BE gold medallist, three others assaulted by cops for refusing to pay bribe

October 25, 2016

Bhatkal, Oct 25: Four youths have claimed that they were tortured and beaten up by Karwar town police for refusing to pay a bribe for not carrying the documents of the vehicle they were moving around in the town recently.

bribge The victims of alleged police excesses include the son and nephew of Karwar city BJP unit's president Vivekanand Baikerikar and a gold medallist in BE, who works in a software company in Bengaluru.

BJP local leaders along with the victims held a press conference and demanded action against sub-inspector Kusumadhar and his staff.

Vivekanand said his son Sandesh, his nephew Balakrishna and two of their friends had gone to the beach on October 17. While returning around 10.30pm their car was stopped by Kusumadhar and his staff near the deputy commissioner's office and asked to show the documents of the vehicle.

Vivekanand alleged that as the car had Bengaluru registration number, police initially mistook them for tourists and demanded Rs. 5,000. When the youths refused to pay, there was an argument. At that time, a constable, who was part of the police team, tried to snatch the purse of Sandesh.

When Sandesh resisted, Kusumadhar got angry and summoned another six constables to the spot. Later all of them brutally assaulted the youths, Vivekanand said.

Later the youths were taken to the police station and beaten up again with lathis and leather belts. Vivekanand said adding that when he went to the police station at around 11pm after knowing about the incident, he saw police still beating his son and his friends. "When I tried to stop them, they pulled me out and I fainted in the police station after seeing the condition of my son and his friends' Vivekanand said.

Later the youths were presented before the magistrate and sent to jail. The victims said while taking them to the magistrate, Kusumadhar and his staff threatened them not to mention about the torture to the magistrate else they would be tortured further.

On October 19, Meera Saxe na, chairperson of Karnataka State Human Rights Commission, had visited the district jail where the youths were lodged. "That time too, the police threatened us not to tell anything to her,'' one of the victims said.

Even though, the youths were released on bail by the court on Friday, police allegedly confined them to their houses till Saturday afternoon as Saxena was still in the district. 'Only after she left for Bengaluru, we could come out of the house and speak to media," the youths alleged.

The BJP leaders alleged that Kusumadhar and his staff members have been extorting money from tourists who visit Karwar beach during night hours and it has become a menace, they said. They demanded the suspension of Kusumadhar and the staff who tortured the youths. The victims said that they would approach the SHRC and Police Complaint Authority and also file a criminal complaint against Kusumadhar and his staff.

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Dal me kuch kaala hai

Protitution : Many Preverts Trap girls , use her and throw it... they use her like object.. that women will have only one option..
Do these ladies who come here for press conf ever VOICED against this system of SIN>..

Polygamy is a solution:
There are many unmarried women in war zones...
There are many unmarried women who are not married cos of social injustice by men who demand dowry.
There are many hijidas now a days who doesn't want to marry but use women as Girl friends and do fulfill their desires and escape responsibility.
There are many Criminals, who only commit crime and FORSAKE their wife and children.

Women needs CARING and Someone needs to take RESPONSIBILITY..
Marrying is a responsibility and taking care of the family and if U cant do justice then stay away from marrying more than ONE... One day U will answer in front of the LORD who created all that exists.

Islam says U can marry 2's and 3's and 4's but if you cant JUSTIFY with them MARRY only ONE...
QURAN is the only religious books on earth which says MARRY only ONE ...

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Two die as cylinder explodes in kitchen

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January 6,2020

Ballari, Jan 6: Two members of a family were killed in a cylinder explosion at their home in Sanjeevarayana Kote, here on Monday morning, police said.

The deceased were identified as Parvathi and her daughter Huliyamma.

The incident took place when the two were in the kitchen. Fire tenders were rushed to the rescue.

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Why Mangaluru ignored under Vande Bharat Mission?

P A Hameed Padubidri

June 9,2020

Is it highly impossible to have flights to Mangaluru under Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate the stranded Mangalureans in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries? The present mood of the govt seems so are more politics and less actions are seen.

Amidst covid-19 lockdown, thousands of people from Mangaluru and surrounding areas are stranded in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. They include visitors, job redundants, people who need immediate medical attention, senior citizens, pregnant women, students and people who are eager to visit their ailing family members, especially aged parents back at home. They are all stuck over there seemingly with hopelessness.

It's reported that around Karnataka NRIs (KNRIs) have registered their names under the Mission in the Indian Embassy in Riyadh alone. A majority among them are apparently from coastal districts of Karnataka who are eagerly waiting for the flights to Mangaluru.

The promises of elected representatives including MLAs, MPs, state and central ministers have remained unfulfilled so far. Now, things are being thrown from politicians to politicians and from politicians to the district authorities and vice versa. It's said that without proper quarantine facility in the district, the repatriation flights can't be approved to Mangaluru.

Rumours are doing rounds that the hotels in Mangaluru are not ready to facilitate for the KNRIs quarantines; the hoteliers collectively snubbed the instruction of the district authorities. Now, they are, as informed, persuading the hoteliers to allow for the quarantine facility.

If the hoteliers are stubborn to follow the instructions of the district administration, then why the authorities are not taking action against them under relevant statutory procedure including the revocation/cancellation of their licenses? Are they above the law or govt? For whom the authorities are waiting for? These questions are now being asked by the KNRIs and others.

Considering this condition, the central ministers and MPs are simply giving evasive answers without any forward thinking. Each one is simply uttering the same dialogue "no quarantine; no flights to Mangaluru".

A few KNRI businessmen in Saudi Arabia have already chartered flights to transport their stranded employees and others to Mangaluru with the approval of the govt of India. But, the inconsolable thing is that the govt didn't arrange this simple thing that too with the expense of the travellers.

The people-especially then distressed NRIs still remember late prime minister V P Singh and then external affairs minister I K Gujral for the repatriation of the NRIs during 1990s Gulf war. Everything was free of cost and immediate special flights were arranged to airlift the NRIs in the affected countries.

Now both Karnataka and India are ruled by the BJP. Then why the non resident Kannadigas, especially those in Saudi Arabia, are direly neglected at this point in time?. Why it's highly impossible for the govts to do this simple job for the KNRIs? The NRIs are always big assets to the govt. Also, the KNRIs remit billions of rupees to the state in the form of foreign exchange. But, they are now simply ignored. The state govt should immediately look into this dire situation of the Kannadigas in Saudi Arabia and act immediately to schedule special flights to Mangaluru from Saudi Arabia.

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because we have MP nallinnan and in centre they consider muslim as enemy...we muslim must develop muslim community. today you give food & help kit tommorow they support BJP to harass muslim community.. even the educated ppl also same nowdays...look at UP doctor. if they dont give right to live in our own country then we must take it forcefully with or without blood

if they dont give right to live in our own country then we must take it forcefully with or without blood(1260 BAIBER the islamic worrier)

Really good & timely writing by P A Hameed,

Even if we pay the flights fares, why the flights are not granted to Msngaluru as there are good number of presence of the Kannadiga Non Residents in Saudi Arabia & other gulf countries. Such a simple service can't be done by our Govt of Karnataka & India. It's really a surprise at the inaction of our people's representatives especially coastal regions including central minister.
If Central & State Ruling by BJP than we can expect only this....

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Udupi: Hotelier commits suicide by jumping into well

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July 7,2020

Udupi, Jul 7: A hotelier committed suicide by jumping into a well at Hiriadka in Udupi district last evening.

The deceased is Raghavendra Bhat (48), a resident of Kadiyali and owner of Hotel Shivasagar in Kadiyali.

He had been to his brother's house in Hiriyadka where he resorted to the extreme step.

He was known for organising tiger dance competitions during Sri Krishnashtami every year.

He had contested the Udupi CMC election from Congress party, but had lost by a few votes. Later he had joined the BJP.

A case has been registered ar Hiriadka police station and investigations are on.

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