As China has increased its presence in the Pakistani states of Balochistan and Sindh, for the expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative projects, Baloch and Sindh separatist groups have announced that they are forming an alliance and plans to attack ‘expansionist Chinese’ in their region the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
The Baloch Raj Aajoi Sangar (BRAS), an umbrella organization comprising of Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF), Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Baloch Republican Guards (BRG), and the Sindudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) held a meeting at an unidentified location to deliberate on the changing geopolitical situation and to put up a united front against Pakistan.
The statement read, “Sindh and Balochistan are equally affected by the ‘expansionist’ and ‘oppressive’ resolves of China. Through the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), China aims to subjugate Sindh and Balochistan and occupy the coasts and resources from Badin to Gwadar”.
“The participants in the session unanimously agreed that the Sindhi and Baloch nation have had political, historical and cultural ties that have persisted for thousands of years. Currently both nations aim for independence and both consider Pakistan state (Punjab) an arch enemy.”, the statement further added.
Just recently Baloch separatists attacked Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi with the support from Sindhi separatists. Security officials in Pakistan now think the alliance between Sindhi insurgents and Bolach fighters will enable them to launch deadlier attacks against the Islamic State of Pakistan.
Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed India for the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which is practically owned by China.
Balochistan is the largest province in Pakistan and is very crucial for the success of CPEC because it has the Gwadar port and with the Baloch and Sindhi separatists, it could create several hurdles for China and Pakistan to execute their plans.
However, China is very much invested in CPEC, part of the broader BRI. According to Mohan Malik, a professor of strategic studies at the National Defense College of the United Arab Emirates, told the Nikkei Asian Review “As China doubles down on the CPEC infrastructure projects from Kashmir to Karachi and Gwadar, the insurgent forces will seek to raise the costs by launching attacks and raids”.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six persons including Mohammed Ali, belonging to the radical Muslim fundamentalist Islamic group Popular Front of India (PFI) during its investigation in Kerala Gold Smuggling case, Swarajya reported.
Mohammed Ali is among those charge-sheeted in the brutal attack on Prof T.J Joseph in 2010 and his hand was cut off at the wrist as punishment on allegation of blasphemy.
After the incident, the Christian minority institution suspended Joseph for ‘hurting’ the religious sentiments of a community. Mohammed Ali and the other attackers were charge-sheeted by Kerala Police in 2011 only to be acquitted later.
On August 1, Mohammed Ali and Muvattupuzha resident Muhammad Ebrahim were arrested by NIA officers in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. At present, the NIA has arrested 10 persons in the gold smuggling case.
During search operations, the NIA found 2 hard disks, 1 tablet PC, 8 mobile phones, 6 SIM cards, 1 Digital Video Recorder and 5 DVDs. Besides various documents including bank passbooks, credit/ debit cards, travel documents and identity documents of the accused have also been gathered as evidence.
Former MP and President of Students and Youth for Thiruvalluvar Tarun Vijay presented approximately 26000 Rakhis to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to be sent to Indian soldiers in Ladakh and other border areas.
Shri Tarun Vijay presenting Rakhis made by children to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Ms. Vrinda, from Sewa Bharati.
Students from Bharani Vidyalaya of Karur, Tamil Nadu made around 13,000 Rakhis, all handcrafted. It was done by Students and Youth For Thiruvalluvar organisation with the help of the principal of the school Ram Subramanyam.
Some of these Rakhis have Thirukural written on them with pictures of Indian Army Jawans’ victory.
Another lot was prepared by children of the Aryan School in Dehradun.
Sewa Bharati, an RSS inspired service organisation prepared several thousand Rakhis through girls living in underprivileged areas and sewa bastis. Youth For Bharat leader Ms. Vrinda led the Rakhi group.
The Students and Youth for Thiruvalluvar (SYT) has been doing this for the past four years.
Appreciating the effort Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that these are not just the Rakhi threads but blessings of their sisters for the soldiers who are brave against all odds to protect our nation.
The Special Investigation Team of the Delhi Police that is investigating the Delhi Riots said on Sunday (August 2) that Aam Aadmi Party’s councillor Tahir Hussain confessed to his role in the riots.
In his statement to the Delhi Police, Tahir Hussain reportedly told that he wanted to teach the Hindus a lesson using his political power and money when he became the councillor in 2017.
He also admitted that he was the mastermind behind the anti-CAA riots that rocked the north-east part of the city in February this year.
According to the statement issued by police officials, Tahir Hussain got support from Khalid Saifi and the notorious Popular Front of India.
In his confession during the interrogation by the Delhi Police, Tahir Hussain said that he and Khalid Saifi planned the riots together. Tahir Hussain had told Khalid Saifi that his political position and money should be used against Hindus. He reportedly told the police that he decided to act as he was aggrieved by abrogation of Article 370, Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of Ram Mandir and the passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
As per the police officials, Tahir used support from Khalid Saifi, former JNU student Umar Khalid, Ishrat Jahan and Popular Front of India (PFI) member Danish. Tahir Hussain was introduced by Khalid Saifi to ex-JNU student Umar Khalid at the PFI office in Shaheen Bagh. During the meeting, Khalid supposedly told that he was ready to die. Khalid Saifi also promised Hussain that Danish would offer all financial help in the “war against Hindus”.
They had connived in that meeting to do something that will shake the central government which will force them to roll back CAA. Khalid Saifi is said to have taken the responsibility of provoking people on the streets. Saifi along with Ishrat Jahan started staging anti-CAA demonstrations at Khureji which spread to different parts. They had planned to carry out the riot when the US President Donald Trump touched down in India.
Tahir Hussain accepted to the Delhi Police that he collected liquor and cold drink bottles, from scrap dealers. Suspicion on him was avoided as construction was going on Tahir’s house. He collected petrol and diesel by filling the tanks of vehicles full, which was transferred to containers at his house. Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid had asked him to collect acid too. According, huge empty bottles, bricks, stones, acids, petrol bombs were stocked at his under-construction house roof top.
He also used collected his licensed pistol which was deposited with the police to be used in the riots.
In order to ensure that his family and people of his community (Muslims) were not harmed during the riot, Tahir Hussain shifted them to a safe location a day before. He also disconnected all CCTV cameras. On the day of the riots, he kept calling the Delhi Police to avoid eyes turning on him.
Ex-JNU student Umar Khalid was also questioned by the Delhi Police about his provocative speeches and also his meetings with Tahir Hussain and Khalid Saifi.
Hussain is one of the main accused in the brutal murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma who was stabbed multiple times in the Chand Bagh area on 25 February. Hussain has also been booked under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The TNCC Trust and its properties have come under close scrutiny, thanks to the recent appointment of Motilal Vora and Kesavan as trustees in TNCC Trust. Motilal Vora is General Secretary (Administration) of All India Congress Committeee and Kesavan is the grandson of Rajaji, the first Governor General of independent India who was also former Chief Minister of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu). Kesavan also served as the Vice President of the Centre-run Rajiv Gandhi National institute of Youth Development at Sriperumbudur. These appointments have been following the exit of former Union Ministers and senior leaders Jayanti Natarajan and GK Vasan from the Congress, who had been the trustees of this TNCC Trust. They were among the five other trustees of the TNCC trust, along with Elangovan, Sudarsana Natchiappan, and former Congress MLA Yasoda D.
What is the controversy about?
The TNCC Trust was formed by journalist Ramnath Goenka and former CM K. Kamaraj after the Avadi Congress in 1958. The proceeds made to the trust were used for buying properties which were meant to be to be used for public charitable activities.
Thuglak Editor S. Gurumurthy in a series of explosive tweets on this issue said that a scam was brewing over the Tamil Nadu Congress Committee’s charitable trust.
He pointed out that that the appointment of Motilal Vora and Kesavan as trustees of TNCC Trust by Congress chief Sonia Gandhi went against the provisions of the Trust Deed. The Trust deed mandates that the trustees shall be appointed by the Working Committee of the TNCC.
Gurumurthy alleged that it is an attempt by the Gandhi family to exercise its control over the properties held by TNCC Trust that is worth several thousand crores. He also alleged that the trust was now being controlled by Kanishk Singh, considered to Rahul Gandhi’s right hand.
Gurumurthy noted that this could potentially be a scam which is 10 times more intense than the National Herald scam. His questioned the former trustee members, asking them what they were doing about this issue.
In an article carried by The Hindu, Mr. Gurumurthy had told that the Trust’s properties are worth ₹15,000-₹20,000 crore “I am told that they were also trying to build a multi-storey building on the Mount Road property (Teynampet Congress grounds). Now I understand work has been given to an architect in Mumbai. The builder is from Chennai.”
Mr. Gurumurthy said the party has entered into an MoU to give 40% of the property to a builder and 60% to the Congress with five floors for unnamed persons.
TNCC members, and the Trust, however, claim that this plan was mooted by the late GK Moopanar and his colleagues, only to be later dropped. These members who are lifetime trustees of the TNCC have said that the trust property cannot be used for anything other than what is mentioned in the Trust Deeds, which include charitable activities like education and medical grants.
Sadly, GK Vasan, Sudarsana Natchiappan, and Jayanti Natarajan had left to revive the Tamil Maanila Congress Party and claimed that there was no interference whilst they had been serving their tenure at the Trust and that they had no knowledge of what had happened after they had left the party.
E.M. Sudarsana Nachiappan, who is one of the lifetime trustees of the Trust, said all the Trustees are appointed by the Executive Committee of the TNCC. “Even Motilal Vohra was nominated by the executive committee. AICC has no role in the nominations and audited statements are given every year,” he said.
He further added that Gurumurthy’s claims about the building being converted to a multi story complex was not true, and that the property of the trust is not to be used for anything other than charitable activities. He went on to call the allegations baseless and without proof.
President of TNCC K. S. Alagiri also came to the defence against the charges made by Mr. Gurumurthy, saying trustees of the TNCC Charitable Trust were nominated by the Executive Committee of the party in 2015 as per the trust deed.
Su. Thirunavakkarasar also went on to say that the appointments were made according to the trust deed.
Contradicting claims and reports
In contrast to the claims made by Alagiri, Sudarsana Nachiappan, Thirunavakkarasar, The Hindu report of 2015 notes that the appointment of Motilal Vora and Kesavan came as a surprise to TNCC. The Hindu report also added that “Sonia Gandhi took a surprise decision to appoint Vora and Kesavan.
Apart from The Hindu, multiple media reports of Economic Times, Business Standard, etc stated that the appointment of Motilal Vora and Kesavan was made by Sonia Gandhi.
Why this is fishy
This is not the first time that the Congress party has been embroiled in something of this scale. Rahul Gandhi and his mother Congress chief Sonia Gandhi are accused of misappropriating funds in the National Herald case both of whom are out on bail. This TNCC scam is coming to be seen as a repeat of the National Herald case.
This is not just an issue of a lack of authority on Sonia’s hands to appoint trustees of TNCC but is an attempt to grab the properties of TNCC and exercise control over it which is meant to be used for public charitable activities like education.
Gurumurthy in a tweet said that all trustees were summoned to meet Rahul Gandhi in 2009 & instructed them to “sign something”.
TN BJP President Dr. L. Murugan in a tweet said that the TNCC Trust entered into an agreement with Skyhigh Builders and Heeral Constructions Pvt Ltd for development of the property situated at Congress grounds.
Senior Journalist R. Rajagopalan had said that Rahul Gandhi had sought to build a 7 star hotel in Teynampet Congress grounds through a Mumbai builder.
Gurumurthy also asked if the TNCC pays rent to Sathyamurthy Bhavan which belongs to the TNCC trust and not the party. The twenty-ground property if it is to be let out for rent or lease could fetch a value of at least several lakhs per month, at ₹100/square feet. Gurumurthy had said that he ‘reliably understood’ from insiders of TNCC, that there is a high chance of the party not even paying the rent for Sathyamurthy Bhavan that is to go for TNCC Trust. If it is found to be true, it would amount to breach of trust and the trust could lose tax exemption.
The TNCC and its president have denied all the allegations levelled and brushed it off saying that Mr. Gurumurthy is trying to sow seeds of doubts in the minds of people in the follow up to elections. However, they haven’t given a satisfactory answer to the irregularities pointed out. There is a high probability that the it could be a Tamil Nadu version of the National Herald scam.
Former Minister in the UPA-2 government and incumbent DMK MP A. Raja in an interview with a private Tamil news channel had said that the provision of All India Quota in medical seats came into existence only after the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
He said “In all medical colleges of Tamil Nadu, they are bringing in All India Quota.. Whether reservation norms will be applied to those who enter through All India Quota is the question..”
Under the All India Quota (AIQ), states surrender 15% of MBBS seats in state-run medical colleges to the Centre. This 15% quota is up for grab for students from across the country who may not have been able to secure admission to colleges in their home states. There is also AIQ for postgraduate seats in medical education, under which states surrender 50% of their total seats to the central pool.
The All India Quota in medical seats was introduced in 1984 based on Supreme Court’s guidelines and not through NEET.
காலைல இருந்து தி.மு.க ₹200 கூலிஸ் "டேய் எங்க தலைவர் கிழிச்சி தொங்க விட்டுட்டார். வாங்கடா வாங்கடா பதில் சொல்லுங்கன்னு" அனத்திட்டு இருந்தானுங்க. சரி என்னன்னு போய் பேட்டிய பாத்தா பச்சையா பொய் பொய்யா பேசிட்டு போய் இருக்கார். இதுக்கா இவ்ளோ buildup உ.பிஸ்?pic.twitter.com/xSzItcI7z1
Since 1986, OBC reservations were effected in central institutions and not in all state government colleges as each state had a different reservation policy.
The Central government is yet to come out with a policy on implementing OBC reservation in AIQ seats surrendered by the states to the central pool as the matter is currently sub judice.
The issue has several complexities as different states have different reservation policies and involves stakeholders like the Medical Council of India.
With respect to Tamil Nadu, the Madras High Court has directed for the formation of a committee with officials of the Centre, state and Medical Council of India to decide on the matter of implementation of OBC reservation to state surrendered AIQ seats.
It is to be noted that A. Raja was a Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare from 2002 – 2004. The DMK which was part of the UPA government headed by the Congress for 10 years too couldn’t come out with a comprehensive policy as it involves bringing all the states on board.
The National SC Reservation Parirakshana Samithi (NSCRPS) has filed a complaint with the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Assembly Speaker against Andhra Pradesh MLA Mr. Dulam Nageswara Rao who had pressurized government officials to issue SC certificate to converted Scheduled Caste Christians without following the due process as mandated by the government which is in violation of the Constitutional provisions.
In a press briefing he had said that Scheduled Caste persons who have converted to Christianity must be given SC caste certificates without any verification. He also said that he has called upon the Mandal Revenue Officer not to harass or verify the actual religion being practised by applicants for Scheduled Caste community certificates.
Lodged petition with AP Governor and Assembly Speaker against Mr. Dulam Nageswar Rao, MLA, Kaikaluru Constituency, Krishna District for pressurising Revenue officials and forcing them to issue Scheduled Caste certificates to SC converted Christians. pic.twitter.com/viMGd8IwTQ
— SC Reservation Parirakshana Samiti (@NSCRPS1) August 1, 2020
This is in direct contravention to The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 which lays down that practicing and professing Hindu religion is a necessary pre-condition for anyone to be considered as Scheduled Caste.
The complaint, a copy of which was accessed by The Commune, also cites the Circular Memo No. 10956/CVI/97-2 dated 16th February, 1998 issued by Social Welfare (CV) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh that says that “it is incumbent upon the authority issuing the caste certificates to establish by way of a local spot enquiry on a case to case basis, by verifying the customs, day to day religious practices, festivals, religious ceremonies etc.”
The rules and orders clearly establish that those practising Christianity are not entitled to claim Scheduled Caste status.
The officials who were merely following the established procedure of making enquiries regarding the religions professed by the applicants have been warned of dire consequences if applicants are denied SC caste certificates merely on grounds of conversion to Christianity.
The complaint notes that “the MLA’s press briefing mandating the officials to issue certificates to converted SC Christians goes against the letter and spirit of the procedure governing issue of caste certificates.”
It added that such statement made by a public representative will not only demoralise the government officials but also seriously jeopardise the opportunities of genuine Scheduled Caste communities.
A few weeks back the Uttar Pradesh police arrested Mohammad Shamshad after investigations revealed that he killed a woman and her daughter and buried them under his bedroom.
Mohammad Shamshad had posed himself as Amit Gurjar and befriended a Hindu woman named Priya over Facebook in 2013. Priya who was divorced with a child was lured into marriage by Shamshad. She along with her 2 year old daughter moved to Meerut to live with Shamshad in 2013.
It was reported that Priya and her daughter had been missing since March 28, 2020. Priya had last spoken to her best friend Chanchal on March 28 after which her phone had remained switched off. A concerned Chanchal had then filed a missing complaint with the police. But the police had forced her to withdraw her complaint for reasons unknown. Later, an activist from Bajrang Dali named Manish Lohia had apprised the Meerut SSP of the matter following which SSP Ajay Sahani launched an investigation and nabbed Shamshad from his house in Meerut.
Later, the police recovered the dead bodies of Priya and her daughter by digging up Shamshad’s bedroom. Shamshad had buried them and poured 20 packets of salt to dry them out so that they get mummified. The police later bulldozed the entire house of Shamshad.
Chanchal’s account
Chanchal had been Priya’s closest friend with whom the latter had shared everything about her life. In a conversation with OpIndia, she discloses the events leading to the unfortunate death of her friend and the child.
Priya had got divorced in 2012 and had moved to Modinagar where she and Chanchal became friends. Priya used to work in a parlour and would leave her daughter Kashish at Chanchal’s place.
Chanchal and her family took care of Kashish during the day until her mother returned in the evening. It was around that time that Shamshad (as Amit Gurjar) contacted Priya through facebook. He had spun lies after lies to lure Priya who fell into his trap. He had even promised to set up a parlour for her and made her quit the job she had.
Things seem to have been rosy in the beginning with Shamshad (Amit Gurjar) pampering Priya with his sweet talks and actions. In 2015, both of them got married at a temple. They had moved to Kashiram. It is here that Shamshad’s true identity started to crack open and his radical nature started showing up. He started abusing her every day. When Priya used to go out for work, Shamshad commented that “women who work outside are prostitutes”. He even wanted to stop the schooling of Kashish. He would say to Priya “What kind of clothes you buy for her? Dress her properly and teach her Urdu.”
Shamshad had forced Priya and her daughter to convert to Islam. He forced them to go to mosques, read the Quran, recite Islamic prayers and live by Shariat.
Priya and Shamshad later moved to Shamshad’s house in Meerut. Earlier at Kashiram, she had a small temple for herself to worship. Priya had given this small temple to Chanchal saying that she can’t bear disrespect to her Gods meted out by Shamshad.
In the new place, Shamshad did not even allow her to have a temple. Priya used to burn incense sticks and Shamshad would get irritated because of the smell and smoke. Priya was an ardent devotee of Sai Baba. Shamshad used to beat her and force her to stop worshipping her gods.
He forced them to go to Jamaat. But Priya kept enduring all this for the sake of her daughter. She was also under the influence of societal pressure – what would people think of her if she gets separated from a man once again?
From then on, Shamshad abused her every day. He even tried to create a rift between Priya and Chanchal. But Priya trusted her friend more than her wretched husband. The lockdown period became a nightmare for Priya as he started abusing her physically and mentally daily. During one of the fights, Shamshad twisted Priya’s hand and tried to strangulate her throat.
Every time a fight happened Priya would leave the house with her daughter but Shamshad apologized and brought them back. Priya kept in touch with Chanchal and used to narrate all the horrors that happen to her on a regular basis. In her last conversation, Priya had mentioned about how Shamshad brought a lot of men to the house. Priya had told Shamshad that it was not right for many men to come here during the corona times. To this, Shamshad had supposedly told Priya that it was his house and he could bring anyone he wanted. He also refused to believe that corona virus was spreading.
However, on the night of March 28, Priya’s phone went off. Chanchal had tried calling Priya several times but she couldn’t reach her. She thought that Priya blacklisted her number. Chanchal called Shamshad who had picked up and told her that he was busy and would call her back later. She had called in the evening and Shamshad had told her that Priya was angry and didn’t want to speak to anyone. Suspecting that something was not right, Chanchal had later called Priya’s neighbours on March 29 and 30. Priya had given the numbers of her neighbours to Chanchal for use ‘in case of emergency’.
When she called one of the neighbours, she was informed that both Priya and Kashish were not at home. She got even more suspicious. She requested the neighbours to hand the phone over to Shamshad. Shamshad had not expected that Chanchal would have the neighbour’s numbers. He had cooked up a story to Chanchal saying that Priya stabbed him and ran away with all the money in the house along with Kashish. When asked how he was able to stay clam in such a situation, he blamed Chanchal saying that she conspired along with Priya. Right then, Chanchal had understood that Shamshad must have done something to them.
Shamshad then tried to fake evidence by sending a message from Kashish’s phone to Chanchal saying “Didi, we are safe wherever we are. We left the house after the accidentally stabbing daddy. We took the money. Please do not do anything; otherwise, we will be great trouble.”
Days passed and Chanchal received no information on her friend. She then filed a complaint with the Partapur police station on April 15. However, the police had given a clean chit to Shamshad. Enraged, she voiced against the apathy shown by the police. The police had even come to Chanchal’s place and spoke with her and her family to not pursue the case. But that wasn’t going to stop Chanchal.
In one of her visit to the police stations, she stopped noticed Priya’s scooty. She raised the matter with the police but did not take any action. They asked her if she is okay with visiting Bihar to which Chanchal agreed.
Meanwhile, Shamshad was sweating over Chanchal’s efforts over getting justice for her friend. He started to threaten her and said that he would tell people that she is a prostitute. But Chanchal gave a foot to his threats. Later, Chanchal approached several Hindu groups who visited police stations with her. But nothing helped.
Finally on July 2, Chanchal gave it all up and wrote a letter that she is letting go of the matter as it is causing mental stress to her. She just hoped and prayed that her friend gets justice.
VHP comes to the rescue
Hearing about all this, Manish Lohia of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad reached out to Chanchal on July 12 to offer all support in bringing to light the plight of her friend. Chanchal who was vexed with various organizations leaving her alone refused to accept Manish Lohia’s offer to help. However, Manish guaranteed that he would get justice for her friend. Within a few days, Manish reached out to all higher officials. A case was registered on July 14. He was informed that CO Bhupendra would look into the matter.
Manish had continuously kept in touch with the CO asking him to share all the details with him. He also asked them to find out where Priya’s phone was last used and when it was switched off. Due to the consistent pressure, the police worked faster and got Shamshad arrested but he was released within a few days after interrogation.
Manish had asked why the man was released to which the police had replied that further inquiry would be conducted only based on the evidence Chanchal provides. Manish then helped Chanchal gather all the evidence. Seeing the prima facie evidence and sensing that there was no possibility of delaying the case, Shamshad was nabbed again and investigated thoroughly.
During the investigation, Shamshad did not disclose anything at first. But later when he asked about how long he would have stay in the police station, the inspector replied that he could leave once they find mother and daughter. Shamshad then confessed that he had killed them and buried them under his bedroom.
Initially the police refused to believe but Shamshad had kept repeating the same thing again and again. At 4 AM, the police dug the location and recovered the decomposed bodies of the mother and daughter.
Shashad was supposedly married and had a wife named Afsana with whom he had 3 kids. Afsana had come with her kids to Meerut to claim Shamshad’s property. Once Priya had come to know of his true identity, she wanted the property to secure her future.
Both Priya and Shamshad fought a lot over this issue. On the night of her murder too, they had an altercation over this. The argument was over a transaction of Rs.3 lakh, and it escalated at around 10 PM.
That dreadful night
After the fight, Priya was cutting vegetables when Shamshad tried to attack her. Priya had used the knife in her had as defence when it injured his hand. Enraged, he strangulated her and later stabbed dead body multiple times. He then went for Kashish and suffocated the child to death with a pillow. He threw the bodies in to the bathroom and went to get stitches for his hand.
It is alleged that his brother-in-law was with him on 28th March at the time of the incident. Shamshad had later dug a 8 feet pit in his bedroom to dump the bodies. He sprinkled 20 packets of salt on the bodied to dry them out and plastered the floor again so that no one gets suspicious.
Shamshad’s escape and encounter
Reports mentioned that Shamshad had tried to escape police custody. He was later arrested after an encounter when he was shot at his legs. The police then admitted him to a hospital for his injuries.
The case now
Police have arrested another man named Nakul Sharma for his role in the brutal murder of mother-daughter duo. He was caught following a video that went viral in which he can be heard saying that he would give ₹1 crore to save Shamshad. He is said to have destroyed all evidences to secure Shamshad. He is also said to have mislead the police.
It was also found that Shamshad had planned to kill Chanchal too. The SHO, inspector and sub-inspector are being investigated for their inaction and attempt to divert by pointing fingers at Chanchal. Shamshad will be booked under the NSA. Shamshad’s house has been demolished.
After bodies of Priya and her daughter were found from house of Shamshad, police demolished his house as seen in video below. Unusual but innovative. I think it would send a strong message in the area and hurt the accused's family financially pic.twitter.com/PnnGlUfgqN
The Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has made special preparations to distribute 16 lakh Bikaneri laddoos to all the foreign embassies on the occasion of Ram Mandir’s ‘Bhumi Pujan’ ceremony on August 5. This is to keep up with the Indian tradition of distributing sweets on special occasions. These laddoos are to be distributed four in each packet. On behalf of the trust, Bikaneri laddus will be distributed in all the embassies of the country including Ramnagar.
Residents of the city have been asked to light up earthen lamps at their homes on the eve of the foundation stone laying ceremony. To make the celebration merrier, the state’s tourism department is equally participating in the preparations. The roads have been decorated with murals from the Ramayan, and the event is to take place with strict social distancing norms in force.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform Bhoomi Poojan in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ram Janmaboomi. This will be telecasted on Doordarshan. Priests all over the country are to participate in 108 Hanuman Chalisa recitations in the temples.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been gaining accolades as a humanitarian for his several deeds of philanthropy. He has helped several people reached home safely video due to the lockdown being in force, as well as helped people find jobs in this difficult period. He had even launched an app that will help non-resident worker of different states to find jobs.
Now, he has taken the responsibility of 3 orphan kids from Bhuvanagiri in Telangana. This incident got the spotlight when journalist Rajesh Karanam had shared a video on Twitter tagging Sonu Sood and saying that they had lost their parents. He added that the oldest kid had been taking care of the younger ones by feeding them and doing household chores.
He had replied immediately saying that they were no longer orphans and that he would take responsibility for them. This act by him has garnered a lot of praise from people on the internet. The tweet soon went viral with netizens once again hailing the actor for his consistent efforts to provide help to all those adversely affected by the pandemic.
Netizens are blessing him from all over the world, saying that after having become a star in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Punjabi films, Sonu has also emerged as a real-life star now.
