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Indian Express
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Law student arrested from Gurgaon home by Kolkata police over social media post
The Kolkata police on Friday afternoon arrested a 22-year-old law student from her Gurgaon residence over an allegedly objectionable social media post. The woman, Sharmistha Panoli, is a student of Symbiosis, Pune, and has a sizeable social media following – almost 85,000 followers on X and 90,000 on Instagram. On May 14, the AIMIM's national spokesperson, Waris Pathan, had shared a video purportedly posted by her and alleged that she had insulted the Prophet and tried to spread communal disharmony. In his post, Pathan tagged the Home Minister and sought her arrest. On May 15, Patoli posted on X, 'I do hereby tender my unconditional apology. Whatever was put are my personal feelings and I never intentionally wanted to hurt anybody, so if anybody is hurt, I'm sorry for the same. I expect co-operation and understanding. Henceforth, I will be cautious in my public post. Again, please accept my apologies.' On Saturday, she was produced in a court in Alipore and remanded in judicial custody until 13 June. According to the FIR, police received a complaint at Garden Reach police station on May 14 from one Wajahat Khan. Chief Public Prosecutor, Alipore Police Court, Sourin Ghoshal said, 'She knew about the consequences of her actions, being a law student. Several police stations have complaints against her, so we need to question her thoroughly.' In a statement, the Kolkata Police said, 'Certain social media narratives suggesting an unlawful arrest of a law student are factually incorrect and misleading. All legal procedures were duly adhered to. All attempts were made to serve notice, but she was found absconding on every occasion. Consequently, a warrant of arrest was issued by the competent court, following which she was apprehended lawfully from Gurgaon. She was thereafter produced before the appropriate magistrate and granted transit remand as per due process of law. We urge all concerned to refrain from spreading unverified or speculative content and to rely on authentic sources for information.' Sources said that while her family is in Gurgaon, they have property in Anandapur, Kolkata. She has been charged under sections of promoting enmity between different groups, acts intended to outrage religious feelings, insult with intent to provoke breach of peace, and statements that incite public mischief.
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Owaisi exposes Pakistan's false propaganda in Saudi: ‘There are 240 million proud Indian Muslims'
AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi strongly criticised Pakistan for supporting terrorism and spreading false narratives about Indian Muslims in Saudi Arabia. He refuted Pakistan's claims that it represents all Muslims, stating that India is home to a large, proud Muslim population. "There are 240 million proud Indian Muslims living in India, this is Pakistan's false propaganda that India is hurting them. This is the most unfortunate that Pakistan gives out a wrong message to the Arab world and the Muslim world – that we are a Muslim country and India is not," Asaduddin Owaisi added. He urged Pakistan to dismantle extremist groups, saying it would help bring peace to the region. "If Pakistan stops these takfiri terrorist groups, there will be stability in South Asia, there'll be progress in South Asia," he added. Owaisi further called on the international community to put Pakistan back on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, a move that would increase scrutiny on Pakistan's financial system to prevent the funding of terrorist groups. He further warned Pakistan against training terror groups and trying to stir up religious tension in India, saying, "The whole task is to destabilise India, to create more Hindu-Muslim riots." Owaisi further exposed Pakistan by showing a photograph of Pakistan's army chief sitting next to a US-designated terrorist, "When this person (Asim Munir) was made a Field Marshal in Pakistan, a US-designated terrorist called Mohammad Ehsan was sitting right beside the Field Marshal. There are photographs of him shaking hands with this field marshal," he said. The AIMIM chief is part of a multi-party Indian delegation led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda, which is visiting several Gulf countries. The Indian delegation includes MPs from various parties, including BJP's Nishikant Dubey, Phangnon Konyak, and Rekha Sharma, along with AIMIM's Owaisi, independent MP Ghulam Nabi Azad, Satnam Singh Sandhu, and Ambassador Harsh Shringla. The delegation aims to inform Gulf countries about India's counter-terrorism efforts and respond to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. The delegation's goal is to counter misinformation about India's treatment of Muslims and promote its strong stance against terrorism.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"240 Million Proud Indian Muslims": Asaduddin Owaisi Exposes Pak In Saudi
Exposing Pakistan's propaganda to project its conflict with India as a Hindu-Muslim binary, AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has said more than 240 million proud Muslims live in India and India has many reputed Islamic scholars. "It is most unfortunate that Pakistan gives out a wrong message to the Arab world and the Muslim world that we are a Muslim country and India is not. There are 240 million proud Indian Muslims living in India. Our Islamic scholars are much better than any scholar in the world. They can speak the best of the Arabic language... This is Pakistan's false propaganda that India is hurting them because they are a Muslim country," he said, adding that if Pakistan stops backing terrorist groups, there will be stability in South Asia. Mr Owaisi was speaking at an interaction in Saudi Arabia, which he is visiting as part of an Indian delegation for the government's mega global outreach in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor. Calling out Pakistani propaganda about the prowess of their military power, he said, "What happened on (May) 9th? Their nine airbases were targeted. If India had wanted, we could have completely damaged those airbases. But we wanted to show them a mirror and say, 'we are warning you, don't do it, don't force us to go on that path'... nine terrorist organisation headquarters were targeted. Another shocking thing was the person who led the namaz of the terrorists killed is a designated US terrorist." Pakistan, he said, must be put back on the Financial Action Task Force's grey list to curb terror funding. "Pakistan must be brought back to the FATF grey list. That is how we will be able to control this terror financing of all these terrorist organisations. When this person (Asim Munir) was made a Field Marshal in Pakistan, a US-designated terrorist called Mohammad Ehsan was sitting right beside the Field Marshal. There are photographs of him shaking hands with this field marshal. There is clear evidence of Pakistan's involvement. These terror groups are prospering over there, they are being trained over there, and the whole task is to destabilise India to create more Hindu Muslim riots." Mr Owaisi also said that the Manmohan Singh government had handed over evidence to Pakistan after the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008. "After 26/11, my government, headed by the then Prime Minister, late Dr Manmohan Singh, the Indian investigators went to Pakistan, gave them all the evidence, but you will be surprised to know that nothing moved forward. What made Pakistan move forward in this terrorist trial was when Pakistan was put on the FATF grey list. One meeting was held in Germany, and India wanted one Sajid Mir to be indicted, but Pakistan said he's dead... Pakistan came up to the Committee of FATF and said Sajid Mir is alive. Can you imagine the country which was saying he's dead, suddenly, he's alive? And then the Pakistani government said that our courts have convicted him for some 5 to 10 years, but the main culprits of the 26/11 are still scot-free. They were convicted of money laundering, not for terrorism," Mr Owaisi said. "The Indian legal system followed all the due process of law, and Ajmal Kasab was sentenced to death, and he revealed many things. Our agencies were capable enough to record the audio conversations in which the terrorist group, sitting in Pakistan, were having with terrorists who were killing Indians in five-star hotels, and those conversations they were clearly told them not to lose heart, kill as many Indians as you can, and you will go to Jannat," he said. The delegation Mr Owaisi is part of is led by BJP MP Baijayant Panda and includes BJP's Nishikant Dubey, Phangnon Konyak, Rekha Sharma, nominated MP Satnam Singh Sandhu and former diplomat Harsh Shringla. This delegation has travelled to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Algeria.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Owaisi targets Pakistan Army chief: ‘US-designated terrorist sitting with Asim Munir'
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi says, "This is the most unfortunate that Pakistan gives out a wrong message to the Arab world and the Muslim world that we are a Muslim country and India is not. There are 240 million proud Indian Muslims living in India... This is Pakistan's false propaganda that India is hurting them because they are a Muslim country. If Pakistan stops these takfiri terrorist groups, there will be stability in South Asia, there'll be progress in South Asia..." Show more Show less
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Owaisi targets Pakistan Army chief: ‘US-designated terrorist sitting with Asim Munir'
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | AIMIM chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi says, "This is the most unfortunate that Pakistan gives out a wrong message to the Arab world and the Muslim world that we are a Muslim country and India is not. There are 240 million proud Indian Muslims living in India... This is Pakistan's false propaganda that India is hurting them because they are a Muslim country. If Pakistan stops these takfiri terrorist groups, there will be stability in South Asia, there'll be progress in South Asia..." Show more 07:44 04:03 02:44 03:50 05:34 03:09 13:07 09:54 10:09 06:39 03:01 02:22 05:06 06:56 02:14 04:53 03:32 08:28 06:25 04:50 03:10 03:49 03:00 20:56 03:08 03:03 04:50 06:06 12:22
