tantrik

While the criminal and his accomplice are both Muslims, a significant section of the mainstream media used the Hindu identifiers ‘Tantrik’ or ‘self-styled Tantrik’ for Kamruddin.

Mubarak Mansuri, a Muslim, used to portray himself as a Hindu and even forged an Aadhar card. He used to specifically target vulnerable Hindu women who approached him seeking remedies for their problems.

Notably, while our report mentions that the man accused of violating women is Rafiq alias Ali Khan, the media, in reporting on this case, refers to him as a 'Tantrik' and uses terms like tantra-mantra. Apart from that, it has written Bengali Baba in the headline leaving the readers in the impression that the arrested accused is a Hindu 'baba' and conveniently covering up his Muslim identity.

The victim is said to have acted in self-defence after Ali reportedly forced himself on her.

On Monday, a self-proclaimed 33-year-old occult practitioner named Baba Karim Khan Bengali was arrested by Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra for duping a 26-year-old woman of Rs 4.57 lakh after promising her of performing "black magic" to lure her estranged lover into marrying her.

Since the perpetrator is a Muslim, it was evident that the occultist would also belong to the same community, but Times Now calls him tantrik

A video has surfaced online where three Muslims clad in saffron robes are seen roaming around in an empty area

The Times of India on Saturday attempted to give a Hindu spin to a crime perpetrated by an Islamic cleric, who is an accused in the sex racket, by referring to him as a 'Tantrik'.

The minor girl can also be heard shouting and screaming as Mehboob Qureshi abused her in the name of exorcism.