Crime

Her family alleged that Station House Officer Mansoor Ahmed sided with the accused and did not take action against him.

The then BJP-led Bommai government had not extended any ex-gratia aid to Fazil’s family. However, when the Congress-led government under Siddaramaiah came to power in 2023, they provided financial aid to four families affected by the incident, including Fazil’s.

Angry locals thrashed the accused Chand Shaikh (19) and his father Naushad Shaikh (44) and brought them to the police station.

The 65-year-old accused Muhammad Usman is a contractor with the Nainital Public Works Department.

Sameer Khan subjected the Hindu woman to domestic violence, force-fed her meat and took away all her valuable items. His family members also mistreated her and demanded gold ornaments and ₹3 lakh cash.

A Muslim man working at the power house in Mundali in Meerut cut the power to the entire village on Wednesday in protest against the Waqf Act

Mohammad Sahil used to trap girls with the help of his girlfriend Gulshan Khatoon, and then blackmailed them after making their pornographic videos.

People took to the streets shouting slogans, while most schools, colleges and markets remained closed in Nanital.

Farhan was in contact with a porn site and was going to sell the obscene videos of the victim girl students on those sites. A link to sell the video on a porn site and evidence of searching for porn has been found on his mobile phone, in which the fellow accused Abrar and Nabeel were helping him.

It is suspected that the Muslim youth might have been involved in the molestation of other girls in Varanasi as well.