Illegal madrassa sealed in UP
LUCKNOW, Nov 4: Authorities in UP’s Sant Kabir Nagar district sealed “illegally operating” madrassa linked to a cleric with British citizenship who has been booked on charges of foreign funding violations, officials said.The UP ATS was also probing the cleric’s connections.Officials said the madrassa, allegedly being run in Khalilabad town illegally by the cleric’s son, Tauseef Raja, was sealed following due process. Officials said that the madrassa was originally registered on March 31, 2017, but was shut down by the administration after allegations surfaced regarding illegal foreign funding. ”The British citizen, Maulana Shamsul Huda Khan, has not been seen in the district for a long time.” ADG Yash said the UP ATS conducted an investigation into Shamsul Huda Khan, which showed that he frequently travelled abroad “under the pretext of Islamic religious preaching”.He was reportedly visiting various parts of Pakistan, maintained contact with people there, and through his close associates in India, was also in touch with “suspicious individuals” in Jammu and Kashmir. The cleric was engaging in other “suspicious activities”, the officer added. (PTI)
Hunt on for stalker who shot at teenage girl
FARIDABAD, Nov 4: A hunt is on for the alleged stalker who fired gunshots at a 17-year-old in broad daylight, wounding her in the shoulder and abdomen, police said on Tuesday.Kanishka, a Class 12 student who was on her way back from the library, is stable and under treatment.The main accused — seen waiting for her in the street in CCTV footage, walking up to her and then shooting her at point blank range — has been identified as 20-year-old Jatin Mangla from Sarmathla village in Gurugram.One bullet struck the teen’s shoulder and another grazed her abdomen.Just two days before the attack, caught in horrifying detail, Mangla apologised to the family for stalking Kanishka, her sister told reporters.Mangla and Kanishka went to the same library to study. (PTI)
