{"id":92601,"date":"2021-05-08T14:19:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-08T08:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=92601"},"modified":"2021-05-08T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T08:50:38","slug":"men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest of two men in Mumbai for possessing 7kg uranium communalised online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent tweet, BJP Yuva National Convenor <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210507122749\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevangVDave\/status\/1390288398192046080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devang Dave<\/a> claimed that the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested two people, including a man named Abu Tahir, for illegal possession of 7 kg of uranium in Nagpada, Mumbai. Devang is also the founder of the Facebook page &#8216;I Support Narendra Modi&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image.png 680w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>BJP supporter and advocate <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/WIlgk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prashant Patel Umrao<\/a> also tweeted that the ATS apprehended two individuals, both purportedly Muslims, for illegal possession of uranium. He identified the two accused as Abu Tahir Afzal Hussain and Mohammad Jigar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92603 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-1.png 671w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-1-300x160.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Nation Consulting Editor <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/PVx6R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deepak Chaurasia<\/a> identified one accused as Abu Tahir Afzal Hussain and the other as Jigar. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210507123747\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/arunpudur\/status\/1390611113138606084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arun Pudur<\/a> also posted a similar tweet, though he mentioned that the other accused&#8217;s name is Jagir.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/0AgeK\">@MeghUpdates<\/a> wrote that there were two accused, but named only Abu Tahir.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-92601 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities\/4-40\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4.png 687w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/4-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities\/5-30\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/5.png 681w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/5-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities\/6-27\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/6.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/6.png 664w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/6-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The handle <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/wBGX2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PNRai1<\/a> quote-tweeted Chaurasia&#8217;s tweet, adding, \u201cUranium Jihad. Obviously, this wasn&#8217;t done out of good intentions. Good that these men were caught in Maharashtra, otherwise liberals and Congress supporters would have spun it as Hindus harassing Muslims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92605 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-2.png 666w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-2-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Facebook user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=2935013430047517&amp;id=100006166665657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunil Kumar Pandey<\/a> claimed that three individuals were arrested in this case and all of them hailed from the Muslim community.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-3.png 788w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-3-300x253.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-3-768x647.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Misleading posts add a communal spin<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On May 6, ATS officials reported the arrest of two people for illegal possession of 7 kg of uranium worth over Rs. 21 crores in Maharashtra. Uranium is a highly radioactive substance that can prove to be fatal if handled without proper care. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/cities\/mumbai\/story\/two-men-arrested-with-7-kg-radioactive-uranium-in-mumbai-1799552-2021-05-06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India Today<\/a> reported that on February 14, officials received a tip about a man named Jigar Pandya who was trying to sell pieces of uranium. The police arrested him on the same day. It was found during their investigation that he had obtained the uranium from a Mankhurd resident named Abu Tahir. The police immediately raided Tahir&#8217;s home and arrested him as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-92607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-14.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-14-293x300.jpeg 293w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/word-image-14-768x785.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/government\/maharashtra-ats-seizes-over-7-kg-uranium-worth-rs-21-3-crore-two-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wire<\/a> identified the second accused Abu Tahir as Abu Tahir Afzal Hussain Chaudhary. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-worth-21-crore-fir-registered-after-barc-report-confirms-3714452.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News18<\/a> reported that his full name was Abu Tahir Hussain Chaudhary.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-92601 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-w-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1089\" height=\"817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-w-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-w-1.jpeg 1089w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-w-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-w-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/maharashtra-ats-arrests-two-with-natural-uranium-w-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1089px) 100vw, 1089px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/men-arrested-by-maharashtra-ats-for-possession-of-uranium-are-from-both-hindu-and-muslim-communities\/wire\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1185\" height=\"870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/wire.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/wire.jpeg 1185w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/wire-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/wire-1024x752.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/05\/wire-768x564.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This led to confusion. Since different media outlets reported different names of Abu Tahir, social media users began claiming that there were three accused and not two.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Twitter user @MeghUpdates did not mention Jigar Pandya&#8217;s name and Prashant Patel claimed his name was &#8216;Mohammed&#8217; Jigar thus giving the incident an anti-Muslim spin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent tweet, BJP Yuva National Convenor Devang Dave claimed that the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) arrested two people, including a man named Abu Tahir, for illegal possession of 7 kg of uranium in Nagpada, Mumbai. Devang is also the founder of the Facebook page &#8216;I Support Narendra Modi&#8217;. 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