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‘Kiara Advani uses black magic to threaten him’: Sidharth Malhotra fan accuses actor’s fanpage admins Aliza and Husna Parveen of duping her of Rs 50 lakhs

A fan of Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra has accused a fan page of defrauding her out of Rs 50 lakh. Minoo Vasudeva, residing in the US, asserted on the social media platform X, using the handle @desi_girl334, that Aliza and Husna Parveen, the managers of the fan page, had tricked her with fake stories that Malhotra’s wife was threatening his life.

The actor has now addressed the allegations personally.

Sidharth Malhotra stated, “It has come to my attention that certain fraudulent activities/scams have been circulating on various social media platforms, allegedly claiming to be associated with or about me, my family, and people claiming to be my fans and seeking money.”

“I want to assure everyone reading this that neither I nor my family or team support any of this. I urge all of you to exercise caution when dealing with such matters. If you receive any suspicious requests, report them to the appropriate authorities and avoid spreading false information,” he further added.

“My fans have always been my greatest strength, and your trust and safety are my top priorities. Big love and hug!” Malhotra said while concluding his post.

The fan had earlier alleged that the administrators concocted stories about Malhotra’s life being endangered by his wife, Kiara Advani. Vasudeva also claimed that the admins said Kiara coerced Sidharth into marriage by threatening his family and using black magic on him.

She disclosed that Aliza requested financial help to ‘save Sid’ and connected her with an alleged PR team member, Deepak Dubey, and an informer from Kiara’s team named Radhika.

Vasudeva stated that she paid weekly fees for insider information and interactions with the actor, which she now believes were fake. She shared screenshots of conversations and claimed to have lost Rs 50 lakh in the process. Vasudeva demanded justice and a refund of her money.

Fans have been sharing her posts and tagging Sidharth Malhotra to draw his attention to the alleged scam. There has been no response from Sidharth or the fan page on Instagram. It is unclear if Vasudeva has contacted the police.

West Bengal: TMC leader fatally assaults an elderly woman with shoes for calling him a ‘donkey’, sixth incident of public brutality leading to death within 11 days

Another shocking incident of public brutality which resulted in the victim’s demise has come to light from the Bardhaman district of West Bengal. According to reports, the incident unfolded after a Trinamool Congress leader got offended when the victim called him a ‘donkey’. Afterward, he started brutally assaulting her with shoes which led to her demise. The accused TMC leader has been identified as Vishwajit Acharya and he is a member of the local panchayat. Incidentally, this was the sixth unfortunate case of public brutality which resulted in the death of the victim within just 11 days.

The murder case of the elderly woman took place on Sunday (30th June) in the Sitahati Panchayat area of Ketugram in East Bardhaman district of West Bengal. Based on the complaint of the relatives of the deceased elderly woman, the police arrested the accused TMC leader Vishwajit Acharya.  

The deceased elderly woman was identified as Bindubala Majumdar (62). According to reports, her granddaughter had eloped with a youth in the village. During a panchayat ‘mediation’ meeting between the two families, the accused Trinamool leader sided with the boy’s side. Angry with him for choosing a side, the victim called the TMC leader a ‘donkey’. Infuriated by it, he started brutally assaulting the elderly woman with shoes. 

Subsequently, the injured elderly woman was admitted to Katwa Hospital where she died after some time. Iti Das, daughter of the deceased woman, lodged an FIR against Viswajit Acharya, Arjun Devnath, and Abhi Devnath.  

While the Police arrested the accused TMC leader Viswajit Acharya on the same night, the remaining two accused are still absconding.

Recent cases of public brutality/lynching in West Bengal

On Monday (1st July), drunk TMC-backed goons brutally assaulted a woman Bubun Panja, and her teenage son Sayandeep Panja over a minor dispute in Ariadaha, North 24 Parganas district. Both were admitted to the hospital in critical condition. 

In the attack, the miscreants broke the bone of the victim woman and several teeth of her son. The incident took place on Sunday night in the area’s Kamarhati municipality. 

The CCTV footage of the incident went viral on Tuesday. According to neighbours and eyewitnesses, local “bahubali” and TMC leader Jayant Singh’s goons arrived at Sayandip Panja’s house. Reportedly, the two parties had an altercation earlier. Incidentally, Singh is said to be close to TMC MLA Madan Mitra. 

The goons then dragged Panja from his house and started assaulting him, his mother, and a friend, Surya Kumar Das after they tried to intervene. The attackers had used bamboo, hockey sticks, and a cricket stump to attack the victims. While the Police said it had arrested six people in this incident, locals said that the main accused, Singh, is yet to be arrested.

Woman commits suicide after brutal assault in Jalpaiguri district

A day after a woman along with a man was flogged in public by a local Trinamool Congress functionary in the name of ‘summary Justice’ in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district, a similar case was reported from the Phulbari area of West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district. According to reports, the woman died by suicide after she was beaten up by a group of people from her village panchayat in the Phulbari area. The incident took place in Bogravita panchayat on June 29. 

The woman was allegedly assaulted over allegations of having an illicit affair. The woman’s husband has lodged a complaint with the police. He said that on Monday, a group of local women misbehaved with his wife and beat her severely, accusing her of having illicit relations. 

When he tried to intervene, the accused group of women also started assaulting him. The woman reportedly committed suicide by drinking pesticide at night. Her husband had accused the Panchayat head and TMC leader of the incident. According to him, TMC leader Malati Roy, along with her husband Shankar Roy, called them for a meeting. When they reached there, their supporters allegedly attacked both him and his wife. Malati and Shankar Roy denied these allegations, asserting they did not hold a kangaroo court.

Meanwhile, Police have detained four people for questioning in this case.

Six people have died following public brutality in West Bengal

A man was beaten to death in Hooghly district on Monday night (1st July). According to police, Biswajit Manna, a resident of Naita Malpaharpur gram panchayat in the Tarakeswar area of Hooghly district, had taken a loan of around Rs 50,000 from the accused but failed to repay it. According to the officials, the victim was identified as Biswajit Manna, a resident of Naita Malpaharpur gram panchayat in the Tarakeswar area of Hooghly district. Two accused were detained and Police filed a suo moto case in this incident. 

According to media reports, a similar incident took place on 22nd June when a 23-year-old man was brutally assaulted by residents in Jhargram. He died during treatment in the hospital on Sunday. 

It is alleged that the accused suspected the victims to be mobile phone thieves. The deceased victim was identified the deceased as Sourav Sau, a resident of the Benageria area of Jhargram. Additionally, his friend identified as Akshay Mahato, who was also beaten up was said to be critical.

Earlier, on Friday (28th June), a young man named Prasen Mandal was fatally assaulted in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata on suspicion of mobile theft. 

Similarly, on Saturday (29th June), a man named Irshad Alam was beaten to death on suspicion of mobile theft in a hostel in Bowbazar, Kolkata.

Furthermore, on 27th June, in Hooghly’s Pandua area, a young man named Ashish Baul Das was brutally assaulted following a minor bike accident. He died in the hospital on Sunday (30th June). Subsequently, Police lodged a murder case and arrested two locals. 

According to eyewitnesses, Ashish’s bike hit the vehicle of another man who was in a drunken state. According to locals, there was already tension between the two groups over playing loud music. After the bike accident, a few drunken men started beating Ashish Baul Das. He was rescued and taken to the hospital by locals. 

Apart from these death cases, many more incidents of public brutality have surfaced from West Bengal in the last few days including ones of Taliban-stlyed flogging in ‘Insab Sabhas’. 

On Sunday (30th June), CPI(M) leader Mohammed Salim shared a video, in which a local Bahubali leader Tajemul was seen assaulting a married woman and a man lying helplessly on the road in the name of ‘summary Justice’. 

Sharing the video of the assault, CPI(M) leader and Former Rajya Sabha MP Salim alleged that the main accused seen in the video was a local TMC goon who goes by the nickname ‘JCB’. As the video went viral, a public outcry ensued, with many taking to social media to express their anger and demand justice for the victim. Notably, the police arrested the perpetrator Tajemul alias JCB.

Chopra flogging incident: Prime accused Tajmul Haque’s aide Amirul Islam arrested after police identified him in the shocking video

One more person has been arrested in the case of public flogging on a woman in Chopra in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, police said on Wednesday.

According to reports, the arrested person identified as Amirul Islam alia Budhuwa, is an aide of Tajmul Haque alias JCB, the prime accused who is already in custody. Amirul was identified in the video where Tajmul was seen mercilessly assaulting a woman and a man. He is a resident of the Nakkati area in Lakhpur Gram Panchayat.

Amirul has been taken into custody and will be presented in Islampur court. However, Amirul has denied any role in the crime, claiming that he was only a spectator at the incident. But in the video, Amirul could be seen holding the stick used to assault the couple, while Tajmul ‘JCB’ was kicking them instead of using the sticks.

As per police, they are identifying everyone seen in the video, and more arrests will be made soon.

The police earlier arrested Tajmul Haque, alias JCB, who was seen beating up the victims in a purported video of the incident that had gone viral on social media. After the arrest, he was shifted from Chopra to Islampur for fear of attack on the police station by his supporters. While speaking about the matter, SP (Islampur police district) Jobi Thomas remarked, “If we kept him in Chopra, the thana could have been attacked. So for safety purposes, we brought him (Tajmul Haque) to Islampur.”

Tajmul Haque brutally assaulted a woman and a man during a so-called ‘arbitration meeting’ which he named ‘Insaf Sabha’ over an allegation of an ‘extramarital affair’. A large number of people were spectators to the flogging, and nobody protested to the brutal assault.

The incident drew protests by opposition BJP which accused the Trinamool Congress of implementing “Taliban rule” and “Sharia law” in West Bengal.

Earlier women MLAs of the West Bengal BJP protested outside the State Assembly after Speaker refused to permit a discussion on the issue in the Assembly.

“Our question to the Speaker is that if you have permitted the TMC to agitate, why would you not permit us? We are not agitating in support of Sheikh Shahjahan. We are agitating in support of the women of West Bengal and protesting against their oppression. This is not illegal. We had sought permission from the Speaker but we were not permitted. But we have to protest. So, we are here. Why is the Speaker playing a double standard game?,” Agnimitra Paul,BJP MLA, said while speaking to ANI.

The BJP alleged that Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahaman had ties with the accused, Tajmul Haque. The MLA has however denied the allegation and condemned the incident.

“We condemn the incident. But the woman also did wrong. She left her husband, son, and daughter and became an evil beast. There is some code and justice according to Muslim rashtra. However, we do agree that what happened was a bit extreme. Tajimul Haque is not one of our party members, but still, we are finding any connections at the group level,” Rahaman said.

200 babies from 1 sperm donor in Australia? Queensland orders frozen sperm samples to be destroyed after audit finds major lapses in identification and handling

A health watchdog assessment in Australia’s Queensland which has one of the biggest IVF industries in the nation revealed that over half of fertility samples in many facilities were potentially misidentified leading to the ordering of a frozen sperm purge. The state has come under fire after allegations of malpractice were made against some of its top providers.

The nationwide sperm scarcity, which has been brought on by increased demand, stricter laws, and disruptions from the pandemic, is rendered more severe by the cleanout.

A recent analysis disclosed that 42% of all audited samples in the state had a medium to high risk of being wrongly identified. According to a news source. During audits, the state found over twice as many possible problems as Victoria, the next worst state.

The Office of the Health Ombudsman identified “identification mix-ups, loss of viability of gametes or embryos, and suspected deterioration beyond laboratory standards” as examples of errors. The report highlighted, “Some incidents, such as incorrect labelling of frozen semen and unclear labelling of straws, were not reported to the regulator by one provider potentially indicating lapses in reporting protocols.”

Queensland’s health ombudsman this week discovered “systemic issues” about “quality and safety” and “safeguards for consumers, donors, and donor-conceived children” after looking into the multimillion-dollar industry. According to the research, 42% of sperm donations, egg samples, and embryos in Queensland had problems with “identification and traceability,” which means that clinics either mislabeled or lost track of the samples, or allowed them to degrade below acceptable levels.

“Families are raising children whose biological fathers are not known”

Additionally, it featured claims made by patients against IVF clinics for misidentifying eggs and embryos, omitting to reveal donor medical concerns, and mixing up sperm. One family claimed that as a result, they ended up raising children whose biological fathers were not the same. All reproductive providers should destroy donor material that is stored and does not match current identification criteria, according to the panel’s recommendation.

The report’s conclusion stated that “appropriate counselling should be offered” by fertility providers and “the impact on consumers and the donor-conceived children cannot be underestimated.” The number of sperm samples that could be destroyed is unknown, but the ombudsman classified “thousands” frozen before 2020 as “high risk” since an audit at a single centre indicated they “did not comply with double witnessing,” which is the process by which two IVF specialists confirm a patient’s material has been accurately labelled.

The ombudsman uncovered that mistakes in the sector are still happening to this day. According to the research, 4% of the material collected at one clinic since 2021 was at medium or high risk of being misidentified. It was discovered that one facility had not conducted an internal audit on identity and traceability in the previous 12 months. Double witnessing is a fundamental health examination that is done even for straightforward operations like saline drips. A woman, Anastasia Gunn mentioned that she received the wrong sperm in 2014 and is suing a reproductive clinic in Queensland for the same as she believed her oldest son and his two brothers are not related.

“Using low-quality sperms, unviable embryos”

The audit also uncovered that among other lapses, the state’s industry had utilized extremely low-quality sperm, neglected to unveil faults or delayed doing so and withheld the incorrect sperm’s use from one pregnant patient for several weeks. Further problems that were reported included using sperm that had been kept for over ten years, misplacing a customer’s last sample of sperm, employing an embryo without the donor’s permission, and utilizing an embryo that was declared nonviable due to a temperature gauge malfunction among others.

One donor has fathered hundreds of children in same facility: Children may grow up to have relationships with biological siblings without knowing it

Fears of incest were also sparked by a donor fathering hundreds of children due to a lack of regulation. Concerns were raised regarding the possible number of siblings her child might unintentionally have when a woman reported that the sperm donor she used had donated more than 200 times at the same facility. The study was unable to determine the number of families created or the number of siblings a child may have from the same donor despite looking into several clinics. The overuse of sperm donations in many reproductive treatments, it stated, could raise the possibility that people who are donor-conceived “inadvertently having a sexual relationship” with a blood-related.

The shocking findings led to a probe which was sought by Health Minister Shannon Fentiman in response to more than 200 complaints. It led to the drafting of new legislation, which is presently being considered by the country’s parliament to control providers and create a registry of donor conception information. The number of times a person’s sample can be used will be limited under the new legislation that is being considered by parliament. It will prevent some families from being able to have another child from the same donor. The government would collaborate with those families to find a way ahead, according to the minister.

Kerala Police arrest Muhammed Ajmal for swindling gold jewellery from teenage girls using Instagram friendships

Kerala police have arrested a fraudster identified as 20-year-old Thumpil Muhammed Ajmal for swindling gold jewellery from young girls after trapping them in friendship over Instagram. Ajmal is a resident of Chamravattam. SHO K Sushanth of Kalpakancheri Police Station apprehended the accused in Valanchery based on a complaint filed by a relative of one of the victims.

As per reports, Ajmal befriended young teenage girls through Instagram. His targets were mostly 10th-grade students. He gained their trust and met them on the pretext of friendship. He would then trick them into giving him gold ornaments promising them he would bring new jewellery for them. Once he obtained the jewellery, he would abruptly end the friendship and disappear.

One of the victims informed her parents about the incident who then filed a complaint against Ajmal. During the investigation, it was revealed that Ajmal used social media not only to find his victims but also to avoid detection. Notably, Ajmal never gave his number to the victims making it difficult for the police at the initial stages to trace him. The police created a trap for Ajmal on social media by setting up a fake Instagram profile under a woman’s name. The police then established contact with him and befriended him. As the relationship progressed, Ajmal tried to pull off a similar scam leading to his arrest when he came to collect the gold.

During interrogation, Ajmal admitted to handing over the gold to a friend named Nific at Naripparambil in Chamravattam. He came in contact with Nifin via Instagram. The police have intensified the search for Nifin. Ajmal was produced in Tirur Court.

OpIndia tried contacting Kerala Police but could not connect.

Stunned silence on crimes against women, the sham of ‘protecting’ the constitution: PM Modi tears into Congress in Rajya Sabha

On Wednesday (3rd July), Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the opposition parties, particularly Congress for spreading fake narratives, their anti-Dalit mindset and so-called concerns, and efforts to safeguard the Constitution. He also questioned the selective silence of so-called feminist leaders over grave incidences of crimes against women involving the accused from their party or state, referring to the horrendous Sandeshkhali incident and the recent Taliban-style flogging of a woman in Bengal.

PM Modi hails voters for rejecting politics of propaganda and deceit

PM Modi lauded voters for rejecting the politics of deceit, defeating propaganda, and putting a stamp of victory on the politics of trust in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections.

During his reply to the Motion of Thanks on President’s Address in the Upper House, PM Modi said, “We feel proud of the wisdom and intelligence of the people of this country, in these elections. They defeated propaganda. They prioritised performance. They rejected the politics of deceit and put a stamp of victory on the politics of trust.” 

PM Modi on so-called progressive feminist leaders

PM Modi slammed the selectiveness of so-called progressive feminist leaders for their silence over grave incidences of crimes against women and highlighted the Sandeskhali incident and the recent case where a woman was publicly flogged in Taliban-style ‘Justice’ in West Bengal.  

Highlighting Bengal flogging video and Sandeshkhali incidents, PM Modi said, “No stalwart spoke on these atrocities, even showed hurt in their words. There can’t be a more saddening picture than this. Even those who consider themselves as a progressive feminist leader, have also zipped their lips because it is connected to their political party or state.”

“Politics is getting so selective, where incidents are not conducive to their politics, they go into hibernation,” he stressed.

Opposition ke Muh me Ghee Shakkar: PM Modi says the Opposition believes NDA will form a government for the next 20 years as well

PM Modi took a dig at the opposition’s one-third government jibe and wished that they taste milk and honey. He said that by trumpeting 1/3rd government, the opposition is saying that the incumbent government will continue for the next 20 years. 

He said, “They trumpeted that our government is 1/3rd..Our government has completed ten years and this means that they believe we will continue for 20 more years..Opposition ke muh me ghee shakkar (may they taste sweet and honey).”

Those who wave Constitution copy, opposed introduction of Constitution day: PM Modi 

PM raised questions on Congress’ commitment and efforts in safeguarding the Constitution and later in the address highlighted how the grand old party made major assaults on the Constitution. 

He said, “Those who wave copies of the Constitution had opposed the move when we started marking Constitution Day on 26th November. They opposed saying we already have 26th January.”

Later during his address on Congress’ so-called concern and respect for democracy and the Constitution, PM Modi said, “They said this was the country’s first election in which the main issue was to safeguard the constitution. Will you continue to spread this fake narrative? Have you forgotten 1977 elections, newspapers, and radios were not allowed to speak and people of the country voted only on one issue – re-establish the Constitution? They showed this in the 1977 election how democracy is thriving in the veins of the citizens. You are misleading people, 1977 was the biggest election to safeguard the constitution and the people routed the incumbent government to protect democracy. Now, this time, if it was an election to safeguard the constitution, the people of the country have found us worthy to safeguard the constitution.”   

The Prime Minister emphasised, “It hurts when people like Mallikarjun Kharge speak such things because he was a key member of the Congress party and witnessed how the Constitution was bulldozed and democracy was ransacked during the Emergency.” PM Modi then highlighted major instances when the Congress party went against the Constitution, attacked, disrespected, and insulted it.

“I ask the people who talk Constitution, which constitution was it that you ran a government for 7 years – when the tenure of Lok Sabha is for 5 years – and committed atrocities on the citizens and you teach us the Constitution…It doesn’t look good when you utter that you want to ‘safeguard the Constitution’. From which Constitution did you bring the provisions of imposing a NAC over the Cabinet, you shattered the repute of the Prime Minister and sat over its head with the remote pilot. Which constitution allows an MP to publicly tear a decision of the Cabinet? In what capacity it was torn into pieces? We have a written protocol for the President, vice president, etc…How one family was given preference under which constitution? They were kept ahead of Constitutional heads, which constitution were you respecting back then?”, PM Modi said.

PM Modi said that Congress has an anti-Dalit mindset, they front a Dalit only in defeatist situations so that family could avoid accountability.

Rajya Sabha Chairman and PM Modi lambasted the opposition for staging a walk-out

Vice President and ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankar came out heavily on the unruly conduct of the opposition leaders and staging a walk-out of the House of the elders. 

He stated that it is extremely painful and hurtful to witness Amaryadit acharan (shameful conduct). He added, “Government is in its third term, I had spoken to them, discussed and advised the leader of the opposition to let them (treasury benches) speak without hindrance, today they have not just walked out of the house, they have left maryadaya. Today, they have not shown back to me but to the Constitution. They have insulted not me, but the oath they took under the Constitution, there can’t be a more insulting thing to the Constitution. I condemn their conduct. 140 crore people in the country will be hurt by their conduct. Constitution copy is not to pose but rather to live by it.”

Referring to the opposition’s ruckus in Lok Sabha and walk-out in the Rajya Sabha, PM Modi took a jibe at them and said, “The Country is watching that fake news peddlers don’t even dare to hear the truth…They are insulting the Upper House and its great legacy. People of the country have handed them defeat such that they have no option other than to shout and scream in the streets..narebazi, hoolalla, aur medan chod ke bhag jana.” 

PM Modi on continuing clampdown against Corruption

PM Narendra Modi said, “For me, the fight against corruption is not the scale for electoral wins or losses. I am not fighting corruption to win or lose elections. This is my mission, my conviction. I believe that corruption is one such termite that has hollowed out the nation. I am working wholeheartedly to free this country of corruption and to build hatred against corruption in the minds of common people…”

PM Modi added, “Those who are questioning the investigating agencies, I urge them to refresh their memory. I want to tell how investigating agencies were misused earlier. I want to present some statements; the first statement is from 2013 – ‘it is not easy to fight against the Congress…it will put you in jail. The CBI will be after you. The Congress takes support after threatening you in the name of CBI and Income Tax’ – this statement is of late Mulayam Singh.”

These election mandates have ensured continuity and stability by electing a stable government for the third time, they have also assured the world. Because of these results, India is emerging as an attraction for global investors, the Prime Minister asserted. 

He made these remarks while addressing the Upper House on Motion of Thanks on the President’s address.

CISF refutes reports that Kulwinder Kaur who slapped Kangana Ranaut has been reinstated, she remains suspended but transferred to reserve battalion in Bengaluru

On 3rd July, several social media accounts ‘reported’ that CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur, who was suspended for assaulting MP Kangana Ranaut, has been reinstated and has been posted at Bengaluru airport. After the ‘reports’, there were mixed reactions on social media, with INDI Alliance supporters and Khalistani sympathisers celebrating the news, applauding the ‘bravery of the CISF DG’. On the other hand, others were outraged, and questioned how she could be reinstated when the case against her was still ongoing.

However, now CISF has clarified that it is fake news, and Kulwinder Kaur has not been reinstated. ANI reported citing CISF that Kaur is still suspended and a departmental inquiry against her is still on.

However, as per reports, the CISF personnel has been transferred to Bengaluru while she remains under suspension. She was posted at Chandigarh airport before her suspension, where she had slapped Kangana Ranaut on 6th June.

Reportedly, Kulwinder Kaur has been transferred to a reserve battalion of CISF in Bengaluru. This means she will not be posted at a fixed location, but may be deployed at various places protected by the CISF based on staff availability. Her husband is also in CISF, and reportedly currently he is posted in Bengaluru.

Kulwinder Kaur was suspended by CISF after she assaulted Kangana Ranaut without any provocation at Chandigarh airport on 6th June. While Ranaut was going through the security check, Kaur who was working at a different booth charged towards her and slapped her. Following the incident, a police complaint was filed against her, and she was suspended.

After slapping Ranaut, Kaur claimed that she did as revenge for Ranaut’s comments on farmer protests. During the farmer protests against the 3 farm laws, Ranaut had said that women sitting in the protests were hired. Kaur said that her mother was sitting at the protests during that time, therefore she was hurt by Kangana Ranaut’s comments as it also applied to her mother.

While Kaur remains suspended and faces a departmental enquiry, farmer unions and pro-Khalistani elements are supporting her. Her family, INDI Alliance parties and Khalistani elements have justified her action.

Punjab CM Mann claimed that Kulwinder Kaur was angry at Kangana Ranaut for her comments, and Ranaut should not have made the comments. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) also justified the assault claiming continuous ‘targeting’ of Punjab and Punjabis was extremely unfortunate and painful.

Gujarat: Congress workers attack BJP members with sticks, stones, acid bottles for protesting over Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu remark, cops also injured

sangCongress leader Rahul Gandhi has been under fire recently for his anti-Hindu statement “Hindus are violent,” in the parliament. Meanwhile, an incident of attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers who had come to protest near the Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad has come to light. They were brutally assaulted with stones, sticks and sharp weapons which resulted in many injuries.

Now, a complaint has been lodged against multiple Congress and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) members including party MLA Shailesh Parmar, Pragati Ahir, Shahzad Pathan, Imran Rafiq Shethji, Akash Sarkar and NSUI leader Sanjay Solanki. The complaint has been filed by Ahmedabad Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) president Vinay Desai.

Attack with stones, glass bottles, sticks and sharp weapons: Vinay Desai

OpIndia spoke to Vinay Desai to gather information about the matter and he revealed, “BJP Yuva Morcha workers staged a protest a short distance from the Congress office with placards, in response to Rahul Gandhi’s anti-Hindu comments. However, our people were attacked. Congress leaders, workers and goons called by them attacked our workers with stones, glass bottles, sticks and sharp weapons when our workers were standing. They came in a crowd, smashed the police-erected barricades and attacked the group wounding several of our workers. Five of them had to be transported to a hospital for treatment due to their critical condition. The cops who were present on the spot were also injured. BJYM workers were demonstrating in a peaceful and democratic manner. We have submitted a complaint against Shaileshbhai Parmar, Shahzad Pathan and others.”

Ahmedabad City BJP president Amit Shah also stated, “Workers from the BJP Yuva Morcha had gone to the Congress office to peacefully protest Rahul Gandhi’s remarks that were disparaging to Hindus. All they had with them were placards. However, Congress officials and workers threw stones, liquor bottles and acid bottles at them. Five of our workers were seriously injured in this attack and were immediately admitted to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SVP) Hospital for treatment.”

Shailesh Parmar was spotted among the Congress workers

Shailesh Parmar in the mob. (Source: OpIndia Gujarati)

Notably, a video of the occurrence has also surfaced in which the Congress workers could be witnessed running towards the police and BJP workers with sticks in their hands. Some of Congress members are also seen pelting stones. More importantly, even party MLAs are marching with the mob as BJYM workers are getting attacked. Shailesh Parmar is also saying something loudly in the footage. On the other hand, police and Home Guard personnel have also been wounded in the assault. According to initial information, a total of seven people including a senior official of the Ahmedabad Police, other policemen and Home Guard personnel sustained injuries during the instance.

Background of the incident

Rahul Gandhi has been facing continuous opposition after claiming “Hindus are violent” in Parliament. Ahmedabad BJP also organised a protest following a large-scale agitation by Bajrang Dal activists near the Gujarat Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad late on 1st July. An altercation transpired between the two sides and the BJP charged that Congress workers started stone-pelting at them when they were 300–400 meters away from the party’s office. They disclosed that some of their workers were taken to LG Hospital, Ahmedabad for medical care after suffering injuries. Acid and alcohol bottles, sticks and stones were hurled at them from the Congress office.

An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) rank officer was also wounded in the assault. The authorities broke down the door and entered the Congress office after party workers locked it from inside. Senior police officers including the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Crime Branch and other Ahmedabad city BJP president Amit Shah were also present at the location. Now, the entire area has been turned into a police cantonment after BJP workers were assaulted by Congressmen at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan (Gujarat Congress Headquarters) in Ahmedabad.

Over 11,000 FIRs, 500 arrests, govt efforts for amicable solution and more: Here is what PM Modi assured Rajya Sabha on Manipur

On Wednesday (3rd July), Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the Rajya Sabha that the government is taking comprehensive measures to bring and maintain peace and normalcy in Manipur which witnessed ethnic tensions and large-scale violence last year. He also stressed that those elements that are trying to inflame the situation in Manipur, will be rejected by the state. PM Modi highlighted that despite being a small state, viz-a-viz, number of FIRs in a region, over 11,000 FIRs have been registered in Manipur and over 500 accused have been arrested since the violence broke out last year.


Addressing the Upper House, PM Modi said, “I have comprehensibly addressed the house last time on the issue of Manipur, I want to reiterate that the government is actively working to bring normalcy to Manipur. In the incidents that took place there, over 11,000 FIRs have been registered in Manipur, which otherwise is a small state. Over 500 accused have been arrested. We have to accept the fact that incidents of violence have been constantly decreasing which means that it is becoming possible to have faith and trust in peace.

Today, schools, colleges, and other institutions are functioning as usual in most parts of Manipur. Just like the country, Manipur too conducted examinations and it has continued its developmental story. Central and state governments are holding talks with all stakeholders for peace and amicable solutions and are making all efforts for that. It is a major work to bring together smaller units and it is being done in a peaceful manner.” 

PM Modi also highlighted that, unlike the previous governments, several Ministers and senior officials camped in the violence-torn state and held discussions with all stakeholders to find amicable solutions.

“Unlike previous governments, the Home Minister has stayed there for days and the MoS Home Ministry has camped there for weeks. They have gone there regularly to bring together all stakeholders. Apart from political leadership, concerned higher officials in the government have also visited there and have been in touch with people there,” the Prime Minister added.

PM Modi also assured all assistance to the state which is currently facing the threats of flood.

PM Modi added, “Currently, Manipur is also facing the threat of floods, The Central government is fully cooperating with the state government and today, two teams of the NDRF have reached there.”

He urged the House to rise above politics to cooperate in bringing normalcy and also warned elements that are trying to inflame situation there, he categorically asked them to stop such acts and noted that they will eventually be rejected by Manipur.

PM Modi said, “All of us, rising above politics, should cooperate to bring normalcy there, it is our duty. All those elements who are trying to inflame the situation in Manipur, I am alerting them to stop these acts, one day will come and Manipur will reject such people.”

He emphasised that there has been a history of conflicts and ethnic tensions in the state which has been marked with challenges that forced previous governments to impose Presidential rule, ten times.

He added, “Those who know the history of Manipur and the timeline of the incidents, they know Manipur has a long history of struggle whose roots are very deeply entrenched. Congress should not forget that for these reasons, ten times presidential rule have been imposed on this small region, there must have been some challenges there..and this didn’t have during our tenure. Yet for political benefit, there are things being done there. In 1993, Manipur witnessed similar but intense developments which ran for five years. “

He concluded by urging, “We have to work with great concern and want to take cooperation of all those who want to cooperate. We are making great efforts to bring and maintain peace and normalcy.”

UP: Rifa and Mehak Khanum embrace Hinduism in Bareilly, marry their Hindu lovers with Vedic rituals after becoming Riya Sagar and Sonam Saxena

In the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, two Muslim girls embraced Hinduism and married their Hindu boyfriends on 1st July. One of these two girls, Mehak Khanum embraced Hindu Dharma amidst the chants of Vedic mantras and adopted the name Sonam Saxena. Similarly, another girl Rifa Bi became Riya Sagar after “gharwapsi”. Both girls performed Havan-Pooja and raised slogans in praise of the Hindu Gods.

22-year-old Rifa Bi is the daughter of a Bareilly resident, Wali Hasan and is educated till eighth class. Rifa said that she met Rahul Sagar on her way to school several times. Rahul Sagar who belongs to the Scheduled Castes (SC) proclaimed his love for Rifa and she accepted his love proposal. Subsequently, the duo began meeting frequently and decided to get married. Rifa, however, said that her family did not approve of their union.

Although several restrictions were imposed on Rifa, Rahul continued to make efforts to marry the Muslim girl. At last, on 1st July, Rahul arrived at Agastya Muni Ashram in Bareilly and Rifa also managed to get there. This duo presented all of the necessary documents before the ashram’s pundit, Pandit KK Shankhdhar. Rifa stated that she was under no compulsion to marry Rahul and she was doing on her free will. After this, both of them married at Agastya Muni Ashram. Rifa went to her husband’s home after marriage. After returning home, she changed her name to Riya Sagar and said that she was very happy about his marriage to Rahul Sagar.

Mehak Khanum became Sonam Saxena after Gharwapsi

On Monday, another Muslim girl Mehak Khanum also reverted to Hinduism after purification (Shuddhi) rituals were performed. The 22-year-old girl then married her Hindu boyfriend Ansh Saxena at the Agastya Muni Ashram in accordance with the Vedic rituals. Mehak (now Sonam) originally hails from Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur and her father moved to Bareilly for work. Notably, Mehak is also quite active on social media and makes Instagram reels. Professionally, she works as a Saree designer.

Mehak said that Ansh used to visit her locality often. The duo met there and fell in love with each other. Sometime after dating each other, the couple decided to get married. However, Mehak’s family opposed her relationship with a Hindu youth and imposed several restrictions including not allowing her to step out from her house. However, the Muslim girl somehow reached the Agastya Muni Ashram along with Ansh on 1st July. The duo told Pundit KK Shankhdhar that they are adults and want to get married. They also provided their necessary documents. After the verification, Mehak’s purification rituals were performed. She then married Ansh Saxena and happily went to her husband’s house.

Halala and Triple Talaq practices are wrong

Both Rifa and Mehak said that the practices of Triple Talaq and Halala are evil and wrong. They said that now they will worship Hindu Gods. After getting married to their lovers, both Rifa and Mehak chanted slogans in praise of the Hindu Gods and Pundit KK Shankhdhar blessed the newlyweds for a married life.