SIO questions targeting of certain community

March 1, 2013

Bhatkal, Mar 1: Students' Islamic Organisation (SIO) has strongly condemned the targeting and defamation of people from a certain community under the pretext of investigation of terror activities.

Addressing the gathering outside Assistant Commissioner's office in Bhatkal, on Friday, Maulana Ziya Ur Rahman Nadwi, President of SIO said that recently the National Investigating agency (NIA) released innocent youths who were arrested on charges of terror attack.

“The release indicates the reality of the communal extremists and the police,” he said. The organization submitted a memorandum to the Assistant commissioner demanding action against media which have been unnecessarily defaming Bhatkal town, with connection to terror attacks.

In the memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the SIO strongly condemned the Hyderabad blasts, in which 16 innocent people were killed and more than hundred were injured and demanded strong action if any defaming report appears in the media about Bhatkal.

Mr. Qadir Meera Patel leader of Jamate Islami Hind, Bhatkal division, Mr. Ashraf Barmavar, district secretary of Welfare Party of India, Inam ul Haq SIO secretary (Bhatkal), Moulana Zubair, Yunus Ruknuddin and a large gathering of students were present.

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