IAMC Weekly News Digest, 11 September 2020
On the evening of 24 August, Palakkad North Division police turned up at the house of two brothers, Abdurrahman (18) and Bilal (20), to question them in connection with a physical assault attempt on an RSS worker.… “They were unaware of this assault incident and continuously asserted their innocence to the police”, said their lawyer Advocate Mohammad Rashid.… “A group of ten police officers started by beating both the youths on their feet. They were tied up and 150-200 lashes were inflicted on them. They stood on his thighs and beat them on the head,” he said. He continued to describe how the violence escalated. “Then, two police officers sat on their chests while the others used a cigarette lighter to burn their genitals. They even sprayed their private parts with pepper spray,” he said.…Read more
Noida: Cab driver killed, son says told to chant Jai Shri Ram by accused
A 45-year-old cab driver was killed, allegedly by two men who boarded his vehicle, with his family alleging they forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram before his death – a claim denied by Noida Police.… The victim’s son alleged that he recorded his father’s last call, made minutes before his death, in which the accused can be heard asking Aftab to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.… A clip is going viral in which the accused can be heard asking someone to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’.…Read more
Caught On Camera: Dalit Man Beaten To Death Over Rumour That He Sold His Daughter
A 45-year-old Dalit man died in a Uttar Pradesh hospital on Sunday after he was beaten by a group of five men at his home in Mainpuri, allegedly over rumours. The brutal incident was caught on camera. A video shared by Samajwadi Party on its Twitter handle shows a group of five men assaulting Sarvesh Diwakar on the terrace of his rented house. Even though Diwakar pleads for mercy, the attackers beat him till he falls on the ground, unconscious. While the Samajwadi Party in the tweet said the attackers belonged to right-wing group Bajrang Dal, the police refuted the claim and said those arrested do not have any political affiliation.…Read more
Announcement
Communal Harmony
Five Muslim friends perform final rites of a Hindu man
News
Noida: Cab driver killed, son says told to chant Jai Shri Ram by accused
Facebook’s India policy chief should step down, say civil rights groups
Akhara Parishad Announces Campaign for Kashi and Mathura Mosques
More Than 2,500 Sitting MLAs and MPs Face Criminal Cases, Supreme Court Informed
Modi Govt Contradicts Itself On PMNRF Like It Did On PM CARES, Documents Show
Right wing groups film minors, give false ‘love Jihad’ angle to birthday parties held in Bhopal
India: Stop Using Pellet-Firing Shotguns in Kashmir
Government suspends FCRA clearance of 4 Christian groups
Caught On Camera: Dalit Man Beaten To Death Over Rumour That He Sold His Daughter
Opinion
With Freedom at Stake, Courts Are Collapsing – By Madhav Khosla
Will Facebook Ban Hate Speech From India’s Ruling Party? – By Sadanand Dhume
It’s not a newsroom, it’s a durbar’: Inside the Republic of Arnab Goswami – By Manisha Pande
29 Years In RSS, 8 In BJP, This Man Quit Both Because Of Their Trolls – By Piyasree Dasgupta
India is still trampling on civil liberties in Kashmir – Editorial
