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Christians protest against ‘attacks on churches’ in Delhi

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New Delhi: Members of the Christian community staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday against alleged “attacks on churches, violence and arrests” in different parts of the country.
“We are being accused of forcibly converting people to Christianity. Churches are being attacked, our people are being beaten up and arrested. The community members are living in a constant state of panic,” Steven from Uttar Pradesh said.
He claimed that the country saw “525 cases of atrocities against the members of the community in 2021 and 600 cases in 2022”.
“In Uttar Pradesh, the number of such cases increased from 70 in 2020 to 183 in 2022,” he claimed.
Shivpal from Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh alleged that the state police has been arresting people over allegations of forced conversions.
“We are not even allowed to pray in our houses. A few women were arrested for offering prayers during a birthday celebration,” he said.
One of the FIRs filed against the members of the community names an 11-year-old and a person who died in 2010, Steven alleged.
“Churches are being attacked and our community members harassed in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and many other states. Cases are being filed against them on the basis of false charges.

We have come here to express solidarity with our brothers and sisters,” Poonam, who came from Delhi’s Punjabi Bagh, said.
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February 19, 2023
Delhi Excise policy case: Manish Sisodia urges CBI to defer questioning

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New Delhi: Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday urged the CBI to defer his questioning till the last week of February in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case as he is busy finalising the city budget.
Sisodia had been called for questioning on Sunday in connection with the case, nearly three months after a charge sheet was filed in the matter, officials said.
The AAP leader has not been named as an accused in the charge sheet as the investigation against him and other suspects is still going on.
“I have written to the CBI and asked for time for February last week as I am finalising the budget of Delhi and it is a crucial time. I have told them that I will come after the last week of February,” he told reporters.
It’s my duty as finance minister to present the budget on time and I have been working 24 hours for it. I have requested the CBI to allow me to come after the last week of February and answer all their questions, he told reporters.
The deputy chief minister in the Aam Aadmi Party government, who also held the charge of the Excise department, was earlier questioned on October 17 last year and his home and bank lockers were also searched in connection with the case.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 19, 2023
Comments on looks can’t be considered sexually coloured remarks: Delhi court

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New Delhi: A Delhi court has observed that mentioning the looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part would not be counted as a sexually coloured remark.
Additional Sessions Judge Rajinder Singh of Patiala House Courts made this observation while dismissing a woman’s plea against discharge of a man under Section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Charges against two other men were framed under the same Section but they were discharged under Section 354A (sexual harassment).
The woman had alleged that the three men made offensive comments and certain remarks about her and also used to stare at her with an ‘evil eye’.
The court said that the alleged acts of the accused persons would not fall under Section 354A (1)(A) of the IPC while perusing the documents.
“The woman specifically mentioned that he was murmuring something but she did not stop there to hear,” the court said while discharging the accused under section 509 of the IPC.
The court also noted that there was no specific mention of any alleged words attributable to the man or no specific allegations that he made any sound or gesture or exhibiting any object intending it to be seen by the woman with the intention of insulting her modesty or intruding upon her privacy.

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February 18, 2023
No liquor scam in Delhi, excise policy case result of political vendetta: Kejriwal

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New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asserted that there was no “liquor scam” in Delhi and that the case over his government’s excise policy was created as a result of “political vendetta and conspiracy” ahead of his deputy Manish Sisodia’s questioning by the CBI slated for Sunday.
Reacting to Kejriwal’s assertion, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva wondered why did the AAP government scrap the excise policy if there was no scam in it.
The Excise Policy 2021-22 was withdrawn by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government last year after a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe was recommended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena into “violation of norms and lapses”.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Kejriwal said his government will fully cooperate with the CBI’s investigation into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of the now-scrapped Excise Policy 2021-22.
“First of all, there is no such thing as a liquor scam. We formulated the best and most transparent policy in the country,” he said when asked about the CBI summoning Sisodia.
The same policy implemented in Punjab has led to a 48-per cent rise in revenues, the chief minister said.
“In Delhi, they have framed the case as a result of political vendetta and conspiracy. Manish will go there and we will fully cooperate. Finally, the truth will prevail,” he said.
At another press conference, Sachdeva posed questions to Kejriwal, asking why a court denied bail to one of the accused in the case on four different occasions and whether Sisodia had any contact with the other accused.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader also wondered why did the deputy chief minister frequently change his mobile phones.
Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri alleged that the liquor “scam” involved an amount of Rs 6,000 crore and asserted that the truth will come out after the CBI probe.
BJP MP Parvesh Verma said the “liquor scam” of the AAP government has been “exposed” before people and Kejriwal is now defending Sisodia.
The CBI has called Sisodia for questioning in connection with the excise policy case nearly three months after filing the chargesheet.
Sisodia has not been named as an accused in the chargesheet as the probe against him and other suspects is still going on, officials said.
The deputy chief minister, who also held the charge of the excise department, was first questioned by the federal agency on October 17 last year and his house as well as bank lockers were also searched in connection with the case.
In a tweet in Hindi, Sisodia said nothing incriminating was found against him during the searches and he would continue to cooperate in the investigation.
“The CBI has called me again tomorrow. They have used the full power of the CBI, the ED against me, raided my house, searched bank lockers, but nothing was found against me,” he said.
In an apparent reference to the BJP-led Centre, the deputy chief minister said the CBI has been made to go after him because “they” want to stop his “good work” in the education sector for the children of Delhi.
The CBI is now focused on the alleged influence of a “south lobby” of businessmen and politicians on the formulation and implementation of the liquor policy to swing it in their favour, using middlemen, liquor traders and public servants, officials said.
It is alleged that the Delhi government’s policy to grant licences to liquor traders favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for those, a charge strongly refuted by the AAP.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

February 18, 2023
Nikki Yadav murder: Delhi court sends 5 accused to 2-day custody

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New Delhi: A Delhi court has sent Sahil Gehlot and four co-accused in the Nikki Yadav murder case, to two-day police custody.
Gehlot had strangled the 23-year-old woman at Kashmiri Gate on February 10.
The police had produced the five arrested people before the court on Friday night.
On Wednesday, the court had sent Gehlot to five-day police custody for interrogation.
In a recent development, Gehlot has told the investigators that the two had married in 2020.
Police have also arrested Gehlot’s father, his two cousins Ashish and Naveen (Constable in Delhi Police) and two friends Amar and Lokesh for hatching a conspiracy to get rid of Yadav and go ahead with the wedding with another girl.
According to a senior police official, the prime accused Gehlot was interrogated at length during police custody and disclosed that Yadav was dissuading him from marrying someone else as they had already solemnised their marriage in 2020.
“She was pleading with him not to go ahead with the marriage fixed by his family with another girl on February 10. However, Sahil along with his father, two cousins and two friends hatched the conspiracy and planned to remove the deceased from their way,” said the official.

“Sahil executed the plan and murdered her and informed the other co-accused persons about it on the same day and then all of them went ahead with the marriage ceremony,” said the official.
“All the five co-accused were thoroughly interrogated and arrested after verifying and ascertaining their role,” the official added.
According to the official, on the night of February 9, Gehlot, a resident of Mitraon village, went to meet the woman at her Uttam Nagar residence where she lived with her younger sister.
“Sahil stayed there for two-three hours and later both of them went to Nizammudin railway station. But as they could not get tickets to Goa, they decided to go to Himachal Pradesh instead and reached ISBT, Kashmere Gate,” said the official.
When the duo reached ISBT, an argument broke out between them. He then strangled Nikki with his mobile phone data cable inside the car, probably around 8 a.m on February 10, drove to his dhaba to hide her body, and then proceeded with his wedding on February 10.
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February 18, 2023
Four Hizb Operatives Convicted By Delhi

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SRINAGAR: A Special Court in Delhi has convicted four persons in a money laundering case related to the Jammu and Kashmir terror funding on Friday, which was probed by the Enforcement Directorate. Among those convicted are Mohammad Shafi Shah, Talib Lali, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar and Mushtaq Ahmad Lone.
It said the court of Additional Sessions Judge-3 (Patiala House court) would announce the punishment on February 27.
The case stems from an FIR filed by the NIA under the UAPA. In April 2020, the ED filed a chargesheet against 12 terrorists.
Eight have been declared proclaimed offenders. The federal agency has also attached assets worth Rs 1.22 crore.
They had pleaded guilty before the trial court for the offence of money laundering.
The case stems from an FIR filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the ED said in a statement. “The Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), one of the most active terrorist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, has been regularly receiving funds … for carrying out terrorist activities. The investigation established that in the garb of Jammu Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust (JKART), Hizbul Mujahideen had been actively involved in funding terrorist activities,” the ED said.
The ED had filed a chargesheet in this case against 12 terrorists in April 2020. Out of them, eight have been declared ‘proclaimed offenders’ by the court, it said. The federal agency has also attached assets worth Rs 1.22 crore as part of the investigation.

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February 18, 2023
Four Hizb Operatives Convicted By Delhi Court

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SRINAGAR: A Special Court in Delhi has convicted four persons in a money laundering case related to the Jammu and Kashmir terror funding on Friday, which was probed by the Enforcement Directorate. Among those convicted are Mohammad Shafi Shah, Talib Lali, Muzaffar Ahmad Dar and Mushtaq Ahmad Lone.
It said the court of Additional Sessions Judge-3 (Patiala House court) would announce the punishment on February 27.
The case stems from an FIR filed by the NIA under the UAPA. In April 2020, the ED filed a chargesheet against 12 terrorists.
Eight have been declared proclaimed offenders. The federal agency has also attached assets worth Rs 1.22 crore.
They had pleaded guilty before the trial court for the offence of money laundering.
The case stems from an FIR filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the ED said in a statement. “The Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), one of the most active terrorist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, has been regularly receiving funds … for carrying out terrorist activities. The investigation established that in the garb of Jammu Kashmir Affectees Relief Trust (JKART), Hizbul Mujahideen had been actively involved in funding terrorist activities,” the ED said.
The ED had filed a chargesheet in this case against 12 terrorists in April 2020. Out of them, eight have been declared ‘proclaimed offenders’ by the court, it said. The federal agency has also attached assets worth Rs 1.22 crore as part of the investigation.

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February 18, 2023
Manish Sisodia called for questioning by CBI in Delhi Excise Policy case

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New Delhi: The CBI has called Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for questioning in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy case nearly three months after filing the charge sheet in the case, officials said Saturday.
Sisodia, called on Sunday for questioning, has not been named as accused in the charge sheet, they said.
Arrested businessmen Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpally were among the seven accused named in the charge sheet.
It is alleged the Delhi government’s policy to grant licences to liquor traders favoured certain dealers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a charge strongly refuted by the AAP.
“It was further alleged that irregularities were committed including in modifications in Excise Policy, extending undue favours to the licensees, waiver/reduction in licence fee, extension of L-1 license without approval etc.
“It was also alleged that illegal gains on count of these acts were diverted to concerned public servants by private parties by making false entries in their books of accounts,” the CBI spokesperson had said.
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February 18, 2023
Centre decides to take over 123 Delhi Waqf Board properties; Won’t allow it, says chairman Khan

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Delhi: The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has decided to take over 123 properties of the Delhi Waqf Board, including mosques, dargahs and graveyards, evoking a sharp reaction from board chairman and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan.
Khan asserted that he will not allow the central government to take over the Waqf properties.
The deputy land and development officer, in a letter to the board on February 8, informed it of the decision to “absolve” it from all matters pertaining to the 123 Waqf properties.
The Land and Development Office (L&DO) of the central ministry said the two-member committee headed by Justice (retired) S P Garg on the issue of denotified Waqf properties in its report submitted that no representation or objection was received by it from the Delhi Waqf Board.
The committee was formed by the government of India on the order of the Delhi High Court, according to the L&DO letter.
The L&DO said the Delhi Waqf Board was the main stakeholder/affected party to whom the opportunity was given by the committee. However, it did not appear before the committee or filed any representation or objection regarding 123 properties.
“It is evident from the above facts that Delhi Waqf Board does not have any stake in the listed properties, neither have they shown any interest in the properties nor filed any objections or claims. It is, therefore, decided to absolve Delhi Waqf Board from all matters pertaining to ‘123 Waqf Properties’,” said the L&DO letter.
Physical inspection of all 123 properties will now be carried out by the L&DO.

According to Khan, the L&DO has pasted notices at 123 properties, which has caused “widespread anxiety, fear and resentment” among the Muslim community.
“We have already raised our voice in the court on 123 Waqf properties, our Writ Petition No.1961/2022 is pending in the High Court.
“Some people are spreading lies about it, the proof of this is in front of all of you. We will not allow anyone to occupy the properties of the Waqf Board,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
The DWB chairman in a reply to the Deputy Land and Development Officer of the central ministry on Friday said that the Delhi Waqf Board had already filed a petition in the high court in January 2022 against the formation of a two-member committee on the basis of whose report the action has been initiated by the ministry.
Khan said that the committee was informed on April 12 last year about Waqf Board’s petition in the high court, challenging its formation and asking it to defer its proceedings until a final order was passed by the court. The matter is pending in the high court.
He also said that before the two-member committee, a one-member panel was formed whose report was rejected without giving any reason. Also, the government of India had allotted one of the 123 properties to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on permanent basis, after which the Waqf Board had approached the high court.
“Two-member committee has already submitted its report. However, no such report is shared with the Delhi Waqf Board. Hence, you are requested to share a complete set of the report with the Delhi Waqf Board urgently,” Khan said.
He claimed that there was no direction to constitute a two-member committee by the high court in its order dated August 20, 2014.
These 123 properties are used by the Muslim community. The day-to-day management of these 123 properties was done by Mutawallis or the management committees appointed by the Delhi Waqf Board, he said.
The Delhi Waqf Board has a statutory right under Section 32 of the Waqf Act, 1995, to exercise the powers of general supervision, administration and control over these properties, he asserted.
According to the Waqf Act, all the Waqf properties vest in the concerned Waqf Board, which in the present case, is Delhi Waqf Board, Khan said.
The Waqf nature of the 123 properties was “innate” as all were religious structures like mosques, dargahs and graveyards. Some of them were given to the Delhi Waqf Board’s predecessor – ‘Sunni Majlis Auqaf – by the British ruler, he added.
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February 18, 2023
Noida: Delhi banker, father held for trying to convert MBBS student to Islam

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Noida: A 30-year-old employee of a private bank in Delhi was arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly raping an MBBS student and pressuring her to convert to Islam from Hinduism for marriage, police here said on Friday.
Besides the man, who lives in the Sangam Vihar area of Delhi, his 52-year-old father has also been arrested in connection with the case, the police said.
The complainant in the case is a 23-year-old MBBS student, currently enrolled in a medical college in Greater Noida but is originally from West Bengal, they said.
According to her, she and the accused had met on a social media site, where he hid his real identity so that he could become friends with her, which they did, and later they got into a physical relationship, police said.
“Eventually, she was sexually exploited by him and then forced into religious conversion, threatened and assaulted,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Greater Noida) Dinesh Kumar Singh said.
“Accordingly, an FIR was lodged leading to the arrest of Mohammad Akhlaq and (his father) Mohammad Moin. Further investigation in the case is underway,” Singh said.
A case has been lodged under Indian Penal Code sections 323 (assault), 504 (insult to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 354c (voyeurism), 376 (rape) and under provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, the police said.
Dankaur Police Station In-charge Sanjay Kumar Singh told PTI that the aspiring doctor had first come across Akhlaq during her coaching days on a social media site where he had identified himself as Aditya Sharma.

“It was only in 2021 that both came face to face and she found out his real name. The accused told her that he had not revealed his real name, fearing she would stop interacting with him,” Singh said.
The accused also hid from her that he was married with two children. She approached the police recently only after she found out he was married, the officer said.
“When informed about the matter, the father of the accused advised him to ask the girl to convert so that he could do a second marriage,” Singh told PTI.
Both accused were picked up from their Delhi home for questioning and later arrested. They are currently in judicial custody, the officer added.
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February 17, 2023