Move over from The Kashmir Files & The Kerala Story as the first teaser of one of the most awaited yet controversial movie of 2023 named- Ajmer 92 was released on Thursday. Directed by film-maker Pushpendra Singh, Ajmer 92 does not have a very star cast as the makers believe 'content is the king' Notably, Ajmer 92 is walking on the footprints of The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story in terms of making the film with the relatively less glamourous star cast. Talking about the star cast, Ajmer 92 features Karan Verma, Sumit Singh, Sayaji Shinde, Manoj Joshi, Shalini Kapoor Sagar, Brijendra Kalra, Zarina Wahab and more in the lead roles. Ever since Ajmer 92's teaser has been released it has become the talking point among fans and Indians on social media. Therefore, it is expected that Ajmer 92 will make noise just like The Kashmir File and The Kerala Story. The movie will be released in theaters on July 21, 2023. Now, the question arise whether Ajmer 92 is a true story or Ajmer 92 is a real story or not? To know the answer continue reading-
Is Ajmer 92 a true story?
The answer is a big yes. Ajmer 92 is a true story based on nearly 250 rape victims (including minors) in Rajasthan's Ajmer between 1987 to 1992 by a criminal group of young men led by Farooq and Nafis Chishty. The makers of Ajmer 92 have tried to cover every aspect for the infamous 1992 Ajmer serial gang rape case. Political, influential, communal, and more, the makers of Ajmer 92 have tried to touch every angle which led to gang-rape of 250 Hindu girls including minors. Notably, there was a petition filed to ban the film from release in theater or on OTT, however, the Rajasthan High Court rejected it. Going by the teaser, Ajmer 92 show the plight of Hindu girls including the minors who were black mailed & gang raped by a criminal group led by influential people.
Notably, the petition to ban the movie from release was filed by Anjuman Moinia Fakhriya Chishtiya Khuddam Khwaja Saheb (aka Anjuman Syedzadgan) claiming that the film showcases defamatory or derogatory content, visuals and sacred symbols in negative light. Anjuman Syedzadgan in his petition had alleged that images of the Dome of Dargah Sharif Ajmer, sacred symbols buildings, mosques, rituals of Dargah related to “Dargah Sharif Ajmer and Khwaja Moinuddin Chisty” were shown in the film which hurts religious sentiments. However, Rajasthan High Court junked the petition.
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Ajmer 92 is an abbreviation to outline what actually happened in 1992 in the city of Rajasthan. As per the information available, the 1992 Ajmer rape case involved the serial gangrape and blackmailing of more than one hundred school and college-aged girls in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Going by the claims of the makers of Ajmer 92, there were 250 victims in total. The perpetrators were a group of young men led by Farooq and Nafis Chishty, members of the influential Khadim family that oversaw the caretaking of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. As per reports, a Police investigation revealed that Farooq Chishty befriended a young girl from Sophia Senior Secondary School in Ajmer and took obscene photos of her. He later blackmailed her into introducing her to her school friends, who were then lured into a farmhouse one by one. In his farmhouse, the girls were gang raped by his assembled young men and were photographed in compromising positions so that the victims do no report it to the Police. The girls who were raped were 11 to 20 years old.
Notably, the gangrape scandal came to light after an article published by Dainik Navajyoti, a local newspaper detailed the events of the crimes, and featured some of the images taken by the rapists. Simultaneously, police launched an inquiry into the scandal. In 2007, a fast-track court in Ajmer convicted Farooq Chishti, but in 2013, the High Court released him on time served. According to police investigations, about 6 victims allegedly committed suicide.
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However in 2013, the Rajasthan High Court deemed he "had served enough time" and therefore released him.
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