Editor of Sudarshan News posts controversial cartoon showing Muslims pelting stones at Chandrayaan 3
New Delhi: Suresh Chavhanke, the editor of Sudarshan News, a media outlet known for its polarizing content, recently posted a cartoon on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which has sparked controversy.
The cartoon, accused of being anti-Muslim and inflammatory, depicts Muslims throwing stones at Chandrayaan 3, India's third lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
The cartoon features characters dressed in traditional Kurta Pajamas and wearing skull caps, symbolically shown hurling stones at the Chandrayaan 3 lander. The illustration also includes a display board with the text in Hindi reading, "chand ki Zameen waqf ki milkiyat hai," which translates to "The Moon's land belongs to Waqf," a statement that appears to mock the Waqf board.
Chavhanke had previously faced legal consequences for his online behavior. He was arrested on August 11 by the Cyber Crime Unit of Gurugram Police for posting an inflammatory tweet on X. The tweet in question was related to the Nuh Violence and implicated foreign media house Al Jazeera in influencing law enforcement actions that allegedly resulted in the arrest of individuals associated with the Hindutva movement.
Following his arrest, Chavhanke was granted bail. However, another individual who shared his controversial tweet was placed in judicial custody.
हाहाहा … pic.twitter.com/RvjIT4lcN7
— Suresh Chavhanke “Sudarshan News” (@SureshChavhanke) August 24, 2023
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
