Kalaburagi man arrested for posting morphed image of Kaaba with Modi, Adityanath, saffron flag
Kalaburagi: Police have arrested a 22-year-old youngster for allegedly posting a morphed image of the holy Kaaba in Makkah depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and a saffron flag on top of it. The incident has triggered outrage among local organisations in Kalaburagi district.
The arrested youngster has been identified as Anand Guttedar (22), a resident of Ijeri village in Yadrami taluk, under Jewargi police station limits.
According to the police, Anand edited and shared the objectionable image on his Instagram account, distorting a sacred Islamic symbol. The post came to the attention of local community leaders from the Tipu Sultan Samiti and Adarsha Grama Samiti, Yalwar, who condemned the act and demanded immediate legal action against him.
On Saturday night, members of the Tipu Sultan Samiti, including its president Mohiyuddin Inamdar, Ibrahim Patel Yalwar, Saddam Hussain, Nissar Inamdar, and Syed Nasir, along with several youths from Ijeri and Jewargi, visited the Jewargi police station and filed a formal complaint. They urged the police to not only act against the accused but also investigate the forces behind the act.
Following a complaint filed by Syed Patel, Jewargi police registered a case, arrested the accused, and have begun further investigation.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
