Men who offered Namaz at Lulu Mall had no clue how to offer Namaz: Report quotes Police
CCTV footage shows their 'Namaz' ending in 18 seconds before they hurried out of mall
Lucknow: Days after controversy erupted due to a viral video on social media showing a few men offering Namaz at the newly inaugurated Lulu Mall in Lucknow, a report published in National Herald India has claimed the CCTV footage of the mall on the said day shows the men offering Namaz at the mall had the least idea of offering the Muslim prayer. It has also added the whole episode is turning out to be a conspiracy to malign the image of the mall.
The controversy surfaced after a video was shared across social media platforms on Wednesday showing a few men dressed in evidently looking Muslim attires offering prayers in the premises of the mall. Right-wing Hindutva organisation Hindu Mahasahab had taken offence at the video and demanded that Hindus should be allowed to chant Hanuman Chalisa and perform Hindu rituals if Muslims were allowed to offer Namaz.
They had also alleged that 80% of the men employed at the mall were Muslims but the women were all Hindus. This was, they alleged part of Love Jihad, the National Herald India report added.
The mall was inaugurated by UP CM Yogi Adityanath two days before the controversy was triggered. An FIR was lodged by the mall management and a police investigation was initiated. The mall management refuted all the allegations and shared details of its employees with the police and the militant Hindu organisations to disprove them.
According to the published report, CCTV footage of the said day has now surfaced and it raises several suspicions about the claims of Hindutva organisations. It also points at deliberate mischief to malign the mall and stroke enmity and hatred among communities.
CCTV footage shared by the mall shows eight men gaining entry into the mall together. None of them make any effort to look around the mall or visit any showroom. They neither purchased anything nor were interested in taking selfies in the mall, the report stated.
Seemingly in a hurry, they start looking for a place to sit down and offer Namaz. They first tried the basement, followed by the ground floor and the first floor—where security guards stopped them. Then they proceeded to the second floor, which was relatively less crowded. Six of the men immediately sat down to offer Namaz while the remaining two appear to have got busy recording videos and taking photographs, it further added.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Rajesh Kumar Shrivastava conceded that the footage made it clear that the men had no clue about how Namaz is offered. He was hopeful that the miscreants would be arrested soon.
While it takes seven to eight minutes to complete the ‘Namaz’, these men in a hurry completed it in less than a minute—in fact in 18 seconds flat. Activist and social worker Tahira Hasan, who had flagged concerns of a conspiracy right at the beginning, says that the men were clearly ignorant that Namaz is always offered while facing the Kaaba, which is roughly the west direction in north India. While all of them face the West, one of them has his face to a different direction, National Herald claimed.
After offering the hurried Namaz and recording the video, they exited the mall in a hurry and made no attempt to linger and look around the mall, it further reported.
Late on Saturday evening, DCP (South) and Sushant Golf City Inspector were replaced for their failure to scan the CCTV footage at the beginning of the controversy. The mall management had sought time to scan the footage and shared the incriminating footage with the police.
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SC orders Delhi authorities to clear localities of stray dogs
Warns of action against obstruction to operation
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has instructed the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the New Delhi Municipal Corporation to clear all localities of Delhi, especially the open localities and cities, of stray dogs, making no compromise in the operation.
Hearing a suo motu case initiated by the court over several incidents of rabies and deaths from stray dog bites, a two-judge bench consisting of Justice JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan said that the operation should also be undertaken at the earliest, reports Bar and Bench.
The judges directed the authorities to plan the operation, including forming a force for it. They further stressed that clearing the localities of stray dogs should be a priority for the authorities.
The Delhi government and the municipalities were directed to create dog shelters within eight weeks and equip them with staff members to sterilize and immunize the dogs. The dog shelters should also be provided with CCTV cameras, the judges have said.
The apex court has warned that strict action would be taken against individuals or organizations obstructing the operation. Referring to animal rights activists and criticizing them heavily, the bench asked if the activists could bring alive the victims of rabies.
The judges orally stated, "We are not doing this for us—it is for the public interest. so no sentiments of any nature should be involved. Action should be taken at the earlier. Pick up dogs from all localities and shift them to far off places.”
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