Interfaith couple's wedding reception cancelled in Walkar's hometown in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Nov 19: A reception of a newly married Hindu-Muslim couple was cancelled in Maharashtra's Vasai town following opposition from local organizations in the wake of Shraddha Walkar's murder, police said on Saturday.
Walkar (27) and her live-in partner Aaftab Poonawala who is arrested for allegedly murdering her brutally in May this year hailed from Vasai in Palghar district near Mumbai.
A news channel editor on Friday morning tweeted a picture of the reception invite and linked it to the Walkar murder case using hashtags `LoveJihad' and `ActOfTerrorism'.
The event was to take place on Sunday evening at a hall in Vasai West area, a local police official told PTI.
After the tweet went viral, local Hindu and Muslim organisations in Vasai called the owner of the hall and asked him to cancel the event for the sake of peace in the area, the official said.
The families of the couple on Saturday visited Manikpur police station and informed that the reception had been put on hold, he said.
The woman, who is Hindu, is 29 years old while her husband, a Muslim, is 32 years old and both knew each other for the last 11 years, the official said.
Members of both the families supported their relationship and the couple had a registered marriage in a court on November 17.
Around 200 guests were expected for the reception on Sunday, they told police.
हत्यारे अफताब के वसई में ही अब “ इमरान और दिव्या” का होने जा रहा है निकाह/ विवाह का निमंत्रण सार्वजनिक हैं। उसी ग्राम के “अफताब ने श्रध्दा” के 35 टुकड़े करने के ह्रदय विदारक अपराध के बाद भी यह कैसे होने जा रहा हैं ? #LoveJihad_ActOfTerrorism #LoveJihad #Shraddha pic.twitter.com/8gwmwYVkzm
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Newborn found dead in plastic bag: Kerala Child Rights Commission registers case
Kochi (PTI): The Kerala State Child Rights Commission registered a case on Friday into the incident where a newborn was found dead, covered in a plastic bag on the street of a posh residential area here.
After visiting the Panampilly Nagar locality where the incident occurred, K V Manoj Kumar, the chairperson of the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, also directed the city police commissioner to file a detailed report on the incident.
Expressing concern over the incident, the Commission stated that if someone is unable to care for their children, abandoning or killing them should never be an option.
"There are various government systems in place to ensure their protection, such as Ammathottil or Children's Homes. These institutions provide a secure environment for children to grow up safely and thrive," Kumar said.
Ammathottil is an electronic cradle functioning under the Kerala State Council for Child Welfare, aiming to provide better life conditions for destitute and abandoned children.
Earlier in the day, conservancy workers of Kochi Corporation found the body of the child along the street in Panampilly Nagar and alerted the police.
Launching an investigation, the police said that a 23-year-old woman was taken into custody after being traced using the address on the Amazon delivery packet in which the child was wrapped and thrown.
According to the police, the woman, suspected to be a victim of sexual assault, delivered a baby in the early hours of Friday in her apartment bathroom and allegedly threw the newborn on the street in front of her flat complex.
She had allegedly concealed her pregnancy from her parents.
