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Army man-turned-Bajrang Dal leader held for blackmail along with associates

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May 28, 2016

Mangaluru, May 28: An army-man-turned Bajrang Dal leader has been arrested along with his four associates by the police on the charges of extortion and blackmail in Moodbidri on the outskirts of the city.

SantoshSantosh Poojary, a local Bajrang Dal leader, caught red-handed when he was blackmailing a resident of Puthige in Moodbidri on Saturday.

After quitting Indian army under the pretext of ill-health, Santosh had returned to his hometown to engage in real estate business. He joined Bajrang Dal and soon became one of its leaders.

According to police, Santosh had been blackmailing one Raghavendra Bhat on some issue and demanding Rs 2 lakh for some days. Mr Bhat, without the blackmailer's knowledge had informed this to police.

On Saturday, Santosh visited Mr Bhat's residence in Puthige to extort Rs 2 lakh. A team of police from Moodbidri, which was already present there, caught him red-handed.

The police also managed to arrest four of his associates from Moodbidri, Bantwal, Addyar and Kapikkad in Mangaluru at Moodbidri bus stand.

Santosh is the second senior Bajrang Dal leader arrested by the police in Moodbidri this week. Last Wednesday, another Bajrang Dal leader, Sumit Raj, was arrested in connection with an alleged murder conspiracy.

Also Read : Cops avert murder and communal riot by arresting Bajrang Dal leader, associates

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UMMAR
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Sunday, 29 May 2016

They are giving training , gov need to take action
bec are intention is this kill someone and loot them ,
need to give proper treatment to him

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July 12,2020

Tumakuru, Jul 12: A four-year-old boy was killed by a leopard at Rajendrapur hamlet at Hasige Hobli village near Huliyurdurga in Kunigal taluk.

Police said on Sunday that this was the third such attack by big cats in the district in a span of six months.

Forest officials said that the boy had gone with his mother to wash clothes at a tank and the animal attacked him while playing there on Saturday late evening. 

A passerby who witnessed the incident scared the animal, it escaped leaving the boy’s body behind.

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January 4,2020

Puttur, Jan 4: As many as 27 passengers travelling in a private bus escaped with minor injuries after it toppled and fell into a roadside trench at Amai near Perne on Mangaluru-Bengaluru national highway last night, police said on Saturday.

Police said that the driver of the Bengaluru-bond bus lost control over the vehicle while traversing through the narrow bridge at Amai.

The bus was damaged in the mishap.

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SAYED HUSAIN
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Sunday, 5 Jan 2020

this is one of the important case that now seen to be increasing these days.  and one of the most problem that is faced and had has to be found a solution is overspeeding by bus driving which have resulted in enomours numbers of accidents with negligence of passengers lifes inside the bus.  passengers safety and lifes are not given value anymore. and another important factor is overspeeding in humps  which have resulted in backbone injuries in high number of passengers

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March 28,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 28: The Karnataka government on Saturday said that the state run Indira Canteens would provide food packets free of cost to the poor and needy in the wake of the lockdown, the government said here on Saturday.

The canteens would operate in three schedules -from 7:30 AM to 10 AM, 12:30 PM to 3 PM and 7:30 PM to 9 PM, the government said in a public announcement

During the scheduled hours, street side vendors, labourers and poor would be provided food free of cost.

After the cabinet meeting on Friday, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had said food packets would be provided to the poor and needy with the help of some organisations through the Canteens and had sought the help of everyone in this regard.

The State-sponsored, subsidised 'Indira Canteens' as of now serves breakfast at Rs five and lunch and dinner at Rs 10.

The government asked people availing the facility to maintain cleanliness at the canteen and staff who serve food to compulsorily use masks and hand gloves.

It also said soaps and sanitizers should be made available at the canteens.

The government also asked people to maintain a minimum distance of one metre while standing in queue and take all precautionary measures.

Earlier, a day after announcing that food would be provided free of cost through the canteens for daily wagers, Yediyurappa on March 24 had said it has been decided that the canteens will not be opened, after realizing that it was leading to crowding, which drew criticism.

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