Two sisters were killed by unidentified men in South Delhi’s Dr Ambedkar Basti area of RK Puram in the early hours of Sunday. As per the Police, the case seems to be related to money settlement. The assailants primarily came for the victim’s brother but ended up killing his two sisters. The two victims were rushed to hospital after the attack, but unfortunately, they succumbed to their injuries. Delhi police arrested the main accused and his associate in connection with the murder of two women in the Ambedkar Basti area on Sunday.

According to South West DCP Manoj C, the two deceased have been identified as Pinky, 30-year-old, and Jyoti, 29-year-old. The case has been registered by the police under several sections of IPC. An investigation is underway to identify the accused.   

As per the report, police received a call from the victim’s brother informing them about the incident around 4:40 am at RK Puram police station. Following the call, police team reached the crime place in Dr Ambedkar Basti area of RK Puram where they found the two severely injured women. Later, they were taken to SJ hospital but due to severe injuries, they could not survive.  

The police have not cleared the exact reason behind the murder of the two sisters. They asserted that everything will be cleared after the complete investigation. As of now, the case appears to settle issues related to money with the victim’s brother. The police have registered a case in the matter and a police investigation is underway.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed his condolences to the family members of the deceased ladies and criticised the centre for its inability to control law and order in the national capital.

The Chief Minister accused the central government of conspiring to capture the entire Delhi government instead of fixing the law and order. The people of Delhi have started feeling very insecure. He further added that the people who have to handle the law and order of Delhi, instead of fixing the law and order, they are conspiring to capture the entire Delhi government. He said, if Delhi’s law and order were under AAP government instead of LG, then Delhi would have been safest.

The Twitter account of Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF) has been blocked. The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum is the prominent tribal leaders group in Manipur. The major tribal leader group is reportedly heading a protest in the northeastern state against the N Biren Singh led BJP government. Issuing a statement about the phenomenon, the ITLF called this a shocking act of censorship. It added that its Twitter handle has been blocked in response to a legal demand. 

The statement further stated that the ITLF Media Cell Twitter account which is essential for raising awareness about Kuki-Zo tribal communities in Manipur, has been blocked in the country. The group asserted that in spite of working tirelessly towards addressing the challenges, this censorship is yet another attempt to stifle marginalized voices. In addition, it also noted that this action amounts to a violation of Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, which deliberates about the freedom of speech and expression, along with the United Nation treaty of 1948 on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 

In view of a series of fresh violence in the crisis-hit state, the Manipur government has extended the ongoing ban on internet services for next five days. The BJP led government had enforced the internet shutdown for the first time on May 3, when the ethnic violence between the two communities evolved in the state. As far as reports are concerned, in the recent days, mobs attempted to torch down houses of BJP leaders in Imphal. Two civilians were injured after the mobs clashed with the security forces. 

The ITLF alleged that the blocking of its social media handle will lead to severely limiting and hampering the ability of the tribal communities to report from the ground about the daily attacks. The statement cited that by obstructing the ITLF media cell’s reach and dissemination of vital information, their limited effort to shed light on the ongoing ethnic cleansing committed against them have been choked. 

A disturbance was seen at KV Ranga Reddy Degree College in Hyderabad on Friday, after a few girls appearing for the intermediate supplementary exams staged a protest against the college management for allegedly forcing them to remove the burqa for writing exams.

The female students claimed they were denied entry into the examination hall wearing a burqa by the security guard. The students registered a protest against the college for their inappropriate behavior. The girl students alleged they were forced to remove the burqa in front of the male security staff, despite their request, the college management did not consider their plea to provide some time to remove the burqa.  

Meanwhile, the parents alleged their children were targeted just because of their robes. The college management did not hear the request of the parents and instead deployed willful security staff at the entrance.

State Home Minister Mahmood Ali issued a statement after the incident. He said this might be an exceptional incident at a college. There is no ban on Burqa or on any traditional dress. He added people can choose their attire as per their wish in Telangana but if girls choose to wear western short dresses, that would be uncomfortable for many. He also assured the students of strict action against the college.

Controversy sparked after the statement of Minister Ali. Netizens have opposed his orthodox mentality and asked him to apologize. One user said people like him see girls as an object and judge them based on their dresses.  

Many cases have been reported about the burqa/hijab controversies in the recent past, the most famous being, Karnataka hijab issue, when some girl students were asked to remove their hijab which had stormed a nation wide controversy for months.