UP: Muslim cleric's wife, minor daughters murdered inside home in mosque premises
Baghpat (UP) (PTI): The wife and two minor daughters of a Muslim cleric were found murdered with a sharp-edged weapon inside their residence in a village here on Saturday, police said.
According to police, Israna (30), wife of Ibrahim who is Imam of the main mosque at Gangnauli village in Baghpat district, and their daughters Sofia (5) and Sumaiya (2) were found lying in pools of blood inside their residence located within the mosque's premises.
Imam Ibrahim was said to be away for some work in Deoband at the time of the incident.
The murders came to light when some children, who arrived for daily lessons at the mosque, saw the bodies and raised an alarm.
On being informed, Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai, Additional SP Praveen Kumar Chauhan, and Circle Officer Vijay Kumar reached the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem.
As officers attempted to remove the bodies, some villagers protested demanding speedy justice. The situation was brought under control after senior officials intervened and promised action.
Given the sensitivity of the case, Deputy Inspector General (Meerut Range) Kalanidhi Naithani visited the crime scene and directed an in-depth investigation.
"We are probing all possible angles -- whether it is a case of family dispute, robbery or enmity. Five dedicated teams have been formed. The culprits will be arrested soon," Naithani said.
According to police, Imam Ibrahim hails from Sunna village in Muzaffarnagar district and had been serving at Gangnauli's Badi Masjid for the last four years. His wife Israna used to teach children at the mosque compound.
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AAP activists detained during Mumbai protest against Raghav Chadha
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Mumbai (PTI): Police on Sunday detained some Aam Aadmi Party activists in Mumbai after they staged a demonstration against Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who has crossed over to the BJP, in Khar area.
Aam Aadmi Party's Mumbai unit president Preeti Sharma Menon claimed the police prevented AAP workers from protesting peacefully against "traitor" Chadha and detained local leader Ruben Mascharanhas.
A Khar Police official confirmed that Mascharanhas and some other activists have been taken to the police station, without elaborating.
"@CPMumbaiPolice @mumbaipolice has no other work but to guard Raghav Chaddha’s Mumbai residence. @aapmumbai volunteers were prevented from protesting peacefully against the GADDAR. Ruben has been detained at the Khar Police Station. But BJP is allowed to block roads at their whim," Menon stated.
The AAP's Mumbai unit had planned a protest in the Khar area against Chadha and six other Rajya Sabha MPs of the party who recently joined the BJP.
"Without any detention order or any written communication, I have been taken to the Khar Police Station. Why is @MumbaiPolice so scared of @AAPMumbai's peaceful protest against 'Gaddar' Raghav Chaddha and Sandeep Pathak? We are @ArvindKejriwal's soldiers, we are not going to be cowed down," Mascharanhas said in another post.
The AAP suffered a jolt on Friday when seven of its Rajya Sabha members, including Chadha, Ashok Mittal and Sandeep Pathak, quit the party, with Chadha saying all of them have merged with the BJP, asserting that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party had strayed from its principles, values and core morals.
VIDEO | Mumbai: AAP workers protest outside Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s residence.
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On Friday, the AAP suffered a jolt when seven of its Rajya Sabha MPs Raghav Chadha, Ashok Mittal, Sandeep Pathak, Harbhajan Singh, Rajendra Gupta, Vikram Sahni and Swati Maliwal quit and merged… pic.twitter.com/GWKCSvDrOJ
