More than 480 civilians killed in Sudan’s North Darfur over two weeks: United Nations
North Darfur: More than 480 civilians have been killed in Sudan’s North Darfur region over the past two weeks, with some attacks reportedly driven by ethnic motivations, according to the United Nations.
The UN human rights office confirmed that at least 481 civilians have been killed in North Darfur since April 10, noting that “the actual number is likely much higher.”
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk described the situation as unimaginable and unacceptable. "The suffering of the Sudanese people is hard to imagine, harder to comprehend and simply impossible to accept," Turk said in a statement.
The UN also reported widespread incidents of sexual violence, including assaults against young boys and girls, which it described as “horrifying.”
Furthermore, the UN highlighted that dozens have reportedly died from lack of food, water, and medical care, either while detained in facilities operated by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) or while fleeing violence on foot under harsh conditions.
However, despite the deepening crisis, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) recently warned that it may be forced to scale back its food support efforts within weeks due to severe funding shortages.
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Gurugram Police arrest BJP Yuva Morcha member for spreading fake murder story on social media
New Delhi: Gurugram Police have arrested BJP Yuva Morcha member Hariom Mishra, for allegedly spreading a fabricated and communally sensitive story on social media about the murder of a college student in Gurugram.
Mishra who is also known as Shaurya Mishra had shared a collage of four photographs on his X handle earlier this month. He claimed that a 24-year-old college student, identified as Nikita Agarwal, had been murdered by her classmate Arif Khan in Gurugram. In the post, he alleged that the woman was blackmailed, forced into prostitution, gangraped, and eventually killed. He also claimed that Arif dumped her body in a forest. The claims were presented as being based on police sources.
The post went viral and garnering over 1.5 lakh views, and was amplified by several right-wing social media handles across X, Facebook and Instagram. A verification of the claims revealed that no such incident had taken place in Gurugram. A search of credible news reports showed no record of any such murder. The police said this news would have inevitably attracted media attention if it were true.
On December 11, Gurugram Police publicly refuted the claims through their official X handle. They stated that the information which was being circulated was completely false. The police warned that legal action would be taken against those spreading misinformation. Despite the warning, Mishra neither deleted the post nor issued any clarification.
Police in Gurugram confirmed Mishra's arrest on December 16. The police said a FIR was filed after he continued to spread false information about the alleged murder of a Hindu woman by Muslim man. Police said Mishra, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, is now being investigated.
Gurugram Police spokesperson Sandeep Singh told The Print that the accused had deliberately misrepresented facts and used objectionable content to spread hatred along religious lines. “Such posts can create serious disturbances in society, and the police take these matters very seriously,” he said.
A reverse image search conducted by fact-checkers at Alt News, revealed that the photographs used in the viral post were unrelated to the claims, while two of the images were traced to a Pinterest account belonging to influencer Maulik Chopra and another image was sourced from an Instagram post by influencer Shivam Thakur featuring a woman named Deepanshi Rawat. The fourth image was found on an unrelated Instagram page. The images depicted different individuals and had no connection to any crime.
Police said they are also investigating Mishra’s motive behind sharing the false and provocative content.
