A controversy has erupted in Kerala as the Muslim community objected to the sale of pork by the leftist student organization, the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) to raise funds for relief efforts in Wayanad. Notably, 400 people died in Wayanad following a landslide and hundreds of others were displaced. To collect funds for relief work, DYFI announced that it would sell pork under the “Pork Challenge” in the Rajapuram area of Kasaragod on 10th August. A similar fundraising event took place on 18th August in Kothamangalam.
Muslims have objected to the sale of pork saying it has hurt their religious sentiments. DYFI stated that the funds raised from the sale of this pork would be used to aid victims of the Wayanad landslide disaster. The organisation has announced that it will continue to sell pork across Kerala to raise money. The funds will be used to rebuild 25 houses in Wayanad that were destroyed due to a landslide. Other items including 7,000 litres of milk have been sold to raise funds.
The Islamic fundamentalists in Kerala expressed their dismay over DYFI’s decision to continue the sale. Muslim clerics argued that selling pork is an offence to the religious sentiments of the Muslim community. A cleric from a Sunni organization remarked that some survivors of the Wayanad tragedy do not consume pork, making this act an insult to them.
Sunni cleric Nasar Faizi Koodathai stated that most of the families surviving in Wayanad are Muslim, and as Muslims, they are forbidden from eating pork. He criticized DYFI for raising funds by selling pork despite knowing this. Another Cleric Ziauddin Faizi wrote, “Muslims are not prohibited from accepting help from anyone who earns through haram or halal means. This rule applies to everyone, including an alcohol shop owner, a bank manager, or a pork trader.”
He further added, “But the question here is whether it is necessary to organize a haram challenge to help the poor. Will we see challenges like usury challenge, prostitution challenge, alcohol challenge, and theft challenge in the future?” However, later he withdrew his statement.
Responding to the criticism, Kerala government minister KT Jaleel criticised the fundamentalists and said, “Interest is also haram for Muslims. But why don’t these opponents of pork say that donations from banks are haram? Isn’t using money earned from interest a bigger sin than eating pork? Alcohol is prohibited for Muslims. But for Christians and Hindus, offering alcohol as part of their faith is not forbidden. These people do not say that alcoholics will not go to heaven.”
The landslide in Wayanad left hundreds of families displaced. 400 people died in the incident. The central government and the state government are making efforts to bring life back on track in Wayanad.
As the nation celebrates the Hindu festival of Rakshabandhan honouring the bond of brothers and sisters, yet another attempt has been made to ‘Mughalise’ a Hindu festival. On the 19th of August, Sudha Murty, the former chairperson of Infosys Foundation and author, claimed that the 16th-century queen regent of Chittorgarh and widow of Rana Sanga sent a Rakhi [sacred thread] to Mughal tyrant Humayun calling him her brother and seeking his help to protect her kingdom.
“Raksha Bandhan has a rich history. When Rani Karnavati was in danger, she sent a thread to King Humayun as a symbol of siblinghood, asking for his help. This is where the tradition of the thread began, and it continues to this day,” Sudha Murty said,
Murthy’s video message posted on X received backlash as several netizens pointed out that the story of Rani Karnavati sending Rakhi to Humayun is devoid of any factual evidence.
Raksha Bandhan DID NOT begin with this so called tale of Rani Karnavati @SmtSudhaMurty ji. It began when Devi Indrani/Sachi tied a raksha thread or Rakhi on Indra deva’s wrist as a raksha kavach.
— Monidipa Bose – Dey (মণিদীপা) (@monidipadey) August 19, 2024
Did Rani Karnavati send Rakhi to Mughal king Humayun?
The fable which has gained traction in modern times, claims that Humayun rushed to Rani Karnavati’s help after receiving the rakhi, but arrived too late to save Chittorgarh. The Mughal cheerleaders in modern times claim that Humayun had immediately rushed to save his ‘sister’ from the attack of Gujarat ruler, Qutubuddin Bahadur Shah. However, historical evidence and reliable sources contradict this account. There is no trace of any correspondence between Rani Karnavati and Humayun in this regard. The story is a later fabrication, presumably designed to make a ‘Mughlai’ version of the Raksha Bandhan festival and secularise the Mughal tyrants.
This myth finds its origins in a book written by East India Company’s Colonel James Tod, who was at the Mewar court in the 19th century. In his book, Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Tod termed Rakshabandhan as the festival of bracelet.
“A whole province has often accompanied the Kachhli, and the monarch of India was so pleased with this courteous delicacy in the customs of Rajasthan, on receiving the bracelet of the princess Karnavati, which invested him with the title of her brother, and uncle and protector to her infant Udai Singh, that he pledged himself to her service,” even if the demand were the castle of Ranthambhor.” Humayun proved himself a true knight, and even abandoned his conquests in Bengal when called on to redeem his pledge and succour Chitor, and the widows and minor sons of Sanga Rana,” Tod wrote.
Pseudo-historian James Tod’s work, however, has been deemed unreliable by historians. It is pertinent to mention that the infamous Jodha-Akbar ‘love story’ is also James Tod’s figment of imagination. While this fake Jodha-Akbar lie inspired Bollywood movies and television series, historians of Akbar’s time made no mention of Jodha in their texts.
In his book History of Medieval India, historian Satish Chandra writes that no contemporary writer has mentioned the incident of Karnavati sending a Rakhi to Humayun and this may be a lie.
Meanwhile, historian SK Banerji in his book “Humayun Badshah” mentions that Rani Karnavati sought help from Humayun in defending Chittorgarh from Bahadur Shah’s attack, however, he did not mention anything about the queen sending Rakhi to the Mughal ruler. In fact, as SK Banerji’s book, Humayun sided with Bahadur Shah since he was waging Jihad against Kafirs [infidels].
SK Banerji’s bookHumayun Badshah mentions correspondence between Humayun and Bahadur Shah during the Chittor invasion. Bahadur Shah had sent Humayun a letter alerting him that he was slaughtering ‘infidels’. In answer, Humayun wrote that the agony in his heart had turned into blood as if they were two people instead of one.
“From grief every fold of my heart has turned into blood (To think) that in spite of our oneness, duality is attributed to us,” Humayun wrote to Bahadur Shah.
The historical evidence indicates that neither Rani Karnavati sent any Rakhi to Humayun nor did the Mughal ruler ever intend to help her. Humayun attacked Bahadur Shah in AD 1535 defeating him at Mundi and Champaner, however, it has nothing to do with Rani Karnavati or any alleged Rakhi.
It is, thus clear that Sudha Murty has advertently or inadvertently ended up peddling the lies created by unreliable sources and propagated by contemporary Mughal cheerleaders. Being a renowned author herself, Sudha Murty should verify the historical evidence before furthering the lies and distortions around Hindu festivals giving mileage to the whitewashing of Mughal atrocities on Hindus. The very cheerleaders of Mughal tyrants have attacked her in the past for her practice of pure vegetarianism.
Falsely attributing Hindu festivals to Mughal invaders
This bogus ‘Rakhi’ narrative is part of a larger ploy to whitewash the Mughals’ crimes by claiming they were ‘ secular’. In addition, another sinister motive behind falsely attributing Hindu festivals and cultures to Mughal invaders is to establish the narrative that “Mughals brought culture to India”.
Notably, Hindu scriptures mention the festival of Raksha Bandhan even before the advent of Islam in the deserts of modern-day Saudi Arabia and the arrival of the Mughals in Bharat, thus cementing it as a Hindu practice. This unfounded fable seems like an attempt to alienate the festival from its Hindu roots and reinterpret it from a Mughal perspective.
Specifically, the Skanda Purana (Shravana Mahatmya, Chapter 21), Narada Purana, and Bhavishya Purana (Uttar Parva, Chapter 137) mention Raksha Bandhan. It is said that after the Rakshasas had been defeated in the Devasura Sangram, they went to their Guru Shukracharya to figure out the reason for their loss. Shukracharya revealed that Indrani Shachi [Lord Indra’s wife] had tied a sacred protective thread around Indra’s wrist to ensure his protection and that this Raksha Sutra rescued him. In Mahabharat, Lord Krishna told Prince Yudhishthira this story and how to perform this tradition. While Raksha Sutra can be tied to anyone, however, the festival has become majorly a celebration of the commitment of brothers and sisters to protect and stand with each other in good and bad times.
Left-liberals and their ever-burning desire to link everything good with Mughals
Notably, the Indian left-liberals have a perennial itch to associate Hindu festivals, food, and rituals with the Mughal era, as if culture and civilisation in the Indian subcontinent was a Mughal invention and nothing of note existed in the land before Mughals came to ‘civilise’ it. This opprobrious endeavour constantly entails romanticising the Mughals and portraying them as patrons of the ‘Hindustani’ culture, distorting historical facts. Back in 2021, OpIndia reported how a columnist credited Mughals for inventing “Petha”.
“Shah Jahan ordered his chefs to create something as pure and white as the Taj Mahal, and thus the petha was born. Will deniers of Mughal history give up petha now?” Shunali Khullar Shroff said citing a media report based on 100 percent limerence for Mughals and zero percent evidence. Pushpesh Pant, a noted Indian academic, critic and historian had outrightly rejected the claims made by the said report and said that “Petha is a poor man’s sweet and has no royal connection”.
In July this year, Pushpesh Pant said that “the idea that Mughlai food, which is often conflated with Indian khaana abroad, is an anachronistic invention that was lapped up by the British in the aftermath of the first war of Independence.” Interestingly, several mainstream media houses have attributed the invention of several popular Indian dishes to Mughals even though these dishes either had foreign origins or were locally invented by non-Mughals.
Another lie peddled by leftist historians is that the Mughal tyrants issued grants for the repair of temples destroyed in wars. Sadly, this blatant fabrication whitewashing the true iconoclastic nature of Mughals stemming from Islamic extremism found its place in NCERT history textbooks disseminating a completely distorted idea of Mughals and their policies towards Hindus. Back in 2021, in response to an RTI application, the National Council of Educational Research and Training admitted that it has no evidence to prove that Mughal emperors had rebuilt temples destroyed in wars as claimed in their textbooks.
Other than this, Kalyan Jewellers, one of the largest jewellery chain in India, had claimed in 2021 that nose rings were first introduced in India by the Mughals. “Nose rings were first in India by the Mughals from the Middle East,” it alleged. This came despite the fact that nose rings or “nath” have always been a part of “Solah Shringar” (16 adornments) used by Hindu women, particularly, Hindu brides. After an online backlash, the jewellery chain removed the Mughal reference from its controversial blog.
In another instance of ‘secularising’ the Hindu festival of Diwali, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor expressed his zeal over an Urdufication of the Hindu festival by calling it “Jashn-e-Chiraagh”.
Similarly, clothing brand FabIndia named its Diwali collection as “Jashn-e-Riwaaz” as if it was some Islamic festival. After an online uproar, they had to remove the collection.
While Mughal tyrants like Aurangzeb inflicted countless atrocities on Hindus including reimposition or Jizya, forcing Hindus to recite Quran verses, destroying Hindu temples etc, their modern-day cheerleaders are making various attempts to whitewash their crimes by peddling falsely glorifying Mughals.
Left-liberals regularly perpetuate the fallacy that the Mughals somehow did a favour on India and Hindus by invading the country, portraying their reign as one of cultural enrichment as well as tolerance’. The narrative, however, is both misleading and malicious since it completely downplays the widespread destruction and atrocities carried out during the Mughal era. The Mughals, like earlier Islamic invaders, aspired to expand their empire through violence and torture which resulted in mass deaths, forced conversions, temple demolition, and severe taxation of non-Muslims under the jizya system.
The Mughals’ glorification also ignores their imposition of Islamic laws on the native population, as well as their systematic efforts to eliminate or weaken indigenous cultures and beliefs. Historical accounts prove that millions of Hindus were slaughtered under the Mughal rule, with numerous temples and religious sites being destroyed or converted into mosques. The Romila Thapar and Ramchandra Guha versions of history have penetrated the minds of a significant section of Indians and convinced them that the very oppressors of their ancestors are worth appreciating and even expressing ‘gratitude’ for invading India.
The attempt to romanticise the Mughals as compassionate rulers who fostered ‘Hindu Muslim unity’, and discovered/invented all our popular recipes and cultural events distorts history and disparages the millions of Hindus, Sikhs, and other non-Muslim communities who suffered during that time. Forget addressing the devastation of lives, culture and Dharma caused during the Mughal rule, this narrative whitewashes the past by portraying the invaders as cultural benefactors rather than invaders. If a well-educated woman like Sudha Murty, who has authored many books and understands the importance of verifying facts before making a claim, believes the false story of Rani Karnavati sending Rakhi to Humayun while completely ignoring the festival’s Puranic origins, the impact of such lies on ordinary people can be alarming.
A startling incident of rape with a nurse has come to light in a private hospital in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The accused identified as Dr Shahnawaz held the 20-year-old victim hostage and sexually assaulted her.
Another nurse Mehnaaz and a ward boy Junaid, who also worked at the hospital, helped the accused in this horrible act. All three have been arrested by the authorities.
The incident took place in ABM Hospital located on Thakurdwara-Kashipur Road, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Thakurdwara police station area of Moradabad.
Its director Dr Shahnawaz and his wife, both Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAUMS) degree holders run the facility together. Their residence is above the hospital.
The victim lives in a village near the Dilari police station in Moradabad. Her father filed a police complaint and stated that his daughter had spent the previous ten months working as a nurse at the ABM Hospital. She reported for duty at 7 pm on 17th August when the doctor sexually violated her and even threatened to kill her if she complained about the incident. The complainant further disclosed that Mehnaaz told his daughter that the doctor had summoned her to his room upstairs twice and was forcefully taken to Shahnawaz’s residence by Junaid and her when she refused to go there willingly. The two then pushed her inside and locked the door from outside.
Afterwards, the perpetrator kept her captive and sexually abused her at around 12:30 am as she repeatedly pleaded for help and screamed “Aunty” but to no avail. He hurled casteist abuses at her and issued death threats. He declared, “You are a worthless Ch*m*r. You people are nothing.” He even offered her money in return for her silence. Meanwhile, Junaid took her mobile phone to prevent her from calling the cops and informing them about the instance. She narrated the entire ordeal to a senior nurse who arrived at the institution on the morning of 18th August. She then reached home at around 10 am in an alarming condition and unveiled the occurrence in front of her family members after which they notified the authorities and launched a complaint. She is traumatised and scared after the incident.
A case against the doctor for rape under sections 61(2), 64, 351(2) and 127(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) along with relevant sections of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) Act has been submitted by the police. Mehnaaz and Junaid have also been booked under conspiracy-related offences. OpIndia has a copy of the First Information Report (FIR).
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Rural Sandeep Kumar Meena, the police have taken swift action in the case and apprehended Dr Shahnawaz, nurse Mehnaza and ward boy Junaid and they will be produced in the court. The victim has undergone a medical examination in a government hospital and her statement is being recorded. Circle Officer Rajesh Kumar mentioned that a case has been registered at Dilari police station on the complaint of the victim’s father. Mehnaaz and Junaid are being interrogated by the authorities.
The police and the health department team examined the facility on the night of 18th August at the Chief medical officer’s (CMO) order. The Community Health Center (CHC) superintendent deployed a team to the hospital to inquire about the condition of the patients admitted there so they could be shifted if the institution was sealed. Nine people were found to be admitted there.
A girl was sexually assaulted, and at least a dozen others were sexually abused at what was later discovered to be a fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, according to police reports on Monday.
Eleven individuals, including the camp’s organizer, the school principal, two teachers, and a correspondent, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Investigations revealed that the private school did not have an NCC unit, and a group had approached the school management, falsely claiming that hosting the camp would qualify them for one. The school failed to perform background checks on the group before allowing them to run the camp.
A total of 41 students, including 17 girls, participated in the three-day camp held earlier this month.
The girls were accommodated in the school auditorium on the first floor, while the boys stayed on the ground floor. No teachers were assigned to supervise the camp. The girls claimed they were lured out of the auditorium and sexually assaulted.
“The school authorities were aware of the sexual offences but chose to suppress the matter instead of reporting it to the police. The students were allegedly instructed not to take it seriously,” District Superintendent of Police, P. Thangadurai, was quoted as saying in news reports.
Police are also investigating whether the group responsible for the fake NCC camp has conducted similar camps at other schools.
The accused have been charged under the strict Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Medical examinations have been conducted on the girls, and the District Child Welfare Committee has initiated action. This case comes amid nationwide outrage over the horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital.
On 18th August, the Muslims of village Chiksa of Tahirpur Upazila of district Sunamganj in Bangladesh banned music at weddings, birthdays or any other events, as per reports. It has been decided that anyone who plays music or any musical instrument will face legal action. The rule was implemented by the elders of the village.
A report in Desh Rupantor claimed that the rule was introduced as music was being played at high volumes during social events that disturbed the patients, elderly and children in the village. Furthermore, as music is forbidden in Islam, the elders decided to implement the rule that no one would play music in the town anymore. The Hindu residents of the town did not resist the directives.
It is pertinent to note that Hindus are a minority in Bangladesh and have also come under severe attack after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government. There have been several cases of houses and businesses of Hindus being vandalised, Hindu women being raped, men being attacked and temples being vandalised.
Union Parishad member of Ward 9 in village Chiksa, Shafiqul Haque, told the media that the village is the largest in Sadar Union. 80% of the population is Muslim while the remaining are Hindus. Large speakers were often used in the town during weddings, birthdays and circumcision ceremonies. The loud noise caused significant distress to heart patients, the elderly and children. Thus, it was collectively decided to ban music at events.
He added that those who fail to comply would face legal action. He asserted that the elders banned music only for the Muslim families in the village and not on the Hindu families.
Chairman of Tahirpur Sadar Union Parishad, Junab Ali, said that loud music was causing trouble for many and has been legally restricted. Calling it a commendable initiative, Ali said that Chiksa is a large village with a Muslim majority population. He asserted there should be no objection to the decision and expressed satisfaction that so far no one objected or opposed the ban.
Sharing the information, author Taslima Nasreen wrote on X, “In a village of Tahirpur, Sunamganj, Bangladesh, mullahs declared that music would be prohibited from now on. People will be punished if they sing or play any musical instrument.”
In a village of Tahirpur, Sunamganj, Bangladesh, mullahs declared that music would be prohibited from now on. People will be punished if they sing or play any music instrument. #Islamizationpic.twitter.com/BBS93Yg3Oj
The report of ban on music has come at a time when Bangladesh is going through political turmoil. On 5th August, following series of violent protests, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned from the post and fled to India. An interim government was formed in the country after Bangladeshi Army took over. Since then, attacks on Hindus have increased by several folds across country. OpIndia has been reporting the attacks extensively and can be checked here.
On Saturday (17th August), the police arrested a Muslim man for raping his underage daughter for over a year. The incident took place in Bijnor city of Uttar Pradesh.
He raped his 17-year-old child multiple times during the course of a year. The accused was apprehended after his wife filed a complaint with the police on Friday (16th August).
The development was confirmed by Circle Officer Anjani Kumar Chaturvedi. The accused was confronted by his wife about the sexual abuse of their daughter, following which he pronounced the instant triple talaq,
The wife then lodged a complaint with the police with the police, post which a First Information Report (FIR) was registered against him. The man was arrested on Saturday (17th August).
He was booked under relevant provisions of BNS and the Prevention of Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. It had come to light that the wife of the accused learnt about the sexual abuse perpetrated on her minor daughter 2 weeks earlier.
The victim had confided in her mother about the heinous crime. Prior to his arrest, the accusedhad raped his daughter under the pretext of applying oil to her hair. He had also intimidated his underage victim into silence by threatening to kill the other family members.
On Friday, The New York Timessaid that it has taken “appropriate action” against its journalist Natasha Frost after it found that she had leaked private information from a WhatsApp group in which over 600 Australian Jewish creatives had sought solidarity amid rising antisemitism, sparking a wave of doxing attacks. The doxing attacks started after Natasha Frost downloaded 900 pages of content from the said WhatsApp group and first shared it with the subject of an article she worked on and later with pro-Palestine ‘activists’.
Reports say that Jewish anti-Zionist activists Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg, artists Matt Chun and Zaineb Mazloum, and anti-Israel activist Clementine Ford were spearheading the doxxing campaign.
Notably, Natasha Frost, whose New York Times author page still states she writes for the newspaper’s “Europe Morning Briefing” newsletter, told the Wall Street Journal that she had shared the 900-page data she downloaded with only one person. She claimed to have been unaware of the data’s further dissemination and misuse to doxx Jews.
“I shared this document with one individual. Its subsequent dissemination and misuse happened entirely without my knowledge or consent. I was shocked by these events, which put me and many others at terrible risk. I deeply regret my decision,” Frost said.
Ironically, while in the “journalistic ethics” section of her NYT bio, Natasha Frost said that she “strives for accuracy, fairness and neutrality” in her reporting, the last two are evidently missing from her conduct.
Natasha Frost’s NYT bio page
Meanwhile, the New York Times in a statement said that they have taken ‘appropriate action’ against Frost. “It has been brought to our attention that a New York Times reporter inappropriately shared information with the subject of a story to assist the individual in a private matter, a clear violation of our ethics. This was done without the knowledge or approval of The Times,” a NYT spokeswoman said.
Notably, Natasha Frost leaked the WhatsApp group’s contents, which was created in late October 2023 to provide assistance in the context of increased antisemitism after the 7th October attacks on Israel by Hamas terrorists. It comprised people with diverse political, cultural, and religious beliefs. Natasha Frost was invited to this group in November last year.
After Frost shared information about the 600 members of the Jewish group with pro-Palestine activists, they began facing threats and boycotts. In February this year, it was reported that Jewish children in Australia were threatened and several members of the community lost their livelihood. “The group was labelled “Zio600” and accused of supporting “genocide, racism and white supremacism”. “Zio” is a slang and generally abusive term for Zionist. Photographs and business details of many individuals were distributed online,” a Jewish Independent report published in February this year reads.
In December, several group members began calling for action against the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for hiring journalist Antoinette Lattouf as a part-time radio broadcaster. Lattouf triggered outrage on social media after accusing Israel of war crimes.
ABC terminated Lattouf midway through her five-day contract, causing her to file a case alleging racial discrimination. Frost’s co-byline appeared on a NYT story on 23rd January about Lattouf’s termination. Natasha Frost left the WhatsApp group several days before the report was published. Soon after, the details of the WhatsApp group members appeared on various websites, where pro-Palestinian internet users widely circulated them.
A spreadsheet was created listing the names, photos, job descriptions, and quotes from the WhatsApp group. In February, Clementine Ford notorious for her anti-Israel views shared the said WhatsApp group’s contents on social media.
On Sunday, 18th August, a dreadful case of minor child abduction and rape from Jodhpur sent shockwaves across the region. A 3-year-old girl was abducted from outside the temple where she was sleeping beside her mother and was brutally raped at around 2 am. According to reports, the child’s family was notified right away after a bystander noticed the kidnapping and took appropriate action.
The police were immediately informed after which they began an investigation into the case and checked the CCTV footage to identify the accused. The video of the footage is going viral on social media in which the accused person can be seen abducting the minor girl. As per Yogita Bhayana, a social activist, the accused has been identified as Harish Das Sindhi.
वीडियो में दिख रहा ये वही दरिंदा है,पता नहीं कितनी बच्चियों को अपना शिकार बनाया होगा !
जोधपुर में 2 साल की बच्ची से रेप. जोधपुर में मंदिर के बाहर मां के पास सो रही 2 साल की बच्ची को हरीश दास सिंधी उठाकर ले गया.
— Yogita Bhayana योगिता भयाना (@yogitabhayana) August 18, 2024
Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Labhu Ram stated to the media that the suspect was apprehended after the initial investigation. CCTV footages were checked, and the accused was identified and tracked in the Sardarpura region which was the last known location of his phone.
The suspect, named as 45-year-old Harish is a married man who works at a tea shop and lives in the Chopasni Housing Board neighborhood. He was apprehended after being located close to the Ghantaghar area, working at a tea shop.
Rajasthan former CM Ashok Gehlot also commented on the issue and condemned the incident. “The incident of rape of a 3-year-old innocent girl in Jodhpur is shocking. There is deep anger among the public due to this incident. Such incidents are creating an atmosphere of fear among the people of Rajasthan. This is an example of criminals becoming fearless due to the low credibility of the government and the police. In Jodhpur, incidents of firing, looting, murder and rape in broad daylight are increasing and law and order has collapsed. I have requested the Chief Minister Shri Bhajanlal Sharma several times to take immediate steps to prevent crime in the state,” he posted on X.
जोधपुर में 3 वर्ष की मासूम बालिका के साथ बलात्कार की घटना झकझोर देने वाली है। इस घटना से जनता में गहरा रोष है। राजस्थान की जनता में इस तरह की घटनाओं से भय का माहौल पैदा हो रहा है। यह सरकार और पुलिस का इकबाल कम होने से अपराधियों के बेखौफ होने का उदाहरण है।
ADCP Labhu Ram Chaudhary further confirmed that a woman was found early this morning at the Hanuman Temple on Pal Road, holding her child in her arms. The child reportedly had bite marks on her lips and was immediately taken to the Ummed Hospital where she is still undergoing treatment by the police.
It is believed that the accused person lured the girl with ice cream and took her with him. He later dropped her outside the temple in an injured condition. The incident came to the fore after a woman visited the temple in the morning and informed the mother of the girl, later called the police.
The incident has sparked anger and anxiety in the community, highlighting the critical need for enhanced security protocols and more watchfulness to safeguard those who are more susceptible. The investigation is ongoing as the authorities continue to piece together the details of this harrowing case.
On Monday, 19th August, the Uttar Pradesh Police in the Chandauli area busted a cow smuggling racket arresting 6 persons. One of the accused persons has been identified by the Police as Ajit Kumar, who looted a cattle-loaded truck when it was traveling to a nearby Gaushala last week. The accused is said to have been helped by 5 other persons who also have been booked and arrested by the police.
As per the reports, the incident happened last week on 14th August. However, it came to the fore only after the UP Police confirmed to the media that a cow smuggling racket was busted in Chandauli. The police said that the FIR in the case was booked on 15th August. However, the accused Ajit Kumar was arrested on 19th August while he attempted to flee to Bihar amid the investigation.
“On August 14, two pickup trucks of cattle were seized. A case was registered and the accused were arrested… When the cattle were being sent to a ‘gaushala’, some unknown persons stopped the vehicle and looted it. A case was registered for the same. An accused, Ajit Kumar was caught while going to Bihar… Ajit Kumar and other 5 people were arrested on the spot… More arrests will take place soon,” Chandauli Superintendent of Police Aditya Langeh said on Monday, 19th August.
#WATCH | Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh: On the arrest of a cow smuggling gang, SP Chandauli Aditya Langeh says, "On August 14, two pickup trucks of cattle were seized. A case was registered and the accused were arrested… When the cattle were being sent to a 'gaushala', some unknown… pic.twitter.com/BcqV3HtAnM
The accused persons looted the truck loaded with cattle when it was moving towards a gaushala. The police reached the spot immediately after being informed and found that the cattle were stacked and tied closely to prevent them from moving. The police seized two such trucks and arrested accused Ajit Kumar while he tried to flee to Bihar.
The Police have also seized 7 mobile phones and Rs 3160 from the accused person. “Apart from these 6 arrests, some people have been identified who are believed to be a part of this racket. They are Ram Jaggi, Ayush Yadav, and more. These people will also be soon arrested. The currently arrested persons have criminal records in their names. They have earlier been booked in several cases of theft,” Chandauli SP added.
Cow smuggling and slaughtering are a crime in Uttar Pradesh and many other states in India as cows are worshiped and hold sacred importance in Hinduism. Cows are typically connected to Hindu deities like Lord Krishna and are seen as symbols of maternity and life by many. For this, in the Hindu faith, it is extremely insulting to hurt or kill a cow.
In a state with a significant Hindu population like Uttar Pradesh, cow smuggling becomes a very sensitive issue. In the past, several such incidents of smuggling or cow slaughter have resulted in tensions within the state. Like several other Indian states, Uttar Pradesh has strong legislation prohibiting the killing of cows, bulls, and bullocks. The Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, was passed to outlaw the killing of cows and to establish rules for the sale and transportation of cattle.
Despite such strict laws, incidents of cow smuggling, cattle smuggling, or slaughter continue to appear, raising concerns about the issue. Such incidents also call for stricter laws and punishment against the accused persons involved.
The co-founder of Infosys, NR Narayana Murthy, emphasized the growing population of India as a significant concern on 18th August during the convocation ceremony at the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He added that the nation’s sustainability has been threatened by the lack of focus on population management since the Emergency era. “India faces significant challenges related to population, per capita land availability, and healthcare facilities,” he expressed during his address at the institution where he was invited as the chief guest.
He then compared India to other countries including China and the United States and stated, “Since the Emergency period, we Indians have not paid enough attention to population control. This poses a risk of making our country unsustainable. In comparison, countries such as the US, Brazil and China have far higher per capita land availability.” He also discussed the responsibility of a true professional to advance the country’s growth. “This contribution depends on having high aspirations, dreaming big and working hard to turn those dreams into reality.”
He also touched on the significance of the sacrifices made by one generation to advance the interests of the following and voiced, “One generation must make many sacrifices to improve the lives of the next. My parents, siblings and teachers made significant sacrifices for my progress and my presence here as the chief guest is proof that their sacrifices were not in vain.”
1,670 degrees were handed out at the convocation ceremony. 34 gold medals were presented to postgraduate students and 13 to those who were undergraduates.
The ace businessman earlier caused controversy last year in October when he suggested that young people should work seventy hours a week to increase the nation’s total output on the 3one4 Capital podcast “The Record.” He conveyed, “I request that our youngsters must say, ‘This is my country, I want to work 70 hours a week’.” During the 26th Bengaluru Tech Summit in September of that year, Narayana Murthy highlighted his distaste for freebies and stated that “nothing should be given for free” in an open discussion with Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha. He also believed that a “poor” nation like India could accelerate its development with the aid of compassionate capitalism.
