Old man beaten up for over four hours, beard chopped, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: A horrific incident has come to light wherein an aged Muslim man was beaten recklessly and his beard was chopped off by a right-wing activist in Loni, Ghaziabad.
A video of the incident has gone viral along with a clip where the victim old man is seen revealing his ordeal against the goons who reportedly forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram while beating him black and blue for over four hours.
In the video, the old man alleges that attackers put the gun on his head, he was forced to chant Jai Sri Ram and they brutally beaten him up and chopped off his beard.
In another video, the old man is seen showing his bruises and wounds throughout his body after the incident.
The video clearly shows a young man chopping off the beard of the old man and beating him with a rod-like object while the old man tried to resist the carnage unsuccessfully.
Ghaziabad Police has reportedly taken note of the viral video and posted a video through their official Twitter handle and added that a case has been registered in this regard after a complaint was filed by the victim. The Loni Police Station CO added that the prime accused in the case has been arrested and the department is working on nabbing other culprits who were part of the mob attack.
Statement of Abdul Samad Saifi.
— Md Asif Khan (@imMAK02) June 14, 2021
This old Muslim man was attacked by 5 Hindutva extremists in Loni, Ghaziabad.
He alleges that attackers put gun on his head, he was forced to chant Jai Sri Ram and they brutally beaten him up and chopped off his beard. pic.twitter.com/GcnGeQJk4V
He was badly injured in this terrorist attack. He is showing his wounds.
— Md Asif Khan (@imMAK02) June 14, 2021
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वीडियो वायरल के संबंध में पीड़ित की तहरीर पर पूर्व में ही अभियोग थाना लोनी बॉर्डर पर पंजीकृत है मुख्य अभियुक्त वर्तमान में जेल में निरुद्ध है अन्य अभियुक्त गण की शीघ्र गिरफ्तारी कर प्रकरण में आगे की कार्रवाई की जाएगी। वीडियो बाईट CO लोनी ? pic.twitter.com/XRMG3zORAh
— GHAZIABAD POLICE (@ghaziabadpolice) June 13, 2021
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Rupee falls 28 paise to 94.77 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 28 paise to 94.77 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday as market sentiment took a dramatic turn after reports emerged that the US and Iran are discussing a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at reducing tensions and reopening negotiations.
Forex traders said Brent oil prices, which had fallen to USD 98 on the US-Iran peace deal, edged slightly higher to USD 101 per barrel after investors weighed the prospects for a Middle East peace deal.
Moreover, factors such as unabated foreign capital outflows amid rising geopolitical uncertainties further dented investor sentiment.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 94.77 against the US dollar, registering a fall of 28 paise over its previous close.
On Wednesday, the rupee appreciated 69 paise to close at 94.49 against the US dollar.
"Markets are currently focused on the critical 48-hour window during which the US expects Tehran’s formal response through Pakistani mediators," said CR Forex Advisors MD Amit Pabari.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides were nearing an agreement to end the war.
US media outlet Axios reported, quoting US officials and two other sources, that the US and Iran were getting close to a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations.
The US expects Iranian responses on several key points over the next 48 hours, Axios reported, adding that nothing has been agreed yet. This was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 98.01, down 0.01 per cent.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.65 per cent at USD 101.83 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex declined 160.24 points to 77,798.28 in early trade, while the Nifty was down 30.25 points to 24,300.70.
Foreign Institutional Investors offloaded equities worth Rs 5,834.90 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
On the domestic macroeconomic front, the country's goods and services exports rose 4.6 per cent to an all-time high of USD 863.11 billion during 2025-26, up from USD 825.26 billion in 2024-25, despite global economic uncertainties, according to revised commerce ministry data.
Merchandise exports grew 0.93 per cent to USD 441.78 billion in the last fiscal year from USD 437.70 billion in 2024-25, the data showed.
