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  • Controversy over the burial of the dead body, the deceased had converted

    Controversy over the burial of the dead body, the deceased had converted

    Kondagaon. After conversion in Chhattisgarh, such cases often come to the fore in which there is a dispute regarding the burial of the dead body after the death of someone in the family of the convert. One such case has come to the fore from Jaitpuri village, where there was a dispute over the last rites. Actually, this case pertains to Jaitpuri village of Kotwali area, where after the death of a young man, there was a dispute over the burial of his dead body in the village. The reason for this dispute was nothing but conversion. It is being told that the young man had converted his religion due to which the villagers did not allow the dead body of the young man to be cremated in the village. The dispute escalated to such an extent that the Kotwali police also had to reach the spot, after which the last rites of the young man were performed at Kondagaon.

    Please tell that this is not the first time this has happened. Many similar cases have come to the fore in the past as well, one of which was of a converted woman in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar. Here too, after the death of the woman, there was a fierce ruckus regarding the burial of her dead body and the villagers stopped the family members who were going to bury the dead body in the village.

  • Allegations of Congress leader, Pastor becoming leader of RSS-BJP

    Allegations of Congress leader, Pastor becoming leader of RSS-BJP

    Raipur. Congress and BJP are at loggerheads over the issue of conversion in Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, Congress communication chief Sushil Anand Shukla has made a big allegation against the BJP. He has said that the leaders of RSS and BJP are converting people by becoming priests. Then in Raipur their BJP leaders attack on conversion. There should be a high-level inquiry into the matter. BJP is only engaged in playing low level politics. Describing the allegation of the Congress as a comedy, BJP spokesperson Sanjay Srivastava said that this is the ideological transition of the Congress.

    Conversion is taking place in Chhattisgarh under the patronage of the Congress government. The same Christian society official Arun Pannalal says that political allegations and counter-allegations are being made during the election season. We want peace to be established in the country. For this, come to our church and see what we do and what we do not do.

  • Conversion via gaming app: Police launch manhunt for main accused

    Conversion via gaming app: Police launch manhunt for main accused

    Ghaziabad: The Ghaziabad Police, Lucknow Police and several other agencies are searching for the main accused Shahnawaz Khan alias Baddo, who allegedly targeted minor children to convert them through an online gaming application, at many places including Maharashtra.

    The Ghaziabad police is in Chandigarh and Faridabad for further investigation. A police team has also been sent to Maharashtra to nab Shahnawaz Khan, who hails from Thane. A cleric (Maulvi) at a mosque in Sanjay Nagar area in Ghaziabad was arrested on Sunday.

    Four minors — two from Ghaziabad and one each from Faridabad and Chandigarh — who converted through this modus operandi, have been identified so far.

    Nipun Agarwal, DCP Ghaziabad (city), said the accused, Shahnawaz Khan, whose digital name was ‘Baddo’, used to spot the children who were playing on the app ‘Fortnite’.

    “When teenagers used to lose the game, they were asked to read verses from the Quran if they wanted to win. And when they won, their interest and belief (in the Quran) would increase. Subsequently, they would convert to Islam,” the DCP said.

    The Ghaziabad police has also received information about conversion of 400 people from Mumbra area of Gujarat through the gaming app. The informer has also provided photos and videos to the police.

    The police have gathered some inputs about Shahnawaz Khan. The police disclosed a Pakistani connection behind the conversion racket.

    -ians

  • Changes In FEMA Rules To Bring Parity In Treatment Of Overseas Spending Via Debit, Credit Cards

    Changes In FEMA Rules To Bring Parity In Treatment Of Overseas Spending Via Debit, Credit Cards

    The finance ministry on Thursday said the changes in FEMA rules, which brings overseas international credit card spending under RBI’s liberalised remittance scheme (LRS), are intended to bring in parity in tax treatment of remittances using debit and credit cards.

    The ministry said since credit card spending overseas has now been brought under LRS, such remittances would be liable to tax collected at source (TCS) at applicable rates. If the TCS payee is a taxpayer, he or she can claim credit and adjust it against his/her I-T or advance tax liability.

    The Union Budget 2023-24 had hiked TCS rates to 20 per cent, from 5 per cent currently, on overseas tour packages and funds remitted under LRS (other than for education and medical purposes). The new TCS rates will come into effect from July 1, 2023.

    A day after amending the Foreign Exchange Management (Current Account Transaction) Rules, the ministry issued a list of FAQ (frequently asked questions) detailing the reasons for inclusion of foreign spending using credit cards.

    It said that instances came to notice of the tax authorities that remittances under LRS by some individuals were ‘disproportionately high’ to their disclosed sources of income.

    A person on overseas visit can use international debit cards, international credit cards or other methods for undertaking current account transactions.

    Although the payments by debit cards were covered under the LRS, expenditures through credit cards were not accounted for under the specified LRS limit, which has led to some individuals exceeding the LRS limits, the ministry said.

    This exemption to international credit cards was provided under erstwhile Rule 7 of FEMA Rules.

    Data collected from top money remitters under LRS also revealed that international credit cards were being issued with limits in excess of the present LRS limit of USD 2.50 lakh.

    The ministry further said that the Reserve Bank of India too had on numerous occasions written to the government pointing to the need to remove the differential treatment to debit and credit card spendings.

    “The differential treatment between debit cards and credit cards needed to be removed in the interest of uniformity and equity in the treatment of modes of drawal of foreign exchange and for capturing total expenditures under LRS for prudent foreign exchange management and to prevent by-passing of LRS limits,” the ministry said.

    Under the RBI’s LRS scheme, an individual can remit up to USD 2.5 lakh annually overseas without approval of the RBI. Remittances beyond the USD 2.5 lakh or its equivalent in foreign currency would require approval from the RBI.

    In 2021-22, a total of USD 19.61 billion was remitted under LRS, up from USD 12.68 billion in 2020-21. In 2022-23, it rose to more than USD 24 billion, of which overseas travel accounted for more than half of the total.

    The FAQ also clarified that TCS of 5 per cent will be levied on expenses exceeding Rs 7 lakh towards medical treatment and education, while other expenses including investment in real estate, foreign tour and travel would attract 20 per cent.

  • Healing meeting at home, villagers called police alleging conversion

    Healing meeting at home, villagers called police alleging conversion

    Shapur. There is news of fierce ruckus in Lodhama village adjacent to Kunkuri police station. According to the information, the villagers have surrounded a person on the suspicion of conversion. The villagers informed the Kunkuri police. Kunkuri police has reached the spot. According to the information, a healing meeting was going on in a house of Para Mahua Deepa, a dependent of Lodhama Gram Panchayat. When the villagers came to know about this, the villagers reached there in large numbers and the villagers started a ruck