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A very shocking and sensational case has come to light from America, which has shocked even the security agencies. The court has given an important order regarding the 19-year-old transgender teenager arrested for plotting a racist attack and indiscriminate firing at a major Hindu temple near Chicago. The accused has been sent to jail without bail, and the court has also directed that hormone injections and other medical treatments related to his gender-transition should be continued inside the jail. This case has once again sparked a heated debate in America regarding the safety of minorities and hate crimes.
Order to appear in court and continue medical treatment
19-year-old transgender accused Alexandros Paporakis, resident of Palatine, Illinois, was recently produced in the court. The judge also specifically discussed the accused’s medical needs during the hearing, NBC Chicago reports. The court ordered that Alexandros should continue to receive sex reassignment hormone injections regularly while in prison. Additionally, he will also continue to receive medication and treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), severe depression and anxiety in the prison’s medical ward. At present, the court has ordered to keep the accused in jail under strict security without any bail.
There was a conspiracy to kill Indians, he called himself a ‘white supremacist’
This entire sensational case came to light when federal prosecutors made shocking revelations in the court. According to prosecutors, the accused, Alexandros Papourakis, worked as a cashier at a local restaurant. He had many times made such statements in front of his colleagues and other people which clearly reflected his bigotry. He had openly said that he could not wait any longer to kill and attack the Indians. Not only this, he had also declared himself a ‘White Supremacist’, whose mentality was filled with extreme hatred towards immigrant communities and especially Hindu minorities.
Plan for large scale attack was found in eight pages of documents
The arrest of Alexandros Papourakis became possible recently when one of his alert colleagues exposed his suspicious activities and conversations. The co-worker handed over a highly dangerous eight-page document to the police, which outlined an entire plot to carry out a mass shooting at a large Hindu temple in Aurora, a suburb of Chicago. This document also included photographs and descriptions of an assault rifle, huge quantities of ammunition and other tactical equipment, which can give an idea of his dangerous mindset.
The accused had reached the parking lot of the temple, surveillance footage revealed
Investigation by police and intelligence agencies also revealed that after hatching the conspiracy, the accused had also tried to execute it. According to police records, last Sunday at around 12:25 pm, Papourakis had reached the famous Hindu temple complex of Aurora, where he was planning to open fire indiscriminately. However, for some reason he decided to return from there. When the police scanned the CCTV cameras and surveillance footage installed around the incident site, his car was clearly seen coming to the temple parking lot and going back after stopping there for a few minutes. Due to timely alertness of police and security forces, a major massacre was averted, otherwise this incident could have become another dark chapter in the history of America. After this arrest, there is a lot of concern among the Indian-American community and Hindu organizations living in Chicago and surrounding areas, and they have demanded more tightening of security at religious places.