In India, Islamic Organization Sues Government For Defamation Over Police Memo

In India, the Islamic organization Jamaat-e-Islami Hind yesterday filed a defamation lawsuit in Bombay High Court against the Government of India, Government of the state of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra Director General of Police over a memo issued in April by the Mumbai police.  According to NDTV, the memo, circulated to all police stations, claimed that educational institutions run by Jamaat-e-Islami are attempting to enroll female students as jihadis. A Jamaat spokesman says that the police have admitted they made a mistake, but have not apologized in writing.