Belthangady: Teen girl found dead inside washroom
Mangaluru (PTI): A 16-year-old girl was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the washroom of a house in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, police said on Sunday.
The girl has been identified as Afifa, daughter of Abdul Razak, a resident of Kaje Mane in Kaniyur village of the taluk.
The exact cause of the death is yet to be ascertained though it is suspected to be cardiac arrest.
The girl and her father had travelled to Gerukatte school from their home on Saturday. Later, her father left her in Kuppetti and went to Mangaluru.
She then used the washroom at a house in Aiman Arcade of Kaliya village in Belthangady taluk near the school. The family members later noticed she had not come out for a long time. They checked through the window and found her lying on the floor.
The door was immediately broken open and the girl was taken to Belthangady government hospital, where she was declared dead.
A case has been registered at the Belthangady police station and investigation is on, police said.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
