Citizens for Justice and Peace
I’m being targeted over Dalit identity, says JNU student
22-Feb-2016
Kritika Sharma Sebastian Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Rama Naga, who is among those named in a sedition case for allegedly shouting anti-national slogans in the university and is wanted by the Delhi Police, said he was also being targeted over his Dalit identity. “The issue of slogans on February 9 is merely a pretext.…
Umar Khalid’s sisters get threats, youngest unable to attend school
22-Feb-2016
“She is only 12. She does not fully comprehend what is happening and yet has to face messages of hate and violence,” said Umar’s eldest sister. Written by Pritha Chatterjee | New Delhi | Published:February 22, 2016 2:32 am With police on the lookout for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, one of the…
Aligarh mayor hardens her stand on AMU `beef’ row
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Eram Agha Aligarh: UP police says it has found “no evidence“ of cow meat on the Aligarh Muslim University campus in its initial probe. Investigations into the BJP allegations of beef being served at the AMU canteen are still on. The police’s initial findings drew a…
Cops find 1,500kg `beef’ at Kharghar toll plaza, 4 held
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) George Mendonca Navi Mumbai:Acting on a tip-off provided by activists of the VHP and Bajrang Dal about an alleged beef consignment being transported towards Mumbai along the Sion-Panvel highway , the police laid a trap at Kharghar toll plaza on Friday and waylaid three tempos. Slaughtered…
Drug addict arrested for molesting girl in subway
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ahmed Ali Mumbai Low Security At Metro Cinema Underpass In one of the better-managed pedestrian subways of the city , a college girl was molested in the underpass at the Metro Cinema junction by a drug addict around noon on January 30.The incident came to light…
FIR filed against head of foreign bank unit for harassing senior executive
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: TIMES NEWS NETWORK An executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Plc has accused the country executive of the UK-headquartered bank’s offshore unit of sexual harassment in an FIR filed with the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police station. In the police report, the complainant claimed…
Muzaffarnagar riots: UP govt to challenge 39 acquittals in HC
22-Feb-2016
Feb 22 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Ishita Bhatia Meerut: After uproar over the recent acquittal of 39 ac cused in the 2013 Muzaffara nagar riots cases, the UP gov ernment has said it will chal lenge the verdict in the Alla habad high court. District magistrates of Muzaffarnagar and Shamli said they…
PGIMS, Rohtak: No post-mortem without cops, family of 18-yr-old wait to claim his body
22-Feb-2016
Written by Khushboo Sandhu | Rohtak | Updated: February 22, 2016 6:28 am While Pramod wanted to take Rahul’s body home for cremation, he was told by hospital authorities that the body cannot be released without a postmortem, which was not possible as the police personnel were not available. For the family of 18-year-old Rahul,…
Latur: Cops try to stop locals from hoisting ‘saffron flag’, assaulted
22-Feb-2016
According to the police, around 1.30 am on February 19, on the occasion of Shivaji Jayanti, over two dozen locals belonging to the Shivaji Jayanti Mandal assembled near the Ambedkar Chowk in Pangaon to hoist a ‘saffron flag’. Written by Rashmi Rajput | Mumbai | Published:February 22, 2016 4:41 am Maharashtra Police has arrested 17…
In riot-torn Muzaffarnagar, women fall prey to politics of ‘sexual violence’
22-Feb-2016
• 22 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • Namita Kohli letters@hindustantimes.com MUZAFFARNAGAR : In Muzaffarnagar’s Kailawada village, outside the house of the Chaudharys, a small door in vibrant green opens into an expansive courtyard. The men step out, and stare at us with a mix of apprehension and suspicion. A little over a month…