Massive communal disturbance in Kolkata

Arson and looting Already spread to Sandeshkhali PS of North 24 Parganas dist.

Rioting Muslims in Bengal

Kolkata - Basanti Road has been blocked at Boyarmari.

Sanjay Singh, resident of Boyarmari, CRPF jawan posted at Goaltor PS of Medinipur dist. has been beaten up at Boyarmari for refusing to get down from his bi-cycle.

Plz try to forward it to PTI, UNI, and other media houses.

S. P. of South 24 Parganas dist. Mr. Praveen Tripathi - 033 2479 3333.

Area of disturbance - Village - Herobhanga, P.S. - Canning.

Tens of thousands of Muslims from outside gathered there. Large scale looting / arson of Hindu houses of Nolekhali village going on. Police is there. But police officer seriously injured. 2 police vehicles burnt.

Disturbances spreading to other PS areas like Basanti, Joynagar, Kultali.

Train stopped on Sealdah - Canning line.

Media black out.

 All these are happening in reaction of murder of one Moulavi last night. Nobody knows who is this Moulavi, why he is murdered, who murdered him.

In the area of Herobhanga, as far as I know, there is no existence of any Hindu organisations.

Where the dead body of the Moulavi found, the nearest village 'Nolekhali' has been fully burnt down - about 100 houses.

Police is not allowing any media to enter the village.

Severe molestation of 5 Hindu women including Lakshmi Naskar (38Year ) by Muslims took place at Kholakhali (under Joynagar PS, but bordering Kultali PS).

Now Muslims are assembling and gheraoing Canning P.S.

Road blockade at many places like Natunhat, Priyor More (Joynagar PS), Bhangankhali (Basanti PS).

Govt unlikely to hand over Afzal Guru's body to his family

(PTI)


New Delhi: The government is unlikely to hand over slain Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's body to his family in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources in the Home Ministry say they are not considering handing over the body to his family as this may lead to security issues in the valley.
Sources say the government is wary of a fragile situation erupting in Jammu and Kashmir if his body is handed over to his family. Sources have added that the government is open to the option of Afzal Guru's family visiting the Tihar jail and paying their respects to him. However, Afzal Guru's family reportedly does not want to visit Tihar and want the body to be sent to Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, new details have emerged of Afzal Guru's last moments in the jail.
In the eight line letter Afzal asked his family to not feel a sense of loss and asked them to feel proud of his sacrifice. The letter written in Urdu was released by his family on Sunday evening. In the letter which was written at 6.25 am on February 9, "Allah is ally and protector," were the closing words of the letter penned by Afzal. Just before Afzal was to be hanged he had asked for a pen and paper to write the letter to his wife.
Afzal Guru's wife had earlier said she had full right over his body and demanded that the mortal remains be handed over to her for "proper burial" in his home state of Jammu and Kashmir. In her short letter, Tabassum had said that as Afzal's wife she had full right over the body and its formal burial in his home state in keeping with religious traditions.
Afzal was buried inside the Tihar jail soon after his hanging in a secret operation on February 9 alongside Kashmiri separatist leader Maqbool Bhat, who was also buried in the jail complex after his hanging in 1984.
The government has already said it will allow close relatives to visit Afzal's grave, an offer rejected by the family saying they want nothing but his body.