False terror charges slapped on innocent Muslims, admits Sadananda Gowda

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June 1, 2016

Aligarh, Jun 1: For the first time a prominent BJP leader and a senior minister in Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the centre has admitted the fact that innocent Muslims were being framed in terror cases in India.

gowda“Cases of arrest of Muslim youths on false terror charges are a matter of concern,” said DV Sadananda Gowda, the Union Minister for Law and Justice during his Aligarh visit for the 'Vikas Parv' celebrations to mark two years of Modi government.

The law minister said this when he was asked about rising instances of false terror charges against Muslim youths and the problems of rehabilitation they face after their acquittal.

Mr Gowda, who was once known for his provocative speeches against Muslims, especially in coastal Karnataka, said that legal reforms were in the pipeline to address such cases.

“The law commission is working on a report in this matter to bring about reforms in criminal procedure, bail, prosecution lapses, etc. A Supreme Court judge is the chairperson of a panel preparing the report, and there are other legal experts who are helping in preparing this report, and it is being worked upon," he said.

Mr Gowda's remarks on the thorny subject have come barely a week after home minister Rajnath Singh said that "the government has settled for a calibrated approach to terror investigations, advising police to adopt a more sophisticated approach, including de-radicalisation strategies, rather than necessarily prosecuting all suspects".

Singh had then gone on to point out how the Delhi Police had recently released seven of the 10 suspects held for their alleged involvement in a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror plot. "You would have seen only three of the lot were arrested. We are working in a balanced manner. Earlier, all would be sent (to jail)," he had then said.

Slapped with untenable terror charges, many Muslim men have lost the prime years of their lives as they languished in jail. After their release they have found it difficult to adjust to a world that has changed in the interim, graduating from buses to metros, banks to ATMs, landlines to smartphones.

Recently, Nisaruddin Ahmad was acquitted in the Babri anniversary blast case after he spent 23 years in a Jaipur jail. There have been others too. Mohd Amir Khan was acquitted in 17 out of the 19 terrors charges he was fending off, but only after being incarcerated for 14 years. He had been charged with setting off 20 low-intensity bombs over 10 months during 1996-1997 in Delhi, Rohtak, Panipat and Ghaziabad. He told reporters on Tuesday: "The government has policies to rehabilitate surrendered terrorists, but nothing for those who are falsely charged."

In the past, six Muslim men accused of being trained operatives of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (HUJI) were acquitted of the terror charges for lack of evidence by a special court in Lucknow. Five Muslim youths who were arrested in 2006 by the Mumbai police from different parts of the city on charges of terrorism were also acquitted this year. Gulzar Ahmad Bani, an alleged Hizbul Mujahideen operative who had been in jail from 2001 in a blast case in Agra, was set free for want of evidence by a local court.

The problem runs deep. A film based on legal activist Shahid Azmi, who himself faced false charges and after his release fought to defend those accused wrongly in cases of terrorism, poignantly points that out. Mufti Abdul Qayyum, who had spent 11 years in jail and was later acquitted by the Supreme Court in the Akshardham attack case, wrote a book, 'Gyarah Saal Salakhon Ke Peeche', narrating the stories of trumped up terror charges.

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Annu
 - 
Thursday, 2 Jun 2016

This statement is 100% true, \False terror chargers slapped on innocent muslims\". We all knew that why BJP leaders are show their sympathy/Love towards Muslims/Daliths/Christians/Poor, before they get into power in the State/Country, and also we knew about the things happening till now in BJP's GOVT. So Please Sadananda sir we Karnataka people are having faith on BROTHERHOOD, we love to remain as we are now- we are HINDU-MUSLIM brothers, don't make us to hate each other by bringing bad politics in our state. If you really having the Sympathy/love towards Karnataka people please change your party. We all together will make a New GOVT with right Minister."

SK
 - 
Thursday, 2 Jun 2016

Naren, why are you spoiling your health by shouting from Singapore....In Singapore you better enjoy Snake dishes , cat & rat dishes.....Good luck to you...... Remember How Bajpayee is suffering since 5 yeras, bed ridden, dumb and deaf.....Take care of your health...

Seedibath
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016

Yes Mr. Kotian, Now Indians know very well who are the terrorists and who are innocent, Thoda Thoda parda hut raha he sir, jab poora hut jaayegaatho patha chalega kitna badsoorth hai, yeh so colled Raaashtreeeya vaaadeeees ......... Goonde,Badmash, smuglers, bevude, rapist saare deshbhakthonka mukhota pehenkar Ghoom rahe hai bhai.....

Naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016

Aithalakadi jummah sorry ummah...ley magane muchkondu irappa saaku ..keep your threatening to your ummah ..it doesn't work with us ..whether u take or leave it ..who cares. ..fact is well in front of us. ..jai Sri ram ..bholo Bharath mata ki jai ...even millions of traitors funded by Islamic countrie try s to back stab India ..we are there to protect our nation mama....because you know we are nationalist Indians community and uppu tinda manege droha bagedu gottilla maams ..haha

UMMAR
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016

@ naren kotian,

shut ur mouth

we know who are terorists in india ..
one day alll drama will come infront of media

Shaad
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016

Reasons behind this,
1. Preparation for UP election.
2. Releasing Innocent Muslims from jail to ignore Prajnya Singh's acquittal.
3. Minority appeasement for their \Congress Mukht Bharat\" agenda.
4. Control so called Sufism and to grow Sufism religion all over India.
5. To gain sympathy and encourage Muslims to join 'Rashtreeya Muslim Munch'"

Welwisher
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016

He is fooling people by supporting muslims. Naam ka vasthe Aisa boltha hei kameena...

naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2016

his statements are twisted by muslim organisations ...whether we agree or not , very big % of anti nationals and deshdrohis originate from one particular comunity ,which has its roots in saudi .:) haha... they are being acquitted not becoz of that ... their team is systematicaly might be threatening witnesses and some witness have died due to the delay in judicial process ... even third rated loafer rashid malabar played fake victimisation , but indeed he was a ISI sharp shooter . now khangrace govt is silent on him as his community members is their main vote bank .

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July 17,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 17: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor, M Goutham Kumar on Friday called for an extension of lockdown in the city for one more week due to rise in the COVID-19 cases.

"It will be better if we get more time to tackle COVID-19 cases, we wish for the extension of lockdown for one more week. We have given the proposal to the government," said M Goutham Kumar, BBMP Mayor.

"After the number of cases increased in Bengaluru, BBMP started antigen test in containment and hotspot zones of Bengaluru to tackle the cases which have crossed 2,000 mark," he added.

Along with Mayor, BBMP Commissioner Anil Kumar has also proposed the state government to extend lockdown in Bengaluru for one more week.

"The number of cases in Bengaluru increasing in Bengaluru rapidly. BBMP has inaugurated more than 200 vehicles in Bengaluru for the use of the antigen test," said Anil Kumar, Commissioner BBMP.

According to the Union Health Ministry, there are 51,422 COVID-19 cases in the state.

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March 12,2020

Mangaluru, Mar 12: Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh on Thursday said that the test reports of the 35-year-old passenger from Dubai have shown no signs of either Coronavirus (COVID-19) or H1N1.

In statement issued here Ms Rupesh said that the passenger has now been discharged from the Bantwal hospital. He has been asked to stay at home quarantined for the next 14 days.

The passenger, who had been diagnosed with fever after he arrived at the airport from Dubai on March 8, had left the Government Wenlock Hospital in the early hours of March 9 refusing to undergo tests.

Later, he was traced and admitted to the hospital in Bantwal and his throat swab samples had been sent to Viral Research Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL) in Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences.

Meanwhile, throat swab samples of six patients were also found negative for COVID-19.

As many asf 49 people were under quarantine in the district of which five have completed the 28-day cycle.

All passengers arriving by international flights and those in contact with them should voluntarily report to the district health team and undergo self-quarantine for 14 days. If there were symptoms of cough, cold and fever, they should undergo tests for COVID-19. If the reports were positive for COVID-19, then they have to stay in the isolation ward of the Government Wenlock Hospital or in the seven select private hospitals for 28 days.

Screening facility at the airport has been strengthened by posting doctors from seven private medical colleges on rotation basis. These doctors would be in addition to the medical officer at the airport. An ambulance has been placed at the airport exclusively to shift people to the hospitals, she added.

The State government has issued a notification on Wednesday authorising Deputy Commissioners to get the affected admitted by force, if necessary.

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March 18,2020

Mysuru, Mar 18: Even though the migration season is coming to end and the winged visitors are set to fly back, the water bodies where most birds nest and breed are under close surveillance with the report about spread of bird flu in Mysuru as unusual death of birds can be a cause for worry and hence the authorities are on high alert.

At Karanji Lake, the birds are watched in detail twice – morning and evening. If any sick bird or dead bird is noticed, the Zoo Vets are alerted. So far, no such birds had been sighted. The surveillance data is maintained every day. Intensive surveillance and passive surveillance is done.

Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Member Secretary B P Ravi said the birds are doing well and there is no cause for worry with their health monitored constantly along with tests on the bird droppings done every month at the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.

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