They held a gun to his head; forced me to sign on blank paper: Techie Afzal’s wife

January 23, 2016

Bengaluru, Jan 23: Bushra Tabassum, whose techie husband Mohammed Afzal was among those arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) during nationwide raids in the early hours of Friday, said the raiding team held a gun to her innocent husband's head and also forced her to sign on a blank sheet of paper.

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It was 3 am when Bushra heard a loud knock at the apartment she lives in with her husband. The men who entered, she said, proclaimed they were from the Delhi Police, but offered no proof of identity. Bushra said that the men pointed a gun at her before taking Afzal away, handcuffed, for alleged links to ISIS.

"They showed me no identity, no papers at all, no search warrant, no arrest warrant. On what basis they are taking my husband? Nothing was disclosed to us," she said, describing her husband as "very, very innocent," said Bushra, who works from home as an HR consultant.

"I really don't know," she said when asked about when she expects to see her husband. Their four-year-old daughter kept near her as hijab-clad and teary-eyed Bushra spoke media persons.

“They knocked on the door and my husband opened it. As soon as they entered my house, they handcuffed him and asked me to sit in the room quietly. They pounced on him how dogs pounce on a person. The policemen then put a gun to my husband head, manhandled him and told him to show where the weapons were hidden. Then they ransacked the entire house, but could not find any weapon. My husband is a software engineer and a law abiding citizen. He has never been involved in any anti-social activity in his entire life,’’ she said.

Describing it as a very frightening experience especially for her three-year-old child, Bushra said the police seized her phone and laptop for no reason. “They have taken away the car and the bike which belongs to my husband. I am afraid that they will plant evidence against my husband and frame him,’’ Bushra said.

She added that they asked her to sign on a blank paper after they did not find any evidence of weapons. “I refused and told them to give me a written statement saying that they searched my house. The policemen later made me sign a letter which stated that they did not destroy my property. The paper was suspiciously blank and they purposely made me sign it. My husband is known to the Madrassa teacher, Syed Anzar Shah Khasmi and it appear that on the basis of that connection he has been framed in this case,’’ she said.

35-year-old Afzal is a project manager at IHS, a multi-national company in Whitefield. He was living with his wife and daughter in Saraipalya near Hegde Nagar off Nagawara junction in Bengaluru North. A diploma-holder, Afzal had worked with a couple of small companies. He took up a job in Saudi Arabia around eight years ago but returned after a few months when his father fell ill. He married Bushra in 2009.

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WHY NIA CAUGHT AFZAL. WHY NOT SOME OTHERS

In India,some religion people will get framed as terrorists. Then tell me which country is heaven for such people. There are many including you. Did they got framed anytime, anywhere ?

Allah the most beneficient & merciful. Now it is tge time to prove the innocence of kasab. That they were innocent ppl. whoever got arrested in connection with ISIS OR ISI all are innocent. Then who are the terrorists then.
Ha ha ha,.........

ALLAH is all powerful & All mighty.. Let them play their dirty game.. one day they will get their reward for their action.. May ALLAH protect him and his family from these cunny foxes who deceived many. Allah is the best of planner... Falsehood will perish. Lets be patience

In India, If you are a muslim, Religious, and educated... Be ready to get framed as terrorist.

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Karnataka govt mulls ban on cow slaughter, beef consumption

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July 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 11: The Bharatiya Janata Party led government of Karnataka is planning to ban cow slaughter as well as the sale and consumption of beef in the state by bringing Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Preservation Bill, 2012.

"Many states have passed the Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill. We are preparing to implement it in Karnataka as well. The state government will soon implement a ban on cow slaughter, sale and consumption of beef on the lines of many other states," said Prabhu Chauhan, the state's Animal Husbandry Minister.

The Anti-Cow Slaughter Act is already in place in several states like Gujarat, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh among others.

Last month, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government passed a draft ordinance to prevent cow slaughter, providing maximum rigorous imprisonment of 10 years and a fine up to Rs 5 lakh.
The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Cow Slaughter Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 aims at making the existing Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 more effective towards cow safety.

In Karnataka, the BJP-led government had promised to ban cow slaughter in its manifesto for 2018 state assembly election.

"The government will form a team of experts to look into once the current pandemic situation eases," Chauhan stated, adding that if necessary, the team of experts will visit states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat.

The then BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government had passed the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Protection Bill in 2010 but it failed to get presidential approval. Three years later, the Bill was withdrawn by the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government.

"I will discuss this matter with Chief Minister and if this pandemic situation eases, by next session, if not by upcoming assembly session, we will try to bring Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill," Chauhan added.

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now india is ruled by most unfit people in the world...

one yogi become CM after dumping his family, another became PM after dumping his family and mother, now they teach that COW is mother and need protection...

the main point is here is the business, they know very well muslims make profit in meat business and now they want to steal from them...gomata, protection all these are bullshit...only gobar bakth will belive...

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It wasn’t a cracker; govt must probe into blast: MLA Haris

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January 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 23: Expressing shock over the blast which left him and his supporters injured yesterday, Shantinagar MLA NA Haris today said that the incident cannot be brushed aside as a firecracker blast and appealed to the state government to inquire into the incident.

Recovering from the injuries sustained on his leg, Haris was discharged from St Philomena's Hospital on Thursday afternoon.

Interacting with mediapersons outside his residence in Shantinagar, Haris said, “It wasn’t a cracker but a ball-like object that was hurled at me. Since my childhood, I have been seeing crackers and the object that was thrown at me was certainly not a cracker. It had splinters and hard objects.”

He said, “I have been representing the constituency for over 12-years and had no rivalry with anyone. Barring political ideology during elections, all the leaders in our constituency have been cooperative with each other. Yet, we do not know what the intention was or who was behind the incident.”

Revealing that home minister Basavaraj Bommai had called him to enquire about his condition at the hospital Haris said, “I have also briefed the home minister and explained to him what exactly happened. I have full faith in the police and will cooperate with the police during the investigation.” Haris said that doctors have advised him three to four-days of rest.

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Govt initiated measures to implement Sarojini Mahishi report, claims BSY as Karnataka bandh begins

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February 13,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 13: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday said the government had initiated measures to implement the Sarojini Mahishi report as the 12-hour Karnataka bandh call by several pro-Kannada organisations under the banner of Karnataka Sanghatanegala Okkoota began on Thursday.

“Government always stood for Kannada and Kannadigas and initiated measures to implement the Sarojini Mahishi report,” Yediyurappa said. Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, Ola, Uber and auto services were affected even though buses were plying as usual. Security has also been beefed up in Bengaluru after stones were pelted at a Tirupati-Mangaluru bus in Farangipet, though no one was injured.

Bangalore University has postponed all postgraduate (PG) exams scheduled for today. A pro-Kannada activist, Praveen Shetty, was kept under house arrest and police have detained a few people, including those involved in Cauvery protests and other bandh cases.

The organisations are demanding the implementation of a report by former union minister Sarojini Mahishi that recommends a certain percentage of jobs to Kannadigas in public sector undertakings, private companies, and multinational companies. The report was submitted in 1984 but is yet to be implemented.

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