Karnataka BJP leaders draw flak for sharing stage with history-sheeter
Bengaluru, Nov 28: BJP leaders in Karnataka sharing the stage with history-sheeter 'Silent' Sunila, has elicited a sharp criticism, especially from the opposition Congress.
BJP's Bangalore Central MP P C Mohan, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, Chickpet MLA Uday Garudahar, Bengaluru South BJP president N R Ramesh among others on Sunday were seen at a blood donation camp with Sunila.
The Congress, in a series of tweets, accused the ruling BJP of having links with criminals, and asked Home Minister Araga Jnanendra whether he had prevented police from taking action.
"How can the crime rate in the state come down, when criminals have links with BJP. @JnanendraAraga, does your department not have the ability to catch rowdies or have you prevented the cops yourself? How did the BJP leaders catch the rowdy, whom the crime branch could not?" the Congress asked.
"Courtesy BJP-Now the police are silent in front of the rowdy called Silent Sunil! @JnanendraAraga- Wasn't the police looking for him? Was there no police there when BJP leaders were on stage? Who prevented the police from arresting? Whether rowdies have become more influential than the police?" the opposition party said in another tweet.
Responding to a question in this regard, Home Minister Jnanendra in Shivamogga told reporters that he was unaware of the developments and will react after gathering information.
Clarifying that there is no political pressure on the police, Central Crime Branch (CCB) Joint Commissioner S D Sharanappa said there was no pending warrant against Sunila, nor is the person needed for inquiry in connection with any case, so he was not picked up from the venue after the event.
"Rowdy sheeters like 'Silent' Sunila and associates are continuously under watch. He was called a few months ago and given warning. He was not there when we recently conducted raids on rowdy sheeters. We are aware of him attending an event yesterday, our officials had kept a watch," he said.
Further stating that action is being taken against history-sheeters depending on cases or warrants against them or requirements in connection with any case or inquiry, he said no one is allowed to take law into their hands and disturb public order.
ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಲ್ಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ನೆಂಟಸ್ತಿಕೆ ಇರುವಾಗ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪರಾಧ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಏರದಿರುತ್ತದೆಯೇ?@JnanendraAraga ಅವರೇ, ರೌಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಯೋಗ್ಯತೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಇಲಾಖೆಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲವೇ ಅಥವಾ ನೀವೇ ಪೊಲೀಸರನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಹಾಕಿದ್ದೀರಾ?
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 28, 2022
ಸಿಸಿಬಿ ಪೊಲೀಸರ ಕೈಗೆ ಸಿಗದ ರೌಡಿ @BJP4Karnataka ನಾಯಕರ ಕೈಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದ್ದು ಹೇಗೆ?
ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಕೃಪಾಕಟಾಕ್ಷದಿಂದ
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 28, 2022
ಸೈಲೆಂಟ್ ಸುನಿಲ್ ಎಂಬ ರೌಡಿಯ ಮುಂದೆ ಈಗ ಪೊಲೀಸರೇ ಸೈಲೆಂಟ್!@JnanendraAraga ಅವರೇ, ಸೈಲೆಂಟ್ ಸುನಿಲನಿಗೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿರಲಿಲ್ಲವೇ?
ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕರೊಂದಿಗೆ ವೇದಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪೊಲೀಸರೀರಲಿಲ್ಲವೇ?
ಬಂಧಿಸದಂತೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ತಡೆದವರು ಯಾರು?
ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗಿಂತ ರೌಡಿಗಳೇ ಪ್ರಭಾವಿಗಳಾದರೆ? pic.twitter.com/LLAaVXicux
ವಾಂಟೆಡ್ ಲಿಸ್ಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ರೌಡಿ ಪೊಲೀಸರ ಕೈಗೆ ಸಿಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ಆದರೆ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ನಾಯಕರ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ!
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 28, 2022
ಕಳ್ಳರು, ಸುಳ್ಳರು, ಭ್ರಷ್ಟರು, ರೌಡಿಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಒಂದೇ ಸೂರು - ಬಿಜೆಪಿ.
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Gurugram Police arrest BJP Yuva Morcha member for spreading fake murder story on social media
New Delhi: Gurugram Police have arrested BJP Yuva Morcha member Hariom Mishra, for allegedly spreading a fabricated and communally sensitive story on social media about the murder of a college student in Gurugram.
Mishra who is also known as Shaurya Mishra had shared a collage of four photographs on his X handle earlier this month. He claimed that a 24-year-old college student, identified as Nikita Agarwal, had been murdered by her classmate Arif Khan in Gurugram. In the post, he alleged that the woman was blackmailed, forced into prostitution, gangraped, and eventually killed. He also claimed that Arif dumped her body in a forest. The claims were presented as being based on police sources.
The post went viral and garnering over 1.5 lakh views, and was amplified by several right-wing social media handles across X, Facebook and Instagram. A verification of the claims revealed that no such incident had taken place in Gurugram. A search of credible news reports showed no record of any such murder. The police said this news would have inevitably attracted media attention if it were true.
On December 11, Gurugram Police publicly refuted the claims through their official X handle. They stated that the information which was being circulated was completely false. The police warned that legal action would be taken against those spreading misinformation. Despite the warning, Mishra neither deleted the post nor issued any clarification.
Police in Gurugram confirmed Mishra's arrest on December 16. The police said a FIR was filed after he continued to spread false information about the alleged murder of a Hindu woman by Muslim man. Police said Mishra, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, is now being investigated.
Gurugram Police spokesperson Sandeep Singh told The Print that the accused had deliberately misrepresented facts and used objectionable content to spread hatred along religious lines. “Such posts can create serious disturbances in society, and the police take these matters very seriously,” he said.
A reverse image search conducted by fact-checkers at Alt News, revealed that the photographs used in the viral post were unrelated to the claims, while two of the images were traced to a Pinterest account belonging to influencer Maulik Chopra and another image was sourced from an Instagram post by influencer Shivam Thakur featuring a woman named Deepanshi Rawat. The fourth image was found on an unrelated Instagram page. The images depicted different individuals and had no connection to any crime.
Police said they are also investigating Mishra’s motive behind sharing the false and provocative content.
