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Devotees flock to seek Raavan’s blessings at Kanpur temple which is open only on Dusshera
By ANI
KANPUR: Devotees flocked to the Dashanan Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Tuesday to worship Raavan on the occasion of Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra. The temple is said to be 125 years old.
Dashanan Temple priest, Ram Bajpai, told ANI that the temple opens only on the occasion of Dussehra and devotees come to pray that their children acquire wisdom and power similar to that of Raavan.
“We open this temple on the day of Dussehra and worship Raavan and the temple is closed in the evening after burning of a Raavan effigy. The temple opens only on the day of Dussehra. We worship him for his knowledge. There was no one else who possessed the power, knowledge, and wisdom similar to that of Raavan. His only drawback was his arrogance,” said the temple priest.
“We burn that arrogance in the form of his effigy and we pray over here (at the temple) for our children to have power and wisdom similar to what Raavan possessed,” the priest added.
#WATCH | Kanpur, UP: “We open this temple today and worship Ravan today on the day of Dussehra and then in the evening after burning the effigy we close this temple. It only opens on the day of Dussehra…We worship him for his knowledge…” says Dashanan temple purohit Ram… pic.twitter.com/ZbrQ9GvLYl
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 24, 2023
Among other temples dedicated to Raavan is the Raavana Mandir in Bisrakh, Greater Noida.In Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district, there is the Kakinada Raavan temple believed to be built by Raavan when he was the king of Lanka in honour of Lord Shiva.
There are several temples in Madhya Pradesh dedicated to Raavan, including one in Mandsaur where the wedding of Raavan with Mandodari was believed to have taken place, and another in Vidisha, which is believed to be the native place of Mandodari.
Dussehra is that time of the year when the well-known Ramleela is held, massive fairs are organized, and people gather in large numbers to see Raavan effigies burst into flames. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp
KANPUR: Devotees flocked to the Dashanan Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Tuesday to worship Raavan on the occasion of Vijayadashami, also known as Dussehra. The temple is said to be 125 years old.
Dashanan Temple priest, Ram Bajpai, told ANI that the temple opens only on the occasion of Dussehra and devotees come to pray that their children acquire wisdom and power similar to that of Raavan.
“We open this temple on the day of Dussehra and worship Raavan and the temple is closed in the evening after burning of a Raavan effigy. The temple opens only on the day of Dussehra. We worship him for his knowledge. There was no one else who possessed the power, knowledge, and wisdom similar to that of Raavan. His only drawback was his arrogance,” said the temple priest.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
“We burn that arrogance in the form of his effigy and we pray over here (at the temple) for our children to have power and wisdom similar to what Raavan possessed,” the priest added.
#WATCH | Kanpur, UP: “We open this temple today and worship Ravan today on the day of Dussehra and then in the evening after burning the effigy we close this temple. It only opens on the day of Dussehra…We worship him for his knowledge…” says Dashanan temple purohit Ram… pic.twitter.com/ZbrQ9GvLYl
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 24, 2023
Among other temples dedicated to Raavan is the Raavana Mandir in Bisrakh, Greater Noida.In Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district, there is the Kakinada Raavan temple believed to be built by Raavan when he was the king of Lanka in honour of Lord Shiva.
There are several temples in Madhya Pradesh dedicated to Raavan, including one in Mandsaur where the wedding of Raavan with Mandodari was believed to have taken place, and another in Vidisha, which is believed to be the native place of Mandodari.
Dussehra is that time of the year when the well-known Ramleela is held, massive fairs are organized, and people gather in large numbers to see Raavan effigies burst into flames. Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp
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UP: Teacher hurts Class V student with drilling machine for failing to recite multiplication table
Express News Service
LUCKNOW: In an incident of corporal punishment, an instructor used a power hand drilling machine to wound the hand of a Class V student after allegedly he failed to answer the multiplication table of two at Basic Primary Model School in Prem Nagar area of Kanpur on Thursday.
The incident came to light on Friday when the student’s parents protested in front of the school demanding action against the instructor.
Amid the protest, Basic Education Officer (BSA) accosted the parents and tried to appease them. Subsequently, he announced the termination of the instructor Anuj Pandey from service. Further, the BSA constituted a three-member committee to probe into the incident.
“A three-member committee has been formed to look into various aspects such as whether the child was hurt deliberately or accidentally and also the role of other teachers in hushing up the incident,” the BSA added.
Local sources said that the nine-year-old boy was passing through the school library when the instructor, hired from a private institution, was overseeing the repairing work with a power-driven hand-drilling machine in his hand.
On seeing the boy, the instructor stopped him and asked him to recite the table of two which the student failed to explain correctly.
Following this, the instructor, Anuj, ran the drilling machine through the hand of the student.
“Anuj Sir asked me to tell the table of two. As I failed to recite the table correctly, he got infuriated and ran the drilling machine on my left hand. One of the students Krishna standing beside me pulled the plug out to stop the machine but by then my hand had got injured,” the boy said narrating the incident.
The school authorities tried to play the incident down and sent the injured student with little first aid.
“The school administration neither informed the higher authorities about the incident nor did they take any action against the instructor Anuj. Moreover, the injured child was not given an anti-Tetanus injection immediately after the incident,” said one of the boy’s relatives.
However, the school authorities informed the district education officer about the incident following protests by the child’s parents on Friday.
LUCKNOW: In an incident of corporal punishment, an instructor used a power hand drilling machine to wound the hand of a Class V student after allegedly he failed to answer the multiplication table of two at Basic Primary Model School in Prem Nagar area of Kanpur on Thursday.
The incident came to light on Friday when the student’s parents protested in front of the school demanding action against the instructor.
Amid the protest, Basic Education Officer (BSA) accosted the parents and tried to appease them. Subsequently, he announced the termination of the instructor Anuj Pandey from service. Further, the BSA constituted a three-member committee to probe into the incident.
“A three-member committee has been formed to look into various aspects such as whether the child was hurt deliberately or accidentally and also the role of other teachers in hushing up the incident,” the BSA added.
Local sources said that the nine-year-old boy was passing through the school library when the instructor, hired from a private institution, was overseeing the repairing work with a power-driven hand-drilling machine in his hand.
On seeing the boy, the instructor stopped him and asked him to recite the table of two which the student failed to explain correctly.
Following this, the instructor, Anuj, ran the drilling machine through the hand of the student.
“Anuj Sir asked me to tell the table of two. As I failed to recite the table correctly, he got infuriated and ran the drilling machine on my left hand. One of the students Krishna standing beside me pulled the plug out to stop the machine but by then my hand had got injured,” the boy said narrating the incident.
The school authorities tried to play the incident down and sent the injured student with little first aid.
“The school administration neither informed the higher authorities about the incident nor did they take any action against the instructor Anuj. Moreover, the injured child was not given an anti-Tetanus injection immediately after the incident,” said one of the boy’s relatives.
However, the school authorities informed the district education officer about the incident following protests by the child’s parents on Friday.
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27 devotees returning after ‘mundan’ ceremony killed in road mishap in UP’s Kanpur
Express News Service
KANPUR: At least 27 people were killed and two dozen hurt after a tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond in Ghatampur area of Kanpur Dehat late on Saturday evening. While 22 persons died on spot and five more succumbed to the injuries during treatment in hospital. According to police sources, the death toll may be even higher as doctors stated the condition of a few others to be critical.
All the devotees, who were residents of Kortha village, were returning home after attending a ‘mundan’ ceremony from the Chandrika Devi temple in neighbouring Unnao district. Prime Minister Narednra Modi expressed condolence on the deaths and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the dead from the PM’s relief fund.
“Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. Prayers with the injured. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected,” Modi said in a tweet.
Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. Prayers with the injured. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 1, 2022Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured. He also instructed district and police officials to reach the spot with rescue measures at the earliest and to ensure proper treatment for the people injured in the accident.
After the accident, CM Yogi also asked people to desist from using tractors for conveyance.
According to police, one Raju Nishad, a resident of Kortha village, had gone for the mundan ceremony of his one-year-old son on Saturday along with 35-40 people, including his family, at Chandrika Devi Temple at Buxar Ghat in Unnao. It was when Nishad along with others was returning to his native place on Saturday night that the tractor-trolley went uncontrollable, overturned and fell into a pond between Saadh and Gambhirpur villages.
Some of those injured in the mishap claimed that the driver was under the impact of alcohol. By 9 pm, police had retrieved 25 bodies. The search is still on for more bodies. Senior district and police officials from Kanpur had also reached the spot and helped the rescue and relief operations. Several district and police officials had also reached Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital to make arrangements in advance for those critically injured.
A dozen ambulances had reached the spot and from there the injured were sent to nearby CHCs and LLR Hospital.ALSO READ: Four dead, 8 injured after tractor collides head-on with truck in UP
Kanpur Outer SP Tej Swaroop Singh said that the police personnel along with the local residents are trying to rescue those who fell into the pond. “It is difficult to tell how many people are still trapped in the pond right now,” he added.
KANPUR: At least 27 people were killed and two dozen hurt after a tractor-trolley they were travelling in fell into a pond in Ghatampur area of Kanpur Dehat late on Saturday evening. While 22 persons died on spot and five more succumbed to the injuries during treatment in hospital. According to police sources, the death toll may be even higher as doctors stated the condition of a few others to be critical.
All the devotees, who were residents of Kortha village, were returning home after attending a ‘mundan’ ceremony from the Chandrika Devi temple in neighbouring Unnao district. Prime Minister Narednra Modi expressed condolence on the deaths and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the dead from the PM’s relief fund.
“Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. Prayers with the injured. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected,” Modi said in a tweet.
Distressed by the tractor-trolley mishap in Kanpur. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. Prayers with the injured. The local administration is providing all possible assistance to the affected: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) October 1, 2022Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and announced financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the seriously injured. He also instructed district and police officials to reach the spot with rescue measures at the earliest and to ensure proper treatment for the people injured in the accident.
After the accident, CM Yogi also asked people to desist from using tractors for conveyance.
According to police, one Raju Nishad, a resident of Kortha village, had gone for the mundan ceremony of his one-year-old son on Saturday along with 35-40 people, including his family, at Chandrika Devi Temple at Buxar Ghat in Unnao. It was when Nishad along with others was returning to his native place on Saturday night that the tractor-trolley went uncontrollable, overturned and fell into a pond between Saadh and Gambhirpur villages.
Some of those injured in the mishap claimed that the driver was under the impact of alcohol. By 9 pm, police had retrieved 25 bodies. The search is still on for more bodies. Senior district and police officials from Kanpur had also reached the spot and helped the rescue and relief operations. Several district and police officials had also reached Kanpur’s Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital to make arrangements in advance for those critically injured.
A dozen ambulances had reached the spot and from there the injured were sent to nearby CHCs and LLR Hospital.ALSO READ: Four dead, 8 injured after tractor collides head-on with truck in UP
Kanpur Outer SP Tej Swaroop Singh said that the police personnel along with the local residents are trying to rescue those who fell into the pond. “It is difficult to tell how many people are still trapped in the pond right now,” he added.
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Udaipur murder: Probe sought into operations of Dawat-e-Islami branches in India
Express News Service
LUCKNOW: A Kanpur connection to the Udaipur killing has emerged after the links of Ghouse Mohammad, one of the assailants of Kanhaiya Lal, have reportedly been established with a Pakistan-based Islamic outfit Dawat-e-Islami.
As per the sources, the outfit has three centres in India and one of them is in Kanpur with over 50,000 followers. The other two are in New Delhi and Mumbai.
In Kanpur, the centre of Dawat-e- Islami is situated in a mosque at Deputy Padav Gurbatullah Park. Its role had come under the scanner of law enforcement agencies during the anti-CAA protests in 2019.
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The president of the Kanpur chapter of the Sufi Khanqah Association, Mohammad Kausar Hasan Majeedi, has sought a probe into the operations of Dawat-e-Islami in Kanpur.
Majeedi claimed that Dawat-e-Islami radicalized the Muslim youths and motivated them for Jihad. The outfit was in news earlier also as Sufi Khanqah Association, a social organization having branches across the country, had levelled charges of conversions against it last year.
“The outfit indulged in the conversion of non-Muslims living in Islamic Gulf countries. More than a dozen videos promoting Islamic fundamentalism were also released by us to justify claims,” said Majeedi.
Moreover, Dawat-e-Islami had collected massive funds in the form of donation by putting donation boxes at the crossings in Muslim-dominated areas of Kanpur.
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Later, after the charges of using funds for anti-national activities, the outfit had removed the donation boxes.
The sources claimed that a delegation of Pakistani Ulema had come to Kanpur in 1989. After this, a centre of the outfit was set up in Kanpur. The sources also claimed that basically, the outfit had the role of imparting ‘Deeni Talim’ to the believers of Islam besides popularizing Islam and publishing Islamic religious books.
According to Majeedi, the Kanpur centre of Dawat-e-Islami had the role of reaching out to the Muslim youths of eastern UP and Bihar and radicalising them for Jihad.
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The Association members, seeking anonymity, also claimed that they were receiving threats from Pakistan as they had been opposing the activities of Dawat-e-Islami. The Sufi Khanqah Association members said that they had reported the matter to DCP Raveen Tyagi seeking security.
On the other, the police sources said that after getting the inputs from Udaipur, it was being investigated if both assailants of Udaipur killing had come to Kanpur before the incident. Now the Kanpur police have started searching for the members of the organization operating in the city.
Kanpur Police Commissioner Vijay Singh Meena also called an emergency meeting for diving deep into the activities of Dawat-e-Islami as soon as he got the input from Udaipur.
The Kanpur police authorities created a city security plan with instructions to authorities concerned to increase police guard on sensitive areas. Intelligence and IB were also put on high alert.Moreover, the police department is tracing the people associated with this organization who came under the scanner during anti-CAA stir and their numbers would be put on surveillance. A strict vigil was also being maintained on social media posts, said a senior police official of Kanpur.
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Another accused held in connection with violent Kanpur clashes
By ANI
KANPUR: Kanpur police on Saturday arrested one more main accused behind the violent clashes that broke between two groups in the city, after the Friday prayers on June 3, over the issue of the market shutdown.
The police have identified the arrested accused as the President of Jamiatul Quresh, Nizam Qureshi from Kanpur.
According to the police, Qureshi was often seen with other accused persons Hayat Jaffar Hashmi and Hafiz Faisal Zafri. Qureshi was appealed to stop meeting with Hayat during a meeting at Akbar Azam Hall on June 1, said the police.
Recently on June 8, a special investigation team visited the violent site and collected evidence.
All accused, including key conspirator Hayat Zafar Hashmi, were sent to 14-day judicial remand on Sunday in connection with the incident. They were taken to District Jail in Kanpur by the police after they were sent on a 14-day remand.
Earlier on Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh Police had said the main accused in the Kanpur violence case, Hayat Jaffar Hashmi was arrested along with three other masterminds.
“We will investigate if they had any links with PFI. Action will be taken under Gangster Act, and NSA and their properties will be seized,” Kanpur Police Commissioner Vijay Singh Meena had said.
Four people who were arrested were identified as Hayat Jaffar Hashmi, Javed Ahmed Khan, Mohammad Rahil and Mohammad Suffian. “All of them are associated with Maulana Ali Jauhar Fans Association. We will further ask the court to send them on a 14-days remand,” Meena added.
Earlier on June 5, the district police had sent all the accused, including key conspirator Hayat Zafar Hashmi, for a 14-day judicial remand to the District jail.
The violence started after some people tried to shut down shops which were opposed by the other group, said the police. Two persons and one policeman were injured in the aftermath of the clashes.
Further details into the matter are awaited.
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Authorities raze property of close aide of main accused in Kanpur violence
By PTI
KANPUR: A week after the city witnessed chaotic protests marred by stone pelting, the Kanpur Development Authority (KDA) on Saturday demolished a multi-storey building allegedly owned by a close aide of the main accused in the incident, police said.
Police also arrested one Nizam Qureshi, who officials claim is another mastermind of the June 3 violence.
Qureshi was among the 36 accused whose names were mentioned in the FIR lodged soon after the violence, a police official said. Kanpur’s Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Anand Prakash Tiwari confirmed the arrest.
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“Nizam Qureshi has been arrested from Kanpur in connection with the June 3 incident,” the officer said, adding that the accused had gone underground since the violence took place.
According to police sources, Qureshi shared incendiary messages on social media platforms and provoked people to indulge in stone pelting. The investigators are trying to recover information related to the violence from Qureshi’s phone.
“Qureshi was one of the key conspirators of the Kanpur violence. Messages from his mobile phones were sent to over half-a-dozen other mobile phones that are now being tracked,” said a senior official, requesting anonymity.
Some crucial information pertaining to the violence was also found from a social media group of which the prime accused in the violence, Zafar Hayat Hashmi, was a member, the officer said.
Qureshi is the head of Jamiatul Qureshi, an unofficial body of the Qureshi community in Kanpur. He is a former Samajwadi Party (SP) district secretary.
District SP chief Imran told PTI that Qureshi was expelled from the party on May 22 for anti-party activities and not taking interest in the party’s programmes.
Tiwari said the KDA has demolished a four-storey residential building owned by Mohammad Ishtiyaq, who is said to be a close aide of Hashmi.
There are reasons to believe that investments in the construction of the building were made by Hashmi, the officer said, adding that the demolition was carried out in accordance with the relevant norms and regulations.
Ishtiyaq passed away a couple of years ago, he said. The building was located at Swaroopnagar and was built around three years ago, police said.
Authorities brought down some parts of the ground floor and the first floor of the building amid heavy police deployment. The building was vacant at the time of the demolition, police said.
According to police, Ishtiyaq, who ran a tailoring shop till a few years ago, was subsequently engaged in real estate business. Hashim was a major investor in the demolished building, they said.
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On Friday, a court here remanded Hashmi, Jawed Ahmad Khan, Mohammad Rahil and Sufiyan in police custody for three days. “The accused were taken into police custody on Saturday morning and will remain in custody till Tuesday morning,” Tiwari said.
Violence broke out in Kanpur on June 3 after some people gathered demanding strict action against former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her comments on Prophet Mohammad.
Sharma’s remarks riled many Arab countries and stoked protests in several parts of the country. She has since been suspended by the saffron party. At least 40 people, including some police personnel, were injured in the Kanpur violence. The rioters hurled petrol bombs and damaged public properties, including shops and vehicles.
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Illegal properties of Kanpur violence accused to be demolished
By ANI
LUCKNOW (Uttar Pradesh): The illegal properties of the accused involved in the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district will be demolished, said Prashant Kumar, ADG (Law and Order) on Saturday.
“The situation has been brought under control. Identification of the accused is being done. Action will be taken against them, and their illegal properties will also be demolished,” Kumar said.
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A tense situation prevailed in Kanpur after a clash broke out between two groups belonging to different communities allegedly over a market shutdown on Friday. Two persons and one policeman were injured in the aftermath of the clashes.
The incident began after some people tried to shut down shops which were opposed by the other group, said the police.
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Police informed that a total of 36 persons were arrested and three cases have been registered in the Kanpur violence case so far. The security in the area was also beefed up between Yateem Khana and Parade crossroads in Kanpur to maintain the situation.
“…36 people have been arrested while three FIRs have been registered so far. More people are being identified on the basis of the video,” said Police Commissioner, Vijay Singh Meena.
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Kanpur violence: 3 FIRs registered, 500 booked as cops stay alert
By PTI
KANPUR: The Uttar Pradesh Police Saturday booked 500 people for rioting and violence in Kanpur that left 40 injured, official said, as an uneasy calm prevailed in the affected areas this morning.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and order) Anand Prakash Tiwari said 18 people have been arrested so far over the Friday incident, and some others are detained for questioning.
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“The area is peaceful and we are maintaining a round-the-clock vigil,” he said, adding some suspects were detained overnight by different police teams.
Three FIRs over rioting and violence have been lodged against over 500 people, Tiwari said.
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The violence broke out in Pared, Nai Sadak and Yateemkhana areas of the city after Friday namaz when some people tried to force shopkeepers to down shutters over allegedly insulting remarks made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a TV debate recently, a senior police official had said Friday.
At least 40 people including 20 police personnel were injured during the clashes, police said on Saturday.
Those who allegedly forced traders to shut shops clashed with police personnel who used batons to disperse the mob.
Additional Director General (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar has warned that those involved will be booked under the stringent Gangsters Act and their properties seized or demolished.