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New Indian Express
10-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
As perception battle rages amid poll heat, DMK on a tightrope walk on law & order
CHENNAI: Given that maintenance of law and order and controlling crime is a politically sensitive topic in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister MK Stalin's data-backed assertion of the state recording the lowest number of murders in a decade in 2024 is to keep naysayers at bay. However, Stalin, also the state's home minister and an experienced politician, will know that the perception war is built on the magnification of individual incidents, rather than comparison of yearly statistics. For the DMK, this can be an Achilles heel as the law-and-order issues are routinely cited as a reason for the party's electoral drubbing in 2011 after a five-year reign. Official data show that murders, the most important indicator of law and order, came down by 7% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Top cops, including DGP Shankar Jiwal, Greater Chennai Police Commissioner A Arun and Avadi Police Commissioner K Shankar, have given the credit to a policy of monitoring history-sheeters through an exclusive mobile app to prevent targeted killings. Administrative heads have also focused on securing more convictions of history-sheeters by building strong cases in court However, the opposition parties' perception of the state's law and order has been shaped by certain high-profile killings, especially of mining corruption whistleblower Jagaber Ali in Pudukkotai, the murder of a retired sub-inspector Zakhir Hussain Bijli in Tirunelveli (both in 2025) and the gruesome murder of then BSP state president K Armstrong in Chennai (2024), coincidentally in Stalin's assembly constituency, Kolathur. Stalin's thunderous averment that Tamil Nadu is no Uttar Pradesh, Manipur or Kashmir can be denied by few; what can't be is that communally-sensitive Coimbatore was the victim of an ISIS-styled car bomb blast in October 2022, about 17 months after Stalin took charge, which the local police initially attributed to a gas cylinder. Cops in the state bounced back in May 2024 when Greater Chennai Police arrested a few members of a local module of the Hizb-ut-Tahrir, which the Union government banned later.
Time of India
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Targets, supporters of HuT being probed: ATS
1 2 Ranchi: The Jharkhand unit of anti-terrorism squad (ATS) is investigating the case related to the recent arrest of four Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) members from Dhanbad from different angles, including their imminent target. ATS teams on Saturday carried out raids around a dozen of places at Bank More police station limits in Dhanbad district. Gulfam Hasan, Ayaan Jawed, Md Sehjaad Alam, and Sabnam Parvin were nabbed. Two pistols, 12 cartridges, electronic devices, including mobile phones and laptop, besides documents and books related to banned organisations were seized from the accused. An official said, "Acting on a tip-off, the raids were conducted during the time of delivery of arms and ammunitions to the group. Out of the eight peole taken into custody for interrogation, four were arrested. We are analysing the information in the digital devices seized from the suspects. Further action would be based on the findings of evidence. There is strong chance that the group had plans to target someone, which is being investigated. The squad is also probing the extent of radicalisation of youths carried out by the outlawed organisation in the state and also gathering information the supporters of the group." The Union govt had on 10 October 2024 banned the HuT under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The ATS, Jharkhand, registered the first case against the organisation in the country after it was outlawed. The case has been registered under sections related to punishment for organising camp for imparting training in terrorism and involvement in terrorism under the UAPA and sedition and conspiracy under the Bhartiya Nyay Samhita (BNS).
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bangladesh police use tear gas to disperse Islamist march in Dhaka
DHAKA (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to march to demand the country's secular democracy be replaced by an Islamic caliphate. Hundreds of activists chanting 'Khilafat, Khilafat' gathered for the 'March for Khilafat' procession at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque after Friday prayers, defying police barricades. Police were unable to control the crowd and had to use tear gas and sound grenades to disperse them, witnesses said. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police had warned banned organisations on Thursday against holding public meetings and rallies. See for yourself — The Yodel is the go-to source for daily news, entertainment and feel-good stories. By signing up, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy. Hizb-ut-Tahrir, banned in Bangladesh since October 2009 for posing a threat to national security, has frequently organised protests and marches in defiance of a government ban on public gatherings. The London-based Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeks to unite Muslims in a pan-Islamic state but says its means are peaceful. The Muslim-majority country of 170 million people is one of the world's largest and poorest democracies. It has been grappling with political unrest since an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, took over following protests that drove then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina out of the country.
Arab News
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Bangladesh police use tear gas to disperse Islamist march in Dhaka
DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to march to demand the country's secular democracy be replaced by an Islamic of activists chanting 'Khilafat, Khilafat' gathered for the 'March for Khilafat' procession at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque after Friday prayers, defying police were unable to control the crowd and had to use tear gas and sound grenades to disperse them, witnesses said. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police had warned banned organizations on Thursday against holding public meetings and banned in Bangladesh since October 2009 for posing a threat to national security, has frequently organized protests and marches in defiance of a government ban on public London-based Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeks to unite Muslims in a pan-Islamic state but says its means are Muslim-majority country of 170 million people is one of the world's largest and poorest has been grappling with political unrest since an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, took over following protests that drove then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina out of the country.
Reuters
07-03-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Bangladesh police use tear gas to disperse Islamist march in Dhaka
DHAKA, March 7 (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka used tear gas and sound grenades on Friday to disperse hundreds of members of the banned militant group Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeking to march to demand the country's secular democracy be replaced by an Islamic caliphate. Hundreds of activists chanting 'Khilafat, Khilafat' gathered for the 'March for Khilafat' procession at the Baitul Mukarram Mosque after Friday prayers, defying police barricades. Police were unable to control the crowd and had to use tear gas and sound grenades to disperse them, witnesses said. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police had warned banned organisations on Thursday against holding public meetings and rallies. Hizb-ut-Tahrir, banned in Bangladesh since October 2009 for posing a threat to national security, has frequently organised protests and marches in defiance of a government ban on public gatherings. The London-based Hizb-ut-Tahrir seeks to unite Muslims in a pan-Islamic state but says its means are peaceful. The Muslim-majority country of 170 million people is one of the world's largest and poorest democracies. It has been grappling with political unrest since an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, took over following protests that drove then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina out of the country.
