16-year-old Bengali Hindu girl tortured, raped by a Muslim Clergy in a Christian Home funded by Church for a month in West Bengal.
Simson Islam, the arrested Rapist.
Sunita Arora | HENB | Chinsura | 5 February 2015:: Really it’s an all new experience for anybody. Jehadi Muslims adopted Christian names. Running Christian Home with the help of Church aid. And have been victimizing poor Hindu girls in that Home since a month long.
A 16-year-old Hindu girl from Hooghly-based rehabilitation home for Juveniles was allegedly raped and tortured for a month by a fake clergyman named SIMSON ISLAM , police said on Wednesday. The Islam family of Gurap, (a town in Hoggly District in West Bengal), converted to Christianity as told and adopted Christian names with Islamic surname and started this Home some thirty years back. Simon’s father Nur Islam took a Christian name as Simon Nur Islam and started this ‘Bhastara Christian Home’ at Bhastara area of Gurap Town.
According to a complaint filed by Mrs. Sujata Das, a member of District Child Help Line, at the local police station, the fake clergyman, belonging to ‘Gurap Bhastara Christian Home’ had been allegedly torturing and raping the Hindu minor for a month. The victim had been living in the Home for about a year. The accused Simson Islam was arrested last night under Section 376 of the IPC, charging him with rape and torture, police said.
A heavy unrest among the local people was perceived after the news of captive rape spread in the air.
The Police officers were sent on Wednesdayto the Home to investigate the matter, Sub-divisional officer Sadar, Sudip Sarkar said. The arrested clergyman was produced before Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Chinsura, which remanded him to 14-days judicial custody.
Meanwhile, the victim minor was shifted to a government-run home in the same district. District Social Welfare Department officers visited the Home and spoke with the inmates and the victim.
Both the victimized girl and the accused had to went under medical test. Sources said a positive report was confirmed as the victimization concluded both under rape and physical assault.
It is now revealed that Simson Islam used to call the Hindu female juveniles of that home by rotation after 10 o’clock at night and kept them two hours at closed door. Actually, Simon used this home as his Harem (private Islamic brothel). In the instant case, the victim Hindu girl have been being tortured and raped regularly by Simson month long, but the victim intelligently contacted the Child Help Line at the time of going School outside the Home and found successful to lodge a FIR in the local PS with the help of CHL.
Simson’s mother Shanti Islam also run a same type Home in Malda district of West Bengal. An covert investigation has been started, as per source, whether these Homes are sprouting sex and women trafficking rackets including contact centers for ‘Love Jihad’.
Big Success of NIA. Laden of Murshidabad held in Khagragar Bomb Blast & Shimulia Jihadi Madrasa Trail.
Madarsa owner held in blast case
Bengal Laden Arrested.
Telegraph Corespondent | Behrampore | Feb. 4, 2015:: The owner of a madarsa in Murshidabad has been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the October 2 Burdwan blast.
Mufajjal Ali, also known as Laden because of his long beard, was picked up last night as he was about to enter his home in Lalgola, NIA officers said.
According to the central agency, Laden set up the madarsa on a 10-cottah plot in Mukimnagar four years ago and allegedly ran a camp where he recruited youths for the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
An NIA officer said Laden initially ran a madarsa from his home and built the one in Mukimnagar after he gatheredenough money to buy the 10-cottah plot.
The madarsa's cook, Habibur Rehman, was picked up for questioning by the NIA on January 26. He was brought to Calcutta and arrested the next day.
Sources said it was Rehman who provided more information on Laden. "Laden's role was to provide logistics to JMB operatives sneaking in from Bangladesh and facilitating their stay and transport," an NIA officer said.
The Telegraph had in November reported that several top JMB operatives in Burdwan and Murshidabad had received a timely alert from Sajid, the outfit's alleged pointman in Bengal, within minutes of the blast. Among them was Laden, the NIA said today.
He was today produced in court and given a two-day transit remand to be taken to Calcutta.
According to the NIA, the Mukimnagar madarsa had around 150 students. Although it was built on an open field, the madarsa had a high boundary wall.
Kharagpur witnessed violent Jihadi attack, Goddess Saraswati idol vandalized and National Flag desecrated.
Saraswati Image vandalized by Muslims in Kharagpur
S Pandey | Spotlight News | Kharagpur | 30 January 2015:: Like Maldah in North Bengal & Usthi of Diamond Harbour Subdivision in South Bengal anti-Hindu riots by Jihadi Muslims took place at Bhawanipur More of Kharagpur (West Medinipur District) near main Golbazar market started by breaking of Goddess Saraswati idol during immersion procession and kicking down of national flag with their feet.
ST boys of Adivasi dominated area Singhpara of Debalpur, Ward No. 5 took out the procession at 28th January night and when it reached Bhawanipur More, Ward No. 6 around 9.30 pm, armed violent Muslim youths attacked them with swords & iron rods and then broke down the idol of Maa Saraswati taken out for immersion. Finally a big national flag hanging on nearby since Republic Day celebration was tore down by the attackers and stamped down by their Jihad feet. They cheered the mayhem by shouting slogans in favour of Pakistan, ISIS and Al Qaeda.
A severely injured ST child of 9 years was rushed to and admitted in Kharagpur Sub-Divisional Hospital (was kept at 1st floor Bed No. 23) and FIR lodged immediately at Kharagpur (Town) P.S. against 5 known Muslim miscreants who were later identified by the Adivasi Hindu boys.
On the next morning, Bhawanipur residents filed a second G.D seeking police protection, help and arrest of the Jihadis for peace to return.
But after that, administration and police are harassing Hindu youths of the area and local TMC Councillors statred threatening them to such an extent that most Hindu youths of the area have fled and children, women and aged are living at their own houses in fear of more such attacks!
A District team of Hindu Jagaran Manch and RSS reached the spot to help the victims, as sources said.
Muslims attacks Hindus and vandalized, looted, torched Hindu shops in Usthi (South 24 Pgs, WB) area in the alleged presence of State Minister Giyasuddin Molla.
Abhi Mitra | Spotlight Media | Usthi 29 January 2015:: Massive attack on Hindus went on at several places under Usthi PS, Mandirbazar PS & Diamond Harbour PS in West Bengal since yesterday (28/01/15) night. Hindus are under attack from organised Muslim mobs in Usthi Bazar, Kuleshwar, Deyarak, Nainan, Deaula, Gholar more, Bholerhat, Mandir Bazar, Hatugunj,and other adjacent areas. Minister in-charge of Minority Affairs Giyasuddin Mollah is allegedly leading the anti-Hindu mayhem. Muslims are being instigated and asked to join the rioting through Masjid loudspeakers. Police was usually came late in the vicinity to protect Hindu shops and homes. The situation in Usthi Bazar, Kuleshwar, Deyarak, Nainan, Deaula, Gholar more, Bholerhat, Mandir Bazar, Hatugunj and other areas are still tensed. The armed Muslims are awaiting in Mosques and Madrasas to attack Hindu areas in the dark of night at some sources leaked.
It is alleged that Md Giyasuddin Molla, the Minority Affairs Minister, WB and TMC Leader of the area was guarding all Muslim areas with his pet goons and restraining Police to enter into the Muslim villages where anti-socials have already taken position. Police started random searching and torturing in Hindu villages. The situation may be deteriorated if the Central BJP and Police do not take immediate steps.
Some small groups of Hindu Jagaran Manch and Bhavani Sena are giving some protection for Hindus. But, big bosses like RSS, BJP, VHP etc.are away from the areas of disturbances as reported. Muslims started rally with brandishing swords and ire arms when reports came in last at 2.30 pm on 29/01/2015.
When we wanted to know the cause of this communal flare up in Usthi area, then a local youth Sameer said, "On 27 th evening there was a ruckus between the Hindus and Muslims in a matter of way back to a Saraswati Puja Immersion. Muslims assaulted a Hindu youth on the way back to his home. Hearing this Hindus retaliated. The matter did not shape into an end there. Muslims organised themselves through Loud-speakers of nearby all Mosques and thundered over Hindus. Local Hindus are fighting to save their position without any help!". Other source said that it was a family scuffle between Hindu couple when a Muslim passers by badly intervened. Actual cause is still unearthed.
Hindu Public conveyed their de-satisfactions as There are many Hindu Orgs and BJP in South 24 Pgs, as per information but no team from them were seen in the area or to interact with the police as perhaps they are busy otherwise. Bengal Media is supressing this news as usual.
Today (29/01/2015) many Hindu shops were burnt & looted by Notorious criminal kalo (Ajijul Sarder) & his gang at Usthi Market, South 24 Parganas from 10 A.M. onward. Main culprit Ajijul Sarder (kalo) S/O Idrish Ali Sarder was assisted by Obedur Rahaman (Liton), Rauf Baidya , Emadul Sarder , Eunus Gaji, Siraj Baidya, Gaus (S/O- Kausor) and many others goons attached with TMC and very close to Giyasuddin Molla, the local TMC MLA and the MIC, Minority Affairs of West Bengal.
They hurled crude bombs at random on the spot and destroyed more than 50 Hindu shops viz. Maakali Mistanna Bhandar, Mandal Electronics , Das Watch Co, MahaMaya Hindu Hotel, Narayan Mistanna Bhandar etc. After looting & injuring many Hindu shopkeepers .
Notorious criminal Kalo(Ajijul Sarder) and his gang were seen with Local TMC MLA sharing Tea each others. This Muslim gang is politically sheltered & protected by local MLA & Minister (Minority Affairs Dept.) Giyasuddin Molla. Molla was present there to lead the Islamic looting on Hindu shops.
This mayhem was little bit controlled by the RAF and Armed Police Forces not to cause of looting any Muslim shop in the same market. Two Hindu shops were burnt to ashes. Sec. 144 Cr. P. C. was imposed to control the situation afterwards.
As the news flared up in the adjacent areas, tension en-gripped in some areas in Mandirbazar, Kulpi and Diamond Harbour PS also. Muslims jointly appeared in roads and started slogans against Hindus and BJP/RSS/VHP in a very fanatic way.
While no Muslim still arrested as reported, four Hindu youths from Kuleswar were arrested in the evening and kept in Diamond Harbour PS as per latest information.
Some injured persons are being treated in Diamond Harbour Sub Divisional Hospital also.
Post Script:For dismantling the BJP State Team's Visit to Usthi on 30/01/2015, SDO Diamond Harbour played this Game.....
LIVE UPDATES: 30/01/2015 Sources confirmed. Loss of 2.6 Crores for Hindu Business and Households. 44 Hindu shops looted. 6 Hindu shops torched. 6 Hindus arrested. 17 Muslims arrested. Main Culprit: Giyasuddin Molla, State MIC, Minority Affairs.
30/01/2015 COMPLETE LAWLESSNESS IN USTHI. WORST THAN NALIAKHALI (CANNING) RIOT.
*** Some hrs back (11 am)
Mr Tathagata Roy and Samik Bhattacharya BJP were compelled to return back from Usthi PS and not allowed to get entry to disturbed area to meet the victim families and looted Hindu business men. They were staged a dharna at Usthi Petrol Pump and forced to leave the place by police under TMC control.
*** At about 12-30 noon
Muslim goons again started attacking Hindus at Panchagram Kayet Para and Kuleswar and torched several Hindu Houses. Miking from Mosques are engaged in fomenting Muslims to unite them and in collection of Money and arms. *** At about 2-00 pm. Fresh deployment of RAF seen. Police zeep are seen to engage in public announcement for keeping peace, law and order.
*** 3. 45 pm: In the Court of Mr Ashish Gupta, Honb'le ACJM Diamond Harbour Criminal Court, Police granted PC for four days for the 6 accused Hindu persons in Usthi Case (DH PS Case No. 60/15. Thanks Indian Judiciary. Hindus were looted, tortured, arsoned and aced all the mayhem created by Muslims. But they (1. Pravakar Mondal, 2. Tapan Midye, 3. Bidesh Mondal, 4. Sushil Mondal all from Kuleswar and 5. Rajesh alias Paltu Mondal 6. Paltu's brother Kailash Mondal from Dakshin Deyrak) were put in Jail (PC) as they wanted to defend. (Sections drawn in above case: u/s 143/147/148/427/326/308/379/427/447 IPC).
BUT NO MUSLIM PERPETRATORS ARE PRODUCED IN THE COURT SO FAR IN THE COURT TILL NOW.
*** 3.50 pm: A Police Van entered the Court Campus. Seen a large commotion in Court Premises. Public guessed that Usthi Muslim Perpetrators are in the Van.
*** 5.00 pm. A short while ago 19 Muslim perpetrators produced to Honb'le ACJM DH Criminal Court (Usthi PS Case No. 64/15 and 65/15). 6 accused are taken to PC for four days others 13 are sent to JC or 7 days. The Ld Advocate on record for the arrested Hindus, Mr Shankar Narayan Manna told this end that the Court has passed the order very justifiably. Now, it is known that the Muslims perpetrators have been arrested with the charges of looting, inciting communal riots, putting fire, intimidation, hatching conspiracy, putting interference to the police on duty etc. etc. Case details are coming shortly. Next date falls 3rd Feb 2015. (Sections drawn in above Usthi PS case 64/15: u/s 143/448/427/136/379 IPC). Sections drawn in above Usthi PS case 65/15: u/s 147/148/149/323/325/326/307/332/333/353/427/436/153(A)/295(A)/505(2)/506 I.P.C.; 25/27 of Arms Act; 3/4 E.S. Act ans 3/4 P.D.P Act.)
*** 7.00 pm. SOS. URGENT AND ALL CONCERNED. A High source tells that today the anti-socials of Usthi, Deula, Magrahat will attack Hindus of Nainan, Chousa, Satghara, Deyarak in dark of Night to teach a final lesson to Hindus. Usthi PS (09674372172 / 03174-250203), SDPO DH (03174-255221), SDO ( 03174-255222) SP S24 Pgs (033 - 2479-3333), DIB Control (033-2448-0118) are requested to save the life of law abiding people of Usthi and adjacent areas and restrain the law braekers. Plz Plz. Don't ignore this message and save many lives. Indications: 1. After Friday Namaz there were spl meetings of notorious anti-socials in many places reported. 2. Muslims are sending their women and children away to vacate their homes. a) They will accommodate outsiders there. b) They will set fire in the vacate houses to blame Hindus. 3. Police is under pressure and started their dialogue in a very mysterious way. A very unpredictable situation before a great disaster. 31/01/2015
*** 6.00 am. An unprecedented security arrangements and heavy deployment of RAF and Armed Police saved the situation in Usthi last night. The area was flooded with halogen lights. A resolute WB Police took all arrangements to foil the conspiracy of perpetrators. Villagers of Usthi, Nainan, Satghara, Kuleswar, Deyarak spent an incident free, peaceful night blessed by the Police and Administrations. Great Thanks. 02/02/2015 *** 5.00 pm. A meeting of Usthi BDO with the victimized Hindu businessmen was held in Usthi Panchayet Samiti in the presence of Sabhapati of Panchayet Samiti, O/C Usthi PS toady. It is heard that a decision was taken to the effect that all large business holders will get interest free loan of Rs 5 lakh, when the medium and small scale victim businessmen will get Rs. 2 lakh and 1 lakh each respectively. The meeting touched the heat as the main culprit of Usthi Riot and Mayhem, Giyasuddin Molla is speared in this case and his name is not included in any connected case in the vandalism, looting, arson in Usthi Bazar on 29/01/2015. 03/02/2015 *** 5.00 am. Today the above named accused of all the three cases above were produced before the designated ACJM in Diamond Harbour Criminal Court. The Hon'ble Court ended the term of Police Custody for the accused and sent all the arrested persons in Jail custody for 14 days until 17/02/2014. The lawyers for the case no DH PS Case 60/15 (for all arrested Hindus) pleaded for bail but rejected by the court. Moreover, it is coming to surface that name of Thirteen Hindus (Viz 1*. Pratap Hazra, 2*. Probir Naskar, 3*. Madhav Mondal, 4*, Maloy Naskar, 5*. Munna Ghorami, 6*. Sumon Bose, 7*. Bikash Paramanik, 8. Pravakar Mondal, 9. Tapan Midye, 10. Bidesh Mondal, 11. Sushil Mondal 12. Rajesh Mondal and 13. Kailash Mondal , *freshly included in Usthi case) in the Usthi PS case no. 65/15 purportedly by Usthi Police station on this day. 04/02/2015 *** 11.00 am. Today's Programme: 1. Deputation to SP (South 24 Pgs) at Alipore on and from 11-30 am by RSS/VHP/Dist BJP on Usthi Riot perpetrated by TMC and Islamic force in a row. JOIN AND PROTEST. 2. Bail Petition will be moved for the Hindus in Usthi PS Case no 65/15 in DH Cr Court as they are named in FIR in a very culpable way by the police.
Bartaman 04/02/2015
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*** 6,00 pm. An Effective Deputation on Usthi Violence and Disturbances was made to the SP South 24 Pgs with proper rehabilitation to the victim Hindu businessmen of Usthi (upto 15 lakh rupees) and immediate arrest of State Minority Affairs Minister Giyasuddin Molla, who is behind the attacks on Hindus and mayhem in Usthi.
Hindu Activist and BJP
youth leader attacked by Muslim Civic Volunteers in Usthi.
Samarpita
Saha | Spotlight News Service | Usthi (S 24 Pgs), WB | 1 January 2015::
The law and order situation under Usthi Police Station (South 24 Parganas) is
worsening rapidly due to the rampant Islamic hooliganism and the political indulgence
to it.
The purposely recruited Civic Volunteers
(renamed from Village Police or Green Police) under the political arbitration
of the ruling TMC (Trinmool Congress) are being fully utilized for the political gain
by vandalizing the opposition political forces under various repression and
persecutions. The mainstream media is ignoring the facts and acts about it
causing the uncontrollable situations sometimes against the civil society and
police itself.
On Tuesday, 30 Dec, a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth Front of
BJP) leader of Usthi area, named Pratap Hazra was beaten up by some civic volunteers
due to quarrel between them out of parking of the motorbike of Hazra, in front
of old Usthi Police Station.
Hazra went to the market place for purchasing some
household goods and tried to park his bike in a safe place far away from the
road so that no traffic jam would occur anyway.
Two Civic volunteers named Makbul Seikh and
Sohorab Seikh attacked the BJYM leader all on a sudden after uttering filthy
words against, Narendra Modi, BJP and Hindus as well. Hazra tried to check them
gallantly and some police personnel present their also intervened to stop the scuffle.
But, the police did not arrest the perpetrators for their unruly brutal
activities.
It is reported that the perpetrators viz Makbul and
Sohorab are very much close to the local TMC MLA and State Minority Affairs
Minister Giyasuddin Molla. People believe that Giyasuddin had recommended
Makbul, Sohorab and many other Muslim youths in Civic Volunteers for his
personal political gain and to use them against the oppositions and the Hindus
in particular.
The news of uncivilized and serious attack on
Pratap Hazra by the Civic Volunteers under State Police went to the corners momentarily
and garnered a huge Hindu repercussion.
About 3000 Hindu activists of various Hindu organizations
and BJP supporters of the area gathered in front of Usthi Police Station put up
a two hour road bloc since 9 AM, protesting against the incident.
The IC of Usthi PS, Subir Dhali and One SI named
Supriya Rang tried their level best to take control over the situation and DSP
(Falta -Rural), S 24 Pgs also reached the spot without delay.
After getting some assurance or arresting the
attackers or to make further proceedings duly, the agitators removed the road
blocked after two hours as such.
A FIR was lodged in Usthi PS for this matter as
reported.
The injured worker was treated at Diamond Harbour
District Hospital afterwards.
Now, alarming news came to this desk that the
Communal MLA of TMC and also the Minority Affair Minister of West Bengal, Giyasuddin
Molla is trying hard to rescue the Muslim perpetrators out of his communal feeling
and demanded the arrest of Hazra, if Police would arrest the attackers Makbul and
Sohorab.
Sources said that Police directly expressed their
inability to arrest Hazra as he has no anti social record rather he has a good reputation
for his various social welfare activities.
Before joining BJP, Hazra were attached to
various Hindu organizations like RSS, Hindu Samhati and Hindu Janajagruti
Samiti. In recent Hazra launched a pro-Hindu activist group named ‘Bhawani Sena’ following the ideals of ‘Ananda Math’ of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhya and‘Bhawani Mandir’of Sri Aurobinda.
Practically, Giyasuddin Molla, the tramp-card of
Mamata Banerjee (CM of WB) for Muslim Vote Bank of South 24 Parganas, is trying
now to diminish the upsurge of Hindu consolidation and BJP politics in the area
and adjacent.
Hindus and the BJP supporters have taken a vow to
go for any steps to protect Pratap Hazra from any eventualities and restore the
Hindu might in the locality.
Mehdi Masoor Biswas, the Bengal Jihadi and ISIS's voice on Twitter, arrested in Bangalore had an alleged link with SIMI and TMCP.
Sambuddha Gupta | Spotlight News Service | Bangalore | 14 Dec 2014:: Now it is too much publicized that a Muslim young techie suspected of running an influential Twitter account promoting Islamic State (IS) has been arrested in Bangalore in Karnataka state in southern India, police say.
The man, a 24-year-old working in Bangalore IT Company, was named as Mehdi Masroor Biswas.
The @ShamiWitness account, which has since closed, provided news on IS (formerly ISIS) and celebrated its rise in Syria and Iraq.
Police said Mr Biswas was arrested for cyber-terrorism offences and crimes against the state, but they do not know whether he has actual links to IS or not.
BBC reports that ....
An engineer by training, Mr Biswas went online late at night to "ferociously tweet" information about IS, police said.
With nearly 18,000 followers, @ShamiWitness was one of the main sources of information about the group in English.
The IS militant group has used social media to recruit foreign fighters and to disseminate videos of their fighters beheading Western journalists and aid workers.
The Channel 4 News report said he told followers that he would have joined IS himself if his family did not depend on him.
"If I had a chance to leave everything and join them I might have... my family needs me here," he said.
'Biswas abetted English-speaking terrorists'....
Karnataka DGP Lalrokhuma Pachau told reporters, "His Twitter handle had become a source of information for new recruits of ISIS. He was in touch with the English-speaking terrorists, thereby abetting them." Reddi, however, said Biswas was not recruited directly by ISIS; neither did he have any role in recruiting cadres for the group. "He never travelled outside India," Reddi added.
Biswas retweeted many Arabic posts translated into English. The Twitter handle @ShamiWitness, now closed, had 17,700 followers.
Accused of abetting ISIS crimes in Syria, he has been booked under Section 125 (waging war against the Republic). The FIR states he has also been booked under Sections 18 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, and Section 39 of the IT Act, 2000.
An ardent follower of an extremist ideology, Biswas lived two lives. One was his day job that got him Rs 5.38 lakh per annum; the other was of a jihadist sympathizer propagating the cause in the night. He had a 60GB monthly internet plan.
But we know less about Mehdi Masroor Biswas ....
Hailing from Kaikhali- Gopalpur (North 24 Parganas) in West Bengal, Biswas led a quiet life in a single-bedroom apartment in Aiyappa Layout, Jalahalli. His father, Mikail Biswas a retired employee of the West Bengal Electricity Board, and two older sisters live in Kolkata.
Mikail told to a Benagli News Paper that his sons's twitter account might be hacked anyway. But he is not that type of boy indulging in 'fasad' as they are all devout Muslim. When asked what is his stand about ISIS, he stated that he would not know more about that organisation but if they are in the right path of Islam, they cannot do any wrong.
From source, it is known, Mehdi Masroor Biswas, the accused and arrested ISIS sympathizer is an electrical engineer working as a manufacturing executive for a multinational company with a diverse product portfolio, Biswas thought he would never be caught. "He introduced himself as a Libyan man living in the UK to his followers and ISIS members following him on Twitter, and never revealed his real identity or location," as an investing officer said.
The academic career of Masroor is good enough as he scored high in both the 10th and 10+2 standard obtaining first division. He cleared his engineering degree in Elec. Engineering from Guru Nanak Technical Collage at Sodepur. He was opted in a Bangalore based MNC in his present service through campussing in 2012. Since then Masroor has been staying in Bangalore.
Bangalore Police described him as a radical ideologue of the jihadi cause, who reportedly told interrogators, "India does not have real Muslims capable of jihad". A senior police officer who interrogated him said Biswas supported ISIS because he felt they were fighting "the real war".
As per source, Masroor was a supporter of both SIMI, the banned radical Muslim student organisation and TMCP, the student wing of Trinmool Congress, the ruling party in Bengal who are virtually fanning Bengal Jihad by promoting Muslim appeasement with no limit.
The other twitter handle and facebook accounts managed by Mehdi Masroor Biswas support both the activities of SIMI and TMCP in a very explicit manner.
Saradha chit fund scam: CBI arrests West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra, Trinamool cries foul.
West Bengal Transport Minister Madan Mitra arrives at the CBI's office in Kolkata hours before his arrest. (Subhankar Chakraborty/HT photo)
Madhuparna Das | Express News Service| Kolkata | December 12, 2014::The shadow thrown by the Saradha scandal is slowly creeping up the hierarchy of the Trinamool Congress. After two Rajya Sabha MPs, the CBI Fridayarrested Madan Mitra, one of most powerful ministers inMamata Banerjee’sCabinet, for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore chit fund scam.
Mitra, the State Transport and Sports Minister, submitted his resignation to Banerjee before reaching the CBI office where he was grilled for five hours before being arrested. He is the first Minister in the state to be arrested in the case after TMC MPs Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose. The Chief Minister, later, called the arrest “the worst conspiracy the BJP government could do in Bengal.”
According to CBI sources, what led to Mitra’s arrest was crucial evidence including CCTV footage, key statements, and detailed documents of certain financial transactions.
The news of Mitra’s arrest was officially announced at 4.20 pm, following which Banerjee and her senior ministers came out in his defence. Banerjee and State Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee claimed that the “decision to arrest Mitra was taken when the BJP national president (Amit Shah) came to the city on November 30.”
However, the buzz about the possible arrest of Mitra had begun on November 15 when he received the first summons from the agency.
The Minister was then admitted to a private hospital though the doctors there failed to provide a “reasonable explanation for his illness” to CBI.
Mitra was then shifted to the state-run SSKM Hospital, where a medical board — again — failed to submit a medical report to CBI “that could justify Mitra’s illness”. Following his discharge from SSKM, Mitra on November 27 sought a week’s time from CBI.
Contrary to Mitra’s claims, the CBI had recovered CCTV footage showing Mitra entering Saradha CMD Sudipta Sen’s office. Sources said that the agency had also recorded statements of Sen, Saradha executive director Debjani Mukherjee and other employees that revealed Mitra’s links to the Saradha establishment.
According to the sources, Mitra initially “refused to cooperate” but broke down after investigators informed him of the arrest.
CBI official Kanchan Prasad later issued a statement confirming Mitra’s arrest “on prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy, cheating, and misappropriation as well as deriving undue financial benefits from the Saradha Group”. The statement also confirmed the arrests of “Naresh Balodia, Legal Advisor to Sudipto Sen and Saradha Group on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and diversion of funds in the same case.”
According to a close aide of Mitra, the Minister had “submitted his resignation to the Chief Minister, but madam did not accept it.”
Speaking to reporters later, Banerjee said, “We also have several documents against many persons. But we are gentle and decent. Should we arrest a Central leader when he comes to our state? We can also put several charges. I am challenging the Central government to arrest me if they can. Madan is innocent. It is a political conspiracy.”
Daring the CBI to arrest her, Banerjee said, “They have sent some goonda-like officers here. People can see how these officers look. And they are now doing ‘goondagiri’ here. How can they arrest a patient who was called as a witness? The BJP government has broken the federal and democratic structure of the country.”
Madan Mitra was taken away from CBI office at CGO complex to police station - ABP Ananda Video.
Saradha scam: Mamata backs arrested minister Madan Mitra, dares Modi to arrest her.
HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times | Kolkata | December 12, 2014 :: Embarrassment mounted for West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress after the CBI arrested state transport and sports minister Madan Mitra in connection with the Saradha scam on Friday.
He is the first minister of Bengal to be arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in any case, and the fourth Trinamool leader to be held by the probe agency in the chit fund scam.
Accusing the Centre of adopting bullying tactics after Mitra’s arrest, Banerjee lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and dared them to arrest her.
“CBI may take Madan to SSKM Hospital. I will go to meet him. Let me see whether Amit Shah’s goondas and Narendra Modi’s police can arrest me,” she said.
“It (the arrest) is unfortunate, shameful and deserves to be condemned. It’s sheer political vendetta. Can the CBI and the Centre go out of their jurisdiction and act like this?” she added.
The Saradha chit fund scam trail is hounding Banerjee’s government unlike any other challenge she has encountered during her stint in power so far and Mitra’s arrest triggered fresh calls from opposition leaders for her resignation.
Opposition parties have repeatedly accused the CM of trying to shield some of the beneficiaries of the company’s slush funds.
The Saradha scam was caused by the collapse of the investment operation of the Saradha Group, a consortium of over 200 private companies, which ran many unlicensed financial schemes in eastern India.
Under the scam hundreds of thousands of small investors lost Rs. 2,459 crore, according to an official estimate. There are unofficial estimates that peg the figure higher.
The CBI arrested Mitra around 4 pm after questioning him for about three hours during which he denied taking any money from Saradha, said an official privy to the development.
According to the official, who did not want to be named, Mitra stood his ground despite CBI officers confronting him with evidence.
“In the Saradha chit fund scam, RC 4 S/14, case relating to Saradha Realty, CBI has arrested Madan Mitra, a cabinet minister in the government of West Bengal on prima facie evidence of criminal conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation as well as deriving undue financial benefits from Saradha group,” said a CBI statement.
“CBI has also arrested Naresh Balodia, legal advisor to Sudipta Sen (Saradha Group chairperson) on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and diversion of funds in the same case,” the statement added.
Within an hour of the arrest, the Trinamool tore into Shah, who had launched a scathing attack on the Bengal CM last month, laying the foundation for the 2016 assembly elections in the state.
“The arrest of our cabinet colleague seems to be an act of vendetta. It appears CBI is controlled not only by BJP but also by Amit Shah. We strongly condemn this action. Neither the governor, nor the assembly speaker was informed before the arrest,” said Subrata Mukherjee, state panchayat minister.
The Supreme Court had in May ordered a CBI probe into the chit fund scams in West Bengal, Odisha and Assam under which various companies, including Saradha, allegedly duped investors of around Rs. 10,000 crore.
Two Rajya Sabha MPs (Kunal Ghosh, Srinjoy Bose) and a vice-president (Rajat Majumdar) of the Trinamool are already behind the bars in connection with the Saradha case.
The CM’s stated position is none from her party took any money from Saradha. She also points to the group’s operations having started during the Left rule, which she ended.
The group folded up in April last year, leaving its investors, largely from rural areas with little access to formal banking facilities, in the lurch.
The opposition mounted pressure on the CM after Mitra’s arrest.
“Madan Mitra’s arrest shows that Trinamool leaders are neck deep in Saradha scam, and the dots are leading to Mamata Banerjee’s doorstep. It’s time for her to resign taking moral responsibility,” said Sidharth Nath Singh, BJP national secretary.
State Congress president Adhir Chowdhury, too, demanded that the CM step down.
Courtesy: Indian Express | ABP Ananda | Hindustan Times.
