Hindu Veer Sena chief arrested for hate speech against Muslims and Bangladeshis
Ghaziabad: Satyam Pandit, the Chief of the Hindu right-wing organization Hindu Veer Sena, has been arrested by the Ghaziabad police after a video of him delivering a hate speech went viral on social media. In the video, Pandit is seen inciting violence against Muslims and calling for the expulsion of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshis from India within 72 hours. He also threatened to cut off the beards of Muslims and beat them with sticks.
The arrest took place on Sunday, and Pandit was subsequently produced in court, where he was remanded to judicial custody. The video, which allegedly responded to purported atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, shows Pandit confronting police officers and using abusive language.
In a peculiar incident, Pandit's associates recorded a video of him being taken to the magistrate's court in a private car without handcuffs, showcasing his influence despite being in police custody.
In a related incident, Bhupendra Chowdhury alias Pinki, associated with the Hindu Raksha Dal, and his supporter Badal alias Hariom were ordered to 14 days of judicial custody for allegedly assaulting residents near a railway station and destroying their shanties, claiming they were Bangladeshi infiltrators. The attack took place on Friday near the Guldhar railway police station, under the jurisdiction of Madhuban Bapudham police station.
Police Commissioner Ajay Kumar Mishra stated that efforts are underway to identify and arrest more individuals involved in the attacks.
An FIR has been filed against Chowdhury and 20 others for rioting, inciting religious hatred, and other offences. Some residents were reportedly injured in the attack, which occurred around 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
The #UPPolice has arrested Hindu Veer Sena member #SatyamPandit in #Ghaziabad.
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Satyam Pandit was threatening in a video that "#Rohingyas, #Katuas, #Bangladeshis should leave India within 24 hours or else their beards will be plucked out and every single hair will be buried in… pic.twitter.com/pLSYLsqQDc
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41 lakh illicit liquor seized, 1.84 lakh arrested in major drive: K'taka Minister tells Assembly
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Excise Department has conducted a statewide crackdown on illegal liquor trade over the last two years, resulting in arrests and seizures of alcohol, Karnataka Excise Minister R B Timmapur said on Tuesday.
As many as 1,09,017 people were arrested, and seizures included 13.66 lakh litres of liquor and 27.19 lakh litres of beer, he said in a written reply to a starred question by Harihar BJP MLA B P Harish in the Karnataka Assembly.
The Minister said the enforcement drive covered the financial year 2023–24, 2024–25 up to June, and 2025–26 from July to October, targeting unauthorised liquor manufacture, storage, sale and transportation across the State.
"During this period, statewide enforcement drives resulted in a total of 1,84,570 raids against illegal liquor sales,” Timmapur said.
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He noted that 9,179 non-bailable cases and 91,968 bailable and compoundable cases under Section 15(A) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, were registered during the same period.
According to him, there have been no reports indicating that students have become addicted to alcohol due to illegal liquor sales.
The sale of alcohol to minors is strictly prohibited under the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, and the department has issued periodic instructions to initiate legal action against violators, with strict enforcement and investigation measures in place, the Minister said.
Excise officials are carrying out regular road and night patrols, collecting intelligence, monitoring habitual offenders and conducting raids to identify illicit distillation units, unauthorised liquor outlets and spurious liquor manufacturing centres, he said, adding the department is also enforcing the law to prevent the production, storage, sale and transport of spurious, non-duty-paid and unauthorised liquor.
Regular patrols are being conducted on national and state highways, with suspicious vehicles being subjected to checks.
At the district level, standing committee meetings are held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioners, and joint operations are carried out with the police and forest departments to curb excise-related offences.
The department is also conducting awareness programmes through Gram Sabhas and in schools and colleges to educate the public and students about the physical, mental and social health hazards associated with alcohol addiction and substance abuse, Timmapur added.
