How a hatemonger used a schoolgirl to concoct a stabbing story to create unrest in Honnavar

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December 18, 2017

Honnavar, Dec 18: The “attack” on a schoolgirl, which led to communal tension in the town last week in Honnavar taluk of Uttara Kannada district, has taken a new twist with the girl confessing that no one had attacked her and, injuries on her hand were self-inflicted.

On December 14, Kavya Chandrashekar Naika, a class IX student and a resident of Magodu Kodlagadde village, had claimed that unidentified men attacked her while she was on her way to school and fled on a bike.

She had claimed that she was injured with a knife-like weapon and one of the attackers had a moustache and beard. The news about the incident went viral and triggered tension in Honnavar, which was returning to normalcy following violence in the aftermanth of the death of Paresh Mesta, a teenager belonging to Hindu community.

Addressing a press meet here on Sunday, Superintendent of Police Vinay V Patil said that the girl, who was under severe mental stress, had inflicted injuries and started narrating a false story concocted by a shopkeeper (suspected to be a saffron activist), who provided her a bandage.

"Kavya walks 8 km from her home for school. A boy from Magodu village, identified as Ganesha Eshwara Naik, used to stop her on the way, insisting that she travel by his car or bike. Kavya was being harassed this way for six months. On December 8, the boy had threatened the girl that she would come with him only if something bad happened to her. Kavya brought the matter to the notice of her parents. Her parents, in turn, alerted gram panchayat members and a local leader, who had promised to warn Ganesha," the SP said.

The girl did not go to school for four days in view of the communal violence. She had called her friend over phone on the night of December 13 and came to know that there were tests in the school. She was worried since she had not studied. She was also under stress in view of the threat by Ganesha.

"She was worried that the honour of her family would be at stake if she is raped by Ganesha and hence decided to end her life in case of such an event. While on the way to school on December 14, she injured herself with the thorns of a lemon plant. But, soon she realised she was wrong and decided to go to school."

Shopkeeper spreads lie

After coming to Magodu, she asked her friend to bring a bandage cloth. Her friend brought her a small plaster, which was not covering her injuries. Meanwhile, a shopkeeper called Kavya to his shop.

Without seeking any information from the girl, he claimed that two persons whom he saw going towards Magodu last night, had caused the injuries. Villagers who gathered there came to the conclusion that people of Muslim community were responsible for the incident, the SP said.

"The truth came to light after Kavya was questioned in the presence of the counsellor of Mahila Santwana Kendra. The girl's statement has been recorded in the court also," the SP explained. He added that Ganesha had been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and police teams were out to arrest him. Interestingly, Ganesha belongs to a BJP backed family.

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FairMan
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Dec 2017

These Hindu Terrorists - Like Mental Dongi baba naren have to be hanged and fired.

Pethada moothra parpunakle Chaddile nikuleg dada malpura undu malpule.Nikulnala onji janma thoo.Nikulegi daala bodchi byaari dakulege radd nernda nikulna banji jinjund.wa karma na maara...

Narayan
 - 
Monday, 18 Dec 2017

I will never vote for BJP in my furure and i will tell all my friends and family  not to vote BJP any more...

Naren Kotian
 - 
Monday, 18 Dec 2017

This story is in fact concocted by Siddaramullah Khan with the help of some Khan-grace elements in the khakhi department. The fact is that PFI goons tried to kidnap her. But Khan-grace is trying its best to twist the truth. So many such stories may emerge ahead of polls. But, Kannadigas will teach them a lesson. In Uttara Kannada our nationalist leader Anant Kumar Hegde alone is enough to finish all anti-national terrorists

GOD of WISDOM
 - 
Monday, 18 Dec 2017

GOD Have to save this country from third class people!!

very very bad to see this news.

see how this hijda hindutuva fighting using a small innocent girl.

 

if they really have courage go and fight paki soldier in border

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January 5,2020

New Delhi, Jan 5: A masked mob on Sunday entered the Sabarmati Hostel on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus and assaulted several students and professors with sticks and rods.

"I have been brutally attacked by goons wearing masks. I am bleeding. I was brutally beaten up," JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh told reporters.

She has been admitted to the AIIMS here for treatment.

Several other students were also injured in the incident.

In a video of the incident, a group of goons with their faces covered can be seen assaulting students with wooden sticks and rods.

A tweet from the official handle of the JNUSU said, "Sabarmati Hostel: right now. They are beating the students who are inside. Knocking on doors with rods. People are jumping from balconies. #SOSJNU #EmergencyinJNU."

"Professors who were trying to protect us have been beaten up. These are unknown ABVP goons, not all are students, they have covered their faces, and they are moving towards the hotels near the West Gate. Stay alert. Make human chains. Protect each other. #SOSJNU #EmergencyinJNU," another tweet added.

Meanwhile, the ABVP's JNU unit claimed in a tweet: "Emergency in JNU. Leftist goons of JNU accompained with their cadre from other universities have crossed every limit. They have proceeded with unimaginable violence on ABVP activists of JNU."

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May 30,2020

New Delhi, May 30: As the NDA government completes one year of its second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi listed several achievements and initiatives taken by his government in the past year in an audio message addressed to the people of the country.

PM Modi said, "This day last year began a golden chapter in the history of Indian democracy. It was after several decades that the people of the country voted back a full-term government with a full majority."

"Your role has played a pivotal role in creating this chapter. In such a situation, this day is an opportunity for me to bow to the citizens of the country and the democratic ethos of our nation," said PM Modi.

"Had the situation been normal, I would have got the chance to meet you. Your affection and active support in the past year have given me new energy and inspiration. During this period, the way you have shown the collective powers of democracy, they have become an example for the whole world," he added.

PM Modi talked about several important initiatives taken by his government in 2014 as well as India's demonstration of its mettle through the surgical strike and airstrike.

"Six years ago in 2014, the people of this country voted to bring a major change in the country. You voted to change the country's policy and manner. During that tenure where surgical strike and airstrike took place, one rank one pension, one nation one tax GST, and better MSP for farmers were also fulfilled. That period was dedicated to fulfilling many needs of the country."

He further said that in these years the country has seen systems coming out of the quagmire of inertia and corruption. The country has seen governance change to make life easier for the poor.

"During that period, India's stature in the world increased. By opening bank accounts of poor people, by giving them gas connections, by providing free electricity connections, by building washrooms, by building houses, the dignity of the poor has also been increased," said PM Modi.

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July 15,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 15: As on Wednesday, Bengaluru witnessed its first day of lockdown after rising number of Corona cases in the city. In a latest development, popular Kannada actor Dhruva Sarja and his wife Prerana Sarja have tested positive for COVID-19 sending shockwaves in the indutry.

Dhruva Sarja is the nephew of Arjun Sarja and younger brother of Chiranjeevi Sarja who passed away last month after suffering a massive heart attack.

The actor has requested people, who came in contact with them, to get tested immediately.

"My wife and I have both been tested positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms and hence chosen to get ourselves hospitalised. I'm sure we'll be back all fine! All those who were in close proximity with us please get yourselves tested and remain safe," he tweeted.

In recent times, Mandya MP and popular actress Sumalatha Ambereesh too tested positive, now Dhruva Sarja is the second notable celebrity from Sandalwood to have tested positive for COVID-19.

A source close to the actor's family says that "During Chiranjeevi's funeral last month, some sections of people who had attended had also tested positive, as social distancing rules were not followed by those who attended the funeral. But now, the family has quarantined and there is no cause for worry. Dhruva has also requested all his primary contact to come forward voluntarily and get tested."

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