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Two constables arrested in Sohrabuddin case
Remove Maharashtra ATS Chief Rakesh Maria: JTSA
Indore: Hindutva hardliners' haven
Media has soft approach towards Hindutva terrorism: CPI (M) Kerala state secretary
A code of conduct to ensure civilian security by J&K Coalition of Civil Society
Fifth Gujarat cop arrested in Sohrabuddin case
Dogs allowed, but not Muslims
Jail Bharo Andolan: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind demands 20% reservation in WB

Two constables arrested in Sohrabuddin case

Posted: 04 May 2010 10:09 AM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar: After the arrest of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Vipul Agrawal Monday night in connection with the killing in a fake gun fight of Tulsi Prajapati, the sole eyewitness of the Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged killing, two constables of the Gujarat police were arrested Tuesday.

Prajapati, a close associate of Sohrabuddin, was killed in Banaskantha district in December 2006, about a year after Sohrabuddin's elimination in Ahmedabad.

Remove Maharashtra ATS Chief Rakesh Maria: JTSA

Posted: 04 May 2010 08:55 AM PDT

By TCN News,

New Delhi: Following the acquittal of Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin by the Mumbai Special Court in 26/11 case Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association (JTSA) demanded Rakesh Maria be removed from his police duties.

JTSA alleges that the verdict proves that Fahim Ansari and Sabahuddin had been framed. Mumbai Police had claimed that the duo had surveyed the targets, though David Headley has pleaded guilty to this in the US.

Indore: Hindutva hardliners' haven

Posted: 04 May 2010 07:53 AM PDT

By Adnan Alavi,

The arrest of right-wing militants in connection with the blast in Ajmer Dargah isn't surprising and is just another in the series of arrests of members of organisations ranging from Abhinav Bharat to Sanatan Sanstha who have committed a series of bombings in India from Malegaon to Goa.

Headlines in prominent newspapers and leading English channels read like 'Abhinav Bharat man caught', 'Ajmer blast suspects linked to Hindu groups' or 'Ajmer blast: Hindu group responsible'.

Media has soft approach towards Hindutva terrorism: CPI (M) Kerala state secretary

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:26 AM PDT

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

Thrissur: The media which should consider all types of terrorism in the same way have a soft approach towards the Hindutva terrorism, opined Pinarayi Vijayan, state secretary of the CPI (M). He was inaugurating the seminar on the topic 'Religious extremism and the trial by media' organized by the All India Lawyers' Union at Kodungallore in Kerala's Thrissur district.

A code of conduct to ensure civilian security by J&K Coalition of Civil Society

Posted: 04 May 2010 03:08 AM PDT

By TCN News,

Jammu: When civilian death, casualty and other difficulties rein the scene of conflict in the state, the Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society has come up with a code of conduct for the state and non-state actors. The organization made an appeal of 11 points to ensure civilian security and sent it to important officials including the Chief Minister of the state Mr Omar Abdullah, its statement said.

Fifth Gujarat cop arrested in Sohrabuddin case

Posted: 03 May 2010 11:02 PM PDT

By IANS,

Gandhinagar : The Gujarat police's criminal investigation department Monday arrested the fifth Indian Police Service officer - Dahod Superintendent of Police Vipul Agrawal - in connection with the staged killing of Tulsi Prajapati, the sole eye-witness to the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh.

Agrawal was arrested in the state capital and is likely to be brought before a court Tuesday.

Dogs allowed, but not Muslims

Posted: 03 May 2010 10:21 PM PDT

By Farzana Versey,

"At around 9.30, I was told that some locals had a problem with me being a Muslim. I was categorically asked to hand over the keys so that my belongings could be shifted out immediately. I was told that I shouldn't enter the building again or I would be hurt."

Majid Khan and his wife Gayatri had signed an agreement, gone through police verification and shifted their belongings to enter their new rented home on May 1.

The owner Jyoti Rege told Mumbai Mirror, that ran the story, he did not want to rent his flat out anymore.