Aligarh, July 1 (IANS) Amid investigation into the alleged embezzlement of funds and donations at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, Bharatiya Samaj Sevak Sangathan (BSSS) President and Chief Mufti Maulana Chaudhary Ifraheem Husain on Wednesday alleged misappropriation of zakat funds from mosques and dargahs and that of Waqf-related donations.Speaking to IANS, Ifraheem Husain said: “It is true that zakat funds from all Muslim establishments like mosques, madrassas, dargahs, including Haji Ali Dargah and Ajme…
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Ayodhya, July 1 (IANS) Even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) intensifies its probe into embezzlement of donations and offerings at the Ram Temple, the series of disclosures sheds light on the deep nexus that existed among the temple staff and how they breached all norms and violated Ram bhakts’ trust to fill their own coffers. Latest revelations in the temple theft episode show the amount of cash recovered from seven out of eight accused. Though crores of money and valuables are reporte…
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), July 2 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have arrested seven persons in connection with the murder of Giridih Sub-Registrar Baleshwar Patel in Ramgarh district and recovered a blood-stained brick and a bamboo stick allegedly used in the crime, officials said on Wednesday.The murder took place in Balsagara village under Mandu police station limits on Tuesday, where Patel was allegedly attacked over a long-standing land dispute. All seven accused have been sent to judicial custody.Addre…
Lucknow, July 1 (IANS) All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) spokesperson Maulana Yasoob Abbas on Wednesday said that All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi should not interfere in the internal politics of Uttar Pradesh following the latter’s remarks over the investigation into Ayodhya’s Ram Temple donation embezzlement case.Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor on Monday, Owaisi, while taking a jibe at the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar P…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President, Alok Kumar, on Wednesday expressed confidence in the ongoing police investigation into the alleged irregularities linked to Ram Temple donations, saying there is nothing inappropriate about granting the Special Investigation Team (SIT) an additional 15 days to complete its probe. Speaking to IANS, Kumar said that if investigators have sought more time to ensure the probe is conducted thoroughly and reaches a logical conclusion, the …
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A close aide and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has been suspended by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) following his arrest and subsequent police custody in connection with the recent collapse of the roof of an under-construction warehouse in Kolkata.A KMC official said on Wednesday that Kalicharan Banerjee has been suspended under KMC rules, which mandate suspension if an employee remains in police custody for more than 72 hours….
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (IANS) A surprise visit by former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran to the official residence of Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday has triggered political speculation, with the purpose of the meeting remaining unclear.Surendran, one of the tallest CPI(M) leaders in the state capital city, who arrived riding a scooter accompanied by another person, told waiting reporters that he had come to meet the minister with a recommendation on behalf of h…
Vijayawada, July 1 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested two more police constables in the alleged custodial death of Gade Sai Krishna.The SIT arrested Babu Rao and Sambaiah, taking the number of arrests in the case to five.Babu Rao and Sambaiah, who are accused numbers five and six, respectively, were produced before a Second ACM Court, which remanded them to judicial custody for 14 days. The magistrate directed that Babu Rao be lodged in Avanigadda jail and Sambaiah in Ganna…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case of the under-construction warehouse roof collapse at Taratala in South Kolkata last week that claimed 16 lives, has assigned architectural experts from Jadavpur University (JU) to identify the flaws in the structural design of the collapsed structure. Insiders from the city police said the team of architectural experts from JU, the premier engineering institute in the state and the country, will examine wheth…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) As the ambit of the probe into the donation theft case at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple widens, with more suspects being grilled for alleged involvement, the saints and seers have affirmed faith in the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe, asserting that those having sinned will be brought to book and given the strictest punishment.Various priests of Ayodhya also backed Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)’s international president Alok Kumar’s statement, where he sought to ‘di…