Not a member of Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee: DK Qazi Twaka Ahmed Musliyar clarifies
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Qazi Alhaj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar has issued a clarification stating that he is neither a member nor a director of the Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee, despite reports suggesting otherwise.
In a statement, Musliyar said that he had attended a press meet regarding protests against the Waqf Amendment Act at the invitation of Dakshina Kannada District Waqf Advisory Committee President Abdul Nasir Lucky star. "It was only after attending that I came to know about the formation of the committee. I also participated in the subsequent protest. However, I had no information regarding the committee’s expansion," he clarified.
He further said, “It has come to my notice that my name has been mentioned as a director of the committee. I have not taken on any responsibility within it. I have no association with the committee in any official capacity.”
The Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee was recently formed to intensify protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Prominent religious scholars associated with the committee include Sayyid Ismail Hadi Thangal, K.P. Hussain Saadi (K.C. Road), B.K. Abdul Khader Al-Qasimi (Bambrana), Dr. Muhammad Fazil Razvi (Kavalkatte), N.K. Muhammad Shafi Saadi (Bengaluru), and K.M. Usmanul Faizi (Thodar), among others.
Following its formation, the committee organised a major protest in Adyar Kannur. It also intervened in recent incidents, including the murder of Abdul Rahman in Kolattamajalu and the death of Wayanad native Ashraf, who succumbed to injuries after a mob lynching in Kudupu, raising demands for justice before concerned authorities.
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J'khand: 4 minors detained for 'raping' girl at birthday party
Ranchi (PTI): Four minors were detained for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at a birthday party in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place on March 31 within the Namkum police station limits. An FIR in this regard was lodged on April 16 based on the girl’s statement, they said.
“All five, including the victim, were friends, and the girl had gone to attend the birthday party of one of those detained. At the party, the accused consumed alcohol and allegedly raped her,” said Ramnarayan Singh, the officer in-charge of Namkum police station.
“The four, aged between 15 and 17 years, have been detained and the medical examination of the girl is underway,” Singh said.
Further investigation is underway.
