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Delivery guy files sedition case against college students after bar brawl

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February 25, 2019

Bengaluru, Feb 25: A fight between college students and a group of delivery guys at a bar led to a sedition case being filed at the Puttenahalli police station at JP Nagar in Bengaluru.

According to sources six college students – three girls and three boys – had been to a bar in the evening.  A bunch of delivery guys sitting next to their table. A fight occurred between them and after some time Rafeeq, one of the Zomato delivery agents landed up at the jurisdictional police station and alleges that the students were raising slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ in front of the bar.  

“On February 22, the three accused raised their hands and shouted slogans in front of Brahma’s bar. They repeatedly said ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ and also shouted slogans against the state government. This hurt the sentiments of the people,” Rafeeq’s complaint stated. 

The head constable of the station then filed a case of sedition (under 124A, 153 and 34 of Indian Penal Code) against the three boys, all of whom have Kumar Singh as their surnames.

Later, the students filed a counter-complaint alleging that the Zomato delivery agent overheard their conversation on the Pulwama attack and Pakistan. He then called his companions and misled others. They registered a complaint under IPC 143, 144, 147, 148, 504, 341, 323, 324, 506 and 149.

K Annamalai, South Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), has said the sedition case is wrong and ensured that the cases will be closed after consulting the complainants.

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April 6,2020

Puttur, Apr 6: A person reportedly has been booked for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against minority community on social media platforms.

The accused is reported to be a resident of Belandur village of Puttur Taluk.
The case has been registered at Bellare Police Station.

According to the reports, Kusumadhara had posted derogatory remarks about the faith and minority community. A complaint in this regard was filed by Savanur SDPI member Mohammed Saheer at Bellare Police Station, adding that his remarks in the post would create divide and communal disturbance in the society.

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April 15,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 15: Bengaluru Commissioner of Police, Bhaskar Rao, said that prohibitory order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, will remain in place for all parts of the City Commissionerate till April 20.

Section 144 of CrPC prohibits the assembly of four or more people in an area.

"Prohibitory order under section 144 of CrPC will remain in force, in all parts of the Bengaluru City Commissionerate for a period up to 12 am of April 20 with effect from 12 am of April 14," according to Rao.

Karnataka, so far, has 258 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 9 deaths being reported due to the infection, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.

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March 11,2020

Udupi, Mar 11: An elderly woman, who had recently visited Saudi Arabia has been admitted to an isolation ward at KMC in Manipal, here with symptoms of fever, cough and breathlessness.

The 68-year-old woman hails from Sagar taluk in Shivamogga district of Karnataka.

The patient had travelled to Saudi Arabia in the last week of February and was treated for fever cough and breathlessness there.

After recovery, she had travelled back to Bengaluru, where she was screened at the airport. 

Later, she reached Shivamogga where she was treated at Nanjappa Hospital for symptoms of fever, cough. 

As she has symptoms of coronavirus, she is quarantined and is under observation. The samples will have been sent to Bengaluru and the result is awaited.

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