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25 Apr

I&B Ministry Blocks 16 Youtube News Channels For Spreading Disinformation

On Monday, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting issued directions for blocking sixteen YouTube-based news channels and one Facebook account by utilizing the emergency powers under the IT Rules, 2021.

According to a statement, the blocked social media accounts include six Pakistan-based and ten India-based YouTube news channels, having a cumulative viewership of over 68 crore.

The channels were used to spread fake news over social media on matters related to national security, India’s foreign relations, communal harmony in the country, and public order. None of the digital news publishers had furnished information to the Ministry as required under rule 18 of the IT Rules, 2021.

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting stated that the content published by some of the India based YouTube channels referred to a community as terrorists, and incited hatred among the members of various religious communities. Such content was found to have the potential to create communal disharmony, and disturb public order.

Multiple India based YouTube channels were observed to publish unverified news and videos having the potential to create panic among various sections of the society.

Examples include false claims related to announcement of a pan-India lockdown due to COVID-19 thereby threatening the migrant workers, and fabricated claims alleging threats to certain religious communities, etc.

YouTube channels based in Pakistan were found to have been used in a coordinated manner to post fake news about India on various subjects such as the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir, and India’s foreign relations in the light of situation in Ukraine, etc. The content of these channels was observed to be completely false, and sensitive from the perspective of national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, and India’s friendly relations with foreign States.

 

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25 Apr

Four children injured as crude bombs explode in West Bengal’s Malda

Four kids were injured when crude bombs, exploded in West Bengal’s Malda district on Sunday, as reported by ANI.

Two of them were released after preliminary treatment at the hospital and the other two boys are undergoing treatment at the Malda Medical College and Hospital.

“2 children have been discharged & 2 are still admitted to the hospital. Police team & bomb squad reached the spot. Probe on to find out the exact cause of incident,” SP Malda, Amitava Maiti told ANI.

Reacting to this incident, BJP co-incharge of West Bengal and its IT Cell chief Amit Malviya tweeted, “Mamata Banerjee should send a fact finding team of TMC representatives to Malda’s Kaliachak, to investigate how five children were injured while playing, when they mistook crude bombs for balls…Imagine the tragic state of affairs in West Bengal. It can’t be allowed to continue.”

A month earlier on 26 March, West Bengal Police recovered 40 crude bombs from Margram near Rampurhat.

And on 3 April, the police recovered crude bombs in a plastic bag near a football ground in Sikandarpur village of West Bengal’s Birbhum district.

 

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25 Apr

TMC leader Anubrata Mandal skips CBI summons in cattle smuggling case

Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal did not appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which had summoned him on Sunday for questioning in connection with a cattle smuggling case in West Bengal.

The TMC leader was also asked to appear before the CBI at 2:30 pm on Sunday in connection with the West Bengal post-poll violence case.

His lawyer wrote to the CBI, saying that since he was released from the hospital on Saturday and he will not be able to appear before the probe agency.

Earlier this month, Mondal was admitted to the SSKM Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata after he complained of breathlessness.

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25 Apr

Pakistani boat ‘Al Haj’ apprehended by Indian Coast Guard, heroin worth Rs 280 crore seized

In a joint operation with the Anti-Terrorism Squad Gujarat, the Indian Coast Guard apprehended a Pakistani boat with nine crew members on the Indian side of the Arabian Sea. The boat was carrying heroin worth approx 280 crore.

The Indian Coast Guard in a statement said that the Pakistani boat named ‘Al Haj’ was apprehended when it ventured into the Indian waters.

The statement said that the boat as well as its crew members were brought to Jakhau port in Gujarat’s Kutch district for further investigation.

“In a joint Ops with ATS #Gujarat, India Coast Guard Ships apprehended Pak Boat Al Haj with 09 crew in Indian side of Arabian sea carrying heroin worth approx 280 cr. Boat being brought to Jakhau for further investigation,” said the Indian Coast Guard.

This is the second heroin bust in a few days as on Thursday, 21 April in a joint operation with officers of Gujarat ATS, the Officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized heroin from a container at the Kandla port in Kutch.

The consignment arrived at Kandla Port from Bander Abbas port, Iran. The consignment, imported in 17 containers (10,318 bags), has gross weight of 394 MT and was declared as “gypsum powder”.

So far, 205.6 kg of heroin, valued at Rs. 1439 crores in illicit market, has been recovered. The detailed examination of the consignment is still undergoing at the port.

On the basis of enquiry done so far, DRI has arrested the said importer under the provisions of NDPS Act, 1985 and he has been produced before the Hon’ble Court of Special Duty Magistrate, Amritsar on 24 April. The Court has granted transit remand to enable the DRI officers to produce the importer before the jurisdictional Court at Bhuj.

Further investigation in the case is under progress.

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21 Apr

Top Lashkar-E-Taiba Commander Kantroo Killed In Kashmir’s Baramulla

On Thursday morning top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Yousuf Kantroo was gunned down by security forces in Kashmir’s Baramulla. Police said that the militant killed BDC Chairman Late Sardar Bhupinder Singh on 23rd September, 2020. The militant was also involved in killings of civilians & SFs personnel including recent killing of JKP’s SPO & his brother.

“LeT terrorist Commander Yousuf Kantroo killed in Baramulla encounter. He was involved in several killings of civilians & SFs personnel including recent killing of JKP’s SPO & his brother, one Soldier and one civilian in Budgam district. A big success for us,” said Vijay Kumar, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir zone.

“LeT cmdr Yousuf Kantroo had killed BDC Chairman Late Sardar Bhupinder Singh on 23/9/20 in his own native place in Khag area. Case FIR No 79/20 was registered against terrorist Kantroo in PS Khag,” tweeted Kashmir Zone Police.

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19 Apr

BJP worker’s body found hanging from a tree in Birbhum; family, party alleges murder

Amidst the tense political situation in Bengal, a BJP worker’s body has been found mysteriously hanging from a tree in the Mayureshwar assembly constituency in Birbhum District, on Tuesday morning.

The deceased has been identified as Purnachandra Laha, a 40-year-old BJP worker.

BJP has alleged that Purnachandra Laha has been killed by goons of Trinamool Congress.

“TMC goons killed Purnachandra Laha, a 40-year-old BJP activist from the Mayureshwar assembly constituency, Birbhum. Blood politics of Mamata Banerjee & her party persists in Bengal. The rule of law doesn’t exist in Bengal, but the law of the ruler!” BJP West Bengal wrote on their official Twitter handle.

BJP IT Cell in charge Amit Malviya said that the family has alleged TMC of killing Purnachandra Laha for his association with the BJP. Amit Malviya further said that Mamata Banerjee presides over a criminal organisation.

“Purna Chandra Laha (44), BJP karyakarta, from Birbhum, left home on the afternoon of 18th Apr, his body found hanging by the lake next morning. Family alleges he was murdered by local TMC men for his association with the BJP. Mamata Banerjee presides over a criminal organisation,” wrote Amit Malviya in his Twitter.

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19 Apr

Multi-Level Marketing Scam: ED Attaches Assets Worth Rs 757 Crore Of Amway India

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, said it has provisionally attached assets worth Rs.757.77Crore to Amway India Enterprises Private Limited, which is accused of running a multi-level marketing scam.

According to a statement by the ED, the attached properties include land and factory building of Amway at Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, Plant & Machineries, vehicles, bank accounts and fixed deposits.

The ED had also provisionally attached immovable & movable properties worth Rs 411.83 Crore and bank balances of Rs 345.94 Crore from 36 different accounts belonging to Amway.

A money-laundering investigation by the ED revealed that Amway is running a pyramid fraud in the guise of direct selling multi-level marketing network.

Enforcement Directorate has observed that the prices of most of the products offered by the company are exorbitant as compared to the alternative popular products of reputed manufacturers available in the open market.

ED said that the common public without knowing the real facts is induced to join as members of the company and purchase products at exorbitant prices and are thus losing their hard-earned money. The new members are not buying the products to use them, but to become rich by becoming members as showcased by the upline members. Reality is that the commissions received by the upline members contribute enormously in hike of prices of the products.

“It is observed that the company has collected an amount of Rs. 27562 Crore from its business operations from 2002-03 to 2021-22 and out of above, the company has paid commission of Rs. 7588 Crore to its distributors & members in India and in USA during F.Y 2002-03 to 2020-21,” said ED.

The entire focus of the company is about propagating how members can become rich by becoming members. There is no focus on the products. Products are used to masquerade this MLM Pyramid fraud as a direct selling company.

Statement from the ED said, Amway has brought Rs. 21.39 Crores as share capital in India in 1996-97 and till F.Y 2020-21, the company has remitted huge amount of Rs. 2859.10 Crore in the name of dividend, royalty and other payments to their investors and parent entities.

“Britt Worldwide India Private Limited and Network Twenty One Private Limited also played a major role in promoting pyramid scheme of Amway by conducting seminars for joining members under the guise of sale of goods by enrollment of members in chain system. The promoters are conducting mega conventions and flaunted their lavish lifestyle and used social media to lure gullible investors,” ED further added.

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18 Apr

Govt designates Jaish-e-Mohammad commander Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo as terrorist

The commander of the banned outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo, was designated as a terrorist by the Ministry Of Home Affairs on Monday for his involvement in various terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.

The statement said, “Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo has been involved in infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir, who have been responsible for inflicting various terrorist incidents in Jammu and Kashmir.”

The statement further said that Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo in the year 2013 was involved in the cases related to killing of one police personnel in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir.

“The said Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo had been involved in the cases related to killing of one police personnel in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, in the year 2013, killing of one civilian in the year 2020 and terror funding and illegal supply of weapons to terrorists,” said the statement.

Ashiq Ahmed Nengroo has been designated as a terrorist under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967).

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17 Apr

Child Trafficking Racket Busted In South Dinajpur, 8 Arrested Across Different Districts

Police are trying to reach the root of a child trafficking incident by interrogating the eight people who were arrested by the police.

The incident took place in Patiram police station area of ​​South Dinajpur where on 10 April, a man and a woman were caught by the locals while trying to sell a newborn baby there.

On April 10, Patiram Police Station in South Dinajpur arrested a man and a woman named Shovon Sardar (36) and Pinki Manna (33) from Patiram Roller intersection after receiving a tip-off about child trafficking.

And on Thursday, 14 April, Patiram police raided several places near Kolkata and successfully arrested six more accused on charges of child trafficking. Police also were able to rescue a one-month-old baby.

6 people police were arrested in the incident on 14 April, including 5 women and one man.

District police superintendent Rahul Dey and other high-ranking district police officials came to Patiram police station to interrogate the detainees.

The arrested are Sraboni Adhikari (33), Swapna Sardar (33), Purnima Chowdhury (22) and Anita Jhunjhunwala (23). The victims’ homes are in the vicinity of Kolkata. Ajay Kumar Sharma (42) and Mishu Sharma (33), a couple from Howrah, have been arrested by Patiram Police for buying a child. Patiram police took the six arrested persons to Balurghat district court on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday, a high-level officer of the district police came to Patiram police station for the interrogation of the detainees. A CID team also came to take a report of the incident. According to police sources, the names of three or four more people were found after interrogation.

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14 Apr

Bengal Governor Dhankhar discusses law & order situation with DGP & Chief Secretary

On Wednesday the Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar held an hour-long meeting with the Chief Secretary H. K. Dwivedi and Director General (DG) Police of the state. In the meeting, Governor called upon both of them to take steps to curb rising crime against women and improve law & order situation. He also emphasized that constitutional governance is must and not optional.

Governor Tweeted a video of his meeting which lasted for an hour and wrote, “Guv Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar called upon CS  @chief_west & DGP @WBPolice to take steps to curb rising crime against women; improve worrisome law & order situation & respond to pending issues. In hour-long meeting Guv emphasized – constitutional governance is must & not optional.”

Meanwhile, the BJP has constituted a five-member fact-finding committee to probe the rape and murder case.

In a statement, BJP said, “National President Jagat Prakash Nadda has nominated a five-member fact-finding committee to visit the place of rape and murder of minor girl at Hanskhali, Nadia, West Bengal. The committee will submit its report at the earliest.”

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