K'taka:3 booked for distorting, circulating fake video of Muslim women shouting pro-Pakistan slogans
Madikeri: FIRs have been registered against three men for spreading rumours and falsifying original video of protesters shouting ‘Ambedkar Zindabad’ in the protests undertaken by Muslim women at Shanivarasanthe, by tampering it to show chants of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ in Madikeri.
The accused have been identified as Raghu S. N, Harish, and Girish. Harish, who is among the accused, is a local correspondent for the Kannada Prabha magazine and is the president of Somvarpete Journalists Association.
Intending to create communal strife, Shanivarasanthe gram panchayat member Raghu, former member, and Journalist Harish and Kushal Nagar resident Girish circulated a distorted video in WhatsApp to falsely claim that Muslim women have shouted pro-Pakistan slogans during protests and continued to oppress Hindu organizations. They have also made a call for a bandh to be observed in Shanivarasanthe on November 15, the FIR states.
It was also recorded in the FIR that Muslim women did not shout pro-Pakistan slogans during the protest.
Under IPC 34, 153, a case has been registered against the three accused at the Shanivarasanthe police station.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
