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Three years, no trial: Bail for Monu Manesar ignites fresh anguish for Nasir and Junaid’s families

The Nasir-Junaid murder case of February 2023 has resurfaced in the national spotlight after the Rajasthan High Court granted bail to the prime accused, Monu Manesar, on March 5. Bail for the self-styled ‘cow vigilante’ comes as the victims' families continue their three-year wait for a trial.

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Nuh violence: Court gives bail to Monu Manesar in hate speech case

CHANDIGARH: A court in Haryana's Nuh on Monday gave regular bail to Monu Manesar aka Mohit Yadav in a case of hate speech registered against him on the viral video ahead of Braj mandal yatra in the district.

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Monu Manesar granted bail in Nuh case; to stay in jail with bail pending in two other cases

Monu Manesar was booked by Rajasthan Police for the murder of two Muslim men, Nasir and Junaid, in February. Read more on The Hindu

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Monu Manesar sent to 14-day judicial custody in attempt to murder case

“Monu Manesar was produced in the court today and sent to judicial custody while further probe is underway.”

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Junaid-Nasir murder case: Gurgaon Police gets cow vigilante Monu Manesar's 4-day remand

GURGOAN: A local court in Gurgaon on Saturday granted four days of police remand to Monu Manesar, a cow vigilante and Bajrang Dal activist who stands accused in the Junaid-Nasir murder case.

The Times of India

Monu Manesar to be questioned in connection with murder of two Muslim men from Rajasthan

Police in Rajasthan will question suspected cow vigilante Monu Manesar in connection with the murder of two Muslim men

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India vigilante Monu Manesar, accused of inciting Haryana riots, arrested

Cow vigilante has been arrested for allegedly uploading ‘objectionable and inflammatory’ posts under fictitious name.

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‘Cow vigilante’ Monu Manesar held in Gurugram on multiple charges

Monu Manesar, Bajrang Dal activist, was taken into custody by Haryana Police in Gurugram's Manesar on Sept 12. He is accused of murdering two Muslim men in Feb and triggering recent violence in Nuh.

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GPS tools, spike bars, and informer-cop nexus: Inside the world of Monu Manesar

“We have only one clarion call…If you slaughter cows, there will be hell to pay,” Monu Manesar says in a film documenting the modus operandi of the Bajrang Dal vigilante. On the run after being booked for the murder of two Muslim men in February this year, Monu is again…

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Monu Manesar not directly involved in Nasir-Junaid murder case: Rajasthan DGP

Cow vigilante Monu Manesar, the prime accused in the Nasir-Junaid murder case, was “not directly involved” in the incident and only his role in the background was being probed, Rajasthan Director-General of Police (DGP) Umesh Mishra said.

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Who is Monu Manesar, Indian vigilante accused of inciting Haryana violence?

Video released by Manesar two days before violence in Nuh is believed to be the trigger, but he is yet to be arrested.

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Don’t harass the innocent, arrest the real culprits: Nuh MLA

Nuh MLA Aftab Ahmed slammed the government for the demolition drive, saying that it was aimed at teaching a “lesson” to a particular community.

The Hindu

Nuh SP denies any long-term planning behind violence

Nuh Police Chief denies long-term planning behind riots; says 50 men from Rajasthan came to stay at a hotel in Badkali as part of conspiracy to attack the procession, social media posts added fuel; 393 arrested, 160 FIRs registered; denies Pakistan connection, rumours of missing women.

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Coming soon: Monu Manesar’s video profile, powered by you

Monu Manesar is again in the news. This time, the context is the communal violence across parts of Haryana. Just months ago, the lack of tough police action against him had seen public anger spill onto the streets in Nuh – after two Muslim men were allegedly abducted and set…

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India court asks if Nuh demolitions were ‘an exercise of ethnic cleansing’

Over 300 homes, businesses and roadside shanties – mainly belonging to Muslims – were bulldozed after communal riots.

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Muslim homes, shops bulldozed; over 150 arrested in Nuh in India’s Haryana

Residents in BJP-ruled state’s only Muslim-majority district say over 300 properties have been demolished in four days.

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Haryana communal violence | In the shadow of the millennium city

On July 31, communal clashes broke out during a religious procession in Nuh, the poorest district of the country, and spilled over to other districts of Haryana, including Gurugram, the financial capital of the State. Ashok Kumar traces the origin and spread of the riots, which have widened the distrust…

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Monu Manesar as cattle crusader, Muslims ‘love’ Pakistan: Sudhir Chaudhary’s spiel on Haryana violence

Six people have died in the communal violence in Haryana so far, and our TV news brethren have been all over it. On primetime shows on News18 India, Times Now Navbharat, Republic Bharat and Aaj Tak, anchors grilled Nuh’s Meo Muslims, the police and the administration for the roles they…

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Muslim body concerned over forced migration from Gurugram following communal violence

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind calls for for confidence-building measures amidst widespread unrest in Gurugram

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Haryana not cooperating in finding accused in Nasir-Junaid murder case: Gehlot

Mr. Gehlot said the Haryana police were not cooperating in the Nasir-Junaid murder case.

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Haryana clashes caused by “politics of polarisation”, BJP trying to spread the fire to Rajasthan: Jairam Ramesh

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh blames BJP's "politics of polarisation" for Nuh clashes. Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh's statement confirms it. Bhupinder Singh Hooda seeks probe by High Court Judge.

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Right-wing group calls for ban on namaz in open spaces in Gurugram

Amid communal violence, Samagra Hindu Seva Sangh, Haryana seeks ban on namaz in Gurugram. VHP holds panchayat in Manesar, calls for Muslims to "leave as soon as possible". VHP workers demand release of detained members, threaten "dire consequences". Locals in Manesar routinely make open threats to Muslims, causing many to…

The Times of India

21 accused, including Monu Manesar, named in Junaid-Nasir murder: Rajasthan police

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Police on Sunday named 21 people, including Bajrang Dal member Monu Manesar, in the alleged abduction and killing of two Muslim men whose charred bodies were found in Bhiwani district of Haryana.

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