Terror link: No evidence against arrested cleric, says Bengaluru police chief

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January 9, 2016

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Bengaluru police have admitted that they do not have any evidence against Maulana Syed Anzar Shah Khasmi, a cleric, who was picked up by the Delhi police on Wednesday for alleged ‘terror links’ and ‘hate speeches’.

clericHowever, the city police had been keeping an eye on him for past several months, according to Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik.

“He was under watch for his hate speeches but the police were not aware of his terror links. We do not even have any evidence that he was involved in terrorism,” the top cop clarified. He also justified the decision of Delhi police to arrest him based on the evidence gathered by Delhi police.

A senior official said that the jurisdictional Kumaraswamy Layout police used to monitor him and prepared a dossier about his activities.

“The police had even met members of the mosque committee and sought details about him. But before the dossier was submitted, the Delhi Police picked him up since they had concrete evidence about his terror links,” the officer said.

Khasmi, who hails from Shivajinagar in Bengaluru, had had studied in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh for two years before starting his career. He served as imam and khatib in various mosques.

He is married and has two sons and a daughter. One son is married and the other is studying in a madrasa. Qasmi lived in Hegde Nagar on Tannery Road before moving to a house he built in Ilyas Nagar recently.

Nayaz Pasha, the head of Makkah Masjid in Banashankari, where Khasmi was a preacher, said that the mosque committee had strictly instructed him to deliver sermons based only on the Qur’an and not to target other religions. Some women had objected to his views about the fairer sex and lodged a complaint at the Tilak Nagar police station.?

He would often tour Chennai, Mysuru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad,?Kolkata, Lucknow, Jharkhand and other parts of the country to make speeches.

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Jaber
 - 
Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Naren is born in India his father is jews who was visited once upon a time Padubidri. He met a lady there and they had a sex. After nine month she deliver a baby devil his name Naren Kotian. After his birth she traveled with jews to Thailand there she met one muslim guy from pakistan and they loved each other. They droped naren in Thailand untill now he is begging in Thailands streets. And also he is hating Muslims.

Jaber
 - 
Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

If he is a BANGHA PARIVAR person like Toghadia, Bhat then it is fake news and no problem.

Rikaz
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Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Police is maintaining double standard by not arresting bhat, muthalik, sharan kind of people...they still loitering giving hate speeches around...these crooks are the real terrorists....

this moulana could have said something...but he could not succeed in his mission....but others (bajrangy leaders) did succeed.....

Naren kotian
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Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Look at him ,traitor .. ... shoot to kill is the only solution for back stabbing the nation which gave him shelter and food ... mostly many are not reading what is written , simply chummah sorry ummah gang member antha kirchadtha idave ... report clearly says he was abusing other religions and he was mentioning other countries ( USA and our beloved israel ) , so this comes under act of terrorism ... . we must adopt a policy of deporting these types of rogue elements along with families to kaaliplate ( hahaha caliphate ruled by his elder brother rapist baghdadi ) by giving one way ticket ... well done police .. keep it up... hahahaha

Sumar
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

#7 Sathish Kulal , Mangalore

You are right ..............Indresh who gave ISI our secrets ....Muthalik who hoisted PAK flag in Sindhagi .......... Prajna singh who blasted and killed ................Aseemanand who conspired against an INDIAN..............Vajapeyi who ate beef outside INDIA...........Yashpal suvarna who betrayed fishermen and expelled.........Maya kodnani who killed indian citizenz.....babu bajarangi who killed a preganant Indian women after raping .................

is it enough

yousef
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

This is the technique of Politicians they want to divert public concentration one to other thing they keep him at jail for some time after some year they wont able to find sufficient evidence then release him this is what happening we muslims have lots of similar cases.

MM ADYAR
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Wht the hell .....keep a watch n arrest who are innocent but let free those openly bark haterate. ...this is our government and this is called tolerance

Mohammed kannur
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Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

if no evidence why arrested him ? sick police

tara kiran
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Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

i heard his speech. hatred about hindu community.

mehabub
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Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

i request to delhi police please release him immediately.

Farahan
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Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

why this police are targeting only muslims, totally injustice to our community in this country,

Sathish Kulal
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

desh drohi must be put inside the jail.

Mohan Pandith
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

they are just investigating the matter. its their rights to investigate each and everyone with whom they get doubt.

Krian chandra
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Indian People Please understand the situation, dont support this kind of people they only speech to divert the mind into communal violence.

Mahammed Fayaz
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

this police are only targeting innocent people all the time, i request the government to release him in the respective manner.

Mogaru Mahabali
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

hang him to death, desh drohi

Pari Raj
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Delhi police is known for its atrocities against innocents. Even chief minister Arvind Kerjriwal is not safe from Delhi police, which follows the order of Modi govt.

Naren Kotian
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Only in CD this kind of rubbish news reports we can find. All other news portals have come up with clear details and evidences against this cleric. but CD reporters playing games endangering national security.

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May 31,2020

Bengaluru, May 31: With places of worship expected to reopen on June 8, the Karnataka State Minorities Commission has released guidelines for mosques and dargahs, that include social distancing, temperature testing and compulsory hand washing.

Abdul Azeem, commission chairman said, "Everyone will have to maintain one-metre distance and carry their prayer mats. They will all be scanned and Farz prayers will be held for 10-15 minutes. Friday prayers should be completed within 20 minutes."

Distribution of tabarukh, shaking hands, and overcrowding inside mosques will not be allowed.  The Muzrai department also issued guidelines for temples, like mandatory face masks, sanitisation of sanctum sanctorum and thermal screening.

In a letter, the Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment Department mentioned that while temple authorities and devotees should wear masks, priests, helpers and workers are exempt, in the core area of the temple.

"Devotees should be scanned using infrared thermometers at the temple entrance, and must be given hand sanitiser. The temple trust is expected to bear the expenses," it added.

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January 15,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 15: Popular Front of India leader Mohammed Saqib came down heavily on Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Dr P S Harsha for justifying the Dec 19 firing which claimed two Muslim lives in the city.  

He was addressing a mammoth crowd of around two lakh people, mostly Muslims, who had gathered at Shah Garden at Adyar in Mangaluru today to register their protest against CAA, NRP, NRC, besides police atrocities on Muslims in Mangaluru.

Criticising the way the commissioner handled the situation on December 19, he said the people have all the right to agitate when their citizenship is endangered. 

“Two men lost their lives. Then Commissioner started releasing misleading videos (to justify the killing),” he said questioning the top cop: “Who are you? Are you a British?” 

“What kind of doctor you are? You are a doctor in creating false stories,” he said whiling taking on the top cop for claiming that protesters had tried to storm the Mangaluru North Police Station.

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August 7,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 7: Amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, the state's health department issued fresh guidelines for the disposal of bodies of COVID patients.

"Although an increased risk of COVID infection from a dead body to health workers or family members who follow standard precautions while handling the body is unlikely, the lack of scientific data requires the utmost care to avoid the inadvertent spread of COVID-19 during these times," the statement from the health department's press release read, emphasising on the dignity of the dead and the religious and cultural tradition.

The 23-page press release elaborated on guidelines regarding testing, handling of dead bodies and other specificities in relation to the management of COVID-19 bodies.

"Testing should not be insisted in every case of death, but only when they have a recorded history of influenza-like symptoms. The body should be handed over to the family members/ relatives in a dignified manner immediately after swab collection and hospitals should provide handouts with a list of dos and don'ts in English and Kannada laying down relevant information," the statement said.

It added, "At the mortuary, health care workers, mortuary staff and the family of the deceased body shall not come in direct contact with the dead body and must wear full personal protective equipment (PPE). If the family or relative are for any reason unable to cremate or bury the body, the local health authority shall arrange for the dignified last rites as per the religious traditions of the family."

Regarding autopsies (post mortem) on COVID-19 bodies, the state department said that they should be avoided, except in necessary circumstances.

The statement also gave detailed guidelines regarding the appropriate recording of COVID-19 deaths in line with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.

Additionally, the health department made a statement about the admission procedure for COVID positive patients referred by other district administrations saying, "It is now mandatory for all the referrals from the BBMP admission and discharge of COVID positive patients to be done through the online COVID Hospital Bed Management System (CHBMS)."

The state's count of coronavirus cases was 1,51,449 in the past 24 hours.

So far, a total of 2,804 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state, while the average recovery rate in Karnataka is 49.3 per cent.

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