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Lucknow: Aqeel poses as Akhil Yadav to trap a married Hindu woman, rapes her, force-feeds beef, makes her observe Roza

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Lucknow: Aqeel poses as Akhil Yadav to trap a married Hindu woman, rapes her, force-feeds beef, makes her observe Roza

In Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, it has been reported that a Muslim man named Aqeel and his friends have been accused of gangraping a married Hindu woman. The Muslim man allegedly forced the Hindu victim to eat cow meat and made her observe Roza. When the victim objected, the accused brutally assaulted her and threatened to kill her. Along with Aqeel, his mother-father, Khaleel, Sanu, Irfan Intezaar and an unidentified person are said to be involved.

In this matter, an FIR was registered on Monday (12th August) at the Mohanlalganj Police Station in South Lucknow and an investigation has been launched. In her complaint, the victim said that in 2023, she used to work at a private company where her senior named Sanu gave the victim’s phone number to accused Aqeel who also worked there. Aqeel introduced himself as Akhil Yadav and gradually won the victim’s trust.

The victim further stated that on 8th December 2023, accused Aqeel took her to Lucknow’s Kaiserbagh court on the pretext of providing her a job. During this time, one Intezaar Ahmed, Khalil and an unknown person were also present. These people made the victim sign some legal documents. Since the victim was weak in reading-writing, she could comprehend what exactly was written on those papers and signed them. Subsequently, Aqeel and his accomplices took the victim to Aqeel’s house where she was held captive till 17th January 2024.

During this time, the accused Aqeel and his father raped the Hindu woman several times while Aqeel’s mother encouraged the duo to carry out the crime. On 17th January 2024, Aqeel’s father rented a room at some distance from his house and the victim was moved there. In this room, Aqeel, Irfan, Intezaar and another unknown person raped the victim several times. It is alleged that Aqeel also used to charge money in exchange for handing over the Hindu victim to his friends for sexual assault.

The victim also told the police that Aqeel used to rape her daily. He used to force the victim to eat beef [cow meat] and also to keep Roza. When the victim begged for mercy, the accused threatened to kill her, her husband and the entire family. Aqeel told the victim that if she opened her mouth, he would rape other women in the victim’s in-laws’ house. On 2nd July, Aqeel brutally thrashed the victim and threw her out of the house. Later, he went to Ajmer with his friends.

After returning from Ajmer, on 9th August, Aqeel called the victim to meet him in the Mohanlalganj area on the pretext of some urgent work. However, when the victim reached there, Aqeel took her to a deserted garden and raped the victim and forcibly had unnatural sex with her. When she tried to stop him, Aqeel kicked and punched her. In her complaint, the victim has demanded strict action against Aqeel, his mother-father and all the accused friends.

Notably, Lucknow Police has taken cognizance of the victim’s complaint and registered an FIR. The police have booked the accused persons under sections IPC sections 376-D, 420, 342, 323, 377 and 506. OpIndia has a copy of the complaint. Lucknow Police said that investigation and other legal action are being taken in the case.

Mob attacks police team and free arrested drug smuggler Javed in UP’s Saharanpur, women in burqas too threw stones, tore police uniforms

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Mob attacks police team and free arrested drug smuggler Javed in UP’s Saharanpur, women in burqas too threw stones, tore police uniforms

On Tuesday, 13th August, a Muslim crowd attacked police in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur area after the authorities went to arrest one Javed who was operating an illicit narcotics network in the village. Women police officers were also targeted in the incident. The FIR filed in this attack charges 32 perpetrators, 31 of whom are identified. The attackers assaulted the police with sticks and stones, as well as throwing stones. The police truck was broken into, and the officers’ uniforms were also ripped off. The attackers include around 6 women. 

The accused persons are also said to have put chilli powder in the eyes of the policemen in order to free Javed. The incident took place on Monday (August 12, 2024). The police have arrested a total of 6 accused, including 3 women, involved in this violence. The rest of the attackers are absconding and efforts are being made to search for them.

The incident took place in Ghatampur village under Nakud police station area of ​​Saharanpur district. Sub Inspector Narendra Bhadana posted a complaint at the police station about the incident on Monday. In the complaint, he said that he had received information about absconding drug smuggler Javed being in his village Ghatampur. Inspector Bhadana immediately reached Ghatampur with his team. It was revealed that Javed was sitting in the fields with some other people of the village. Narendra Bhadana immediately called his seniors and asked for extra forces. Till additional forces arrived, he proceeded on foot towards Javed’s possible location.

The information received by Sub-Inspector Bhadana was found to be correct and Javed was caught by the police team. Meanwhile, at around 2:30 in the afternoon, additional forces including women police personnel from the police station also reached Javed’s village. The police team was busy in its legal action when suddenly Javed started shouting loudly and gathering people. Hearing the noise, Ikram from Javed’s village reached there with his friends. Ikram first abused the policemen and later attacked him along with his companions to free Javed.

It is alleged that the crowd that came with Ikram to free drug dealer Javed first attacked the police team with sticks and then pelted stones. When the police force tried to save itself by hiding behind its vehicle, the attackers reached there also. They broke the window panes of the police car. During this, the attackers also tore the uniform of Sub Inspector Narendra Bhadana and tried to free Javed who was in custody. When the policemen resisted, chilli powder was thrown into their eyes.

Chilli powder started irritating the eyes of the policemen. Meanwhile, taking advantage of the opportunity, the mob freed Javed and took him with them. Policemen making videos of the incident were also targeted. Police have named 31 accused in this attack. Their names are Javed, Ikram, Mashroof, 2 different youths named Shahrukh, Israr, Zakir, Iqrar, Gayyur, Farooq, Aamir, Furkan, Qadir, Sukka, Asjad, Aamir, Rakib, Danish, Amjad, Kaif, Waris, Asif, Istikhar, and Saddam Hussein.

Apart from all these male accused, many Muslim women are also named in this case. Their names are Dhauli, Rihanna, Israna, Nargis, Iqra, Anam and Gulshana. One accused has been kept unidentified. On the complaint of Sub Inspector Bhadana, sections 191 (1), 191 (2), 324 (4), 351 (2), 121 (1), 262, 263, of the Indian Justice Code (BNS)- 2023 have been registered against all the accused. Action has been taken under sections 352, 132, 125, and section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1932. OpIndia has the FIR copy.

FIR copy has been obtained by OpIndia

After this incident, under the leadership of SP Dehat Sagar Jain, police teams were formed to take strict action against the attackers. In a swift raid, 6 attackers were arrested within just 24 hours, including 3 women. The arrested women accused include Haruna, Mehrana, and Shahrin. Along with them, the police also caught Saddam Hussain, Jabir, and Zakir. Continuous raids are being conducted in search of other absconding accused. Police administration says that soon all the attackers will be caught.

Superintendent of Police Dehat Sagar Jain said that video footage and other evidence are being collected to identify the attackers. The arrested accused have been produced in the court and sent to jail. At present the situation in the area is normal.

CBI takes over Kolkata rape case: BJP cries foul over hospital trying to tamper evidence by destroying crime scene in the name of renovation

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CBI takes over Kolkata rape case: BJP cries foul over hospital trying to tamper evidence by destroying crime scene in the name of renovation

On Wednesday, 14th August, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the Kolkata rape-murder case, re-registering the FIR file by the Kolkata Police. This is a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered a CBI probe into the incident and urged the police to hand over all documents related to the woman doctor’s murder case to CBI by 10 am on Wednesday. The Court has also urged the protesting doctors to call off the strike, saying they had a ‘pious obligation’.

As per the reports, the CBI officials reached Kolkata from Delhi along with forensic scientists and medical experts to look into the case. The authorities are expected to go through the autopsy report and analyze its videography. They might also visit the crime scene as a part of the investigation.

The Calcutta High Court found severe flaws in the hospital administration’s response when the doctor was discovered dead in its seminar hall on Friday morning, with her clothes in disarray and injuries all over her body. The court stated that the victim’s parents wanted an independent investigation to guarantee that evidence was not tampered with.

The court also slammed Dr. Sandip Ghosh, former principal of the state-run college, calling it disheartening that he was not proactive. The court further noted that the former Principal was granted the same post in another institution hours after resigning, and ordered that he be promptly relieved of his duties and placed on leave.

Dr. Ghosh announced his resignation yesterday, claiming that he cannot bear the contempt he received on social media in the aftermath of the doctor’s rape-murder. Hours later, he was appointed Principal of Calcutta National Medical College. This provoked a surge of protest, as doctors questioned the need for his new appointment.

The court slammed the state for appointing Ghosh to another college and giving him the same position. “The appropriate authority should have borne in mind the circumstances under which the resignation was given. Therefore, even if that resignation was not accepted, the least that can be expected from the department is to release the Principal from administrative responsibility and not assign him any other duty of equal responsibility. This professor has been made Principal of another medical college. It is not clear what was the urgency in doing so,” it added.

“We don’t doubt his professional skills but once he is appointed principal he is an administrator. You should have recorded his statement, why protect him? There is something amiss,” the court stated. It further opined that the hospital administration was not with the family of the victim.

Family was told ‘your daughter has committed suicide’

Notably, the family of the girl who was raped inside the college had been initially told that their daughter died by suicide. “The Assistant Superintendent of Chest Medicine Department called and said, ‘Your daughter died by suicide’. And then we saw the reality when we reached the hospital,” the woman’s father was quoted as saying.

It is believed that the college administration tried to cover up the crime by terming it as a suicide. The Assistant Superintendent and Head of the Department of the Chest Medicine Wing of the state-run hospital have been summoned to investigate why the woman’s family was told she committed suicide.

The woman’s family member meanwhile told the media that they were denied access to the body even after arriving at the hospital. She said that the hospital management allowed them to see their daughter only after 2 pm. The victim’s family has alleged that someone in the chest medicine department could be involved in the crime.

Walls broken down, crime scene messed up in the name of ‘renovation’

Meanwhile, it has come to the fore that authorities at the RG Kar Medical College where the incident happened have broken down room walls, inside the Chest Medicine Dept, where the girl was raped and murdered. BJP’s Amit Malviya shared the video of the incident on X and claimed that the state was trying to tamper with the evidence in the case by breaking the walls.

“While West Bengal is seething with anger, given Mamata Banerjee’s apathy and Kolkata Police’s botched cover-up attempt, RG Kar Medical College authorities break down room walls, inside the Chest Medicine Dept, where the on-duty junior doctor was subjected to brutal rape and murder, destroying what could be crucial circumstantial evidence, which could have led the CBI investigating team to the murderers. The area marked as Resident Doctor’s Area and Toilet (Female) inside the Chest Medicine Dept is also being broken down in the name of renovation. This leaves no one in doubt that Mamata Banerjee was all along eliminating evidence and covering the crime trail to protect those involved in the heinous crime, who, it is speculated, happen to be family members of influential TMC leaders,” he added.

He also reiterated that no woman would ever be safe in West Bengal. The BJP had already demanded a central agency probe, warning against tampering of proof if state police investigated the case. And now the hospital administration is trying to do the same by breaking the walls of the place in the name of renovation, as claimed by BJP’s Malviya.

Last week, a 31-year-old postgraduate student was discovered dead at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, sparking widespread protests by doctors across Bengal, as well as in other states across India. The National Human Rights Commission has also taken cognizance in the event. Further investigations in the case are underway.

3800 bamboo and 36 projector lights worth over Rs 50 lakh installed on Ayodhya’s Bhakti Path and Ram Path stolen

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3800 bamboo and 36 projector lights worth over Rs 50 lakh installed on Ayodhya’s Bhakti Path and Ram Path stolen

On August 9, an FIR was filed at Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi police station based on a complaint lodged by contactor Shekhar Sharma regarding the theft of 3,800 bamboo lights installed on the trees of Ram Path and 36 gobo projector lights on Bhakti Path, worth over Rs 50 lakh. Shekhar Sharma is a representative of the firm Yash Enterprises and Krishna Automobiles, which set up the lights under a contract awarded by the Ayodhya Development Authority.

According to the FIR, as many as 6,400 bamboo lights were installed on Ram Path and 96 gobo projector lights on Bhakti Path by the firm.

“Till 19 March, all the lights were there but after an inspection on May 9, it was found that some lights were missing. Till now around 3,800 bamboo lights and 36 projector lights have been stolen by some unknown thieves”, Shekhar Sharma said.

According to the FIR, the firm came to know about the theft in May but filed the complaint on August 9.

The Bhakti Path is a road that connects Shringar Ghat, Hanuman Garhi, and the Ram Mandir. The 742-meter route has a unique aesthetic appeal because it is bordered by homes and businesses painted in saffron. Along this path are additional notable landmarks like Dashrath Mahal and Kanak Bhawan.
The Ram Path, a four-lane, 13-kilometre stretch of road that links Sadatganj and Naya Ghat, intersects the Bhakti Path.

Ayodhya underwent extensive renovations as part of a major project ahead of the Ram Mandir’s consecration ceremony on January 22.

Bareilly, UP: 45-day-old child succumbs to excessive bleeding after botched circumcision performed by barber Kabir

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Bareilly, UP: 45-day-old child succumbs to excessive bleeding after botched circumcision performed by barber Kabir

On Sunday, August 11, 2024, a 45-day-old toddler died hours after a circumcision procedure was administered to him. According to reports, the child succumbed to excessive bleeding as the barber, Kabir had severed a wrong nerve during the circumcision procedure. He has been booked for causing death due to negligence, police officials said on Tuesday (August 13).

The deceased was identified as Mohd Shifan, son of Mohd Wajid, resident of Shivpuri Radhauli village of Fatehganj Poorvi locality.

On Sunday, around 10 am, the child’s family got his circumcision done by a barber named Kabir. During the procedure Kabir severed the wrong nerve of the child, resulting in excessive bleeding.

According to the police, soon after the procedure, Kabir realized something was amiss and left the ceremony without eating or informing the child’s family.

The child’s condition deteriorated but since the family members were busy hosting the guests, they did not realise the seriousness of the situation. However, by the time they reached the hospital, it was too late and the doctors were unable to save the child. The child breathed his last at around 8 pm after which the family approached the police for an FIR against the barber.

The police sent the child’s body for post-mortem on Monday (August 12), and efforts were on to arrest the accused, said another officer.

Additional SP Manush Pareek said, “Kabir has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and will be arrested soon”.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra blocks popular YouTuber Ajit Anjum for daring to question her on RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case

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TMC MP Mahua Moitra blocks popular YouTuber Ajit Anjum for daring to question her on RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case

On 14th August, propaganda journalist Ajit Anjum called out Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for blocking him after he tagged her in a video related to RG Kar Medical College Rape and Murder Case. In a post on X in Hindi, Ajit wrote, “As soon as I tagged a question about the brutality against a doctor daughter in Bengal, Mahua Moitra blocked me. Well done, Madam, well done. You question Modi’s government with sharp criticism every day, but when I asked your government one question, you immediately blocked me. Can’t you handle a single question? Are you only capable of asking them? Do you only know how to preach about freedom of expression? A daughter was brutalised under your party’s rule, and no one should even ask you about it? Alright, no worries. That’s why people say—there are limits to hypocrisy…”

Source: X

When Ajit Anjum did not get a reaction from Mahua, he quoted his own post and said, “There are limits to hypocrisy too, Madam Mahua Moitra. Asking for an answer regarding such brutality against a daughter in your state results in being blocked. Please don’t lecture us about freedom of expression now, Madam. If, as an MP of the ruling party in Bengal, you can’t bear to hear a single question, then you have no right to comment on rape incidents in UP, Bihar, or any other state. Don’t shout at the top of your lungs in Parliament or on the streets about rape and murder incidents in other states, Madam.”

Source: X

Ajit Anjum had tagged Mahua Moitra and others in a video where a female relative of the victim was explaining what they had to go through after the brutal murder. The woman also raised question over the way victim’s family members were treated when they reached the college after learning about the incident. She raised concerns over the authorities’ attempts to delay the parents seeing the body of their daughter.

Interestingly, Mahua is the second TMC MP who came under fire from their own side in just 24 hours. Earlier, TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP and former journalist Sagarika Ghose was called out was Swati Chaturvedi for copying an “exclusive” video that Swati had posted on her X profile.

RG Kar Medical College Rape and Murder Case

On 9th August, a semi-nude and brutalised body of a female PG trainee doctor was found inside the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. It is a government-run hospital. Following the discovery, her father had said that she was raped and killed inside the hospital, and efforts were underway to “conceal the truth.”

The doctor had dinner with four of her coworkers at 2:30 am that night after seeing Neeraj Chopra’s javelin throw event during the Paris Olympics. Afterwards, she went to the seminar hall to relax. The main accused in the case, Sanjay Roy, had access to every department as he worked at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital police outpost. He was not affiliated with the institution but often went there. CCTV evidence shows him entering the premises where the doctor was discovered, that led to his arrest on 10th August. He returned home after committing the horrifying act and slept in late. Roy also cleaned the outfit he wore to remove any evidence. The police recovered his bloodstained shoes during a search.

The Doctor was brutally tortured before she was suffocated to death, according to the post-mortem report. The four-page report stated that she had been strangled and that “perverted sexuality” and “genital torture” had resulted in a serious wounds in her private parts.

The Doctor’s thyroid cartilage was also shattered. A source stated that the rape and murder occurred on 9th August most likely between 3 and 5 am. Her lips, fingers, left leg, and abdomen were all covered with injuries.

According to sources, the Doctor’s head was slammed against a wall or the floor resulting in severe injuries and her mouth and nose were squeezed shut to stop the victim from shouting. The accused had reportedly beaten her up as she attempted to defend herself and resist. He then raped and killed her. According to the autopsy, the girl’s hands and face had cuts on them. Shards of glass from her spectacles broke and got into her eyes following an intense blow. The initial postmortem report ruled out suicide and stated that the trainee doctor had been sexually assaulted before being murdered.

On 13th August, Calcutta High Court came down heavily on West Bengal government for attempting to save principal of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

UP: Parents of madrasa student stabbed to death by classmate in Balrampur say teachers were sexually abusing their child

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UP: Parents of madrasa student stabbed to death by classmate in Balrampur say teachers were sexually abusing their child

In the case of the stabbing of an 11-year-old madrasa student Mohammad Ayan in Uttar Pradesh’s Balrampur by a 12-year-old classmate, shocking allegations of sexual abuse has emerged. On Monday (12th August), the deceased victim’s parents submitted a complaint to SP Vikas Kumar in which they stated that their deceased child was being threatened and sexually abused by teachers of the madarsa.

The complaint states that Mohammad Ayan had complained about this to the madrasa management several times, however, no action was taken. The deceased victim’s parents alleged that their son was killed for complaining about the crimes of the madrasa teachers. The complainant has questioned the police investigation saying that the CCTV camera was switched off at the time of the incident, no other students present in the room were making any noise at the time of the incident, and no blood was found at the spot. The SP, however, assured the complainant that they would conduct a thorough investigation of these allegations.

As reported earlier, on the intervening night of 1-2 August, minor Mohammad Ayan, a class 5th student was stabbed to death by his classmate inside a madrasa in Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. On 4th August, the Police arrested another minor who was also studying in the same madrasa. During the investigation, Police found out that a few days earlier, verbal arguments broke out between Mohammad Ayan and the accused minor. The earlier heated argument is said to be the reason behind the murder. However, as the parents of the deceased victim have made fresh allegations in the matter, the police are investigating the rape and harassment angle.

‘Fire was accidental, spread from neighbouring Awami League building’: Jamaat-e-Islami supported Pinaki Bhattacharya whitewashes burning of Bangladeshi Hindu musician Rahul Ananda’s house

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‘Fire was accidental, spread from neighbouring Awami League building’: Jamaat-e-Islami supported Pinaki Bhattacharya whitewashes burning of Bangladeshi Hindu musician Rahul Ananda’s house

On Tuesday (13th August), Pinaki Bhattacharya, who is notorious for anti-India propaganda, took to X to whitewash the Islamist attack on the residence of famous Bangladeshi Hindu musician Rahul Anand. Notably, one of the most devastating stories coming out of violence-hit Bangladesh following the violent ouster of Sheikh Hasina was of famous Bangladeshi singer Rahul Anand whose house was looted and burnt down by an Islamist mob on 5th August. 

However, in an apparent bid to whitewash the incident, Pinaki Bhattacharya said that Rahul Anand’s home and musical instruments were not “deliberately burned”. According to him, ‘someone’ set an neighbouring Awami League establishment on fire which accidentally spread to his house and destroyed everything. He added that it is unfortunate that the truth wasn’t fully disclosed which according to him is that Rahul Anand’s house was a collateral damage and that the destruction of the musician’s house was an ‘accident’. For him, the protesters who were indulging in arson torched the adjacent building linked to Awami League which happened to engulf the Hindu musician’s house. 

Pinaki Bhattacharya also quoted Rahul Anand saying that the fire was ‘unintentional’ and that his family were forced to leave the house with only clothings. 

Bhattacharya wrote, “Rahul Anand’s home and musical instruments were not deliberately burned. A fire was set to an Awami League establishment next to his home, and that fire accidentally spread to his residence, destroying everything. According to Rahul Anand, the fire was unintentional, and they were forced to leave their home with only the clothes on their backs as the house was engulfed in flames. It’s unfortunate that the truth wasn’t fully disclosed.” 

It is pertinent to note that Pinaki Bhattacharya is a controversial person who is living in exile in France. He is a neo-convert to Islam and notorious for spearheading the ‘India Out’ campaign in Bangladesh. He has ties with Jihadi outfit Jamaat-e-Islami and Pakistan’s ISI and has been supporting the Taliban. Click here, to read more about him and his ties with Jihadi outfits. 

Incidentally, apart from Bhattacharya, earlier some of the “friends” of Rahul Anand had also attempted to whitewash the incident as an attack on a Hindu singer claiming that his house was not torched rather it caught fire because it was adjacent to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s old house in Dhanmondi 32. They have argued that the destruction of Anand’s house had nothing to do with his religion, categorically noting that if the rioters wanted to, they would have not “allowed the opportunity for Rahul Anand’s family to escape alive” and would have torched them alive. 

Incidentally, on 6th August, the official social media handles of Rahul Anand’s music band Joler Gaan posted a video which contrasted old visuals of the instruments and the condition of the house post-attack. While parts of Rahul Anand’s house could be seen ablaze, signs of vandalism and loot could also be seen in the video. 

Later, on 8th August, Farhana Hamid, reportedly the business partner of Rahul Anand’s wife Urmila Shukla, wrote a long Facebook post in which she said that the fire incident at Rahul Anand’s house had nothing to do with religion. Her post was also shared from the official page of ‘Joler Gaan’ (Rahul Anand’s band) with the caption, ‘Please read the text and know the truth.’

In the post, Fashion designer Farhana Hamid said that miscreants targeted the Bangabandhu Museum in Dhanmondi 32 and set fire to it. Rahul Anand’s house is within the walls of the museum. Later his house was also set on fire.

According to Bangladeshi media outlet, Prothom Alo, Rahul Anand confirmed the sharing of the post from the official page of the song. He told Prothom Alo that people love him and that his house could not be set on fire. 

Further in the post, Farhana Hamid argued that had the miscreants wanted to they would not have given his family a chance to get out alive. 

“They would not have given this family a chance to get out like this if they set fire to Rahulda. And it is impossible to get out of that house if you don’t give a chance. Rahulda’s religion, caste, caste and culture have nothing to do with the fire in Rahulda’s house. So please don’t spread such rumours. In the conditions of the country, any rumor can take a dire shape. We become aware,” her Bangali post was quoted saying in Prothom Alo. 

The 5th August incident

On the afternoon of 5th August, an Islamist mob reached the house of Rahul Anand. He was living in a rental house that was attacked. When the attack happened, Rahul, his wife Urmila Shukla, his son Tota and other family members were there. Somehow, they managed to escape and took shelter at an unknown location. 

Back then, Rahul Anand’s family sources and the founding member of the band had mentioned that a mob attacked and “torched” the musician’s house.

Saiful Islam Journal, founding member of Joler Gaan said, “..From what I have heard, a group of goons attacked the residence and Rahul Da, Shukla Di (Rahul’s wife), Tota (his son) and other family members somehow got out.” 

Speaking to The Daily Star, a family source had said, “As soon as they had broken the gate, they started ravaging the house taking whatever they could find for themselves. They took everything from furniture and mirrors to valuables. After that, they torched the whole house along with Rahul da’s musical instruments.” 

Additionally, in the video of the incident shared by the official page of the band, the signs of vandalism and loot is clearly visible, negating the assertion that Rahul Anand’s house was not targeted in the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. It is pertinent to note that since the regime change in Bangladesh, more than 200 incidents of attacks and religious persecution of Hindus and other minority communities have been reported in the past few days.  


Nonetheless, in September 2023, France’s President Emmanuel Macron made a friendly visit to Rahul’s house making it a centre of attention across the country. The house, where Rahul lived, was a 140-year-old place which has now been burnt to ashes with all the memories and history it contained. 

Kushinagar, UP: Madarsa cleric lures minor Dalit girl to Bangladesh border where he converts her to Islam, rapes and impregnates her; arrested

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Kushinagar, UP: Madarsa cleric lures minor Dalit girl to Bangladesh border where he converts her to Islam, rapes and impregnates her; arrested

On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, the Kushinagar police in Uttar Pradesh arrested a Maulvi on charges of rape and illegal conversion of a minor Dalit girl. The arrest came after the mother of the victim lodged a complaint against the Muslim cleric on August 8, 2024.

In her complaint, she accused Maulana Muhammad Owais, a resident of West Bengal, of kidnapping, rape and illegal conversion of her daughter. Maulana Muhammad Owais has been teaching in a Madarsa in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh for the past two years.

Speaking about the incident, Kushinagar SP Santosh Kumar Mishra said that Maulana Muhammad Owais, a resident of Uttar Jharbari in the Gwalpokhar police station area of ​​North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, had come to teach in a madarsa situated in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. He took the teenager to his village located on the border of Bangladesh and converted her religion there. The Maulvi raped the teenager under the false pretext of marriage due to which she became pregnant. Maulana changed the name of the teenager to Rani Khatun.

SP further said that the investigation has revealed that the accused Maulvi used to visit the Bangladesh border frequently.

On the intervening night of Monday (August 11) and Tuesday (August 12), the Kushinagar police got the information that Maulana Muhammad Owasi was trying to flee the city with the teenage girl. Kushinagar PS SHO Omprakash Tiwari and Mansachhapar PS outpost in charge Gaurav Shukla formed a team and reached the spot. The police saw that the accused was trying to flee with the victim to Padrauna. The police arrested him. The teenage girl was sent to her parents.

The Maulvi was charged under various provisions of the IPC for kidnapping, rape and illegal conversion. Sections of the POCSO Act and SC/ST Act were also added to the FIR registered against him.

Criminal charges framed against TMC MP Saket Gokhale by PMLA court in money laundering case: ED

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Criminal charges framed against TMC MP Saket Gokhale by PMLA court in money laundering case: ED

According to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Ahmedabad has framed criminal charges against Rajya Sabha MP of All India Trinamool Congress (AITC or TMC) Saket Gokhale under the anti-money laundering statute on 13th August. The Gujarat Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) against him, citing misappropriation of cash obtained through crowdsourcing.

The ED apprehended Gokhale in January 2023. The federal probe agency case stems from an official complaint submitted by Gujarat Police. The 31-year-old MP was the subject of a charge sheet submitted by the ED last year by the anti-money laundering law. Gokhale’s request to halt the PMLA proceedings until the court decided on the scheduled offence case that was filed against him under Section 309 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) was also denied by the special court. He was arrested by the Gujarat Police in December 2022 after they suspected him of embezzling money obtained via crowdsourcing.

The ED informed the court that “huge amounts of money collected through crowdfunding by Gokhale have been squandered on speculative share trading, dining, and other personal expenses, which appear to be extravagant in nature.” A special court did, however, give Gokhale regular bail in May of last year in connection with a money laundering case involving anomalies.

Gokhale was ordered by the Delhi High Court earlier in July to compensate Union Minister Hardeep Puri’s wife Lakshmi Puri for defamation with Rs 50 lakhs after he was sued for defamation by Lakshmi Puri due to his offensive remarks on social media. The dispute started as a result of several public remarks and tweets made by Gokhale, which Lakshmi Puri alleged were deceptive and damaging to her reputation. She reportedly suffered significant anguish and reputational harm as a result of these remarks, which purportedly touched on her financial affairs and public behaviour. Lakshmi Puri’s legal team, Karanjawala & Company, reported that the court ordered Gokhale to stop releasing more offensive material regarding the plaintiff.

The Enforcement Directorate stated that a charge sheet was lodged against him under the anti-money laundering sections after his detention last year. “Charges against him for the scheduled offence in the police case (Gujarat Police) had also been framed.”

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