Popular Front calls on world leaders, UN Security Council for urgent steps to lift Gaza siege
New Delhi: Popular Front of India Chairman E Abubacker while expressing its solidarity with the people of Gaza against the Israeli airstrikes have termed the air campaign ‘Outraging and Saddening’ that has killed dozens of civilians including a pregnant woman and her fourteen month-old niece and injured several others over the last few days.
“Popular Front called upon the UN Security Council and the world leaders to take urgent steps to get the siege on Gaza lifted” a press release from the organisation added.
“The sporadic attacks and siege is part of the ongoing genocide of people of Gaza, one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The world watched when the Israeli attacks in the past years starting from 2006 took thousands of lives and left several thousand permanently disabled”
“It is to be noted that Gazan people are already being strangulated by the deadly and inhuman siege imposed by Israel in 2006 which prevents inflow of basic necessities like food, medicine and fuel. The siege has literally made the strip world’s largest open jail” the release further added.
The release also stressed that a mere ceasefire is far from relief to the people in Gaza and that only an immediate end to the siege and the ongoing illegal settlement can have bring a lasting solution to the issue.
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Delhi: Father, son held for killing 19-year-old woman in suspected honour killing
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a man and his son for allegedly murdering his 19-year-old daughter in west Delhi's Hari Nagar area, an official said on Friday.
The case first came to light on April 1 after a PCR call was received around 2 pm, alleging that a woman had been killed by her family members and her body was being taken for last rites, he said.
The accused, identified as Mohammad Maneer (55), a vegetable vendor, and his son Meraj Ali (19), were arrested in connection with the case, the officer said.
The victim had been in a relationship with a man from her native place for the past two years, which was opposed by her father, Maneer and brother Meraj, he said.
"When the girl did not end the relationship despite objections, the family killed her," the officer said.
On April 1, the police said that when their team reached the spot, they found that the woman's body was being taken for burial.
Acting on the input, the burial process was stopped over suspicion of honour killing.
"Police intercepted the family members and took possession of the body," he said.
Police said that the man who had made the PCR told them that the woman was in love with his cousin.
During the inquiry, police also interacted with the PCR caller, who said his cousin, a friend of the deceased, had informed him about the situation and suspected foul play, prompting him to alert the police control room.
The body of the woman was subsequently shifted to the mortuary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital for preservation and postmortem.
Police said that both the crime team and the forensic science laboratory (FSL) team were called to inspect the scene and collect evidence.
Police said that, as per the postmortem report, the cause of death was identified as smothering, indicating that the woman was suffocated.
A preliminary inquiry also revealed that the family had initiated preparations for the last rites soon after the woman's death, raising suspicion about the circumstances.
Initial investigation pointed to the family's opposition to the woman's relationship.
"The family members of the woman saw her with the man, and she was taken back home. We got to know that she was beaten up and even locked inside the house for some days," a source said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, police added.
