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Delhi court frames charges against Shahrukh Pathan

New Delhi, 09 Dec 2021 [Fik/News Sources]: A Delhi court on Tuesday framed charges against Shahrukh Pathan, the man who was captured while firing gunshots in front of a policeman during Delhi’s anti-Muslim pogrom. The court observed that it was not an ordinary case of individuals or groups committing an unlawful act. Advocate Khalid Akhtar, who is associated with Pathan’s case, raised his concerns against the court order. He said the charge-sheet was filed with a set target, wherein the complainant was tutored to “aggravate” the charges against Pathan. “The complainant, Deepak Dahiya, had stated in several of his interviews that “Shahrukh had not shot at him and that he had only fired in the air”. These interviews were disregarded only because these interviews were not made a part of the

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Over 60 Global Organisations Come out in Support of IAMC, Reject Modi Government’s Attacks

New Delhi, 02 Feb 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: More than 60 civil society organisations from 11 countries and nearly a dozen prominent personalities expressed solidarity with the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) vis-à-vis Indian government’s intemperate accusations against the US-based forum. In a statement, they termed the baseless allegations levelled by the Modi government against the organisation Islamophobic. Reacting to the former vice-president Hamid Ansari’s remark that there has been a rise of religious majoritarianism in India in recent years, the Modi Government had gone on the offensive with sitting ministers launching a tirade against him while some went on to even accuse him of treason. Taking a cue, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Arindam Bagchi took a dig at the participants and

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US Panel on Religious Freedom Censures Hijab Ban in Karnataka, MEA Calls It Motivated Interference

New Delhi, 13 Feb 2022 [Fik/News Sources]: International Religious Freedom (IRF), a US government body that monitors and reports on religious freedom abroad, took a critical view of the ongoing controversy arising from hijab ban in the Indian state of Karnataka. “Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom,” observed Rashad Hussain, the Ambassador at Large for IRF. On Friday, Hussain’s office tweeted, “Religious freedom includes the ability to choose one’s religious attire. The Indian state of Karnataka should not determine permissibility of religious clothing. Hijab bans in schools violate religious freedom and stigmatize and marginalize women and girls.” Hussain was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for IRF by the US Senate in December last. He is the first Muslim Ambassador-at-Large for

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