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A Year After Faizan’s Death, Police Still Trying To Find Identity Of Cops Who Forced Him To Sing National Anthem
A video clip went viral on social media showing five men lying injured on a street and other men in police uniform telling them to sing the national anthem and Vande Mataram. Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-02T10:06:05+05:30 A Year After Faizan’s Death, Police Still Trying To Find Identity Of Cops Who Forced Him To Sing National Anthem
Supreme Court asks Meghalaya to respond to journalist’s appeal
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Charges of hate crime were levelled against Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post.
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Charges of hate crime were levelled against Patricia Mukhim over a Facebook post.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from the Meghalaya government on an appeal by senior journalist and Padma Shri awardee Patricia Mukhim to quash hate crime proceedings against her for a Facebook post.
Ms. Mukhim, the Editor of
Shillong Times, said her social media post was only an expression of truth in the face of persecution.
A Bench led by Justice L. Nageswara Rao issued notice on her appeal against the Meghalaya High Court’s refusal to quash the proceedings against under Sections 153a (hate), 500 (defamation) and 505(c) (incite a community or caste to commit an offence against another). The offences are non-bailable.
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Man made to sing anthem: Plea seeks probe into death
Seeking a status report from the Crime Branch on the progress in the probe, Justice Suresh Kumar Kait fixed the case for hearing on February 1. December 25, 2020 3:28:18 am
The petition claimed the investigation by the Crime Branch in the past nine months was a “sham”.
The Delhi High Court Thursday issued notice to the Delhi government and the Crime Branch in a petition seeking a court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the death of 23-year-old Faizan during the Northeast Delhi riots. Prior to his alleged detention at a police station in February, Faizan and four others as seen in a video were allegedly made to sing the national anthem and Vande Mataram by a group of policemen, who also hit them with their lathis. He died at a hospital within hours of his release.
Delhi riots: High Court issues notice to Delhi Police over death of man forced to sing national anth
Delhi riots: High Court issues notice to Delhi Police over death of man forced to sing national anthem
During the northeast Delhi riots in February this year, a video had gone viral on social media in which five men were seen lying injured on the road as men in police gear asked them to sing the national anthem. One of the five men, named Faizan, had later succumbed to his injuries.
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UPDATED: December 24, 2020 23:22 IST
A video had gone viral during the northeast Delhi riots showing five Muslim men being allegedly assaulted by police officers and forced to sing the national anthem. (Photo: Video grab)