Reports of Mandya student Muskan Khan touring abroad without police permission is fake
VB Fact Check
Mandya: After the video of one Hijab clad student calling out “Allahu Akbar” against hundreds of men in saffron shawl inside a college campus in Mandya went viral across social media platforms, the student Muskaan Khan was the spotlight of every news channel.
It is revealed that certain Kannada news channels were reportedly spreading fake claims about Muskaan while portraying her as an accused in the Hijab row leading to widespread outrage.
A report published by Public TV on their website was titled “Student who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ flies abroad after deceiving the police”.
Varthabharathi’s team carried out a fact-check on the matter and discovered that police approval was not required for the travel of the student. Mandya district senior police officer Yatish N told VB that there were no cases registered against Muskaan.
Meanwhile, several Kannada channels have reported the matter in line with the Public TV report (Screenshots below).
According to our findings, Muskaan has been on a pilgrimage with her family since 25 April. However, keeping this at the helm of affairs, several media platforms are spreading fake news against Muskaan, framing her as an accused in the Hijab controversy.
“PES College student Muskaan Khan does not require police permission for a Saudi tour. Her travels are personal. It has no link with us. Also, no complaint has been registered against Muskaan or her family so far,” said Mandya district senior police officer Yatish N to Varthabharathi desk.
Recently, DCP Bhimashankar Guled had warned several news channels for spreading fake news over the political colouring of a murder in Bangaluru which was in fact done due to personal enmity.
However, the news channels seemingly continue to spread fake news despite warnings.
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Congress misleading public on National Herald case, matter still in court: BJP
New Delhi (PTI): The BJP on Wednesday accused the Congress of running misleading propaganda over the trial court's decision in the National Herald case and said the court refused to take cognisance of the complaint but did not set aside the case.
The case is still pending trial in the Delhi High Court, and the trial court in its order on Tuesday said that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can continue its investigation, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia asserted.
"The court yesterday (Tuesday) said that since it is a private complaint and no FIR has been lodged, it will not take cognizance of it. It's a technical matter. The court also said that ED can continue its investigation further. The court did not set it aside," Bhatia told a press conference at the BJP headquarters here
"Its trial is still going on. Sonia Gandhi is still Accused Number-1 and Rahul Gandhi Accused Number-2," the BJP spokesperson said, alleging, "The Gandhi family thrives on deceit, deception, and propaganda."
