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Time of India
23-05-2025
- Time of India
Kolkata cops arrest ‘Bangla national' from Topsia, seize China-made drones
KOLKATA: Police on Thursday arrested a Topsia-based exporter for allegedly possessing an illegal Chinese-manufactured drone at his home. Parts of another drone were also discovered during the investigation, police said. According to police reports, this Topsia resident is actually a Bangladeshi national, originally from the Tangail region. Topsia police, who conducted the arrest, coordinated with the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to confirm the authenticity of the documents. Upon verification that his passport was indeed fake, law enforcement moved to apprehend Imran Ahmed in the early hours of Thursday. While Ahmed operated an export business in the area, he allegedly failed to provide satisfactory explanations regarding the possession of the drone, which lacked proper documentation. Kolkata police STF and the detective department are also helping with the probe. The matter also came up in the Calcutta High Court on Thursday. The HC is hearing a 2024 case filed by Ahmed's wife, which claimed that police are putting pressure on her husband and her to pay up in the pretext of a financial fraud investigation. Police claimed while it began as a fraud probe, it took a serious turn when authorities discovered that both Ahmed's passport and those of his family members were forged. The HC refused to intervene in this case immediately. Ahmed's wife's passport was also taken by police for inquiry. The state had earlier told the HC that Ahmed's wife is also a Bangladeshi national. The woman's passport was submitted in court. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, while hearing the case, held: "There are allegations against the investigating officer in this case. However, the court does not wish to intervene in the investigation at this moment." The judge noted the submissions of the state that "substantial material has been collected by the investigating agency and the investigation is in progress." However, he directed the DC (south-east) to monitor the probe and consider any representation made by the woman. Her counsel told the court that she was praying for quashing of proceedings against her and initiation of departmental action against the IO regarding him acting in a personal capacity "beyond the reach of the investigation". Her case was that "the IO acted beyond his jurisdiction in attempting to recover private civil dues in the name of criminal investigation, exerting pressure on banking authorities for unfreezing accounts in the absence of fair judicial orders, intimidating and harassing the woman." The woman's counsel told the court, "When the petitioner's husband was arrested, the IO started a frivolous recovery process through the petitioner, called her to the police station and made her execute documents, she had to sell jewellery and car to give them money. " Regarding the prayer for preservation of the CCTV footage at the PS, the court directed the woman's counsel to make an application before the jurisdictional court.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Incel extremism doubles online amid Adolescence backlash
Incel extremism groups online have nearly doubled their membership amid a backlash against the Netflix hit show Adolescence. The largest active online incel platform has increased in size to 30,000 members from 17,000 in September 2022, according to research by the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). The platform received a peak of more than 2.7 million visits in the first quarter of this year, with posts reflecting the misogynistic, racist and anti-Semitic tendencies of participants. The forum is the online home for thousands of involuntary celibates or incels, who often express hostility to women and wider society, blaming them for their lack of sexual and romantic experiences. In an analysis by the CCDH of more than 650 posts from the forum's discussion threads, researchers found that one in four contained misogynist hate, racism or anti-Semitic conspiracies. A majority of posts expressed disapproval of the Netflix series, with forum members claiming the show's central character was too attractive to be an incel, or that the show's writers had failed to distinguish the subculture from misogynist influencers such as Andrew Tate. Adolescence became Netflix's third most-watched English language show in its history. It follows a teenager who delves into online misogynist communities before murdering a female classmate. In its research, CCDH found that forum members posted about rape every 29 minutes, while 16 per cent of posts contained a misogynistic slur. Researchers also noted that the volume of posts on the forum had grown over time to reach a daily average of 2,340 posts. Imran Ahmed, CCDH's chief executive, warned that Incel ideology on the internet had grown and was not restricted to the dark web. 'The misogyny and extremism we saw three years ago have not only intensified, they've multiplied,' he said. 'Incel communities, where young men and boys are encouraged to hate and hurt women, are not hidden in the deepest recesses of the dark web – these communities of tens of thousands of men are operating in front of our children's eyes, accessible in the browsers of their cell phones. 'I encourage parents and schools to have deeper conversations with their children that span beyond the fictional show of Adolescence and into the reality of radicalisation facing young boys. 'This is an immediate crisis that demands more research and urgent action from policymakers, tech companies, and parents.' Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
