Evening NEWS DIGEST
08 Aug. 2016: 04 Dzulqa'dah 37: Vol:7, No:132
Govt may ban Zakir Naik's
NGO under UAPA:TOI
New Delhi: Legal opinion to
the Home Ministry has favoured declaration of Islamic Research Foundation
(IRF), the NGO run by Zakir Naik, as an "unlawful association" under
the UAPA. The grounds to be cited for the ban may include spreading hatred
between religious communities through public speeches and activities and
"forced conversions" by its members.An 'unlawful' association is
different from a 'terrorist' organisation declared under UAPA. The law, while
defining an "unlawful association", covers any organisation
"which has for its object any activity that is punishable under Section 153A
or 153B of IPC".Zakir Naik's interests here include IRF and IRF
Educational Trust. The latter runs the Islamic International School in Mumbai.
The NGOs also own some prime properties. Sources in the law enforcement
agencies told TOI some legal issues had to be sorted before action is initiated
against IRF, especially in view of absence of an anti-conversion law in Maharashtra.The
home ministry was also examining possible FCRA violations by IRF and IRF
Educational Trust, both registered as "educational" NGOs under FCRA.
However, once IRF is declared 'unlawful', it will face a ban on not only
receiving foreign funding but also domestic funding. A key area examined by the
Central agencies while weighing option of a ban on IRF has been the alleged
involvement of IRF/IRF members in "forced" conversions, as borne out
by investigations into a case registered by the Kerala Police. Legal opinion
was sought on whether this makes the foundation liable for criminal action,
given that Maharashtra, where conversions mostly took place, is yet to enact a
law against 'forced' conversions. timesofindia
Centre may ban Zakir Naik’s
Islamic Research foundation
Union govt proposes a ban
on Zakir Naik's IRF
Government probing foreign
funds of Zakir Naik’s NGOs
Home Ministry to probe
foreign funding of IRF
Never indulged in any
unlawful activity: Zakir Naik's IRF
Mumbai: Taking note
of certain media reports citing the Law ministry’s suggestion to ban it under UAPA,
Zakir Naik’s IRF on Monday said if the government registers a case against IRF
under the UAPA, it will be gross misuse of the act.“This is truly shocking.
There is no evidence to show that Naik ever promoted terrorism or indulged in
any unlawful activity. If the govt registers a case under the UAPA, it will be
gross misuse of the draconian act,” the foundation said in a statement.“UAPA is
a draconian act and for it to be used against IRF when no evidence – much less
legally admissible evidence – exists, is totally shocking. Naik or IRF have not
committed any terrorist act or abetted any terrorist activity,” the statement
said.The foundation said that as Naik has been honoured by several countries
and governments, invoking UAPA against his foundation would mean accusing all
these countries of promoting a ‘terrorist’.“Naik has been honoured by several
countries and governments with three of the most prestigious awards of the
Islamic World including others. Never before has such a renowned Muslim been
accused of promoting terrorism anywhere in the world. If the Indian government
applied UAPA on Naik it will appear that the government is also accusing all
these Muslim countries for promoting a ‘terrorist’,” it said.ABP
We were not converted
forcefully, claim group of Muslim women
New Delhi: Police agencies
are probing possibilities for forceful conversions after two people associated
with Islamic Research Foundation were arrested in a joint operation by Kochi
Police and Maharashtra ATS. In an unprecedented event on Sunday, 16 people who
converted to Islam addressed a public gathering about their journey.India Today
interviewed women who have accepted Islam for as long as 22 years while few
have converted recently. Out of this, one women also came in contact with
Rizwan Khan one of the persons arrested by the Maharashtra ATS, who allegedly
helped couple from Kerala to convert and later they supposedly joined IS. These
women denied allegations of forceful conversions.Ayesha Rodriguez, previously
Monica Rodriguez was a Christian before and recently converted to
Islam."Rizwan helped me in getting married and kept in touch with us
because I was facing difficulties after reverting. I don't think there is any
wrongdoing in this act."One of these women identified herself as Sana
Ansari, previously Rupali Parmar. She converted 22 years ago and now works as a
businesswoman along with her husband. Her case was ironic because according to
her, women rights in Islam attracted her towards the religion. She is of the
belief that most women are not educated enough to be aware about their rights."I
converted in 1994. Rights given to women is what brought me towards Islam. I
had to leave my house and look for a hostel which was a difficult journey. Over
the years my family has accepted me. I think the perception that conversions
are forceful is not true. There is process followed to get converted officially
which involves an affidavit."These women were part of a session on
converions by All India Dawah Centres Association on Sunday. AIDCA is an
umbrella organisation for all NGOs who invite people towards Islam and
regularsie it. The event was attended by Zafar Sareshwala, Chancellor of
Maulana Azad University. India Today
Allahabad school that
banned nation anthem sealed, manager Zia-ul Haq arrested
Allahabad:Police has
arrested the manager of a school here who refused to allow recital of national
anthem on Independence Day, while authorities today began proceedings for
sealing the school, which was allegedly running illegally, and stepped up
security due to tension in the area. Zia-ul Haq, manager of MA Convent School
in Baghara locality, was booked under the Prevention of Insults to National
Honour Act and arrested, officials said.A magisterial inquiry has been ordered
to look into how the school was allowed to run for two decades without any
clearance from authorities and the allegation against the manager, they
said.“Orders for sealing the school have been issued. “The education department
has been requested to arrange shifting of nearly 300 students enrolled there to
some other school so that their studies do not suffer,” officiating DM of
Allahabad Andra Vamsee said. An FIR was filed by the education department in
the matter which came to light when eight of the school’s teachers, including
its principal, resigned last week after they were denied permission to hold
recital of the national anthem during the upcoming Independence Day
celebrations. Haq had defended the move, claiming that the phrase ‘Bharat
Bhagya Vidhata’ in the national anthem’s opening stanza violated the basic
tenets of Islam. DM said that the manager was arrested when it was observed
that “the controversy was creating some tension”.PTI
Allahabad school manager
who ‘banned’ national anthem jailed, tension grips area
Punjab: Crackdown on ‘cow
vigilantes’, Gau Raksha Dal chief booked
Patiala: In a crackdown on
pseudo cow vigilantes, the Patiala Police on Monday lodged an FIR against ‘Gau
Raksha Dal’ chief Satish Kumar in connection with a social media video showing
organisation members “brutally” thrashing people in the name of cow protection.Patiala
SSP Gurmeet Chauhan confirmed the news to ANI.An FIR was lodged under various
sections of the IPC; however, Kumar is yet to be arrested.A day ago, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi had strongly rebuked cow vigilantes, saying most of them
are ‘anti-social’ elements who are running ‘shops’ in the name of cow
protection.In his first comments on the violence against Dalits by cow
vigilantes, Prime Minister Modi has also asked the state governments to prepare
dossiers on the so-called cow protectors as 80 percent of them do illegal
activities at night and become cow protectors in the day.“The people, who are
troubled by the unity of the society, are in the name of ‘gau rakshaks’
attempting to create friction the society. I urge my fellow countrymen to be
aware of such ‘gau rakshaks’,” he said.ANI
Punjab: Rajpura police book
cow vigilantes after video surfaces on social media
Indira Nooyi: A Tamil
Brahmin who heads world’s largest cow-meat supplier company
New Delhi : Since Modi
government came to power, the only industry that has flourished is the beef
export industry. There has been an increase of over 15% in India’s beef export
making it world’s number one beef exporter and pushing Brazil to number two
spot.Out of India’s 6 largest beef exporting companies 4 are owned by Hindu
Brahmins. Ironically while.Brahmins are doing this business and taking 90%
profits from the pink revolution Dalits and Muslims who get only fringe benefit
are being thrashed and sometime hanged
across the country. Those who live in America or have ever lived there know
that America’s most popular cow meat company is Matador. Matador products are
sold by Pepsico. Pepsico serves maximum cow meat to America. In America beef
means cow and not buffalo.Ironically Pepsico’s global CEO Indira Krishnamurthy
Nooyi is a Tamil Brahmin. While India is number one beef exporting country a
Tamil Brahmin leads world’s largest cow-meat supplier company in US.Nooyi
visits temples in India and shakes hand with Narendra Modi. Was Tirupati temple
washed after Nooyi’s visit? Did Narendra
Modi bath himself with Gangajal? Muslim Mirror
Gurgaon: ‘My son was one
then… How do I tell him now his father died over a cow?’
Jhajjar/gurgaon:Sitting on
a stool behind his cart, Devendra Singh, 47, says, “See how Dalits were flogged
in Una. Between 2002 and 2016, nothing has changed. The story is the same. Like
we stopped skinning cows after 2002, it is time for Dalits across the country
to take a stand.”The “story” Devendra, a vegetable vendor in Badshahpur village
in Gurgaon district, talks about dates back to Oct.15, 2002, when a mob lynched
five Dalits, one of them his brother Virender, in Jhajjar town of Haryana for
alleged cow slaughter. 2002 killing is among the earliest reported instances of
cow vigilantism in the country.14 years later, the 6 upper-castes and one Dalit
who were convicted by a lower court for the murders in 2010, and awarded life
imprisonment, are out on bail. Their appeals are being heard in the Supreme
Court.When The Indian Express met the victims’ families, it was the first they
had heard of the accused being out.5 Dalits — Virender, Dayachand, Totaram,
Raju and Kailash — had been lynched at the Dulina police post near Jhajjar
town, in the presence of police officers and district officials. The mob, that
witness accounts say included anywhere between 400 and 5,000 men, accused the 5
of slaughtering a cow. Laxmi Devi was 22 when her husband Virender was killed.
Accusing police of being responsible, she asks why no action has been taken
against them. “The vehicle he was in was transporting cattle hide to Karnal.
Police arrested them because they refused to pay a bribe on the way, brought
them to the Dulina post, thrashed them and told villagers returning from
Dusshera celebrations that the men had killed a cow. The crowd got agitated and
lynched them. Yehi sachayi hai (That is the truth),” she claims. indian express
You’ll pay for it in 2019
polls, VHP warns PM Modi
Ahmedabad/agra: PM Narendra
Modi’s remarks against self-styled cow vigilantes have not gone down well with
VHP, which warned the BJP that the party will pay for it in the 2019 Lok Sabha
polls.In an unsigned statement, VHP’s Gujarat unit called Modi’s “anti-socials
by night and gau rakshaks by day” remark shocking and an insult to “cow
protectors”.“Thousands of butchers killing one lakh cows every year are not
termed ‘goondas’ and gau rakshaks like Gita Rambhiya (who was killed in
Ahmedabad years ago) are termed ‘goondas’… This shows your change of heart,”
stated VHP, which also demanded a nationwide law to ban cow slaughter. In Agra,
the Hindu outfit’s Braj region’s vice-president Sunil Parashar said Modi’s
remarks have “hurt” gau rakshaks and that “he will have to pay for it in the
next Lok Sabha polls”. indianexpress
3rd world war will start over a cow, predicts this
Madhya Pradesh govt official
Bhopal:Clad in saffron, his
forehead smeared with the sacred ashtagandha paste and a rudraksha mala
dangling around his neck, the tonsured monk was at ease in his large government
office as visitors touched his feet and sought his blessings.“The 3rd
world war will start over a cow,’’declared Mahamandleshwar Swami
Akhileshwaranand Giri, chairman of executive council of the MP Gaupalan Evam
Pashudhan Samvardhan Board, a position that tasks him with protecting and
conserving the cow in a state with a recent history of vigilantism. He is the
first religious person to hold the post.“The cow has always been a source of
contention. There are references in mythology and the first war of independence
in 1857 began over the cow,” said the swami, 61, who got the title of
Mahamandleshwar of Niranjani Akhara in March 2010, nearly 12 years after he had
taken sanyasi deeksha.“It’s natural for gau rakshaks to get angry when they see
dead or injured cows packed in vehicles because it’s an emotive issue for
them,” he said. “They should not take the law into their own hands and should
wait for the police to come once they stop such vehicles. When all states pass
stricter anti-cow slaughter laws, smuggling of cattle through state borders
will become impossible.” indianexpress
After PM Modi, RSS asks
people to expose cow vigilantes
New Delhi: RSS on Sunday
asked people to “expose” a handful of anti-social elements spreading violence
and trying to disturb social harmony in the name of cow protection, after Prime
Minister Narendra Modi accused them of creating “tension and conflict” in the
society.It asked people not to link such “condemnable efforts” of “a few opportunists”
with those truly serving and protecting cows.Some anti-social elements at a few
places are taking law into their hands and perpetrating violence to disturb
social harmony. This has raised questions about the pious work of ‘gau raksha
and gau sewa’ (cow protection and service), RSS General Secretary Suresh
Bhaiyyaji Joshi said in a statement.PTI
In one voice, opposition
says Modi's anguish about atrocities against dalits is 'fake'
New Delhi: Opposition
parties on Monday said they were unimpressed with PM Narendra Modi's speeches
over the weekend when he dramatically urged that instead of committing
atrocities against Dalits people should just shoot him.BSP, SP and the Congress
said his anguish about atrocities against Dalits is not real."PM Modi and
the BJP kept quiet for two years. How have their eyes opened now? UP and other
states have elections soon, and they knew that Dalit people are not going to
vote for them, that's why the statement has come," BSP chief Mayawati
said. timesofindia
PM Modi slept like
‘Kumbhakarna’ when ‘gau rakshaks’ attacked Muslims, Dalits: Mayawati
PM Modi’s gau rakshak
remarks aimed at saving sinking Dalit votes in Gujarat: Shiv Sena
Mumbai:Stating that Gujarat
is a very important state for the BJP, Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande
said on Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on atrocities against
Dalits by the so-called cow vigilantes was an attempt to save the sinking Dalit
votes in the state.ANI
VHP man on Urdu weekly Nai
Duniya’s cover, Muslim vendor held
Bhopal: A Muslim vendor was
arrested Sunday for hurting sentiments of Hindus by selling copies of a New
Delhi-based Urdu weekly that had on its cover the photo of a right-wing
activist from Bhopal brandishing a sword.Shahid Mohammed, a resident of old
Bhopal, had sold about a dozen copies of Nai Duniya and also pasted one issue
in his shop. Kamlesh Thakur, a local VHP leader, said it was his photo and
approached police with his supporters who said the depiction of a Hindu as a
terrorist had hurt their feelings.SP (North) Arvind Saxena said a case under
Section 295 A (deliberate and malicious act intended to outrage religious
feelings) of the IPC was lodged against the vendor. He said police convinced
Muslim community leaders that they had arrested people for even social media
posts.The caption accompanying the photo loosely translated as “this man will
set UP on fire”. The police justified the action against the vendor on the
ground that sale and display of the weekly had caused communal tension. They
said they were yet to decide on action against the publisher and editor of Nai
Duniya. indianexpress
Bihar: Communal tension in
Chhapra, 12 held
Patna:12 people were
arrested Sunday from Chhapra in Bihar for allegedly trying to instigate trouble
triggered by communal videos, which have been in circulation on social media
for the past two days. The district administration has deployed heavy police
force in several parts of the town. On Saturday, one policeman was injured
after locals clashed with the police and pelted stones at them.Saran SP Pankaj
Kumar Raj said: “We have lodged 15 FIRs against 100 people for causing
disruptions. The district administration has decided to discontinue Internet
services till Monday.” Police suspended Maker police station in-charge, Sanjay
Gupta, for negligence of duty as social media messages were circulated from his
area. The communal tension had built up from Maker and later spread to
Sahabganj and Khanuanala areas. indianexpress
After communal clashes over
desecration, Chapra peaceful amid tight security
Subramanian Swamy seeks
daily hearing in Supreme Court over Ayodhya issue
New Delhi:BJP member
Subramanian Swamy on Monday made a case for day-to-day hearing in the Supreme
Court on the Ayodhya dispute and also sought discussion on the matter in Rajya
Sabha. Raising the matter during the Zero Hour, Swamy said it is very necessary
to have a disucssion in the House on an “urgent developing issue” of building a
Ram temple in Ayodhya. “In the manifesto of BJP, we had made a solemn assurance
that as per legal methods, and that is through courts, we will find a solution.
And this is now widely accepted by all parties,” he said. The matter is
currently pending in the Supreme Court.He also said that all parties had
“agreed” that there should be day-to-day hearing on the issue to find a
solution. PTI
After Rajnath, will it be
Jaitley’s turn in Pak?
http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/after-rajnath-will-it-be-jaitleys-turn-in-pak/article8956699.ece
After Pakistan’s moves over
Kashmir and Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Islamabad for the SAARC
meet, the government is considering whether to send Union Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley for the next SAARC ministerial meeting later this month.Though
Pakistani media has reported that Mr. Jaitley was definitely attending the
meeting of Finance Ministers on August 24 and 25, Finance Ministry officials
told The Hindu “no decision has been taken yet” on the level of delegation to
be sent.After the Home/Interior Ministers’ meet, the Finance Ministers will
meet to set the economic agenda for the SAARC summit in November which Prime
Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend.On Friday, Home Minister Rajnath
Singh had expressed displeasure after Pakistani officials moved to block the
Indian media from covering his attendance at the meet. Recounting that
Pakistan’s Home Minister Chaudhury Nisaar had rudely skipped the lunch he was
himself the host for,Singh told Parliament that while Indian leaders have
always reached out to Pakistan, “Pakistan just does not come around”. thehindu
Government misleading
nation over 39 missing youths in Iraq: Congress MPs
New Delhi: Congress members
in Rajya Sabha on Monday accused the government of misleading Parliament on the
issue of 39 Indian youths going missing in Iraq two years ago, with an Akali
Dal member also seeking an update on the matter. Raising the issue of the
missing Indians during the Zero Hour, Pratap Singh Bajwa (Congress) charged
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with having “misled Parliament and the
nation” on the issue.In June 2014, he said 40 people, mostly from Punjab, West
Bengal and Himachal Pradesh, were kidnapped by the ISIS. Bajwa said one
Harjeet, belonging to Gurdaspur district, had managed to escape and later gave
a statement that all the Indians were killed before his eyes. The Congress MP
said Swaraj had then assured Akali Dal leaders that the government had
information from six sources which confirmed that all these people were
alive.Asking the Prime Minister to send an all-party delegation to Iraq to know
the ground reality, Bajwa said if the abducted youths were alive, they should
be brought back or else their parents should be informed that they are no
longer alive.PTI
Bareilly's Dargah-e-Ala
Hazrat Issues Fatwa Against Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go, the phenomenon
that has the entire world out on the streets, literally, has been termed
'anti-Islamic' by a prominent dargah in Bareilly.According to a Times of India
report, the Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat in Bareilly has issued a fatwa, an Islamic
decree, against the location-based augmented reality game, terming it
anti-Islam and “one which promotes violence and the devil’s schemes”.Although
the game, which is now one of the most-used app in the world, is fun, it raises
safety concerns as it transforms real world locations into Pokemon arenas to
catch the characters.News18.com
9 Muslim parties in UP to
form 'Ittehad Front'
Lucknow: To ensure there is
no division in Muslim votes which will benefit the BJP, nine Muslim outfits in UP
have set up an 'Ittehad Front'.This followed a campaign initiated by Ismail
Batliwala in Mumbai a year ago.The parties which have formed the alliance
include Peace Party, Parcham Party of India, National Ulema Council, Muslim
Majlis, Awami Vikas Party, SDPI, Welfare Party of India, National League and
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).IUML state president Mohd Mateen Khan told
IANS that a large section of Muslims had shown keen interest in the Front.
Uttar Pradesh will see assembly elections next year. madhyamam
KASHMIR
ISSUE
Kashmir violence: Even
Israel does not use pellets against Palestinians, says Yechury in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi:CPI(M) leader
Sitaram Yechury on Monday slammed the government, questioning the use of pellet
guns against civilians in the Kashmir Valley. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha
during Zero Hour, he said, “Even Israel does not use pellet guns against
Palestinians.”The brief discussion took place after Congress party gave a
notice in the House demanding a discussion on the issue. Leader of Opposition
Ghulam Nabi Azad first spoke and said that government should not deal with it
as a mere law and order situation.Yechury also slammed Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and said that his silence showed that the government did not care. BJP’s
Mukhtar Abbad Naqvi welcomed the concern of leaders and said that they were
ready to discuss on the issue. “We are committed to restore peace in Kashmir,”
he said.indianexpress
Kashmir: One more dead,
curfew continues in many areas
Srinagar:A youth injured
during clashes on Friday succumbed at a hospital in Srinagar today, taking the
death toll 55 in Kashmir where curfew continued in many areas in the wake of
violent protests since the killing of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani in an
encounter a month ago. Amir Bashir Lone, a resident of south Kashmir’s Shopian
district, succumbed to injuries at SKIMS hospital this morning, a police
official said. He said Lone had received pellet injuries on his head during
security forces’ action against protesters on Friday.With Lone’s death, the
number of people killed in the unrest in the Valley, which entered the second
month today, reached 55, including two police personnel. Many parts of Kashmir,
including several areas of summer capital Srinagar, continued to remain under
curfew for the 31st day today. Curfew remains in force in 6 police station
areas of Srinagar — Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Safakadal, Maharajgunj and
Batamaloo — today as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order, the
official said.PTI
Kashmir encounter: 2 BSF
personnel, suspected militant killed in Macchil sector near LoC
Srinagar: 2 BSF jawans and
a militant were killed on the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Kupwara
sector. Apart from the Army, the BSF are also deployed on the LoC in Kashmir as
second line of defence.Army spokesman said that in the firefight on the LoC,
two BSF jawans and a militant were killed. “In a firefight terrorists & SF
(BSF/Army) in Machhil ahead of LC Fence. One terrorist killed; 2 BSF soldiers
martyred,’’ said Army’s Northern Command in a tweet. The operation is still
underway.It is not clear whether it was an infiltration attempt or militants
were intercepted by the troops. indianexpress
Safe haven to state of
fear: Chhattisgarh sedition arrest rattles Kashmiris
Bhilai: Ghulam Nabi Bhat
had been told many stories about his son’s life in Bhilai. His son Taufeeq
Ahmad Bhat had told him of a world where he was happy and safe, where he never
faced discrimination for his religion or because he was a Kashmiri. Where Bhat
lived in Sopore, there were discussions among youth that Chhattisgarh was where
they would prosper.And yet, when Bhat made his first 2,180-km trip from the
Valley to the city his son Taufeeq had made his home, it was because he had
received a call that his son had been jailed for sedition.On Thursday, Taufeeq
was arrested by Chhattisgarh police from a railway station in Sagar, Madhya
Pradesh, as he made his way home, and charged under section 124A of the IPC.
His crime, said Durg SP Amresh Mishra, was “sharing, liking and forwarding”
anti-India posts on Facebook, which included several calls for Kashmir’s
freedom. The complaint, based on which Bhat was arrested, was filed by a member
of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad who alleged that Taufeeq’s profile on Facebook was
“playing with people’s emotions” and “demeaning the sacrifice of soldiers in
Kashmir”.Speaking to the Indian Express from the house in Durg’s Takiapara
where Taufeeq lived for several years, Bhat said that he first received
information that such a complaint had been registered only after his
25-year-old son was arrested. “There were three others, Umar, Haseeb and
Hussain, all of whom lived in Bhilai with him, travelling in the train. Where I
live in Sopore, there has been no mobile connectivity because of the violence
there. So there was no way for him to contact me to inform there was something
wrong. But Umar, who was traveling with him, called his family, and they got in
touch with me,” said Bhat, a government middle school teacher in Gundbrath,
Sopore. indianexpress
'Who gave Salahuddin right
to speak about Kashmir?': Venkiah Naidu
New Delhi: After Hizbul
Mujahideen's Syed Salahuddin today threatened a nuclear attack on India over
the Kashmir issue, Union Minister Venkiah Naidu slammed the terrorist and asked
who gave him the right to speak about Kashmir, ANI reported."Who is he and
who has given him the right to speak about Kashmir? Dhamki se kuch nahin hoga
(His threats won't work on us)," said Venkaiah Naidu, parliamentary
affairs minister told ANI today. timesofindia
MEDIA ON
TERROR CASES
Maharashtra ATS arrests
another IS suspect Iqbal Ahmed from
Parbhani
Maharashtra ATS has made
yet another arrest in its ongoing crackdown against alleged Islamic State (IS)
recruits, in Parbhani, 524 km east of Mumbai. Iqbal Ahmed Kabir Ahmed (28), a
resident of Gulzar colony in Parbhani, was arrested Sunday after the previously
arrested accused Nasir Chaus and Shaheed Khan invoked his role in the case
during their interrogation.Iqbal is alleged to be a part of the “Parbhani
module” that, as sources had claimed, were planning to carry out an attack on
the Aurangabad ATS unit. Group was also planning to target ex-Superintendent of
Police (SP) Navinchandra Reddy, who killed an alleged SIMI operative in 2012.
Meanwhile, a fourth person has also been detained by the ATS sleuths. “We are
interrogating a fourth suspect and we have reasons to believe that he too was a
part of the module from the very start. Once the interrogation is competed, we
are likely to place him under arrest ,” official added. indian express
D-company was trying to
trigger communal clashes by killing Hindu leaders: NIA
New Delhi:D-company was
trying to trigger communal violence by killing Hindu-leaders and throwing
alcohol bottles at churches in India, reveals chargesheet filed by the NIA in
the murder case of 2 BJP leaders in Bharuch in Gujarat in 2015. Investigation
also revealed that international terror module was trying to lure their
recruits by offering handsome money and jobs in foreign countries.NIA
investigation shows that a new terror outfit was being planned by D-company and
the conspiracy was hatched in Karachi and South Africa. They had asked its
recruits in India to throw petrol bombs and indulge in arson in churches. The
entire motive to kill Hindu leaders and attack churches was to create communal
tension. The central agency mentioned in the chargesheet against ten accused
which was accessed by Aaj Tak. indiatoday
2 suspected 'gangsters'
killed in encounter outside Hyderabad
New Delhi: Two suspected
gangsters, including a renegade Maoist, Mohammad Nayeemuddin, have been killed
in an encounter in Shadnagar, 50 kilometres from Hyderabad, in Telengana.The
identity of the other suspect is still now known.Sources told TOI that the
NIA)isn't involved, so it's likely the encounter is with a group of gangsters
rather than terrorists, ISIS or otherwise.Heavy security has been deployed in
Shadnagar's Millennium Township area and one house has been surrounded by
police. Late on Sunday night, a special team of the Telangana State police
surrounded a house located in the Millennium Township area of Shadnagar, after
receiving an alert about the movement of Nayeemuddin.TOI
Terror suspect shot dead in
encounter in Telangana
WORLD
63 dead in Quetta blast
targeting protest over Balochistan Bar Association president’s killing
Islamabad: At least 63
people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide attack targeting lawyers and
journalists today in Quetta, the capital city of the troubled Balochistan
province. Waqt News reporter in Quetta Wattan Yar said police had confirmed 42
deaths but the hospital sources put the toll much higher at 54.Graphic video
footage from the scene showed bodies strewn on the ground, some smoking, among
pools of blood and shattered glass as shocked survivors cried and comforted one
another. A large burn mark against white brick appeared to indicate where the explosion
occurred. Many of the dead were lawyers and journalists who had earlier
gathered to cover a protest over the murder of Balochistan Bar Association
president Bilal Anwar Kasi.According to recent statement by MS Civil Hospital,
"63 people have been killed and there are many injured."Earlier the
health minister of Balochistan Rehmat Baloch claimed that at least 93 people
were dead while the province's home minister Sarfaraz Bugti said 53 people have
been killed, various TV channels aired their statements. nation
Pakistan: Blast at Quetta
hospital after lawyer killed
Turkey's President heads to
Russia amid improving ties
ISTANBUL: President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan heads to Russia this week as part of efforts to rebuild ties
shattered by Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane last year just as Turkey’s
relations with traditional allies the United States and Europe show increasing
strain amid Ankara’s crackdown following a failed coup.Tuesday’s visit to St.
Petersburg for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin will be Erdogan’s
first foreign trip since the abortive July 15 failed coup. Both Turkey and
Russia, which once described themselves as strategic partners, have been hurt
by their roughly 7-month rupture in relations- Russia’s ban on the sale of
package tours to Turkey and an agricultural import embargo dealt a painful blow
to the Mediterranean country, while Moscow also paid a price as the spat
shelved a much-touted Russian natural gas pipeline to Turkey and other
lucrative projects.“This will be a historic visit, a new beginning. In the
talks with my friend Vladimir, I believe, a new page in our relations will be
turned. Our countries have much to do together,” Mr. Erdogan said in an
interview with the Russian state news agency Tass.AP
Syria's civil war: Rebels
push to take all of Aleppo
A Syrian rebel alliance has
announced the start of a battle to recapture the whole of Aleppo, a day after
it broke a government siege on the rebel-held half of the city.The Army of
Conquest, a coalition of rebel groups including Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (formerly
the al-Nusra Front), said in a statement on Sunday that it would "double
the number of fighters for this next battle"."We announce the start
of a new phase to liberate all of Aleppo," the group said. "We will
not rest until we raise the flag of the conquest over Aleppo's citadel." aljazeera
750 Palestinians held in
administative detention: NGO
Gaza:A total of 750
Palestinians are being held in “administrative detention” in Israel, a
Palestinian NGO said Sunday. Palestinian Center for Human Rights said that
three Palestinian lawmakers were among those held in administrative detention
in Israeli jails.“Israeli authorities...are using this kind of detention as a
means of collective punishment,” the statement said.The rights group,
meanwhile, voiced deep concern over the health condition of Palestinian
detainee Bilal Kayed, who has entered his 54th day on hunger strike to protest
his administrative detention. Anadolu Agency
History made as AK Party,
CHP, MHP heads attend rally
Leaders of Turkey’s three
main political parties, including the Justice and Development (AK) Party,
Republican People's Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) are for
the first time attending a rally together in the country.Prime Minister Binali
Yildirim, who is also AK Party chairman, has been joined by CHP Chairman Kemal
Kilicdaroglu and MHP leader Devlet Bahceli at the massive “Democracy and
Martyrs' Rally" to protest against the July 15 coup attempt in the country
that left 240 people martyred and 2,200 others injured.The political party
leaders will address the millions of people attending the rally, which had been
called by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul's Yenikapi square.The
Yenikapi event will mark the end of weeks of “democracy watch” rallies held in
cities across the country since the defeated coup, which martyred 240 people
and wounded nearly 2,200 more.World Bulletin
Turkish chief of staff
attacks coup bid
Turkey’s most senior
soldier on Sunday said “the heaviest penalty” would be imposed on those behind
the July 15 attempted coup.Gen. Hulusi Akar, chief of the general staff, was
speaking at a Democracy and Martyrs’ Rally in Istanbul’s Yenikapi district to
mark the defeat of the coup bid. Referring to the Fetullah Terrorist
Organization (FETO) that has been accused of planning the takeover, Akar said
there was “no doubt the heaviest penalty would be imposed on the blood-shedders
of FETO”.World Bulletin
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