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News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
Modiji Consoled Us Like Kin: Pahalgam Victim Shubham Dwivedi's Family On Their Meet With PM
Last Updated: "When my daughter-in-law and I broke down, Modiji said this fight against terrorism is not over yet. 'Operation Sindoor' will continue,' Sanjay Dwivedi said In a poignant moment at Kanpur's Chakeri Airport on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his one-day visit to the city, paid tribute to the courage and sacrifice of Shubham Dwivedi – the young man from Kanpur who was killed in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Meeting his grieving family, including wife Alshanya and parents Sanjay and Seema Dwivedi, the Prime Minister offered words of solace and assured them that 'Operation Sindoor" was not over, and that the government remains committed to eliminating terrorism. #WATCH | Kanpur, UP: After meeting PM Modi, Sanjay Dwivedi, father of Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life in #PahalgamTerroristAttack, says, 'Our family expressed gratitude as in response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack, an operation was launched against terrorism, the terrorist… — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2025 EMOTIONAL MEETING AT KANPUR AIRPORT Shubham's wife Alshanya, his father Sanjay Dwivedi, and his mother Seema were present during the interaction. According to family members, the Prime Minister appeared visibly moved by their pain. 'When my daughter-in-law and I broke down, Modiji consoled us like one of our own. He said this fight against terrorism is not over yet – ' Operation Sindoor ' will continue," Sanjay Dwivedi told News18 after the meeting with the PM. 'I AM A HINDU': SHUBHAM'S FINAL WORDS Shubham Dwivedi, who had married just weeks earlier on February 12, was vacationing with his wife and her sister in the scenic Baisaran meadows of Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, when terrorists opened fire on unarmed Hindu tourists. Shubham, according to eyewitness accounts shared with the family, stood in front of the attackers without fear and declared his identity – 'I am a Hindu." He was shot point-blank in the head. 'He took the first bullet, but saved many lives," said his father. 'His courage was not ordinary – it was heroic. His presence of mind gave others those crucial few seconds to run and survive," his father said. During his address in Kanpur later in the day, Prime Minister Modi referred to the incident and said, 'In the cowardly attack in Pahalgam, our son from Kanpur, Shubham Dwivedi, became a victim of brutality," the PM said. 'But the pain and fury of our daughters like Alshanya (Shubham's wife) has echoed in the form of 'Operation Sindoor'. The world has seen that fury," the PM further said during his address. The Prime Minister said that the military operation, launched on 7 May across the Line of Control in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, had devastated terrorist hideouts deep within enemy territory. 'We entered their homes, hundreds of miles inside, and destroyed the breeding grounds of terror," he said. 'Our army's valour compelled the Pakistani forces to beg for a ceasefire. But I want to make it clear – the enemy who was begging during Operation Sindoor should not be under any illusion. The operation is not over yet." #WATCH | Kanpur, UP: After meeting PM Modi, Wife of Shubham Dwivedi, who lost his life in #PahalgamTerroristAttack, Aishanya Dwivedi says, 'PM Modi said that the entire nation and the government are standing with us. He offered his condolences…PM Modi was very sad…PM Modi… — ANI (@ANI) May 30, 2025 CALL FOR MARTYR STATUS? Since the attack, the family has made only one request to the government – that Shubham be officially recognised as a martyr. However, on his demand, Shubham's father said that he met the PM just to express his gratitude for 'Operation Sindoor'. 'It was not a suitable time to raise the demand," he said. Initially, the Dwivedi family had raised the demand that Shubham's sacrifice should be honoured, for the sake of every Indian who believes in dharma and courage. Alshanya has been inconsolable since the tragedy. In her tearful exchange with the Prime Minister, she too thanked the PM for his visit and said those responsible should be punished. Shubham was cremated with full state honours on April 24 in his native village, an event attended by Uttar Pradesh cabinet ministers Yogendra Upadhyay and Rakesh Sachan. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath later visited the Dwivedi home personally and promised 'every possible support" to the bereaved family. The attack in Pahalgam claimed 26 lives, including that of a Nepali tourist. The Dwivedis maintain that their son was targeted for his religious identity. 'This wasn't random violence," a family member explained. 'He was attacked because of his faith, and he embraced it even in his last breath. That is the spirit of Bharat." top videos View all SUPPORT ACROSS PARTY LINES On April 30, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also met the Dwivedi family and backed their demand to declare Shubham a martyr. For the family, however, their final hope lies with the Prime Minister. 'We trust Modiji," Sanjay said. 'He has seen pain and understands what it means to lose a son for the country." tags : Narendra Modi news18 specials Operation Sindoor Pahalgam attack Location : Lucknow, India, India First Published: May 30, 2025, 18:05 IST News india Modiji Consoled Us Like Kin: Pahalgam Victim Shubham Dwivedi's Family On Their Meet With PM
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
Only children's court for juvenile tried as an adult, rules MP HC
Bhopal/Jabalpur: Madhya Pradesh high court has held that a juvenile in conflict with the law, who is declared fit for trial as an adult by Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), should be tried by the ' Children's Court ' and not any other court. The bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi gave this verdict in a case referred to by the principal district judge, Bhopal, for guidance on whether a juvenile chargesheeted by National Investigative Agency (NIA) in a terror case should be tried in the special NIA court or 'children's court' NIA special public prosecutor Deepesh Joshi, who appeared in court for the agency, told TOI that the case dates to 2017 when an explosion occurred in a train bogie in Shajapur town. One of the accused produced papers in court to show he was 17 years old at the time of the incident and should be tried as a juvenile. He was charged under IPC sections 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy), 122 (collecting arms with intention to wage war), 307 (attempted murder), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), plus sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), Explosive Substances Act, Railways Act and Public Property Act. Once the JJB principal judge ruled that the juvenile accused was mentally and physically fit to be tried as an adult, the question was if he should be tried in an NIA court, like the other accused, or in a 'children's court' as provided in Juvenile Justice Act. The Bhopal judge sought guidance from HC. Joshi argued for trial in an NIA court, pointing out that NIA Act stipulates that notwithstanding anything contained in CrPC, every scheduled offence investigated by the agency shall be tried only by the special court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed. He submitted that scheduled offences under NIA Act involve national security, interest and sovereignty of the nation and the case is fit for trial in a special court constituted under NIA Act. Senior advocate Anil Khare and advocate AJ Mathew, who appeared as amicus curiae in the case, argued that the trial should be conducted in a children's court. Referring to similar cases involving NIA, Khare submitted that as per section 18(3) of JJ Act, if a juvenile is to be tried as an adult, the board may order transfer of the trial to the children's court having jurisdiction to try such offences. Jurisdiction has been vested to children's court through Section 18(3) and no other court/special court can have jurisdiction in this regard, Khare said. Justice Dwivedi, in his order, cited several Supreme Court verdicts and said that NIA Act's non-obstante clause provides for overriding effect upon CrPC and not on any other law in force. On the other hand, section 1(4) of JJ Act shows that it provides an overriding effect upon any other law, the judge said. The court concluded by saying: "It is hereby held that when the FIR is registered under a scheduled Act prescribed under NIA Act and a juvenile has been directed to be tried as an adult by the children's court, then the jurisdiction to try the case would vest in children's court and not in the special judge under NIA Act."
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
IS operative arrested in 2017 blasts to be tried as adult in juvenile children's court
Bhopal: An alleged Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) operative, who was arrested in the Shajapur serial blast case in 2017, will be tried as an adult in the juvenile court, two years after he was sentenced to capital punishment by special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Lucknow court in another case. The accused, who hails from Bhopal, was arrested from Hoshangabad by the Madhya Pradesh anti-terrorism squad (ATS) after the blast in Bhopal-Ujjain train near Jabri railway station in Shajapur on March 7, 2017, which left 10 people injured. He was arrested with seven others by the Uttar Pradesh ATS for planning the blast and waging war against the country. 'He was part of an IS module in India planning multiple blasts in several cities', said a senior officer of ATS, who initially probed the matter. NIA took over the case on March 16, 2017. In March 2023, the accused along with six others was given capital punishment by special court in Lucknow under sections 121, 121A, 122, 123 of IPC, sections 17, 18, 18A, 18B, 23, 38 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and 3/25/35 of the Arms Act while one accused was sentenced to life imprisonment for planning blasts in different cities of India. However, in another case of committing blast in the train in Shajapur, the trial was going on under sections 120-B, 122, 307, 326, 324 of IPC; sections 3/4 of the Explosive Substances Act; sections 150, 151 of Railways Act; Section 4 of Public Property (Prevention) Act; and sections 16(b), 18, 25, 38 and 39 of Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act, before special court of NIA, Bhopal. In 2024, an application was moved before the special court of NIA, Bhopal by juvenile in conflict with law, wherefrom it was observed that on the date of incident, the said juvenile was less than 18 years of age, therefore, case was sent to the Juvenile Justice Board for disposal according to law. The case was heard by principal magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Bhopal who passed an order on April 28, 2024 stating that although the juvenile on the date of incident was only 17 years of age he was physically and mentally fit and was competent enough to understand the consequences of the offences committed. The case was transferred to a regular court constituted under Section 25 of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005. The order was challenged by NIA by saying that the charges are grave against the accused and he shouldn't be tried as juvinile. Saying that the JJ Act, 2015 will have an overriding effect over the NIA Act, 2008, a single bench of judge Sanjay Dwivedi on Monday said, 'It is clear that the matter though investigated by NIA and registered the offence, but considering the other circumstances and the fact that one of the accused was juvenile, although treated to be an adult for the purpose of trying the offence and as such Section 18(3) of Act, 2015, it is to be tried by the Children's Court.' 'On a mature consideration of the above discourse as well as the legal position, especially considering the effect of Section 1(4) of JJ Act, 2015, it is hereby held that when the FIR is registered under a Scheduled Act prescribed under the NIA Act and a juvenile has been directed to be tried as an adult by the Children's Court, then the jurisdiction to try the case would vest in Children's Court and not in the Special Judge under the NIA Act,' said the court order. The court thanked advocate Anil Khare, who in the capacity of amicus curiae assisted the court in the matter. Citing an example a of juvenile issue in Yakub Abdul Razak Memon (supra) case, Anil Khare said that the Supreme Court had resolved the conflict between the JJ Act, 2000 and TADA Act, 1987 by observing that sections of JJ Act, 2000 gave overriding effect over other statutes. Khare submitted that the jurisdiction has been vested to the Children's Court by virtue of Section 18(3) and no other Court/Special Court can have jurisdiction in this regard. NIA advocate Deepesh Joshi said, 'This is important judgement as the accused who was tried as an adult in UP and got capital punishment too. Now, he will be tried afresh in MP. NIA court in Bhopal already verified 70 eyewitnesses in the case but his trial will be started again before Children's Court, but he will be treated as an adult only.'
The Print
07-05-2025
- Politics
- The Print
Modi avenged my husband's death with Op Sindoor, says wife of Kanpur trader killed in Pahalgam attack
'My whole family had faith in him. The way we responded to Pakistan has maintained our trust. This is the true tribute to my husband. Wherever my husband is today, he will find peace,' she said. 'I want to thank PM Modi for taking revenge for my husband's death,' Dwivedi's wife Aishanya said to ThePrint. New Delhi: The family of Shubham Dwivedi, one of the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack, expressed gratitude following Operation Sindoor—India's attacks on nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)—early Wednesday. Shubham Dwivedi, a cement trader from Kanpur, was among the 26 people killed in the 22 April terrorist attack at the tourist spot in Pahalgam in J&K. His father, Sanjay Dwivedi, echoed his daughter-in-law's gratitude for the military response. 'I salute the army. I thank the PM, who understood the pain of the people of the country. Ever since we have heard this news, my whole family is feeling light. The pain in our hearts has been healed,' Sanjay Dwivedi said. 'Shubham's soul has found true peace today. His sacrifice has not gone in vain,' he added. On 24 April, the day of Shubham's funeral, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had said after meeting the family in Kanpur that those who have destroyed the sindoor of sisters and daughters will not be spared. 'Terrorists destroyed the vermilion of their mothers and sisters in front of them. Now they will see the consequences,' he said in Kanpur. The Indian Army's operation against terrorist camps in Pakistan was named Operation Sindoor. Indian armed forces carried out missile attacks on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the early hours of Wednesday in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, as part of Operation Sindoor. After the strike, the Indian army said the strike has been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. 'These steps come in the wake of the barbaric Pahalgam terrorist attack in which 25 Indians and one Nepali citizen were murdered. We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable,' said the statement. On the air strike by India, Yogi Adityanath posted on X, 'Jai Hindi, Jai Hind ki Sena.' (Edited by Sugita Katyal) Also read: China calls Operation Sindoor 'regrettable', urges India & Pakistan to 'exercise restraint'
Time of India
06-05-2025
- Time of India
HC quashes bank staffer's forced retirement after acquittal in graft
1 2 3 Bhopal/Jabalpur: The MP high court has set aside the compulsory retirement of a Rural Development Bank field officer, ruling that departmental enquiry against him was unwarranted as he had already been acquitted of the same charges in a criminal petitioner, Niranjan Singh Kaurav, said he was posted as a field officer of the bank at Bareilly in Raisen district. The Special Police Establishment (SPE) Lokayukta sleuths raided the bank following a complaint that he and the bank manager demanded Rs 5,000 as a bribe for the renewal of a Kisan Credit Card. The SPE Lokayukta registered a case of corruption against him. At the same time, the bank management initiated a DE against the case presented before the civil court, he was acquitted by the judge, but the bank management in the same case decided to give him premature retirement from service. He replied to the charge-sheet during the DE, and there were witnesses from his side, but they were never court of justice Sanjay Dwivedi said the criminal case in court and the DE were based on the same charges, and when the officer was acquitted by the court, he should not have been implicated in the DE and punished. With this, the court revoked the order of his premature retirement and further directed that he be paid half of his wages for the period when he was out of a job due to the punishment of compulsory retirement meted out to him.
