Recent reports from Delhi describe a disturbing event in which two media personnel were held captive by madrasa operators when they inquired about the location’s legality with the video of Headlines India from the Jamia Arabia Madrasa viral
The Jamia Arabia Madrasa was to be visited by a media crew from “Headlines India” on Tuesday, according to the reports. A reporter and a cameraman were originally prevented from accessing the Jamia Arabia Madrasa, which is run by the Nizamia Welfare Education Society, and were afterwards taken, hostage.
Headlines India Reporters Held Hostage And Threatened By Jamia Arabia Madrasa Built On Illegal Land In Delhi, Video Goes Viral
Headlines India के पत्रकार विनोद शर्मा और उनके कैमरामैन को दिल्ली निजामुद्दीन के एक अवैध मदरसे पर रिपोर्टिंग के दौरान वहां मौजूद सरकारी जमीन के कब्जाधारी नें पत्रकार कैमरा मैन दोनों को कमरे मे बंधक बनाकर खूब पिटाई की और विडिओ डिलीट करने का कहते रहें.कल सभी पत्रकार वहाँ पहुँचेंगे pic.twitter.com/5WwiLGnF9x
— Naveen Chauhan (@naveenindia123) September 6, 2022
Look what happened to a Headlines India Reporter Vinod Sharma when he went to investigate about an illegal Madarsa operating out of Nizamuddin,Delhi😱
He was tied down & beaten.Same DNA folks also threatened to slotter him with knife
This is happening in National capital Delhi pic.twitter.com/akgM5vmaGw
— Ritu #सत्यसाधक (@RituRathaur) September 7, 2022
The Madrasa operator and his friend could be seen assaulting the reporter and threatening the camera person in the incident video that was posted by the media outlet on September 6. In order to expose the Madarsa’s criminality, the media crew from “Headlines India” arrived there. According to reports, the in question Madarsa is conducting unlawful business and has been built illegally on LDO (Land and Development Office) property.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1065265677463868
FIRs have been made against the madrasa as the madrasa was constructed unlawfully
Notably, several FIRs have also been made against the madrasa, copies of which were given to the Madrasa operators by the media team. When questioned about the complaints, the operators ducked the questions and insisted the media team’s FIR documents were phoney. The operator eventually acknowledged that the madrasa was constructed unlawfully on LDO property and that a civil lawsuit was pending before the Court.
It is significant to note that Uttar Pradesh has declared it would survey the state’s unrecognised madrasas to gather data on the number of teachers and students, the curriculum, and any affiliation with non-governmental organisations. The District Magistrates of every district in the state have also received orders in this regard.
Surveys are to be conducted under NCPCR
Danish Azad Ansari, the minister of state for minority affairs, had earlier stated that the survey would be carried out per the demands of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which wants to examine the provision of essential amenities to students in Madarsas.
The minister added that additional information would be gathered through the survey, including the name of the madrasa and the organisation running it, whether it is housed in a private or rented building, and details about its access to basic amenities like furniture, electricity, running water, and toilets. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, which is led by several Islamic clerics, supported the choice on Tuesday.
Assam govt has been demolishing illegal Madarsas
Additionally, Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, is making an effort to dismantle unlawful Islamic institutions and anyone involved in illicit activity. Three Madarsas in Assam that were operating illegally and carrying out terrorism-related operations were destroyed by the Sarma government.
The police also detained a large number of clerics connected to these madrasas. Also on Tuesday, residents of Goalpara, Assam, demolished a Madarsa that was participating in anti-national actions. Jalaluddin Sheikh, a Madarsa cleric, was also taken into custody.