The 1978 Ranga-Billa case involved the brutal kidnapping and murder of teenage siblings Geeta and Sanjay Chopra in Delhi by career criminals Kuljeet Singh (Ranga) and Jasbir Singh (Billa).
The horrific crime shocked the nation, leading to a massive manhunt and the swift conviction of both killers, who were ultimately hanged in 1982.
The investigation was led by Inspector VP Gupta of the Delhi Police, with SI Ram Chander serving on the team. A bystander, who had tried to save the children, and later helped the police identify the killers by providing their descriptions was Babulal. The journalist who covered the case was Prabha Dutt.
Amazon Prime's series Raakh, which is based on this incident, replaces Inspector VP Gupta with SI Jayprakash Jatav, explicitly portrayed as a Dalit officer navigating institutional bias. Furthermore, SI Ram Chander is replaced by SI Javed Murtaza, Babulal by Saleem, and Prabha Dutt by Nisar, while a lazy hawaldar character named Mishra has been added to the narrative.
This isn't creative liberty. Creative liberty is meant to enhance a story, not distort historical facts to fit a specific ideological agenda. Another stark reminder of how easily history can be rewritten in plain sight under the convenient guise of creative freedom.
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In double engine ruled Goa, Hindu RW speaker Gautam Khattar has been booked for speaking against St. Francis Xavier.
FIR filed, police hunting him down!
BJP CM Pramod Sawant has assured Arrest in 2 days.
But history books document the brutal conversion drive led by Xavier during the Inquisition era, so what wrong did Khattar speak?
What kind of Hindutva makes Hindu side of the history untouchable?
These are frauds you have voted to power for the sake of Hindutva?
Is Goa Police serving the Constitution or acting like a private force?
An FIR against Gautam Khattar for speaking documented history.
Not enough, they pick up his 18-year-old brother Madhav Khattar instead.
No warrant drama, no accountability, just intimidation.
Presented in court like a terrorist, face covered.
This is not law enforcement, this is optics of fear.
Is this governance or a throwback to colonial suppression?
Why the silence from Bharatiya Janata Party leadership?
Justice cannot be selective. #JusticeForKhattar
Goa Police reached Haridwar to arrest Gautam Khattar over a remark about the missionary St Francis Xavier.
When Gautam Khattar was not found, the police detained his brother, Madhav Khattar, and took him along.
Under Portuguese patronage, severe atrocities were committed against Hindus, and lakhs were converted to Christianity.
Is the Goa Police acting under pressure from missionaries? @Keshavmalan93 reports.
Gautam Khattar arrested from Congress-ruled Himachal. His brother Madhav picked up from BJP-ruled Uttarakhand by BJP-ruled Goa Police.
All this just for speaking about a historical facts.
Different parties, same pattern - crack down on voices that don’t fit their narrative.
If this doesn’t worry you, it should. Because tomorrow it won’t matter who is in power - the target will be Hindus only.
We seriously need to start choosing better leaders and holding them accountable.
#ReleaseGautamKhattar
I support Gautam Khattar
गोवा में ईसाई नृशंसता का इतिहास क्या है वो हातकाटरो खंभ बताता है। सेंट जेवियर के अनुयायियों ने क्या किया वह भी लिखित है।
गौतम खट्टर भैया ने वही चिज बताइ जिसका इतिहास में प्रमाण है !..
गौतम खट्टर का खुलकर सपोर्ट करो
I don’t know what exactly it is that Gautam Khattar said, but here is what Xavier had to say about Hindus in HIS own words! Screen shots are from his letters, available on https://t.co/hY0AvD0vjb. Anyone can access it and see for themselves! Cc @DrPramodPSawant
🚨 ARBITRARY ARREST OF GAUTAM KHATTAR JI & HIS BROTHER - BLATANT VIOLATION OF SUPREME COURT GUIDELINES! 🚨
Goa Police has arrested Gautam Khattar ji (@GautamKhattar) and his brother without any prior notice. Under what legal provision was this done?
This is a clear and direct violation of the Supreme Court’s binding guidelines, which mandate that police MUST issue notice under Section 35(3) BNSS before arresting.
Why is the police openly flouting Supreme Court directions?
Is Goa Police above the Constitution, above the law, and above the Supreme Court of India?
This high-handed action deserves to be challenged directly in the Supreme Court immediately.
Fundamental rights cannot be trampled like this!
Can someone help with contact of family member of Gautam Khattar Ji? Strong legal intervention is urgently required.
Gautam Khattar sent to 6 days police custody by judicial magistrate goa court. Much to say about the procedure and the manner in which this entire thing was done. Much to say about what happened in the court room. I stand with you and soon justice will prevail.
.@DrPramodPSawant - make announcement to arrest Babit Fernandes and Mark Mascarenhas within 48 hours.
You did same for Gautam Khattar.
If you do not, why should people not be convinced that you are compromised? Your one-sided bias will be viewed blatantly as against national interests and vision of PM.
How will you explain otherwise as a public servant?
Marathi Hindus holding green flags, marching in a huge procession and were going to a majar of peer baba.
Gautam Khattar boldly asked: “Does any Muslim pray to Shree Ram or take out a Ram Navami procession?
He urged them: Worship Lord Ram, Krishna, Sita, Durga, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Maharana Pratap.
Double Engine Sarkar in Goa promptly arrested the brother of Gautam Khattar because Gautam Khattar exposed Francis Xavier by loudly reading passages from his writings.
Let’s see what the Triple Engine Sarkar in Delhi does about this Chammar who is abusing Bhagavan Krishna, Shankar, Sita Devi, & other Hindu deities & calling Vasudev as Randawa.
Let me make it very clear that the Varna of a person is not based on ones birth but by ones karma & language of this person makes him very low class.
Gautam Khattar has just been arrested for his remarks on St. Xavier who boasted of deriving great pleasure in seeing Hindu idols and temples being demolished. Gautam's brother is already in jail in connection with the same case.
I stand with @GautamKhattar. And so should you.
It is unfortunate that @GautamKhattar and his younger brother, Madhav Khattar, have been arrested in hate speech case by the Goa Police, who appear to have acted with unusual speed and aggression. Many Hindus believe they are not criminals but have spoken what they see as the truth. The Inquisition remains a dark chapter of Goa’s history that deserves discussion even today. Everyone should speak up on this issue. We cannot accept such high-handed actions.
Shefali Ji, Namaste.
You can contact me, Vishnu Bhaiya, or Sr. Adv. Mahesh Jethmalani Ji, whichever is convenient for you.
I have shared my WhatsApp number via DM.
We can review the proof and take it forward.
Please feel free to reach out.
Jai Hind. 🙏
So you admitted those Hinduphobic guidelines always existed and now you updated your cultural policy that is inclusive
CEO Peeyush Bansal lied earlier because his Hinduphobic wife Nidhi Mittal made those guidelines as a policy in-charge of Lenskart back then
Her old tweets exposed her inner Hinduphobia. This clarification only came after she deleted her twitter account as a shoddy cover up. You are not fooling anyone
Hindus across the country are visiting Lenskart stores and applying tilak to employees
If you want to do business here, you have to respect Hindu traditions and values