Jodhpur police cremated Muslim youth despite missing report, family finds out after DNA test: Report
Jaipur: Jodhpur police are under scrutiny after allegedly cremating the body of a 20-year-old Muslim youth, identified as Ismail, despite his family having filed a missing person report days earlier.
Ismail, a resident of Chimanpura Gali-4, was reported missing by his family at the Sadar Bazar police station on June 20, three days after he disappeared. On June 21, an unidentified body was recovered from the Gulab Sagar reservoir and taken to the mortuary at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, falling under the jurisdiction of the Sadar Kotwali police station, as reported by The New Indian Express.
Despite the fact that Sadar Bazar and Sadar Kotwali stations operate from the same premises, there was reportedly no coordination between the two units. On June 25, Sadar Kotwali police cremated the body after labelling it “unclaimed.”
Just a day later, Ismail’s sister-in-law came across visuals of the body and grew suspicious. She alerted the family, who approached the Sojati Gate police station and demanded verification. A DNA test was subsequently initiated, the report added.
On June 27, Ismail’s mother, Malka, submitted a blood sample for DNA analysis. When the results from the Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed the body was indeed her son’s, the family was left devastated. She accused the police of both negligence and serious insensitivity. “He should have been buried, not cremated,” TNIE quoted her as saying.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Nemichand of Sadar Bazar police acknowledged the misstep, stating that the body was in an advanced state of decomposition, which made identification difficult. “It was considered unclaimed at the time. After we were informed of the missing report, we proceeded with DNA testing,” he stated.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
