930, Muhammed Manal established the Himalayan Drug Company. Its headquarters are located in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The company mainly produces health care products, including several products based on Ayurvedic ingredients. Its products are popular not only in India but in the United States, the Middle East, and other parts of the world. Currently, the company sells products in over 106 countries. One of the most famous products of Himalaya is Liv 52, that improved liver health and was introduced in 1955.

The message on social media

If the message is to be believed, the person visible in the video is Muhammad Manal, founder, and owner of Himalayan Drug Company. In that case, the visibly younger person in the video should be at least a hundred years old, considering the company was founded in 1930. But the fact is, Mr Manal passed away in 1986, therefore, the person in the video can’t be him.

Reply from Himalaya Drug Company

On 14th October, Himalaya posted a message on its social media account stating that there are many fake social media posts and WhatsApp forwards about the company that is fake and fabricated. It further added that it is a professionally managed company with integrity. The company warned that anyone who has posted or forwarded the fake post should remove it immediately, or they will take legal action.

Previous attempts against Himalaya

This is not the first time the Himalaya Drug Company is facing such an issue. Back in March 2020, similar messages were being circulated on social media and WhatsApp. Several posts indicating Himalaya Drug Company funds terrorists flooded the social media platform with the photograph of Philipe Haydon, President, and CEO of Himalaya Drug Company. In the post, it was mentioned that the person in the image was the founder M. Manal.

At that time also the company posted a clarification message stating all the posts against Himalaya on social media are fake. It further added that Himalaya Drug Company is a pre-Independence “Made In India” wellness brand that follows the religion of “healing.”

Hunting for the person in the video

With a little research on the company’s website, it was clear that the person in the video is not M. Manal. In fact, the founder passed away in 1986, around 35 years ago. So we dove into the task to find who is the person in the video. With little research using Google’s reverse image search, we reached to several social media accounts being run by a person living in Saudi Arabia named Naqi Ahmed Nadwi. There was a link to his website on the Facebook page, but there was no info about him on the website. It only had the default parking page. The domain was registered in May this year.

His Facebook page was created on 22nd August 2020. He often posts content stating Islam is supreme and Islamia Ummah should rule the world.

The video that is being circulated as a statement by the founder of Himalaya Drug Company was posted on his Facebook account after Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan in August 2020.

We found two Twitter accounts with the same name and photographs. One was created in 2014, while the other was created in 2020.

According to his old Twitter account, his location was Delhi, India. In his new account, his location in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is currently working as an administrator in the Saudi Arabian Mining Company – Ma’aden.

He has a Youtube channel as well that was created in December 2019. In his first few videos, he made false statements about NRC, CAA and other issues that were highlighted during that period. Around two months ago, he also posted a video in favor of Sharjeel Imam, Dr. Kafeel and other Muslims who were arrested in connection to anti-CAA riots.

Hathras Case: CBI team issues summons to the father and the brothers of the victim again

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Hathras Case: CBI team issues summons to the father and the brothers of the victim again

The team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that is investigating the Hathras case has again issued summons to the brothers of the victim today. The team has yesterday interrogated one brother of the victim after inconsistencies were found in his statement. The brother was taken by the team to a distant spot for interrogation. He was also reportedly taken to the crime scene and was asked to recreate it. CBI will be questioning all three brothers of the victim girl.

The CBI team has also re-summoned the father of the victim. As informed by SDM Anjali Gangwar to ANI, the male members will be interrogated in a temporary office set up by the CBI team in Hathras and the female members will be questioned at home. “The male members of the victim family will be questioned today in Hathras, they will go to a temporary office set up by the CBI in Hathras. Female members will be questioned at home by the CBI officials. We are ensuring that they will not be troubled during the process. The CBI is investigating the case. They have their set of procedures. The family has no issues in the process of investigations”, said Gangwar.

The CBI team also went to investigate the emergency ward of the Hathras district hospital today and interacted with the hospital administration.

The victim was being treated in the Hathras district hospital before she passed away.

When asked whether the hospital has provided the CBI team with the CCTV footage of the victim, Dr IB Singh said that this was not possible. He told that the CCTV system installed in the hospital kept a backup up to seven days only, therefore, it was not possible to provide one month old footage.

Compliance Certificate filed by UP Government in court

The state government had filed a compliance certificate in the court today stating that three-layer security has been provided to the family of the victim. The government also said that CCTV cameras have been installed in the village to keep an eye on the activities. A team of female police officers has also been deployed by the government for the security of the female members of the victim’s family.

Gujarat Home Minister orders ‘strict action’ against NDTV for fake news about attack on Tanishq showroom, directs to register a case

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Gujarat Home Minister orders ‘strict action’ against NDTV for fake news about attack on Tanishq showroom, directs to register a case

Taking cognisance of the fake news alleging that a Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham, Kutch, was attacked following the controversial ‘love jihad’ ad, the Home Minister of Gujarat, Pradipsinh Jadeja has asked authorities to register a case and initiate strict action against the fake news purveyors.

Jadeja took to Twitter to assert that the fake news about an attack on a showroom in Gandhidham was a motivated attempt to disrupt the law and order and instigate violence in Gujarat.

“The news of an attack on a showroom in Gandhidham, Kutch by @ndtv is TOTALLY FAKE. This is a motivated attempt to adversely impact the law & order & incite violence in Gujarat. I have asked to register a case & take strict action against those who spread this fake news,” Jadeja tweeted.

NDTV caught peddling lies about an attack on Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham

Amidst the controversy surrounding the contentious advertisement by Tanishq Jewellery which was accused by many as an attempt to subtly promote ‘love jihad’, NDTV today published a ‘breaking news’ that the Gandhidham showroom was ‘attacked’.

In the article published a few minutes after this ‘breaking news’, cited no one and had no details about the ‘attack’. A few minutes later, NDTV put up a video wherein one of NDTV’s employees claimed that a ‘mob attack’ took place on 12th evening, the day social media users were angered with the advertisement. NDTV claimed the manager was forced to write a written apology for the advertisement.

However, soon after NDTV’s tweet about an attack on showroom went viral, a social media user Dr Neel posted an audio clip of his conversation with the showroom manager who rubbished the claims of mob attack as alleged by NDTV. While talking to Dr Neel, the manager categorically denies being attacked by anyone. The person handling the showroom himself was unaware of the alleged ‘mob attack’ on the showroom. He later denied how there was no attack and thanked Dr Neel.

Shortly after NDTV ran the news of the showroom being attacked by a mob, several mainstream media organisations picked up the report by NDTV without verifying whether the attack had indeed happened or not.

Later, the Kutch Police clarified that there was no attack on the showroom and the fake news of the showroom being attacked and ransacked by an angry mob was circulated for propaganda purposes.

Gautam Navlakha had sought mercy for a Pakistani ISI agent in US court: NIA charge sheet

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Gautam Navlakha had sought mercy for a Pakistani ISI agent in US court: NIA charge sheet

In a sensational development in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, the National Investigation Agency in its charge sheet claimed that accused Gautam Navlakha had links with Pakistan’s notorious intelligence agency ISI and he had sought mercy for ISI agent Ghulam Nabi Fai, who is convicted in the United States for terror funding.

The charge-sheet further mentions that Navlakha was introduced to the Pakistani ISI General Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai on the instructions of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and was in touch with the ISI agent over phone and email.

Gautam Navlakha sought clemency for Pakistani ISI agent in US court

Navlakha had reportedly visited the United States thrice in the period between 2010-2011 and written to a US district court judge seeking clemency for Fai, who was arrested by the FBI in 2011 on the charges of accepting funds to the tunes of several million from the ISI and the Pakistan government.

Citing the US court order from 2012, the NIA charge-sheet read: “Ghulam Nabi Fai was arrested by the FBI in July 2011 for accepting funds from ISI and Pakistan Government, but failed to report the origin of those funds, as required by US law. It is established that, accused Gautam Navlakha had written a letter to the Hon’ble Judge of the US court trying Ghulam Fai’s case for clemency. Accused Gautam Navlakha has also submitted letters to Hon’ble US court on behalf of Fai.”

During his visit to the United States, the 10,000-page NIA charge sheet states, Navlakha addressed “Kashmiri American Council” (KAC) conferences organised by Ghulam Nabi Fai.

Navalakha a part of Maoist-ISI nexus

The documents retrieved from Navlakha by the investigative agency also hinted towards his ties with the Maoist leaders. In its charge sheet, the NIA mentioned that Navlakha had made speeches at various forums and platforms on many issues related to the Kashmiri separatist movement and CPI (Maoist) movement.

According to an NIA official privy to the details of the charge-sheet in the Elgar Parishad Bhima Koregaon violence case, several strategic documents related to CPI(M) were recovered from Navlakha.

Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case

The Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case pertains to an event organised at Shaniwar Wada called Elgar Parishad on December 31, 2017. The following day, i.e January 1, 2018, large scale violence broke out at Bhima Koregaon, where lakhs of Dalits had gathered to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Bhima Koregaon, won by the British Army—comprising mostly soldiers from Dalit community—against the Peshwas in 1818.

An FIR was filed in connection with the violence on January 8 after which Pune Police kickstarted a probe into it. According to the police, arrested ‘activists’ claiming that the event was organised as a part of alleged Maoist activity and the accused were members of the proscribed group.

UP: Congress leader’s son arrested for provoking Anjana alias Aisha to set herself on fire near Vidhan Sabha

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UP: Congress leader’s son arrested for provoking Anjana alias Aisha to set herself on fire near Vidhan Sabha

The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested a Congress leader named Alok Prasad, reportedly the son of Congress veteran and former governor of Rajasthan Sukhdev Prasad in relation to an incident of self-immolation by a woman in front of Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on October 13. Alok was arrested by Lucknow police on inputs from Maharajganj police for allegedly provoking the woman to set herself on fire.

According to the information provided by the police, Alok was also in the vicinity near the place of the incident at the Vidhan Sabha yesterday when the woman set herself on fire. He is being interrogated by Hajratganj police.

The woman is in a critical condition and is being treated in the civil Hospital in Lucknow.

The Victim had set herself on fire before Vidhan Sabha

The victim woman had set herself on fire yesterday outside the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha yesterday due to alleged harassment by her in-laws. The victim, Aisha, whose original name was Anjana Tiwari was married to one Akhilesh Tiwari. After getting divorce from Akhilesh Tiwari, she fell in love with a person named Asif. She married Asif after converting to Islam and changing her name to Aisha.

According to the woman, Asif left for Saudi Arabia soon after their marriage. She accused Asif’s family of harassing her. She said that she had made an unsuccessful attempt of filing a complaint against her in-laws in Maharajganj police station. She wanted to meet the Chief Minister, therefore, she set herself on fire in front of the Vidhan Sabha. She was admitted in a hospital yesterday.

Congress leader and self-immolation attempt of mother-daughter duo

Earlier in July, another Congress leader named Anoop Patel, along with an AIMIM leader Kadir Khan was arrested for provoking a mother-daughter duo to self-immolate in front of the Vidhan Sabha. Investigating the issue, police had stated that the women had met the Congress leader some days before and he had advised them to self-immolate, also promising to bring the media when they do it. Patel and the AIMIM leader were arrested for abetment of suicide.

Twelve days after India Today awarded Kerala as best state in combating coronavirus amid soaring cases, Rahul Kanwal questions, ‘what went wrong?’

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Twelve days after India Today awarded Kerala as best state in combating coronavirus amid soaring cases, Rahul Kanwal questions, ‘what went wrong?’

Weeks after hailing the Kerala government for the ‘successful handling’ of coronavirus, the ‘left-liberal’ media house seems to have now woken up to the reality of the so-called ‘Kerala model’ of tackling coronavirus pandemic.

On Tuesday, India Today media network and its news director Rahul Kanwal, after touting the Kerala model for the ‘effective handling of coronavirus pandemic’, who had even gone on to the extent of awarding them for the same, have now taken an u-turn after Kerala turned out to be one of the worst affected states in the country due to the pandemic.

Rahul Kanwal, the news director of India Today, on Wednesday took to Twitter to raise doubts over the ability of the Kerala government to limit the spread of the pandemic in the state. Kanwal also questioned how a tiny state like Kerala was constantly reporting such high number of coronavirus cases.

Expressing his worry over raising coronavirus cases in Kerala, Kanwal added that 12 out of Kerala’s 14 districts are now recording more daily cases per million than Delhi, Mumbai and Pune.

Image Source: Rahul Kanwal

The latest India Today report shared by Rahul Kanwal stated that Kerala has been facing a second wave of coronavirus pandemic, making it one of the worst affected states in the country across several parameters.

Reportedly, Kerala, which recorded the first coronavirus case in the country in January, has now reported more than 2.9 lakh coronavirus cases. Most of Kerala’s district now record higher daily cases per million population than worst affected Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. However, India Today in its report also pointed out that how despite the rising number of cases in Kerala, there has been a very low death rate.

According to India Today, Kerala has a fatality rate of 0.35 per cent, which is four times lower than the national average of 1.45 per cent. 

On Monday alone, Kerala has reported nearly 8,700 fresh cases making it the highest in the country, In fact, Kerala now reported more cases than Maharashtra. Even as India’s active cases continue to dip, the trend is exactly opposite in Kerala as it continues to contribute to the number of active cases.

India Today awarded Kerala for containing the pandemic

Ironically, Rahul Kanwal’s apprehension about the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Kerala comes just weeks after his own network had awarded the state as the best in the country to effectively handle the coronavirus pandemic.

In the first week of October, India Today had awarded ‘Healthgiri Awards 2020’ to Kerala and had declared that it was the best state in the country to combat coronavirus pandemic.

Image Source: India Today

However, with less than a week, the fortunes of Kerala have turned worse as it has now become one of the hotspots of coronavirus pandemic in the country. The bubble of the so-called ‘Kerala model’ has now been busted with the likes of India Today highlighting how Kerala has failed to contain the spread of the pandemic in the state.

The ‘left-liberals’, who were all along bragging about the sham called ‘Kerala model’ by deliberately hiding the reality of Kerala’s terrible management of coronavirus, seems to be now realising how dangerous the situation of the pandemic has turned in Kerala and are now attempting to tone down the intensity of the spread by highlighting the low mortality rate in the state.

‘Fake news circulated for propaganda’: Gujarat police dismiss NDTV, Indian Express reports claiming that Tanishq store was attacked by a ‘Hindu mob’

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‘Fake news circulated for propaganda’: Gujarat police dismiss NDTV, Indian Express reports claiming that Tanishq store was attacked by a ‘Hindu mob’

Hours after the controversial news network NDTV reported that an unruly mob had attacked a Tanishq store in Gandhidham, Gujarat over their controversial advertisement promoting ‘Love Jihad’, the Kutch police have categorically rejected such news reports and stated that no such attacks have taken place on the store in the city.

According to News18 journalist Janak Dave, the Kutch police authorities, who visited the Tanishq store in Gandhidham, Gujarat, stated that no such attacks have taken place at the Tanishq store over the controversial advertisement.

Earlier, the left-wing channel NDTV had peddled fake news claiming that a mob had attacked the Tanishq store in the city and had forced the manager of the showroom to apologise for the advertisement that their company had put out on Tuesday.

Image Source: NDTV

Not just NDTV, another left-wing media network Indian Express had also published a similar story claiming that a mob of alleged Hindutva supporters had reportedly barged into a Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham town of Kutch and had abused its staff.

In its report, the Indian Express had claimed that the mob pasted a poster on its door stating that the Tanishq was apologising for its controversial ad that promoted bigotry and its anti-Hindu propaganda.

“Around 120 people gathered in front of our showroom and six or seven of them later barged in and hurled abuses at the staff. They said they were Hindus and wouldn’t tolerate such ads…We told them that we, too, are Hindus. But they didn’t listen to us. Some of them pasted a poster on the door of our show-room, clicked selfies by posing in front of that poster and then they dispersed,” Indian Express had quoted an employee of the show-room in Gandhidham.

Kutch police rejects any such attacks, calls it propaganda

Speaking to the media, Mayur Patil, the Superintendent of Police, East Kutch, dismissed such news reports that claimed an attack on the Tanishq store in Gandhidham. Referring to these news reports as fakes news being circulated as part of propaganda, the senior police officer said that he himself visited the Tanishq store and added that no such attacks have taken place. The SP asked the public not to believe such fake news.

SP Mayur Patil also informed that only two persons had visited the store on 12th October, and had demanded an apology in Gujarati for the alleged ‘love jihad’ ad released by the company. Accordingly, the shop owner had fulfilled the demand. But it was not a ‘mob’ as reported by Indian Express, and it was certainly not an attack as reported by NDTV.

The SP also clarified that although the store received some threat calls on the phone, the shop was not attacked by anybody.

In their effort to create a false narrative, the ‘left-liberal’ media, especially the likes of NDTV, Indian Express are now trying to peddle misinformation by building a false narrative that the showroom was ‘attacked’ by a ‘Hindu mob, who forced the owners to put up an apology for the controversial advertisement.

Tanishq showroom denies being attacked

Earlier, we had reported on how the likes of NDTV, Indian Express had invented an attack on the Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham to weave a different narrative on the whole controversy. However, a Twitter user Neel had shared an audio clip that busted these fake claims, wherein he had talked to the manager of the showroom that NDTV and Indian Express had alleged was ‘attacked’ by the ‘mob’.

In the audio, the Twitter user talked to the Tanishq showroom manager who categorically denied being attacked by anyone. One can hear people in the background talking in Gujarati on how someone is video graphing the showroom. The person handling the showroom himself was unaware of the alleged ‘mob attack’ on the showroom. He later denied how there was no attack and had thanked Dr Neel.

Indian secularism cares more about losing a YouTube ad than the murder of 18-year-old Rahul Rajput

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Indian secularism cares more about losing a YouTube ad than the murder of 18-year-old Rahul Rajput

It finally happened. She was the shy Hindu bride with lowered eyes, saree and heavy jewelry. Getting ready for a ritual that celebrates women in their most traditional role of all: becoming a mother. She was obedient to her mother in law. She was thankful for every little bit of kindness that her husband’s family can show. And feminists *loved* it.

How? Who sprinkled magical fairy dust over all the signs of patriarchy and made them super “woke”? All it took was for the family to be Muslim. Like a teenage fan meeting Justin Bieber, feminists can’t even remember their names, let alone their ideologies, when they come across something Muslim.

And then, the harsh realities of the modern world (and pressures of the market) came knocking. On social media, the big bad and mean Hindu right went on a rampage against Tanishq for putting out the ad. So Tanishq buckled and pulled the ad.

Now this ad is gone. It can never come back. All we have left are memories of this digital fantasy.

Eminent intellectuals like Shashi Tharoor have uploaded copies of this ad on their social media. Just so we never forget. But you know, Shashi … and you must know, these are not the originals. It will just never be the same again.

Those precious megabytes of data uploaded to Youtube, they are never coming back. Imagine the pain of the director who conceived the ad, the people who acted in it, the company that approved it.

But there is hope for India yet. From mainstream media to social media, everyone is talking about the loss of this ad. News channels, newspapers and digital media platforms seem committed to keeping the memory of this ad alive. I heard there might even be a candle light march at India Gate to remember this ad. To remember how this ad came into our lives yesterday morning, the hopes and dreams of every single one of those megabytes. And how cruelly those megabytes perished that evening with a click of the delete button…

You know what has not become a talking point? The murder of 18 year old Delhi University student Rahul Rajput. His “crime”? Having a Muslim girlfriend.

Rahul Rajput? Who?

Believe it or not, the “teen tutor” did have a name. It’s a pity he died after being beaten to death by “youths” over his relationship with a “girl.” Headlines in other media outlets have spoken variously of “Adarsh Nagar murder” and “North West Delhi murder.”

Anyway, I’m done talking about “teen tutor” and “Adarsh Nagar murder” and “North West Delhi murder.”

Let’s talk about the real tragedy from yesterday. The loss of megabytes of Youtube data. Unlike Rahul Rajput, those megabytes had hopes and dreams. They deserved to spread their wings across the internet and bring joy into millions of lives.

Now those megabytes have met with a cruel, senseless fate. The video might be sitting in the trash folder on someone’s computer. Can you ever look the director in the eye and tell them that their darling video is no more? Where is justice?

Those scripted smiles in the ad, the warm background voices, they have perished with those precious megabytes. Dear India, is your heart not broken?

We couldn’t save this ad, but let’s hope millions of ads like this one live a better life in a better nation. We remember you, megabytes.

When I was a child, my mother told me that when a loved one dies, they become a star in the night sky. Today I understand that isn’t true, but it is heart warming to think about, nevertheless. Maybe tonight, whether you are in RT Nagar in Bengaluru or Adarsh Nagar in Delhi, you can come out, stare at the night sky, pick out a star and remember those megabytes.

Dear megabytes, rest in peace.

India Today Group issues guidelines prohibiting employees from posting any personal view on social media, says it does not breach freedom of expression

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India Today Group issues guidelines prohibiting employees from posting any personal view on social media, says it does not breach freedom of expression

After being at the centre of several controversies recently, the India Today Group (ITG) has reportedly issued an interim social media advisory gagging their journalists from sharing any personal political views on any social media platform. The interim social media advisory, as shared by independent journalist Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj on Twitter, subjects any person associated with the ITG as full time, part-time, consultant, retainer or third party to the guidelines laid down in the advisory. The guidelines will be applicable with immediate effect and will be effective for two months.

Image posted by Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj on Twitter

The advisory says that those having any contracts with the India Today Group can use their personal handles only for posting the content or promotion belonging to the Group that has been used in print, digital or on air. It further says that such persons cannot even reply or retweet to any post even if they have been tagged in it. They can respond to the post only with the content of the ITG.

Image posted by Deepika Narayan Bharadwaj on Twitter.

The advisory says that a breach of the guidelines will invite disciplinary action, including termination. Though the guidelines apparently impose a complete prohibition on posting any personal comment on social media from personal accounts of any person having any contract with the India Today Group, ironically the advisory claims that this is not a breach of the freedom of expression and the press. The advisory says that the guidelines have been issued to “maintain high standards of journalism” and to “focus on doing solid stories and curating strong content” while avoiding any needles controversy on social media.

India Today’s name had recently emerged in the TRP scam and an FIR was also registered with the Mumbai police having India Today’s name in it.

Myanmar military intensifies its crackdown against terror outfit Arakan Army in Rakhine

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Myanmar military intensifies its crackdown against terror outfit Arakan Army in Rakhine

Myanmar’s Armed Forces intensified its crackdown on Monday this week against the Arakan Army, the largest terrorist group in its restive western state of Rakhine. As per the report published in The Irrawaddy, all the three wings of Myanmar’s military—ground, air and naval forces launched a coordinated attack against the terrorist group.

The eyewitness account of the Myanmar’s military operations states that air force jets bombarded three times on the Arakan Army positions in the mountain, aided by the artillery support from the ground troops and naval forces.

Clashes between Myanmar’s military and terror Group Arakan Army has been going on for more than a month now, forcing residents to flee the conflict-torn region. Those who still live in the region claimed that Tuesday’s attacks were fiercest so far, with Myanmar military using jets for aerial attacks. According to them, until now the military only used helicopters to drop the bombs on the suspected Arakan Army locations.

During the period between October 3 to 5, the two sides were engaged in an intense fight over the control of a strategic hill near Aungtharzi between Kyauktan and Hteeswe villages. The Myanmar military said that it had seized the hill on October 4. However, the Arakan Army said it was able to recapture the hill on October 5.

Arakan Army and the history of conflict with Myanmar military

The conflict between the Myanmar military and Arakan Army has been going on ever since the formation of the latter in 2009. The secessionist Arakan Army has been embroiled in a prolonged battle with the Myanmar military.

Arakan Army is the largest terrorist group in the Rakhine state of Myanmar and is the armed wing of the political party, United League of Arakan (ULA).

On March 23 this year, the Myanmar government designated the Arakan Army and ULA as terrorist organisations for “inciting fear” and disrupting the stability of the country by attacking government and civilian targets.

In 2019, the group allegedly attacked four police stations, causing 20 casualties among police officials. Some of the police officials died from their wounds.

It has also been alleged that China has been providing sophisticated weaponry to the Arakan Army to continue its fight against the Myanmar military.

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