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Facts should be allowed to come out: RSS on Gyanvapi mosque issue

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Amid the ongoing debate over a ‘Shivling’ allegedly found in the Gyanvapi mosque during a court-mandated videography survey in Varanasi, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has said the facts related to the issue should be allowed to come to the fore while asserting that truth can’t be hidden for long.

RSS publicity in-charge Sunil Ambekar made this statement on the Gyanvapi masjid issue while addressing an annual event organised by Indraprastha Vishwa Samvad Kendra, the RSS’ dialogue cell, in New Delhi on Wednesday to honour journalists.

While addressing the programme, Ambekar said, “There are some facts about Gyanvapi which are coming out in the open. I believe we should let the facts come out in the open. In any case the truth always finds a way to come out. How long can you hide it?”

He further added, “I believe that the time has come to put the historical facts in the right perspective before the society.”

This statement made by the RSS top official is extremely significant amid the ongoing Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute.

As the Supreme Court judgement came in November 2019 over the Ayodhya dispute, while responding to a question asked about similar disputes in Mathura and Kashi, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat had said the Sangh was associated with the Ramjanmabhoomi movement due to historical reasons and it was only as an exception.

At that time, Bhagwat had said the RSS would now work for human development.

Addressing the same RSS event held on Wednesday, Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan also echoed similar views on the Gyanvapi issue.

Expressing his sentiments associated with the Gyanvapi issue, Balyan said he was in Varanasi when all these events (related to Gyanvapi) unfolded.

“When I got information about a Shivling being found in the mosque, I got emotional and my eyes were filled with tears when I came to know that Nandi (a sacred ox on which Lord Shiva rides) had been waiting for Lord Shiva for many centuries,” the Union Minister added.

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Mumbai News: Fire Breaks Out Near Juhu Chowpatty, 1 Injured; Visuals Of Dramatic Firefighting Operation Go Viral

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Mumbai: A major fire broke out on April 6 near Bajrangi Chowk in Juhu Koliwada, leaving one person injured. Visuals showed dramatic firefighting operations as the fire reportedly took place in the narrow lanes. Visuals also showed thick black billowing from the area. Currently, the cause of the fire is unknown.

A video of the incident was shared by Bandra Buzz on Instagram. The visuals showed the fire occurred near a chawl in Juhu Koliwada, as the footage showed fire engines stationed on the road as personnel worked to douse the flames in the area’s narrow lanes. Meanwhile, this is also reportedly the second such incident reported in the area in recent months, with a similar fire having occurred last year on December 13.

Meanwhile, in another recent fire case, a blaze broke out at an offshore installation operated by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in Mumbai High on Friday evening, leaving 10 personnel with minor injuries. The incident occurred around 5:45 pm at the SHP platform, part of the company’s Mumbai High Asset.

In an official statement, ONGC said emergency response teams were immediately mobilised, and the fire was swiftly brought under control. “A fire incident was reported at approximately 17:45 at ONGC’s SHP Platform, Mumbai High Asset. The situation was promptly brought under control and the fire extinguished,” the company said.

Prior to that, at least 10 auto rickshaws were gutted in a blaze that erupted under a bridge at Chedda Nagar in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon.

The fire took place along the Eastern Express Highway in Ghatkopar East, originated in a safety net before rapidly spreading to parked vehicles. Fortunately no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident.

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Thief arrested for stealing gas cylinders in Mumbai, major operation by Powai Police, 45 cylinders and three motorcycles recovered from Navi Mumbai and Mumbai

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Mumbai: Powai police have arrested a thief who stole cylinders to take advantage of the oil shortage and shortage of gas cylinders due to the Israel-Iran war. The thief had stolen several cylinders from Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. Mumbai Powai Police has arrested a gas cylinder thief who had stolen 45 cylinders from Navi Mumbai and Mumbai city. According to the details, a Suzuki Burgman was stolen from Powai area and the accused used to steal gas cylinders from several places in Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. During the Israel-Iran war, there was a gas cylinder crisis, due to which there was a fear of creating an artificial shortage of cylinders, so the police have arrested him.

The police received a secret information and laid a trap and arrested Chandrakant Kamble, 45, from Vartak Nagar police station and the stolen cylinders stolen from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai have been seized from his possession. In this work, an accused who helped the accused in hiding the stolen cylinders has been identified. When the accused was interrogated, 10 cases of theft were found registered against him. Powai Police has seized three motorcycles, 45 cylinders. This operation was carried out on the instructions of Mumbai Police Commissioner Devin Bharti, DCP Dutta Nalavode has done it.

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Mumbai: Gang that robbed Zaifa’s jewelry in Saki Naka exposed, 3 arrested, 13 new cases reported

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Mumbai’s Sakinaka Police have claimed to have busted a gang that targeted the elderly. In the limits of Sakinaka Police Station, a poor woman was fooled by the accused by saying that her Seth Malik was born here and he was distributing sarees to the poor, so she can also get a saree. For this, he removed the gold ornaments from the poor woman’s neck and then fled with it.

In this case, the complainant filed a complaint. The accused fled with her ornaments worth more than two lakh rupees. Sakinaka Police formed a team to find the accused and then accused number one Santosh Gangar Umm Chure, 55, was arrested from Kalyan. After that, he was interrogated and he named accused number two Balaji Rohidas Pawar, 25, who is a resident of Parbhani. During his interrogation, Laxman Rohidas Pawar, 22, came to light. The police arrested all three of them. Four people were arrested in Worli, Ghat Six in Kopar, three in MIDC, three in Kanjurmarg, one in Vakola, one in Dandu Shi, Malad, Govind, Bhandup, Kherwadi and Dadar. A total of 26 cases are registered against the accused. Accused number two Balaji Rohidas has a criminal record in Dadar, Ghatkopar Kamote. Accused number three Laxman Rohidas has a case registered in Dadar, Ghatkopar Byculla, MN Joshi Marg, Dandu Shi, Juhu, Srinagar Police Station, Sanpara, 2 Saki Naka in Dandu Shi.

After the arrest of these three accused, 13 cases have been revealed and the police have started further investigation in this case. The police have so far recovered gold ornaments worth more than Rs 15 lakh from the possession of the accused.

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