NEW DELHI: Dr Umar Un Nabi, the man behind the deadly Red Fort blast on November 10, had recorded a bone-chilling video in which he calmly discussed the concept of suicide bombing.During the investigation into the Delhi bombing, officers recovered an undated video showing Umar sitting alone in a room, speaking with disturbing ease about suicide attacks.He says that what is commonly described as a suicide bombing is, in his view, a “martyrdom operation”, a term he claims is known in Islam.In the video, Umar claims that what is commonly referred to as a suicide bombing is “not understood correctly.” He argues that many “contradictions and objections” have been raised against it, but insists that the act is a deliberate operation carried out by someone who believes they will certainly die at a specific place and time.“One of the biggest misunderstandings is what people label as suicide bombing,” Umar says in the footage.“When a person believes he is definitely going to die at a particular time or a particular place, he goes against the presumption that he is going to die in a particular situation. If not, we don’t have a situation.”The video intended to brainwash and radicalise others, as Umar was considered the most ideologically extreme member of the so-called “white-collar” Faridabad terror module behind the attack. In the undated footage, Umar elaborates on his definition of a “martyrdom operation,” saying it involves a person assuming with certainty that they will die in a particular situation—an idea he attempts to distinguish from suicide, despite both leading to the same fatal outcome.The high-intensity blast ripped through a bustling street near the Red Fort, shattering shopfronts and triggering panic across Old Delhi, leaving 15 dead and 28 injured.

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

NEW DEHI: During a Supreme Court hearing on bail plea in the 2020 Delhi riots case, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, “There was an attempt to divide society on communal lines, it was not merely an agitation against CAA,”Tushar Mehta told the top courtStrenuously“First of all, that myth to be busted. This was not a spontaneous riot. It was a well designed, well crafted, well orchestrated, pre-planned riot. That will emerge from the evidence collected,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria.“Sharjeel Imam says it’s his heartfelt wish for ‘chakka jaam’ for every city where Muslims reside. Not just in Delhi,” Mehta submitted.The solicitor general said a narrative is being built on social media that something very serious is going on with young people. However, the accused themselves are responsible for the delay in trial.Additional Solicitor General SV Raju, for Delhi police, is currently arguing and the hearing is under way.Khalid, Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider and Rehman were booked under the anti-terror law and provisions of the erstwhile IPC for allegedly being the “masterminds” of the February 2020 riots, which left 53 people dead and over 700 injured.Meanwhile, the Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the police to update it on the status of investigations into the 2020 Delhi riots.A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain issued the direction while hearing a batch of petitions related to the February 2020 violence, including pleas seeking FIRs against several political leaders for alleged hate speeches. The bench noted orally that the petitions have remained pending for six years despite the availability of an alternate legal remedy that the petitioners had not pursued.During the hearing, counsel for one of the petitioners highlighted the deaths that occurred during the riots. The bench responded that FIRs had already been registered and the police were conducting investigations, leaving “nothing” to be addressed in the existing petitions.The petitioner’s lawyer, however, alleged that the police were not conducting a fair probe and urged the court to order an independent investigation.To this, the bench said: “You challenge it before the magistrate. The magistrate will supervise. These are questions of facts. We cannot entertain questions of facts in writ petitions. You can give that evidence to the magistrate, who will look into it and pass orders. The high court cannot do this.”Reiterating that the petitioners had not availed the appropriate legal route for six years, the court remarked: “These petitions are pending for so long for no good reason. FIRs have been registered and the police are investigating.”The bench listed the matter for November 21 and asked Delhi Police counsel to submit the current status of the investigation and the number of FIRs filed.

Bangladesh women’s cricket captain Nigar Sultana Joty has vehemently denied serious allegations of physically assaulting and misbehaving with junior players in the national team. The controversy erupted after pacer Jahanara Alam, currently based in Australia, made the claims in a recent media interview, alleging junior players had reached out to her for help. Responding to the accusations, Nigar Sultana dismissed them as baseless and questioned the timing of the complaints surfacing now, years after Jahanara left the team.

Nigar Sultan denies assault and references India’s World Cup winning skipper Harmanpreet Kaur

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana  firmly rejected the severe accusations made by pacer Jahanara, who alleged Nigar Sultana had misbehaved with and hit younger players, even claiming a junior was slapped during a prior tour. Joty expressed disbelief at the claims, rhetorically questioning why she would resort to such physical violence against her teammates. She made a pointed and controversial reference to a high-profile incident involving the Indian captain to illustrate the absurdity of the claims made against her.

Nigar Sultana was quoted as saying by the NDTV Sports: “Why would I hit anyone? I mean, why would I strike the stumps with my bat? Am I Harmanpreet, that I would go around hitting the stumps like that? Why would I do it?” This remark directly referenced Harmanpreet Kaur’s infamous outburst during the 2023 tour of Bangladesh, when the Indian captain had smashed the stumps in anger after being given out leg-before. Sultana conceded that frustration might lead to isolated actions, but only in a private context.

Nigar Sultana continued: “In my personal space, if I’m cooking or something, I might bang my bat around, I might hit my helmet that’s my own business.” She further challenged the basis of the accusation, questioning the need for physical confrontation: “But why would I do something like that to someone else? Why would I get physical? Just because someone says so? You can ask the other players or anyone else whether I’ve ever done anything like that,” appealing to the wider squad for verification.

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Bangladesh captain questions Jahanara Alam’s credibility and management oversight

Nigar Sultana not only denied the allegations but also directly questioned the credibility and motives behind Jahanara Alam’s claims, especially given Alam’s prolonged absence from the team setup.

Joty stated her character had been unfairly maligned by the description given to the public and refuted the specific claim Jahanara made, detailing what she had heard: “The way I’ve been described in front of everyone. I’m not that kind of girl at all. First, I heard that Jahanara apu has made an allegation about me, saying that someone called her in Australia and said, ‘Please save us, Jyoti apu is beating us and finishing us off.” The captain strongly countered the logic of junior players contacting a former player living abroad instead of the current team hierarchy.

Joty pointed out that Alam “hasn’t been here for six or seven years and has gone off to Australia,” making her an unlikely first contact for current players. She then challenged the idea that she could act unilaterally if the claims were true, questioning the role of the support staff and BCB officials. Joty asked: “What I’m trying to say is someone who hasn’t been here for six or seven years and has gone off to Australia if I really beat someone or harmed someone in any way, is there no team management, no manager, no coaching staff? Am I the ultimate authority then?” She implied that if such a serious incident had occurred, the players would have immediately reported it to board officials or team management instead of phoning someone living abroad.

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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.

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