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Deccan Herald
07-07-2025
- Deccan Herald
Uttar Pradesh: Deoria police to identify people who spread misinformation about muharram procession
In a statement issued on Monday, the police said that on the night of July 6-7, misinformation circulated on social media that slogans 'Pakistan Zindabad' were raised during a muharram procession in the district.
Time of India
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Judiciary's tolerance of anti-national acts fuelling their rise: Allahabad HC
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad HC has refused bail to a 62-year-old man accused of sharing a "Pakistan Zindabad" post on Facebook, saying the judiciary's tolerance of anti-national acts is contributing to their rise. "Commission of such offences is becoming a routine affair... because the courts are liberal and tolerant towards such acts of people with an anti-national bent of mind," Justice Siddharth said Thursday. "It is not a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail at this stage." HC held that Ansar Ahmad Siddique's act was "disrespectful to the Constitution and its ideals" and amounted to challenging the country's sovereignty. "His irresponsible and anti-national conduct does not entitle him to seek protection of his right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution," the court said. Siddique faces charges under sections 197 (acts undermining national integration) and 152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity, and integrity) of BNS, based on an FIR filed in Bulandshahar. The applicant's counsel said Siddique had shared the controversial video on May 3. He cited his age and medical condition. The state opposed bail, contending the video was posted after the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, proving Siddique supported terrorism on religious grounds. Court emphasised that every citizen has a duty to respect the Constitution and uphold the country's sovereignty, unity, and integrity. Rejecting bail plea, it directed that trial be concluded expeditiously.
New Indian Express
30-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Allahabad HC denies bail to man for sharing 'Pakistan Zindabad' post on social media
LUCKNOW: Observing that the judiciary's tolerance towards cases with anti-national overtones was contributing to the rise in such incidents, the Allahabad High Court denied bail to a 62-year-old man for sharing a 'Pakistan Zindabad' post on a social media platform. The court said his anti-national conduct did not entitle him to seek protection of his right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. Rejecting the bail plea of Ansar Ahmad Siddique, the bench comprising Justice Siddharth said, 'Commission of such offences is becoming a routine affair in this country because the courts are liberal and tolerant towards such acts of people with anti-national bent of mind. It is not a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail at this stage.' The court further observed, 'Clearly, the act of the applicant is disrespectful to the Constitution and its ideals. His act amounts to challenging the sovereignty of India and adversely affecting the unity and integrity of the country by sharing anti-social and anti-Indian posts. The applicant is a senior citizen and his age shows that he was born in independent India. His irresponsible and anti-national conduct does not entitle him to seek protection of his right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India.' However, while denying bail, the court directed that the trial be concluded against the applicant as expeditiously as possible. As per the FIR, the applicant had shared a post on the social media platform Facebook, making an appeal for propagating Jihad, complemented by the slogan 'Pakistan Zindabad'. The accused had also urged his community to support their Pakistani brothers. It is alleged that such a post hurt national sentiments and militated against India's sovereignty and integrity. It had also hurt the sentiments of Indian citizens.
Hindustan Times
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
HC denies bail to man accused of sharing ‘Pakistan zindabad' post
PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court recently denied bail to a 62-year-old man accused of sharing a facebook post that stated 'Pakistan zindabad'. The court said his anti-national conduct does not entitle him to seek protection of his right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India. The applicant is a senior citizen and his age shows that he is born in independent India. His irresponsible and anti national conduct does not entitle him to seek protection of his right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the court added. (File Photo) Rejecting the bail of one Ansar Ahmad Siddique, Justice Siddharth said: 'Commission of such offences is becoming a routine affair in this country because the courts are liberal and tolerant towards such acts of people with an anti national bent of mind. It is not a fit case for enlarging the applicant on bail at this stage.' 'Clearly the act of the applicant is disrespectful to the Constitution and its ideals and also his act amounts to challenging the sovereignty of India and adversely affecting unity and integrity to India by sharing anti-social and anti Indian post. The applicant is a senior citizen and his age shows that he is born in independent India. His irresponsible and anti national conduct does not entitle him to seek protection of his right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India,' the court added. The bail application was filed by one Ansar Ahmad Siddique, with a request to release him on bail in case no 196 of 2025 under sections 197 (acts that undermine national integration), 152 (acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at police station – Chhatari Bulandshahr during pendency of trial. During the course of hearing, the counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant had only shared a video on facebook on May 3, 2025. 'He is an old man, aged about 62 years and undergoing medical treatment,' he added. On the other hand, the state government's counsel vehemently opposed the prayer for bail of the applicant and submitted that the conduct of the applicant was against the interest of the country and applicant does not deserve to be enlarged on bail. He further submitted that the video was posted after J&K carnage of 26 people, and therefore, it clearly proved that the applicant supported the terrorists' act on religious grounds. After hearing the contentions, the court in its order dated June 26 rejected the bail application mentioning that as per Article 51-A(a), it is the duty of every citizen of India to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the national flag and the national anthem and as per sub clause (c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. According to the FIR, applicant shared a post on social media platform of facebook wherein an appeal was made for propagating jihad, saying 'Pakistan Zindabad' and appealing to his brothers to support Pakistani brothers.
Hindustan Times
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Mangaluru lynching result of hate crime: Report
Five days after terrorists killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam, a 39-year-old Muslim ragpicker from Kerala was beaten to death near a cricket ground near Mangaluru. According to an independent fact-finding report, the lynching was not a spontaneous act of violence but a direct consequence of the 'hate-filled atmosphere that followed the April 22 attack'. According to an independent fact-finding report, the lynching was not a spontaneous act of violence but a direct consequence of the 'hate-filled atmosphere that followed the April 22 attack'. (File photo) On April 27, Mohammed Ashraf, who collected discarded plastic to sell, was lynched in Kudupu, a village on the outskirts of Mangaluru, after allegedly picking up an empty water bottle near a local cricket match. The report — published by the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR), and All India Lawyers Association for Justice (AILAJ) — called his murder a 'hate crime' shaped by communal mobilisation and police apathy. The 164-page report, Lost Fraternity: A Mob Lynching in Broad Daylight — A Betrayal of the Promise of the Constitution, was released on Saturday. 'As a consequence of this hate propaganda, many people have internalised this hate. Acting out of this hate a mob lynched a Muslim ragpicker – Mohammed Ashraf — next to a cricket ground,' the report stated. As per the report, the incident took place in a village with no Muslim residents. It cited CCTV footage as showing that Ashraf was walking slowly along a dirt road, carrying a gunny bag. The fact-finding team quoted his brother Jabbar as saying: 'Sachin, one of the accused, started beating him up. All the others in the cricket ground joined him and beat my brother to death.' The family learnt of the incident only after the police tracked a call Ashraf made from a scrap dealer's phone. The post-mortem examination was conducted without informing them. 'After reaching here, I realised that something is wrong. That something else had happened and he said nothing about Pakistan,' he said. Meanwhile, home minister G Parameshwara made a public claim: 'I was told that he shouted 'Pakistan Zindabad' when a local cricket match was going on… Few people got together and beat him… Later on, he died.' According to the report, this statement was not based on any police finding or complaint and surfaced only after arrests were made: 'Until this time, neither the police nor any media outlet had reported any claims that the deceased person had shouted the slogan 'Pakistan Zindabad' as justification for his murder.' The next day, the minister appeared to walk back his comment. 'It was not my statement. It was an expression made by those who were involved in that lynching… They have said that he said it during the investigation… But even that, a witness who would second that no? We don't even know if he said it.' 'By modifying and stating this unevidenced claim of the accused without verification, the home minister facilitated a travesty of justice, and gave fodder to the media to ask questions not about the man's killing, but about his alleged speech of 'Pakistan Zindabad',' the report said. The fact-finding team said the police failed at every step. The body was discovered at 1.30 pm, but the FIR was filed the next day at 11.25 pm. Until then, only an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) was registered, despite visible injuries. 'The version that there were no visible injuries was not only misleading but dangerously delayed justice.' Police also did not apply Supreme Court guidelines on lynching cases. When asked about the Tehseen Poonawalla judgment, the assistant investigating officer told the team: 'We don't know much about the Tehseen Poonawalla guidelines, you talk to the higher officials about the same.' Ashraf's identification was eventually made possible by a scrap dealer named Syed Ali. Kudupu, where the lynching occurred, has witnessed growing communal segregation. In 2023, Muslim vendors were excluded from the local temple fair. 'Such pressures by groups to exclude Muslim vendors speak to the presence of right-wing groups in the region and the anti-Muslim sentiments they have succeeded in normalising, which are often precursors to violent acts like mob lynchings,' the report noted. Home minister G Parameshwara did not respond to queries regarding the investigation at the time of publishing.
