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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Denied leave, Niger terror victim missed daughter's wedding on Jul 2
1 2 Bokaro: A pall of gloom has engulfed Karipani village under the Gomia block of Bokaro district, following the tragic death of 39-year-old Ganesh Karmali in a recent terror attack in Niger, a West African country. Karmali was working as a security guard with a private company in the country when he was killed in a brutal terrorist assault in the Dosso region on July 15. His mortal remains are yet to be brought back to India, and the grieving family is enduring an agonising wait that may stretch over a week. Fighting back her tears, Ganesh's elder daughter Sapna Kumari, appealed to the Centre to intervene and ensure that the company her father worked for compensates their family adequately. "My father was not ill, nor did he die in an accident. He was murdered by terrorists. The the external affairs minister, must ensure justice. My father was the sole breadwinner of our family. We are devastated," she said. Recalling the painful memories, Sapna also said her father had promised to attend her wedding on July 2, but the company denied him leave. "If he had returned for the ceremony, he might still be alive. It was very painful for any girl to get married without her father's presence," she said, finally wiping off a tear.. Sapna was en route to Bangalore with her husband when she received the devastating news. "I got the call on the train. I de-boarded midway in Odisha and returned home. My younger sister and brother are, too, small to even understand this loss. We just want to see him one last time," she said. Ganesh's wife, Yasoda Devi, is in a state of trauma. "My life has shattered. I have no idea how to raise my children alone. The company offered Rs 15 lakh, but how long will that last?" Bokaro labour superintendent Ranjit Kumar confirmed that the Indian embassy in Niger is working closely with the Jharkhand Migrant Cell to provide all help to the family of the deceased. "NOC has been issued by the Niger govt and the body is likely to arrive within a week," he added. The entire village of Karipani stands united in grief, mourning a man who left home seeking hope and returned only as a memory.
Hans India
a day ago
- Business
- Hans India
Ganesh idol makers seek govt protection from ‘non-Hindu' lenders
Hyderabad: The Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi on Friday urged the government to protect Ganesh idol makers from what it described as "the clutches of private money lenders of non-Hindus" and to provide them with necessary support. Samithi leaders called on the government to halt alleged "theft by other religions" in the Ganesh idol making business, emphasising that all possible help should be extended to the artisans. This demand was raised at a meeting of Ganesh idol makers held in Uppal-Nagole on Friday, organised under the auspices of the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samithi. Dr Ravinutala Shashidhar, VHP National Spokesperson and Ganesh Utsav Samithi Secretary, was the chief guest. Speaking at the event, Shashidhar announced, "Bhagyanagar is getting ready for the 46th mass Ganesh Festival and arrangements were being made to organise the Ganesh festival on a grand scale from 27 August to 6 September." Shashidhar stated that middlemen entering the business at the last minute were exploiting the hardships faced by Hindu idol makers, who have come to the city from Rajasthan, Gujarat, and other places and have been engaged in making Ganesh idols for the past 25 to 30 years. He alleged that these middlemen, associated with Muslim and Christian organisations, have also entered the business. Shashidhar asserted that this issue relates to the religious beliefs of Hindus, and that organisers were experiencing difficulties due to the low rates offered by traders from other religions. He further claimed that these middlemen were harassing idol makers by providing loans at high interest rates. The Ganesh Utsav Samithi is seeking a permanent solution to this problem, with plans being formulated. "The makers of idols and the people who sell them must be entirely Hindus, but people of other religions are allowed to do so," Shashidhar concluded.
The Print
a day ago
- Politics
- The Print
Anger over Dalit teen's death spills over in Haryana, Rahul slams ‘BJP-RSS's Manuwadi ideology'
In a lengthy post Thursday on X, Rahul described the incident as a 'murder of the Constitution' and accused the Modi government of turning the police into 'tools of oppression' against the marginalised communities. The harassment meted out to the family for seeking justice is not just a crime but exposes the 'ugly face of BJP-RSS's Manuwadi system' that discriminates against the Dalits, he added. The Hisar episode from the night of 7 July has drawn sharp criticism from Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who condemned the Nayab Saini-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Gurugram: Protests are spreading across Haryana in the wake of a Dalit teenager's suspicious death in Hisar, with angry family members ignoring the police's 12-hour deadline to conduct the last rites. While an First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against 10 people, including the Dalit teenager, an Special Investigation Team (SIT) has already started probing the case. The family of Ganesh Valmiki and Hisar police have different versions of the events that unfolded at Hisar's 12 Quarter area. They, the police said, were called to stop the loud music being played late at night in a birthday party, leading to a confrontation with Ganesh and his friends. According to the police, the situation escalated when the group attacked officers with stones and sharp weapons, injuring a sub-inspector and another officer. Ganesh and Akash jumped from a rooftop while fleeing, resulting in Ganesh's death and injuries to Akash, they added. A post-mortem, conducted by a medical board, supports the police's version that Ganesh's death was due to the fall. However, Ganesh's family and Dalit outfits accused the police of pushing him off the roof. The police fabricated the story of a fall to cover up their brutality, they alleged. They have refused to claim the body, staging a dharna outside the civil hospital for over nine days, demanding justice and the suspension of the 'guilty' officers. The family further alleged that when they sought accountability from the police, they faced harassment and brutality, including attacks on women. At a mahapanchayat held Wednesday, the Dalit community formed a 21-member committee that set a three-day ultimatum to the police to carry out action against those responsible for Ganesh's death. They warned that if the police forcibly cremate the body, the family will launch a nationwide agitation, including a permanent dharna at the office of the Hisar deputy commissioner. The unrest has spilled beyond Hisar, with demonstrations in Bhiwani, Karnal, and Jhajjar. In Bhiwani, a memorandum was submitted to the chief minister demanding action. The Youth Congress workers protested alongside the teenager's body in Karnal, while the Valmiki community in Jhajjar staged a sit-in, amplifying the call for justice. Tensions remain high as the police prepare to forcibly cremate the body. The incident has reignited debates on police accountability and the treatment of marginalized communities in Haryana, with the opposition vowing to escalate the fight for justice. In a press conference Thursday, Hisar Range Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) released two CCTV footage showing the youths setting up a cot in the middle of the street, playing loud music, and arguing with officers who attempted to intervene. Rao said the youths tried to snatch a policeman's mobile and attacked the team, forcing officers to seek refuge in a house. The police were only there to stop the disturbance and were willing to undergo a lie detector test to prove innocence, he asserted. Also Read: Nasir-Junaid murder: Accused gau rakshak who 'killed self' named Bajrang Dal Haryana chief in 'last video' Oppn cranks up pressure Punjab's former chief minister and Congress' Dalit leader Charanjit Singh Channi visited the dharna site at Hisar's civil hospital on Thursday and condemned the police action. Former minister and Dalit leader Raj Kumar Verka told the people that Rahul sent Channi to Hisar, and added that he would submit a report to the LoP to ensure justice to Ganesh. Joined the protesting family of Ganesh Valmiki in Hisar, Haryana. A young Dalit boy was brutally dragged and beaten to death by the police; several others were seriously injured. Instead of delivering justice, the BJP government has filed an FIR against his grieving family. For… — Charanjit Singh Channi (@CHARANJITCHANNI) July 17, 2025 In his speech, Channi said that the incident reminded him of the old 'Manuwadi Soch' against the Dalits. 'Earlier, they didn't allow us to visit temples or take water from the village well. Today, they can't tolerate a Dalit celebrating his birthday by playing a DJ,' he said. Channi also took to X in which he alleged that a Dalit boy was brutally dragged and beaten to death by the police. 'Instead of delivering justice, the BJP government has filed an FIR against his grieving family. For 11 days, they have been waiting to cremate his body. The anti-Dalit Haryana government remains silent and is protecting the culprits,' he added. Before Channi's visit, Congress MP Kumari Selja visited the dharna site on Wednesday, expressing solidarity with the grieving family. 'This is not just one family's fight but a question of the dignity and justice for the entire society. When the police and administration, under BJP's patronage, become perpetrators, it is an assault on the Constitution and social justice. Congress will fight for Ganesh Valmiki's justice from the streets to Parliament under Rahul Gandhi's leadership,' the Dalit leader from Haryana said on X, condemning the police's alleged brutality. (Edited by Tony Rai) Also Read: 'Ladki Beautiful' to Lok Sabha polls—Rahul Fazilpuria, Haryana rapper who survived Gurugram gun attack
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Hisar teenager cremated after Haryana government accepts family's demands, lodges FIR
Eleven days after a Dalit teenager died in Haryana's Hisar, allegedly while trying to evade the police, his family claimed his body on Friday and performed his last rites after the government agreed to five of their demands, including an impartial investigation into his death. Sixteen-year-old Ganesh's family members had been protesting since his death on July 7, alleging he had been killed by the police. 'The family had raised five demands. The government has agreed to accept all five,' Krishan Kumar Bedi, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment, SCs and BCs Welfare and Antyodaya (SEWA), who mediated between Ganesh's family and the state government to resolve the standoff, said. 'The family was demanding that an FIR be registered in Ganesh's death. We have registered the FIR. The family sought that the innocent should not be targeted. We have assured them it will be a fair investigation. The family wanted Ganesh's post-mortem examination to be done by a board of doctors and videographed. It has already been done,' Bedi said, speaking to the media in Hisar. 'The family demanded that one of their kin should be given a job. We have assured them it will be done. We have assured the family that wherever and whichever investigating agency the family wants, we shall get this matter investigated by that agency,' he added. Bedi had arranged a meeting between Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Ganesh's father, Vikram, relatives and other members of the Dalit community from Hisar on Thursday night. He led the government delegation to Hisar on Friday and assured an impartial investigation into Ganesh's death. 'The innocent need not worry, be it police personnel or the youth. No innocent shall be targeted. The guilty, however, will not be spared. From day one, the government has been saying this,' Bedi said. On Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had raised the issue, saying the incident showed 'the lives of Dalits are of no value' in a BJP government. Former Punjab Congress chief minister and Dalit leader Charanjit Singh Channi visited Hisar on Thursday to meet Ganesh's family, a day after the visit by another prominent Dalit face of the Congress, Kumari Selja. On the night of July 7, the police arrived at Bhagat Singh locality in Hisar following a complaint that loud music was being played in public long after the 10 pm deadline. According to police, Ganesh and his friends were celebrating a birthday. When the police tried to stop the youths, they were allegedly attacked. The police claim Ganesh and a friend, Akash, rushed to the terrace of a house in a bid to escape and jumped. While Ganesh died, Akash was injured, the police said. Ganesh's family has alleged he was pushed off the terrace by the police.
The Print
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
Dalit youth's death in Hisar: Last rites likely on Friday; Channi demand CBI probe
The family has not yet held the last rites, despite 10 days having passed, as they had been demanding action against the erring policemen, alleging it was murder. Ganesh (16) died on July 7 in a suspicious manner when police went to a residential area to stop the 'loud music' being played late at night by a family during a birthday party. Hisar, Jul 17 (PTI) The last rites of the Dalit youth, who died in a suspicious manner here, are likely to be held on Friday after his family and the administration are understood to have reached an agreement concerning some demands of the kin, sources said. Former Punjab chief minister and Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi, who reached Hisar on Thursday, demanded a CBI probe into the death of the youth. Sources said the government has agreed to the family's demand to register an FIR on their complaint, while a job would be given to one member of the deceased's family. The last rites are likely to be held on Friday, they said. Police had earlier said that when they approached the spot on July 7 to ask those playing the music to stop it, they were attacked by some, while a few youths climbed onto the roof of the house, and some suddenly jumped. Those who fell from the roof were taken to a hospital for treatment, but Ganesh succumbed to his injuries. However, the families of these youths had earlier claimed before reporters that the police had chased these youths onto the roof. They claimed that Ganesh was beaten and then pushed. However, the police had denied these accusations. On Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the issue and alleged that the harassment meted out to Ganesh's family for seeking justice exposes the 'ugly face of BJP-RSS's 'Manuwadi' system' that discriminates against Dalits. During his visit to Hisar, Channi joined some of the family members of Ganesh, who, along with some others, have been sitting on a protest. He alleged that the youth was brutally dragged and beaten to death by the police while several others were seriously injured. 'Instead of delivering justice, the BJP government has filed an FIR against his grieving family. They have been waiting for days to cremate his body. The anti-Dalit Haryana government remains silent and is protecting the culprits,' the Congress leader alleged. Earlier in the day, the deceased's family told Channi that they want 'justice' to be done in the case. Citing the Haryana Honourable Disposal of Dead Body Act, 2025, the protesters told him that the administration may cremate the body forcibly. Some of those sitting on the protest had claimed that a notice had been pasted at the house of the victim's family, saying that if the body is not cremated within 12 hours, then the last rites will be done by the police administration. Notably, under the law, no family member shall himself use or allow the dead body to be used or instigate or give consent to any other person or group of persons to use the body for demonstration of any kind. Channi consoled them and assured them that Rahul Gandhi and the entire Congress party stand behind them at this hour. 'I am surprised; can there be such a government if poor people play music to celebrate birthdays at home, the entire mohallah is beaten, and one life is lost. The government should register case against policemen. Inquiry should be held by the CBI,' he told reporters. Meanwhile, police have said that when they went to the area around 11:30 pm that night to get the 'loud music' stopped, they were surrounded by a group that included some with a known criminal background, abused and pelted with stones. Police said the officials were only performing their duty as loud music was being played on a speaker kept in the middle of the road, which was disturbing everyone and violating guidelines. Officials said five police personnel were injured in the incident as they were attacked with sticks and stones. PTI SUN NSD NSD This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
