HP: Police detain woman for vandalising Shivling at temple amid speculation of Muslim involvement
Kangra: Police have detained Nisha Devi, a 35-year-old woman, for allegedly vandalising a Shivling at a temple in Nagrota in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
The incident, which occurred on Friday, sparked unrest and protests, with numerous Hindutva organisations gathering at Gandhi Maidan and alleging that the Shivling was desecrated by individuals from another community. Right-wing groups reportedly expressed demands to vacate shops rented by Muslim vendors in the market, fueled by assumptions on social media that the vandalism was perpetrated by Muslims.
Protesters chanted anti-Muslim slogans, including “Na mullon ka na khazi ka, Ye desh hai veer shivaji ka,” as shown in a video shared by fact-checker Mohammed Zubair on X.
The police immediately registered an FIR after they were informed about the incident. During the investigation, police reviewed CCTV footage from near the temple and identified a woman entering and exiting the premises around 3:00 a.m. They stated that the accused, Nisha Devi, was the individual seen in the footage. Authorities also noted that she had been involved in similar vandalism incidents in the past and stated that she is mentally differently abled.
Zubair highlighted that a similar anti-Muslim protest by right-wing organisations occurred on September 20, 2024. “This Shivling vandalism incident was an excuse for these goons to continue their anti-Muslim protest,” he wrote on X.
A Shivling was vandalised in Nagrota, Himachal Pradesh on 27th Sep. Soon after the incident, According to reports, RW orgs were adamant on getting the shops rented by Muslims vacated in the market as Hindutva orgs and RW on social media assumed that vandalism was done by Muslims. pic.twitter.com/DAP7xgtKvs
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) September 29, 2024
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ED registers case against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in alleged MUDA scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday registered a case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in connection with the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam. The case was filed after the Enforcement Directorate took note of a First Information Report filed by the Lokayukta.
The MUDA case involves allegations of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites to Siddaramaiah's wife by the authority. It has been alleged that compensatory sites allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife - located in an upmarket area in Mysuru - is far higher than the land acquired from her by MUDA.
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Siddaramaiah is the latest Opposition Chief Minister to have been named as an accused in a corruption case. Earlier, the Central agencies had named and arrested Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Aam Aadmi Party's Arvind Kejriwal, who has since stepped down from the Delhi Chief Minister's post.
