Muslims construct Kali temple in West Bengal village ahead of festivities
Kolkata: Setting an example of harmony amidst the communal tension, intolerance and religious discord prevalent, Muslims residents at Nanoor in Birbhum district came forward to construct a Kali temple which had to be demolished for widening a village road two years ago.
The residents of the minority community joined their Hindu Neighbours, collected funds, bought a plot and started constructing the temple so that the puja of the goddess can be organised this year.
The puja at Basapara village started 30 years ago and the religious festival has been going on since then. A temple with a concrete wall and straw-roof was constructed beside the Nanoor-Basapara road.
“Two years ago the local panchayat widened the road, a much-awaited demand of the residents. The temple was demolished. Last year, we hired a decorator to make a pandal and organised the puja. But it was very expensive. We were not sure whether we would be able to organise the puja this year,’’ said Nikhil Bhattacharya, a resident.
Basara area is a minority-dominated pocket. Many Muslim locals and elected representatives came forward to help their Hindu neighbours, said Bhattacharya.Zila Parishad member Abdul Karim Khan, local panchayat member Mirmakhan Ali and local panchayat samity member Manija Bibi held a meeting with the puja organisers eight months ago. “They assured us that the puja would be organised.
They, along with others from the minority community, collected funds and handed over to us. They convinced a local person and bought the plot from him. The temple is being constructed with the fund of Rs 7 lakh that the Muslim residents collected,’’ said Sunil Saha, the committee president. Many well-to-do families from the Minority community came forward and donated money.
“If our Muslim brothers and sisters did not join us, organising the puja would not have been possible,’’ admitted Saha.
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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.
