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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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
