Attack by Nalapad an act of terrorism and barbarism: Prosecution

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February 27, 2018

Bengaluru, Feb 29: While arguing against the bail of Mohammed Nalapad, the prime accused in Bengaluru’s UB City cafe assault case, at the City Civil and Sessions court on Monday Special Public Prosecutor Shyam Sundar, termed the attack on Vidvat “an act of terrorism and barbarism, which had created a fear psychosis among the people”.

He said granting bail to the accused would hamper the investigations. He recalled that the the accused, after assaulting Vidvat in the cafe, followed him to the hospital and attacked him again. “The very act shows influential people showing power over the defenceless and common people,” Mr. Sundar said, adding that the victim, his family, and the witnesses in the case would be pressurised and threatened if bail is granted.

The investigation is in progress and the police are yet to record Vidvat’s statement, and granting bail would hamper further investigations, he said.

“The attack was on a person who could not offer resistance, and was almost beaten to death. The attack was unprovoked and brutal in nature and granting bail would set a bad example to society,” Mr. Sundar added.

Tomy Sebastian, the advocate representing Mohammed Nalapad, sought Vidvat’s medical report to ascertain nature of injuries. “The incident is hyped as the family of the victim in the case is highly influential. The accused does not have any record of criminal history. The attack was not intentional and the assault was on the spur of the moment. Moreover, the accused in the case surrendered before the police. There is also a counter-complaint by one of the accused in the case,” Mr. Sebastian said.

Objecting to this, the prosecution said that the counter-complaint filed by the accused was to hamper investigations.

The prosecution also said there was no mention of Mohammed Nalapad in the complaint, though CCTV footage from the hospital clearly shows him attacking Vidvat. Also, the time mentioned in the counter-complaint of the accused — 12 a.m. — cannot be true as the victim was in hospital at the time, as per medical records, said Mr. Sundar.

Meanwhile, continuing investigations, officials of the CCB visited the cafe and questioned staff members. The police have also recovered CCTV footages from the cafe. However, CCB officials could not record the statement of Vidvat as he was not been able to speak properly, a senior police officer said.

Assuring a fair probe in the assault, Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Monday said that he will direct the police to probe alleged possession of half a dozen firearms by Mohammed Nalapad. The Home Minister told presspersons here that it had come to his notice that the accused had boasted about firearms in social media platforms. “His father has a firearm licence. However, during the search by the police on his residence no such firearms were recovered. I will ask the police to look into it again.”

To a question on why rowdy sheet was not being raised against him, Mr. Reddy said: “The police commissioner will have to decide on that issue.” He also acknowledged that the accused had been involved in three to four incidents earlier, but there were no complaints in those cases. “To some degree, this incident has damaged government (reputation) and it has also caused embarrassment,” he added.

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Ironically he spoke in TEDx regarding youth on drugs.. and he advised youth on that.. It shows he has all quallifications for being an INDIAN political leader.. He should not comeout soon from jail

Hari
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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

He is such a born criminal.. He is too young.. In this age he has such a terrible criminal mentality

Kumar
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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

Thank God.. for the imprisonment. otherwise he might enter into politics and he will become next amit shah (behaviour)

Ganesh
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Tuesday, 27 Feb 2018

He should be jailed for many years for the sake of people's safety. 

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May 11,2020

Bengaluru, May 11: Ten new positive cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infections in the state to 858, the Health department said on Monday.

"Ten new positive cases have been reported from last evening to this noon... Till date 858 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed. This includes 31 deaths and 422 discharges," the department said in its mid-day situation update. 

The ten new cases include- three from Davangere, two each from Bidar and Bagalkote, one each from Kalaburagi, Shiggavi in Haveri and Vijayapura. Seven cases are men, three are women.

While most cases are contacts of patients already tested positive, one each are with travel history to Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

One person's contact tracing is underway. 

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June 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Jun 16: Stones were pelted by villagers at an ambulance and a vehicle of health department at Tanda village here, which was fetching 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment.

"A medical team along with some police personnel had gone to the Tanda village to bring 15 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 to a hospital for treatment on Monday," Lada Martin Marbaniang, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kalaburagi said.

"The medical team had an argument with villagers, which turned violent and those people started pelting stones at the ambulance and a vehicle of the health department," the SP said.

"On getting information, we rushed more security forces to the village. I visited the spot and spoke to a few leaders. Subsequently, we were able to convince them and all of them were brought to the hospital. A case has been registered against violent offenders," he added.

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January 21,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 21: Braving the biting cold, chief minister BS Yediyurappa took time out of his busy schedule to go around Davos on Monday.

Clad in a long coat over a suit, scarf and leather gloves, Yediyurappa, with secretary S Selvakumar in tow, took in the sights of well-laid bylanes, quaint houses and snow-covered pine trees. He also rode a cable car at Persenn.

A cook from Andhra Pradesh, who works at an Indian restaurant in Davos, served the CM shavige uppittu and khara pongal for breakfast. Yediyurappa had chapatis and rice for dinner.

Meanwhile, Karnataka is likely to have a ‘Centre for Internet of Ethical Things’, perhaps, the world’s first, which will seek to ensure ethical practices in trade and businesses, besides addressing issues like misuse of artificial intelligence, a concern that has been bothering business leaders across the globe.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Yediyurappa signed an informal agreement with Murat Sonmez, the forum’s managing director, on Monday. "Investors around the globe are worried about unethical practices in business and a centre is the need of the hour," Sonmez was quoted as saying in a press release. "If the Karnataka government is serious about securing investment, it should set up the centre immediately."

Yediyurappa immediately responded to the suggestion by prompting Sonmez to write down an informal agreement on a sheet of paper which both signed. "This centre will go a long way in Karnataka’s history of industrial development," Sonmez was quoted as saying in a release by the Karnataka delegation.

At the inauguration of Karnataka’s pavilion, Yediyurappa promised all support to investors. "We are happy to be here and look forward to engage you on various development agenda," he said adding that he was keen to partner on certain strategic research that can help Karnataka become a major player on the global stage. "With Karnataka emerging as a leading industrial state in India, we can make it a major player on the global stage," he said.

Industries minister Jagadish Shettar, chief secretary TM Vijaya Bhasker and industries secretary Ramana Reddy were also signatories to the informal agreement.

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