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India Today
13-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
UP's Chhangur Baba funded more than 1,000 Muslim men to trap Hindu girls: Sources
Uttar Pradesh's self-styled godman Jalaluddin alias Chhangur Baba funded more than 1,000 Muslim men to trap Hindu girls for conversion over the past three years, sources told India Today state's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has cracked down on Chhangur Baba, who allegedly received Rs 500 crore from Muslim countries during this period to operate a conversion racket that systematically targeted poor, widowed, and vulnerable to sources, Chhangur Baba sent payments to Muslim men across seven districts in Uttar Pradesh via the Indo-Nepal also made cash payments to Muslim men who lured Hindu girls through 'love jihad.'Along with Chhangur Baba, his associate Neetu alias Nasreen has also been arrested and sent to seven-day ATS custody. Neetu Nasreen used to manage the funding received from abroad, according to Bureau (IB) and National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials are set to interrogate the duo to trace foreign funding routes and uncover further links, sources said. Naveen alias Jamaluddin and Mehboob, Chhangur Baba's son, had already been arrested earlier and remain in Lucknow District ATS is also looking into large transactions made from the bank accounts of Baba, Neetu, Naveen, and Mehboob over the past three years.A preliminary probe has so far revealed that Chhangur Baba used his son's bank account to buy property and carry out transactions, putting people who sold land to him under the agency's investigators also informed that they are still looking into Chhangur's suspected foreign bank accounts in Sharjah, Dubai or the a Rs 5 crore mansion built by Chhangur in Balrampur has been completely demolished. It was constructed illegally on government land. The 40-room bungalow, which had a marble security gate, was brought down in three days using 10 bulldozers.- EndsInputs from Santosh Sharma
India Today
09-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Can Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya facing execution in Yemen be saved?
Indian nurse Nimisha Priya is set to be executed on July 16 for murdering a Yemeni national, Talal Abdo Mehdi, in 2017. The 36-year-old, who has been on death row since 2020, has exhausted all legal options to get a reprieve. India Today TV spoke to human rights activist Samuel Jerome, who is working closely with the Save Nimisha Priya action council and has been involved in negotiations with Yemeni officials and the victim's only option available to us is to seek the assistance of the influential people to convince the family to accept the offer," he told India Today negotiation team has offered USD 1 million financial assistance to Mehdi's family. Besides, they have offered to treat a family member of the victim or any other individual they recommend free of cost in Kerala, which will include bearing the to-and-fro flight costs too. Additionally, the team has offered to bear the cost if Mehdi's brother decides to settle in the United Arab Emirates or Saudi Arabia. "I am optimistic about seeing a way forward," Jerome said, adding Mehdi's family has not responded to the offer praised the Indian government, saying it has done everything possible to save Nimisha Priya. He specifically mentioned the letter sent by former Minister of State for External Affairs, General VK Singh, which helped the 36-year-old to be brought to trial. "(Otherwise) she would have been executed a long, long time back."As a last hope, the activist urged the Indian government - if at all possible - to speak with the sheikhs and other influential people, who Jerome thinks could convince the victim's family to forgive Nimisha Priya and accept the about Priya's mother, Prema Kumari, who has been in Yemen since 2024, Jerome said that she is very emotional at the moment."To be honest, she is very emotional. I didn't want to talk to her until I go there (Yemen's capital Sanaa)...She is a very fragile lady," he told India Today TV, stressing that he hasn't spoken to her in detail and don't plan to do so until she meets her in Priya moved to Yemen in 2008 to look for work to support her family back in Kerala. She worked in multiple hospitals before opening her own clinic in 2015 with Mehdi, who was her local partner as mandated by the law in soon emerged between her and Mehdi after she accused him of embezzling funds and confiscating her passport. To reclaim the document, Priya allegedly injected him with sedatives, but an overdose led to his death. She was arrested while trying to flee local court sentenced Priya to death in 2020. Her family's appeal in Yemen's Supreme Court, challenging the decision, was dismissed in 2023. In January this year, Mahdi al-Mashat, President of the rebel Houthis' Supreme Political Council, approved her Sharia law offers Nimisha Priya one last chance to be saved by securing forgiveness from the victim's family by paying blood money or 'diyah' to them.- EndsTrending Reel
India Today
05-07-2025
- General
- India Today
Repair or repatriate? UK technicians to examine stranded F-35 in Kerala tomorrow
A team of around 25 British aviation engineers is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday to examine the F-35 fighter jet that remained stranded for three weeks following an emergency landing last month, sources told India Today technicians will assess the fault in the F-35 parked at Thiruvananthapuram airport, and will decide if the fighter jet can be repaired in India or needs to be ferried back to the had offered to assist in repairing the F-35 of the British Royal Navy in the closest MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) facility. Earlier, there were reports that the F-35 will be partially dismantled and taken back to the UK in a transport aircraft. Multiple attempts to repair the fighter and make it airworthy have British F-35B, part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group, was conducting operations 100 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala when adverse weather and low fuel forced an emergency diversion to Thiruvananthapuram on June Indian Air Force facilitated the safe landing and provided refuelling and logistical when the fighter jet was preparing to return to its carrier, a hydraulic failure was detected during pre-departure checks. The issue is considered serious as it could affect the jet's ability to take off and land safely. A small Royal Navy team, including three technicians, attempted to repair the malfunction but was unsuccessful due to the complexity of the jet has been parked at Bay 4 of the airport under the protection of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Initially, the British Royal Navy declined an offer from Air India to move the jet into a hangar, despite the monsoon rain in Kerala. Later, the British Navy agreed to move the jet into a hangar.- Ends
India Today
27-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
India suggests 4-pronged plan to China to manage border tensions, better ties
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh suggested a four-pronged plan to ease border tension and better diplomatic ties with China during a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Qingdao, sources told India Today four-point formula includes: adherence to the 2024 disengagement plan, continued efforts to de-escalate, accelerated efforts to achieve the goal of demarcation and delimitation at the borders, and the usage of the existing special representative level mechanism to prepare new processes to manage differences and improve relations. advertisementDuring the meeting, Rajnath Singh also raised the matter of Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism. In this context, he stressed that Operation Sindoor is now "India's principled position" against the issue. Sharing a picture on X following the meeting, the Defence Minister stressed on both New Delhi and Beijing maintaining the "positive momentum" in diplomatic ties. He also expressed happiness at the restarting of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after a gap of around six years."Held talks with Admiral Dong Jun, the Defence Minister of China, on the sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Qingdao. We had a constructive and forward-looking exchange of views on issues pertaining to bilateral relations. Expressed my happiness on restarting of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra after a gap of nearly six years. It is incumbent on both sides to maintain this positive momentum and avoid adding new complexities to the bilateral relationship," Singh tweeted. advertisement He presented a Madhubani painting from Bihar to Admiral Dong Jun. Originating from the Mithila region of the eastern state, the painting is characterised by line drawings, and bright colours or to a readout by China, India is unwilling to seek any confrontation with Beijing and is enhancing communication and mutual trust. There is yet any official communication from New Delhi on the bilateral meeting comes after Singh refused to sign the SCO document that would have diluted India's stand on terrorism, and the Pahalgam carnage, wherein Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 people, India Today reported on which holds the SCO chair, and its all-weather ally Pakistan attempted to divert attention from the matter of terrorism in the SCO document, avoiding the mention of the April 22 attack. The document, however, mentioned Balochistan, a veiled dig at India, accusing the nation of unrest in the Pakistani has been a hawk-eye focus on the India-China engagements this week as this was the first since the 2024 de-escalation between the two sides after the military standoff in eastern Ladakh started in May 2020, and last month's Operation has been consistently maintaining peace at the border, with both sides calling for nurturing the newly repaired diplomatic ties. The message gained traction and prominence after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping's historic meeting on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in Russia in October last believe that the India-China relationship is very important not only for our people but also for global peace, stability and progress," PM Modi said at the meeting came two days after India and China firmed up the disengagement pact for Depsang and Demchok.- EndsTune InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Rajnath Singh#India-China#Ladakh
India Today
26-06-2025
- India Today
Mumbai man dumps ailing grandmother in forest, claims she had become violent
Mumbai Police has arrested a 33-year-old man for allegedly abandoning his ailing grandmother in the Aarey forest during the early hours of June 22. Two others, including an autorickshaw driver and the woman's brother-in-law, were also detained in connection with the incident, officials told India Today accused, Sagar Shevale, was initially evasive in his statement to the police, claiming that his grandmother had wandered off on her own. However, further investigation and CCTV footage contradicted his to police officials, Shevale, along with his grandmother's brother-in-law Babasaheb Gaikwad (70) and autorickshaw driver Sanjay Kadresham (27), were seen escorting the elderly woman to Shatabdi Hospital late on the night of June 21. The hospital, however, did not admit her. Later, around 3 am on June 22, the trio allegedly took her to the Aarey forest and left her believe the woman, who reportedly suffered from medical and mental health issues, had become aggressive and violent at home, even attacking Shevale and his wife. Distressed by her behaviour, Shevale and Gaikwad allegedly decided to abandon police tracked the accused using surveillance footage and took all three into custody. However, since the charges were under bailable sections, they were released after being served the woman was found in a distressed state inside the forest, police personnel rushed her to Cooper Hospital. However, in a troubling lapse, the hospital allegedly delayed her admission for several hours despite her deteriorating hospital only admitted her after police intervention. The Maharashtra Human Rights Commission has since launched an inquiry into the hospital's conduct.A case has been registered under Section 125 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and Section 24 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act.- Ends
