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You’re becoming a nuisance: Rajya Sabha Chairman slams TMC MPs Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhale, and Derek O’Brien for creating a ruckus over NEET

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You’re becoming a nuisance: Rajya Sabha Chairman slams TMC MPs Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhale, and Derek O’Brien for creating a ruckus over NEET

On Friday, June 28th, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar slammed TMC MP Sagarika Ghose, Saket Gokhale, and Derek O’Brien for creating a ruckus in the Parliament over the issue of NEET exams and paper leak involving other irregularities. The three MPs representing the TMC in the Rajya Sabha were creating chaos in the parliament when BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh Sudanshu Trivedi was addressing the upper house.

Dhankar slammed TMC MP asking if she came to the house to create chaos. He also slammed MP Saket Gokhale calling him a nuisance. “Sagarika Ghose, have to come to this house for this purpose? Saket, you are virtually becoming a nuisance to yourself. And Mr. Derek O’Brien you are becoming the director of all this,” Dhankar said immediately before adjourning the House.

Dhankar earlier said that he had received 22 notices demanding discussion on the NEET examination and irregularities involved. “The government will launch a thorough investigation in the case ensuring strict punishment to the culprits. The government is working also to establish major reforms in exam-related bodies and to enhance their functioning,” he said.

The protest by opposition in both houses continued as the demonstrating parties demanded a discussion on the NEET exam and the paper leak incident. The opposition leaders yelled in the upper house of the Parliament forcing the Chairman to adjourn the House.

Also, Om Birla in the lower house asked the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to avoid creating chaos in the Parliament over the NEET issue. “We wanted to give a joint message to the students of India, on behalf of the Opposition and Government – that we consider this an important issue. So, we thought that to respect students we would have discussion on NEET today, a dedicated discussion,” Rahul Gandhi said to which Speaker Om Birla insisted that the discussion on Motion of Thanks to President’s Address be taken up first. The House was adjourned till 12 pm.

The National Eligibility and Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, was administered by the NTA on May 5th, with around 24 lakh candidates enrolling. The results were announced on June 4th, but they were met with suspicions of question paper leaks in areas such as Bihar, among other abnormalities. The Education Ministry also canceled the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) and NEET (postgraduate) exams after receiving reports that their “integrity may have been compromised.”

Jharkhand High Court grants bail to former chief minister Hemant Soren in land scam case

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Jharkhand High Court grants bail to former chief minister Hemant Soren in land scam case

Hemant Soren, the former chief minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha stalwart was granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court on 28th June. Soren was arrested by the ED in January this year in connection with a money laundering case involving a land scam.

According to his attorney, Arunabh Chowdhury, the court found him not guilty of the offence. He stated, “Bail has been granted to Soren. The court has held that prima facie he is not guilty of the offence and there is no likelihood of the petitioner committing an offence when on bail.” On 13th June, the high court reserved its decision regarding his bail petition.

SV Raju, the agency’s lawyer, contended that he would do a similar crime if he was allowed bail. The 48-year-old was eventually arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on 31st January in connection with its investigation into the money-laundering case after a protracted hide-and-seek scenario. The probe was related to an illegal possession of 8.36 acres of land. The inquiry focuses on large sums of money obtained through the falsification of official records, involving “fake sellers” and buyers who used forged or counterfeit paperwork to purchase enormous tracts of land worth crores.

The Jharkhand Police filed several First Information Reports (FIRs) in land “scam” cases against various individuals, including state government officials, which led to the money laundering inquiry. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party loyalist and state transport minister Champai Soren was named as his successor after his resignation. He reporetdly tried to dodge the inteorrgataion and even skipped nine Enforcement Directorate summons. Hemant Soren who is the executive president of the party is currently lodged in the Birsa Munda jail in Ranchi.

Notably, the Jharkhand Police had also issued to the ED officials after Soren had filed a case against the agency under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.  Soren had alleged that the ED’s searches at his residences were aimed at tarnishing his image and harassing him for being a tribal. But the Jharkhand High Court ordered no coercive action against ED officials after the agency filed a petition challenging Soren’s FIR.

The ED had claimed to have recovered Rs 36 lakh in cash and documents related to the investigation, alleging that Soren had acquired 8.5 acres of land through fraudulent means. The investigation revealed that a syndicate, including Revenue Sub-Inspector Bhanu Pratap Prasad, was involved in corrupt property acquisitions.

Soren’s petition to attend the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly’s budget session was dismissed by the High Court on February 29. He had resigned as Chief Minister following his arrest in the money laundering case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Love Jihad in Ghaziabad: Sameer becomes Naresh to befriend Hindu girl and rapes her, pretends to marry her in temple, assaults and forces her to convert

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Love Jihad in Ghaziabad: Sameer becomes Naresh to befriend Hindu girl and rapes her, pretends to marry her in temple, assaults and forces her to convert

A startling incident of love jihad and sexual violation has surfaced in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where Sameer first hid his religious identity to wed a Hindu girl and then raped her. Furthermore, he proceeded to brutally assault her when she protested after the truth came to light. Afterwards, she notified the police and they registered a First Information Report based on her complaint. The accused has now been arrested. The matter pertains to the Ankur Vihar area of ​​Ghaziabad.

The victim stated that she became friends with a young man named Naresh, a year ago. He claimed to be a resident of Seemapuri in Delhi. The two then started to meet and talk on the phone every day. She used to work in a factory located in the Mansarovar Colony of Shahdara. However, he employed her in the same factory as him after which he began to visit her residence. On 13 March of last year, he proceeded to form a physical relationship with her under the guise of marriage and threatened her not to tell anyone.

The perpetrator brought her to a Lord Shiva temple in Haridwar after she compelled him to marry and put sindoor (vermilion) on her. They didn’t take circles around the sacred fire (Saptapadi) nor were holy mantras chanted. He though managed to deceive her and alleged that their union was now official. A month later, she went to his house in Nandnagari with him where some people called him Sameer. She grew suspicious and inquired about it after which his reality came to the fore. She learned that her alleged husband is not Naresh but a Muslim.

Moreover, it was disclosed that he in fact lived in Ghaziabad’s Shahidnagar neighbourhood. She confronted him about the shocking revelations and he beat her up. He even forced her to embrace Islam and threatened to end her life when she didn’t comply. the female added that she somehow managed to escape his clutches and returned home. She then approached the police station to seek justice. She has submitted a case against Sameer alias Naresh for sexually assaulting her by lying about his religion. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Bhaskar Verma informed that the cops had apprehended the love jihad culprit and sent him to jail.

Congress politicises tragedy at Delhi airport, lies about PM Modi inaugurating the terminal area where the roof collapsed: Know the truth

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Congress politicises tragedy at Delhi airport, lies about PM Modi inaugurating the terminal area where the roof collapsed: Know the truth

On Friday (28th June), a roof collapsed at Terminal-1 of Delhi airport leaving one dead and six injured. Even in a situation like this, the opposition parties found an opportunity to attack the Central government.

Taking to X, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed that in March this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Terminal-1 of Delhi Airport the roof of which he asserted collapsed today.

“…On March 10th, when Modi ji inaugurated the Delhi Ariport T1, he called himself“Doosri mitti ka insaan…” All this false bravado and rhetoric was only reserved for quickly indulging in ribbon-cutting ceremonies before Elections! Our heartfelt condolences to the victims of the Delhi airport tragedy. They bore the brunt of a Corrupt, Inept and Selfish Govt,” Kharge wrote.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also quick to blame PM Modi as she wrote, “Delhi Airport Terminal-1, which was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in March, suffered a roof collapse today, resulting in the tragic death of a cab driver…This is BJP’s corrupt model of “take donation and give business” which has now been exposed. The question is, will the Chief Inauguration Minister take responsibility for this poor construction work and this corrupt model?”

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress spokesperson Riju Dutta used the incident to attack PM Modi and claimed that PM Modi hurriedly inaugurated Terminal-1 of Delhi Airport for election campaigning. She alleged that PM Modi is “directly responsible” for the death of three people in the roof collapse.

“Roof collapse in Delhi Terminal 1 Airport departure area. 3 Dead including a cab driver in pillar collapse, at least 6 injuries. Tragedy & national shame. Flights suspended. For election campaigning, PM Modi had hurriedly “inaugurated” T1 in March even while it was under construction. From Jabalpur Airport to Ayodhya Station to now New Delhi Airport, “Photojeevi” PM’s desperation to inaugurate projects before completion for political mileage is the fundamental reason for such tragedies. He’s directly responsible for the death of 3 people who lost their lives because PM Modi was desperate to campaign,” Dutta posted.

Tamil Nadu Congress general secretary Laksmi Ramachandran claimed that the Delhi Airport is not an old one but rather “just inaugurated”. “OMG….Airport roof falling? It is not even an old airport, just inaugurated one! When will we wake up? This is what monopoly leads to….3 lives lost,” she posted.

Was Delhi Airport’s Terminal-1 inaugurated by PM Modi three months ago?

Amidst the political blame game started by the opposition parties, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidr said that the building that collapsed here is an old building and was inaugurated back in 2009.

“…we are taking this incident seriously…I want to clarify that the building inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi is on the other side and the building that collapsed here is an old building and was opened in 2009…” the Minister said.

Notably, back in February 2009, the then Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit inaugurated the terminal in question at the Indira Gandhi International Airport when Praful Patel was the Civil Aviation Minister.

Maldives: State Minister arrested and suspended for performing ‘black magic’ on President Muizzu, sorcery considered offence under Islamic law

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Maldives: State Minister arrested and suspended for performing ‘black magic’ on President Muizzu, sorcery considered offence under Islamic law

The Maldivian police arrested a State environment minister on Thursday (June 27th) after she was accused of performing “black magic” on President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. 

Fathimath Shamnaz Ali Saleem, the state minister for environment, climate change, and energy, was apprehended in Male, along with two others who are said to have assisted her, local reports claim.

As per the reports, she has been held in detention for a week pending investigations without providing any specifics about her arrest. “There have been reports that Shamnaz was arrested for performing black magic on President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu,” reported the Sun, a local media outlet.

Her position is critical in a country at the forefront of the climate catastrophe, with UN environmental experts warning that rising sea levels could render it uninhabitable by the end of the century.

Reports mention that sorcery is not a criminal violation under the Maldives’ penal code, but it is punishable by a six-month jail sentence under Islamic law. Traditional rites are widely practiced throughout the archipelago, with the belief that they can earn favors or curse opponents.

Earlier, a 62-year-old woman was stabbed to death by three neighbors on Manadhoo in April 2023 after being accused of carrying out black magic practices, following a protracted police inquiry.

Shamnaz is the wife of Adam Rameez, a minister in the President’s Office who has also been suspended.

Shamnaz had previously served on the Male City Council alongside President Muizzu when he was the city’s mayor. However, following his election to office last year, Shamnaz withdrew from the council and was appointed as a state minister at Muliaage, the president’s official house. She was eventually reassigned to the Environment Ministry.

The administration has yet to make an official remark on the case.

US Presidential debate: Trump says he would have ended the Russia-Ukraine war before taking office, questions Billions given away to Zelenskyy

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US Presidential debate: Trump says he would have ended the Russia-Ukraine war before taking office, questions Billions given away to Zelenskyy

Former US President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, the two contenders in the presidential race had a go at each other over their foreign policies, especially concerning the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Israel-Hamas war.

In a televised debate on CNN on Thursday (loval time) Trump, the Republican Challenger in the US presidential elections scheduled later this year, claimed that it was the US’ “embarrassing” withdrawal from Afghanistan that prompted Putin to start the war against Ukraine. He further claimed both conflicts wouldn’t have taken place if Trump had been in office.

“He was so bad with Afghanistan, it was so embarrassing…when Putin watched that so much incompetency…when Putin says that he said ‘I think we are gonna go in,” Trump said.

“He (Putin) would have never invaded Ukraine, never, just like Israel would never have been invaded by Hamas, because Iran was broke with me. I would not let anybody do business with Iran…that’s why you had no terror at all during my administration, the whole world is blowing under him (Biden),” he further added.

President Biden defended his stance on supporting Ukraine and said Russia has lost thousands of troops and has not succeeded in its aim to capture Kyiv.

“This guy (Trump) has told Putin, do whatever you want…Putin said he would take Kyiv in five days because it was part of the old Soviet Union….he could not get it done, they have lost thousands and thousands of troops,” Biden said.

Terming Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal”, Biden warned that if Russia captures Ukraine, it might lead to further conflicts in Europe.

“Putin is a war criminal. He has killed thousands of people, and he has made one thing clear, that he wants to establish the Soviet Empire, all of Ukraine. Do you think, he would stop there…if he takes Ukraine, what you think happens to Poland, Belarus, NATO countries,” the US President further said.

Meanwhile, on being asked whether Putin’s terms to end war — Ukraine not joining NATO and Russia keeping the territories it has annexed so far — Trump said it is “not acceptable” to him.

“No, they’re not acceptable,” Trump said.

He also reiterated his claim that he would end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, “before he takes office.” He also took a jibe at the US support to Ukraine so far calling Zelenskyy a “salesman.”

“But, this is a war, that never should have started. He (Biden) has given USD 200 billion or more to Ukraine…that’s a lot of money. Every time, Zelenskyy comes to the country, he walks away with USD 60 billion, he’s the greatest salesman ever,” Trump said.

“It should have never happened. I would have this war settled between Putin and Zelenskyy as president-elect before taking office on January 20,” he added.

Trump also raked up the issue of NATO, and said that other European countries “don’t wanna pay.”

“The big thing I changed is they don’t wanna pay…I got them to put up 100s of billions of dollars, I said I won’t protect if they don’t pay,” Trump said, adding that this resulted in “millions of dollars pouring in.”

The issue of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza also propped up in the debate. President Biden said that the ceasefire proposal has been accepted by Israel, and it is the Hamas that wants the war to continue.

Biden touted a plan that included trading the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a continued “ceasefire with additional conditions.”

“The only one who wants the war to continue is Hamas,” Biden said. “We’re still pushing hard to get them to accept.”

President Biden laid out a three-phase proposal in May, which he said Israel had submitted, to wind down the war in Gaza, declaring, “It’s time for this war to end.”

On the other hand, Trump said that Israel should be allowed to finish the job in Gaza, and mocked Biden as a “weak Palestinian.”

“You should let him (Israel) go and finish the job. He (Biden) has become like a Palestinian, but they don’t like him because he is a very bad Palestinian, a very weak one,” Trump said.

In a major takeaway, Trump did not directly answer if he would support an independent Palestinian state to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

“I’d have to see…” he said.

President Joe Biden launched his re-election campaign in April 2023, describing the contest between him and Trump as a “stark choice” for voters between the continuation of democracy in America and its possible “destruction” under Trump.

He is the oldest president to ever hold office and would be 86 at the end of a second term. Polling shows that voters are far more concerned about Biden’s age than his opponent’s. But if Trump wins, he would break Biden’s record as the oldest president before the end of his term.

Meanwhile, Trump launched his bid to reclaim the White House in November 2022. He aims to reclaim the White House after his bitter exit in 2020, as he looks forward to becoming only the second commander-in-chief to win two non-consecutive terms in office.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

‘Incorrectly implied’: ABC News accepts that its ‘journalist’ Avani Dias lied about Indian Constitution in documentary targeting PM Modi

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‘Incorrectly implied’: ABC News accepts that its ‘journalist’ Avani Dias lied about Indian Constitution in documentary targeting PM Modi

More than two weeks after OpIndia pointed out that ABC News ‘journalist’ Avani Dias misled its viewers about the Indian Constitution, the national broadcaster of Australia has issued a clarification on this matter.

In a statement released on Thursday (27th June), ABC News admitted that the sweeping claim made by Avani Dias about ‘secularism’ being part of the Indian constitution since 1947 was false.

“News: A video documentary profile of Narendra Modi, originally broadcast on June 5, incorrectly implied that India’s original constitution included the word ‘secular’,” it conceded.

In its desperate bid to save its dwindling reputation, ABC News remarked, “While the Supreme Court of India affirmed during the 1960s that secularism is a basic feature of India’s 1950 constitution, the word was inserted in a constitutional amendment in 1976, changing the description of India from “sovereign, democratic republic” to “sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic”.

The Background of the Controversy

Avani Dias, who had previously lied about her visa being cancelled by the Modi government over ‘critical reporting’, spread canards about the Indian constitution on 5th June this year i.e. a day after the results for the Lok Saba elections were announced.

She made the false claims in a video titled ‘The story behind India’s Narendra Modi’ with the objective to portray that India’s secularism was somehow in danger under the leadership of PM Modi.

At about 9:19 minutes into the video, Avani Dias alleged, “Just so you’re across it, when India was founded in 1947 after it got independence from the British, its constitution was written to say India is a secular country, which means it has to be neutral and open to all religions.”

“The word secular is right there on page 33 in capital letters,” she further claimed. In her desperate attempt at furthering her agenda, the ABC News ‘journalist’ forgot one key piece of information – The word secular was not part of the Indian Constitution when it came into force in 1950.

India’s Constitution was not written in 1947 either but three years later in 1950. The word ‘secular’ only became part of the Preamble of the Constitution in 1976 (during the dark days of the Emergency).

The then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had bypassed the Parliament and enacted the 42nd Constitutional Amendment to insert the word ‘secular’ in the Constitution. Contrary to the claims by Avani Dias, the constitution was not written to state that India was a ‘secular country.’

Preamble of the Indian Constitution (1950 vs today), image via Constitution Net

Throughout the video, the ABC News ‘journalist’ relied on conjectures, surmises and suppositions to tarnish the image of the country on a global scale. OpIndia had exposed her lies in a detailed article published on 11th June 2024.

Delhi airport: Terminal 1 area roof collapses amid heavy rains, 4 injured

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Delhi airport: Terminal 1 area roof collapses amid heavy rains, 4 injured

Four people who were injured after a roof collapsed at Terminal-1 of Delhi airport, have been rescued and taken to hospital, Delhi Fire Services said on Friday.

Several cars were hit by parts of the roof that collapsed on them at the Terminal-1 of Delhi airport, as per a fire official on Friday.

Upon receiving the information, around three fire tenders rushed to the spot. “Around 5.30 am, we received a call regarding a roof collapse at Terminal-1 of Delhi airport. Three fire engines have been rushed to the spot,” said an official from Delhi Fire Services.

Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that he is personally monitoring the incident and the rescue operation is still underway.

“Personally monitoring the roof collapse incident at T1 Delhi Airport. First responders are working at site. Also advised the airlines to assist all affected passengers at T1. The injured have been evacuated to hospital. Rescue operations are still ongoing,” Ram Mohan Naidu said in a post on X.

The incident occurred when Delhi-NCR was hit by a spell of heavy rains on Friday.

Meanwhile, various regions of Delhi-NCR met with intense waterlogging issues. Visuals show that the Govindpuri area of South Delhi and Noida Sector 95 are engulfed in water logging.

Delhi and NCR (National Capital Region) received incessant rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning beginning in the early hours of Friday.

On Thursday, parts of Delhi received spells of heavy rainfall, bringing much-needed respite from the sweltering heat.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted the weather for the next seven days in Delhi, predicting generally cloudy skies and varying intensities of rain accompanied by gusty winds.

(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)

NASA selects Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to pull down the International Space Station after the end of its operational life in 2030

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NASA selects Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to pull down the International Space Station after the end of its operational life in 2030

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a vehicle that will bring down the International Space Station when its life term ends by 2030. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced on Thursday that SpaceX has been selected to develop and deliver the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle that will provide the capability to deorbit the space station and ensure avoidance of risk to populated areas.

“Selecting a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle for the International Space Station will help NASA and its international partners ensure a safe and responsible transition in low Earth orbit at the end of station operations. This decision also supports NASA’s plans for future commercial destinations and allows for the continued use of space near Earth,” said Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Bowersox added, “The orbital laboratory remains a blueprint for science, exploration, and partnerships in space for the benefit of all.”

NASA said that while Elon Musk’s SpaceX will develop the deorbit spacecraft, NASA will take its ownership after development and operate it throughout its mission. Along with the space station, it is expected to destructively breakup as part of the re-entry process, NASA added.

The contract to develop the Deorbit Vehicle is worth $843 million. This includes only the cost of the development of the vehicle, not any cost for the launch. NASA added that the vehicle will ensure a safe and responsible deorbit of the International Space Station in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030.

The International Space Station, launched in 1998, is managed by five space agencies, NASA, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), ESA (European Space Agency), JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and State Space Corporation Roscosmos of Russia. Separate modules of the space station were launched separately and assembled in space.

The United States, Japan, Canada, and the participating countries of ESA have committed to operating the station through 2030, while Russia has committed to continued station operations through at least 2028. Earlier expeditions to ISS was done using Russian Soyuz spacecraft and American space shuttle. However, after the end of the space shuttle program, Soyuz was the sole vehicle to reach the space station. But in recent times, SpaceX has started operating manned and unmanned flights to the ISS.

As the life term of ISS is ending by 2030, the countries managing it, led by USA, have prepared for its safe deorbit. NASA first asked US aerospace companies in March 2023 for proposals to develop a “space tug” vehicle that can deorbit the International Space Station. The agency repeated the request in September 2023, asking for more ideas for development of the unique vehicle, which will pull down the ISS, steer it to lower earth orbit to reach a safe place on earth, and will eventually destruct with the ISS.

Uttar Pradesh: 14 years after marrying Pratibha Tiwari, professor finds out that she converted, became Mehnaz Hasan and married a Muslim man 4 years before the marriage

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Uttar Pradesh: 14 years after marrying Pratibha Tiwari, professor finds out that she converted, became Mehnaz Hasan and married a Muslim man 4 years before the marriage

An assistant professor of Allahabad University named Amarendra Tripathi has been cheated by his life partner Pratibha Tiwari who had converted to Islam before marrying him. She was previously known as Mehnaz Hasan and was married to a Muslim, Mahroof Hasan for 4 years before returning home. Afterwards, her parents and sister hid her past and arranged her wedding with the assistant professor within 15 days in Varanasi. However, now he has learned the shocking truth. According to reports, the victim tied the knot with Pratibha Tiwari, a resident of Assam’s Guwahati, in the year 2011. They also have two children but he isn’t aware that his marriage is a charade.

He has now lodged a complaint with the police charging that his life has been turned into despair after being married through deception. His wife also fought with her in-laws over trivial matters and threatened to commit suicide. Furthermore, she tried to tarnish the image of his parents while living with them. She recorded their videos with the help of female students and university colleagues and made the offensive content viral on social media. Some time ago, she even uploaded his photograph with another associate professor online.

According to Amarendra, he was forced to live apart from his mother because of the turmoil his spouse caused in their home. Meanwhile, he came across some documents on 13th May of this year which alarmed him as he came to know that the woman he had been living his life with for the past fourteen years had become Mehnaz four years before marrying him. He found the papers of her conversion and earlier marriage in the bedroom. She had married a boy from New Delhi in 2007 and her family members plotted her second nuptials to him.

Afterwards, Pratibha began to harass him. She assaulted him and his mother and even broke his nose. She falsely accused him of torturing her for dowry and levelled other allegations. Now, he has filed a case against the perpetrator, her parents and her sister at the Civil Lines police station. The victim assistant professor revealed that in 2012, after only a year of marriage, she attempted suicide by severing her wrist vein in protest after it was discovered that she ate gutkha and then regularly thrashed them whenever they opposed her bad habits. She constantly threatened to bring him down and circulated unfounded rumours about his character. He mentioned that staying with her has been extremely challenging because of her threats and suicide attempts on small issues.

She even threw him out of the house on Clive Road on 23rd May and he has been living in Sainik Colony, Dhoomanganj ever since. She often goes missing for long periods of time. She is also in contact with a youth from Varanasi. Civil Lines in-charge Ramashrya Yadav stated that a dispute between husband and wife has come to light. A First Information Report has been registered based on the complaint, and an investigation is underway.

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