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Nupur Sharma Gets Gun License Amid Death Threats

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Nupur Sharma, whose comments over Prophet Mohammad led to a controversy, and triggered violent protests has now been granted an arms license

New Delhi: Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments over Prophet Mohammad led to a controversy, and triggered violent protests has now been granted an arms license, a Delhi Police official said on Thursday.

Sharma claimed that she had been receiving a lot of death threats in person as well as over social media and had therefore applied for a gun license permitting her to carry a gun with her for her personal safety An officer from Delhi Police has confirmed that Sharma has been given the arms license that allows her to carry a gun for self-protection.

Also, Read: Yavatmal:Wani Policeโ€™s Big Action Against Illegal Coal Selling.

Sharma was suspended in June last year as the spokesperson for BJP after her remarks on a television show led to widespread uproar followed by violent protests in several parts of India demanding action against her. Protestors said that the BJP leaderโ€™s remarks about Prophet Mohammed, the founder of Islam, were in bad taste. There was also a diplomatic row with several Islamic countries like Iran and Qatar condemning her remarks.

The suspended BJP leader had withdrawn her remarks and said her comments were not to hurt anybodyโ€™s religious feelings even as she was removed from the position of BJP spokesperson in June 2022 and suspended from the party.

The Supreme Court in its July 2022 order held Sharma responsible for igniting emotions in the country and said she was โ€œsingle-handedly responsible for what was happening in the country at that time.โ€

Later, in August, taking note of the threats received by Sharma, the Supreme Court clubbed all cases against her so that she does not have to travel to all states where cases against her are going on.
Sharma, following her suspension in June last year, has not been active on social media and kept a low profile.

 

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Yavatmal:Wani Policeโ€™s Big Action Against Illegal Coal Selling

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Wani Police and crime branch seize eight trucks allegedly transporting coal without paying royalty to the central government.

Yavatmal: After receiving a tip-off from local activists, the Wani Police and LCB initiated this massive crackdown between Mukutban and Wani on Wednesday morning. These trucks allegedly transported illegal coal without paying royalties to the Indian Government. The evasion of GST and subsequent income tax is also suspected by the Yavatmal Police.

Wani local police inspector and investigation officer of the case Pradeep Siraskar confirmed the seizure. โ€œAfter receiving a tip-off, Wani Police and the local crime branch conducted a joint operation by conducting surprise checks on eight trucks.

We had information that the coal on this truck was being transported illegally without paying the royalty to the central government. We have seized documents from the trucks.

Further investigation will be carried out to find out the trucks belonged to whom and the exact worth of this massive scam.โ€ Siraskar said. The coal recovered from one truck is valued at Rs 20 lakh and 80 thousand while the cumulative value of the eight trucks is expected to be more than Rs 1.70 crore.

According to a Times Now report, Wani Police have confirmed that this massive scam is worth more than Rs 400 crore. The coal was allegedly linked to bs Ispat limited. This illegal coal selling by evading royalty and GST has the potential to hurt the coffers of the central massively and the state government.

Considered to be one of the biggest crackdowns in recent times, the seizures and investigation by Wani Police have sent shockwaves amongst the top bosses of the mining community which are suspected of having political links.

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