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Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Indian Express
Solving Crime: When 2 papaya trees and a muezzin's call helped Thane police solve a 2016 kidnapping case
In July 2016, Khalid Qadri, a 49-year-old land dealer in Mumbra in Maharashtra's Thane district, got a call from his friend, asking him to travel to Bihar for a property deal. As soon as Khalid reached Bihar, though, his wife, Shama Qadri, got a ransom call, saying he had been kidnapped. Though Khalid returned safely after the ransom was paid, it was three clues that led the Thane police to arrest the accused: two papaya trees, the voice of a muezzin, and the mobile network of a Nepal service provider. According to the Thane police, Qadri's friend Noor Alam called him to Bihar on July 30, 2016, on the pretext of a land deal and then kidnapped him, along with his accomplices. Alam then allegedly made an extortion call to Shama, seeking ransom. In Mumbra, a worried Shama approached the police, following which a kidnapping case was registered. To ensure Khalid's safety, Shama paid Rs 30 lakh, after which he was allowed to return to Mumbra on August 5, 2016. Back home, Qadri met Thane Crime Branch officials, who asked if he remembered anything about where he was held captive. According to a police officer, Qadri told them that the room he was in was situated near a mosque, as he could hear a muezzin's call for prayers five times a day. He had also seen two papaya trees at a distance, he said. The other clue that the police had was that the accused had used a Nepal-based mobile service provider to make ransom calls. This had confused the investigating officials as the calls had been traced to Bihar. When a police team reached the area from where the ransom call was made, however, they found that it had access to the mobile network of a Nepal-based service provider as well. The police thus narrowed down their search to a few villages in the vicinity. Khalid had told the police that he would be able to identify the muezzin's voice if he heard it again. The police team then started visiting the villages in the area at different prayer times. After visiting a couple of mosques, Khalid identified a voice as the one he had heard when in captivity. 'Near the mosque, we found two papaya trees. We then tracked the room where he had been detained,' an officer recalled. The police found that the room was owned by one of the accused, who resided nearby. The police then laid a trap and arrested the main accused, Noor Alam, 30, and his alleged aides, Saifiullah Khan, 45, and Irfan Khan, 22. The police also recovered the ransom money that had been paid.
India Today
05-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Indore Congress councillor charged under NSA for paying men to lure Hindu girls
A Congress councillor from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, Anwar Qadri, has been booked under the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly masterminding a "love jihad" conspiracy involving financial inducement to trap Hindu case has triggered a major political storm in the state and escalated into a law-and-order issue after three men named Qadri as the person who paid them to target Hindu matter came to light two weeks ago when two men - Sahil Sheikh and Altaf Ali - were arrested by the Indore Police following complaints filed at the Banganga police station. Two Hindu women had alleged that the men concealed their religious identities to establish romantic relationships and then sexually assaulted them. During police interrogation, the two accused reportedly revealed that Congress councillor Anwar Qadri had given them cash incentives - Rs 2 lakh to Sahil and Rs 1 lakh to Altaf - to trap Hindu women, marry them, and convert them to Islam. The arrests and disclosures triggered an immediate political registered a case against Qadri under the Freedom of Religion Act and other sections of the Indian Penal Code. However, after evaluating his past criminal record and the seriousness of the accusations, the Indore District Collector approved the application of the National Security Act against also announced a cash reward of Rs 10,000 for information leading to Qadri's arrest, as he has been absconding since the FIR was case intensified further on Wednesday when a Hindu organisation apprehended two Muslim youths from separate flats in Indore, reportedly in compromising positions with Hindu girls. One of the youths, a resident of Bhopal, named Anwar Qadri and alleged he had paid him Rs 2 lakh to lure Hindu girls. This marked the third time Qadri was named by an accused in the ongoing Collector Ashish Singh confirmed the imposition of the NSA, citing the grave threat posed to social harmony. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav also addressed the matter, saying the Indore Police had been given complete freedom to arrest the absconding councillor. "No one will be spared if found guilty. Law will take its own course," Yadav said in his a sharp political response, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and former Pro Tem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma demanded that Anwar Qadri be "encountered", alleging that the Congress was harbouring anti-national Additional SP Rajesh Dandotiya confirmed that multiple cases had been registered and investigations were progressing rapidly. He added that action was being taken based on material evidence, and any involvement of elected representatives would not be gravity of the case and repeated accusations linking an elected official to a systematic campaign involving interfaith relationships, religious conversion, and sexual exploitation have raised concerns over communal harmony and law enforcement integrity in the region.- Ends
Time of India
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Removing Cong corporator: Divisional commissioner seeks report from collector, police commissioner
Indore: Indore divisional commissioner, acting on Mayor's request to remove corporator Anwar Qadri from his post, has sought comprehensive information from district collector and commissioner of police about Congress leader who has been booked in a criminal case and NSA. Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav had written to Divisional Commissioner Deepak Singh on June 20 requesting action regarding Qadri's removal. To this, Singh has written to Indore collector and commissioner of police, seeking a detailed investigation into the corporator's case, including specifics of previous incidents, and a report or opinion on necessary action under Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956. Divisional Commissioner holds direct authority to remove a corporator. As per Section 19(2) of MP Municipal Corporation Act, Qadri will first be issued a show-cause notice. His response will be considered, and if deemed unsatisfactory, he would be removed from post of corporator. Recently, Collector Asheesh Singh had issued an order booking Qadri under National Security Act (NSA). This development followed a prior announcement by Indore police of offering Rs 10,000 cash reward for information leading to arrest of Qadri. He is wanted in a case of allegedly funding two youths accused of luring girls from majority community by changing their identities and subsequently forcing them into religious conversion. Congress has come to Qadri's defence, with Leader of Opposition in Municipal Corporation, Chintu Chokse, branding the move as a 'BJP conspiracy.' Congress spokesperson Pramod Dwivedi questioned the Mayor's demand for Qadri's removal, stating that Qadri has not yet been convicted by a court, and the Mayor, being a legal expert himself, should not make such demands. The Congress also highlighted case of BJP corporator and MIC Member Jeetu Jatav alias Yadav, questioning why similar action was not sought against him despite the BJP itself expelling him from the party following a controversy.
Hans India
03-07-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
J&K SIA raids two places in connection with non-local killing case
Srinagar: State Investigation Agency (SIA) of J&K Police on Thursday carried out searches at the premises of two suspects in Anantnag district in connection with the non-local killing case. A statement by SIA said that these searches were carried out as part of an ongoing investigation into the brutal killing of Raja Sah on April 17, 2024, in Bijbehara. The searches aimed to uncover critical evidence to unravel the conspiracy behind this heinous crime and identify accomplices involved in the case registered under FIR No. 87/2024 under Section 302 IPC, 7/27 Arms Act, and 13, 16, and 20 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of Police Station Bijbehara. The meticulously planned searches were executed with precision, adhering to legal procedures, and have yielded significant evidence that is expected to strengthen the investigation. 'These efforts will aid SIA Kashmir to bring the perpetrators of this terrorist act to justice and dismantle the terror module involved in such terrorist activities,' an official said. The search operations are a crucial step toward identifying and apprehending the co-conspirators and supporters of the accused, ensuring a comprehensive probe into the murder and related unlawful activities, he said. 'The SIA J&K remain steadfast in their mission to protect the lives of citizens and counter any attempts to disrupt peace in J&K,' he said. SIA has successfully investigated and challaned some high-profile crimes investigated by the agency. Terrorists in 2002 killed advocate Babar Qadri in his home in the Hawal area of Srinagar city. Qadri was killed at his residence in Srinagar's Hawal area. While one of the terrorists waited outside the main gate to keep an eye on the happenings around, the remaining two, who were also carrying a dummy case file, were made to sit on the chairs placed in the verandah. Before his death, Qadri had accused the then-president of the High Court Bar Association, Mian Qayoom, of planning to kill him. SIA arrested Mian Qayoom and later charged him with Babar Qadri's murder in the court of law.
The Print
01-07-2025
- Politics
- The Print
NSA slapped on absconding Congress councillor in Indore in ‘love jihad funding' case
Eighteen criminal cases are registered against Qadri in different police stations of the city, officials said. District Magistrate Ashish Singh has issued an order to arrest Congress councillor Anwar Qadri alias Dacoit under the NSA with the aim of maintaining public peace and law and order, he said. Indore, Jul 1 (PTI) The Indore district administration in Madhya Pradesh has issued an arrest order under the stringent National Security Act against a Congress councillor absconding in a case of indulging in a conspiracy to carry out religious conversion through monetary considerations, an official said on Tuesday. One of these cases was registered last month, in which the Congress councillor is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to convert people with the power of money. Officials said that a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has also announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for the arrest of Qadri in this case. A police official said that two men in the city – Sahil Sheikh and Altaf Shah – had allegedly admitted during their police interrogation that Qadri had given them a total of Rs 3 lakh to convert girls by luring them into love traps and that they had spent this amount on the girls. Sheikh and Shah were arrested in separate cases on the charges of raping two girls and other charges. Based on the statements given by both of them, a case was registered against Qadri for his involvement in a conspiracy to convert people through money. After this case was registered, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had accused the Congress councillor of operating a 'love jihad' gang and demanded his arrest under the NSA. The term 'love jihad' is used by right-wing organisations to allege a concerted effort by Muslim men to convert Hindu women to Islam. PTI HWP MAS NP This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
