The Assam police have arrested a man named Samsul Laskar for celebrating the gruesome murder of Hindu tailor #KanhaiyaLal.

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Samsul is a resident of the Katlicherra area in the Hailakandi district of Assam.

The matter came to light when a man named Abu Choudhury condemned the killing of Kanhaiya Lal on Facebook.
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Choudhury had written, “An extremist killed a man for supporting Nupur Sharma in Udaipur. Besides condemning the incident, I also demand the death penalty for the accused.”

But, Samsul Laskar was clearly miffed.
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Samsul was seen endorsing his co-religionists, Riyaz Attari and Mohammad Ghaus, for beheading Kanhaiya Lal.

He wrote in Bengali, "Hotya korei valo korecha – eto bodo ek aporadhika keno somorthon korlo."
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#Translation of Samsul's comment:
It’s good that they have killed him (the victim). Why did he support an accused (like Nupur Sharma)?

Soon after, a complaint was registered against him by BJP Yuva Morcha (Hailakandi) President Milon Das.
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Based on Das' complaint, Samsul Laskar was arrested by the police on June 30, 2022.

He has been booked under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 120, 153A,505 (1) (c), 505 (2) and Section 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of 1967.
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On his Facebook profile, Samsul had claimed to be associated with SK Roy College in Katlichera.

When @EastMojo reached out to the college, they informed that the accused had never been a part of the college in any capacity.
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BJP Yuva Morcha (Hailakandi) President Milon Das told @EastMojo, "The act by Samsul is tantamount to supporting the terrorist organisation, which was behind the killing and this is disturbing the communal harmony across the district."
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If all State governments were this prompt in taking action against anti-social elements, calling for beheading and celebrating killings over blasphemy, then, perhaps Kahnhaiya Lal would have been alive today.
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Read Opindia's coverage of the issue here:
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Jul 4
On this day, 12 years ago, the life of a Christian Malayalam Professor named T.J. Joseph took a drastic turn.

His right hand (till his wrist) was chopped off by extremists, associated with the Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).

Here is his story:
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The day was July 4, 2010.

Joseph, who was 53 years old at that time, was returning home from church in his car at about 8 o’clock in the morning.

He was accompanied by his sister and mother.
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Source: time.com/6193304/hindu-…
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At the very onset, Mansoor shifted the discourse from the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal to supposed ‘chilling calls for revenge’ against the ‘marginalised’ Muslim population.
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He had supported ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and questioned the nature of the relationship between the Prophet and his wife.

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In an Instagram story, Ashfaq had written, “A 50-year-old man marrying a 6-9-year-old kid is clear child abuse."

He asked, "And I don’t know how you people support this. Will you give your 6-year-old daughter to a 50-year-old man? (think about it).”
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Why this privilege has never been accorded to you?
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