Justice after 24 years: Abdul Nasar Madani among 8 acquitted in ISS case

September 1, 2016

Kochi, Sep 1: The additional sessions court, Ernakulam, on Wednesday acquitted eight persons including PDP leader Abdul Nasar Madani in the case related to the secret meeting of banned outfit Islamic Sevak Sangh (ISS) held at Mynagappally, Kollam, in 1992.pdp

Additional sessions court judge K M Balachandran acquitted the eight persons including Madani's father granting benefit of doubt.

The judgement in the case was delivered 24 years after the Sasthamkotta police had registered the case.

The case pertains to a secret meeting of ISS held at Madani's residence at Mynagappally, after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992. Trial in the case was shifted to Ernakulam from Kollam after Madani prayed for the same. Madani and his aged father were also exempted from appearing before the court at trial stage.

Of the 16 accused in the case, eight are still absconding.

During the raid at the meeting, the police had seized country made pistol, 1.4kg of gunpowder, ammunition, metal detector, notices and pamphlets of ISS. Of the 21 witnesses in the cases, two had died after delay caused in the beginning of trial. The court examined seven witnesses , 18 material objects and 18 documents during the trial stage.

The police had submitted chargehseet in the case

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Ahmed K. C.
 - 
Saturday, 3 Sep 2016

This is how they create terrorists out of innocents.

SK
 - 
Thursday, 1 Sep 2016

SHAME on our Judicial system .....Hypocrites..... They are born to spoil the lives of others , as happened in Akshamdam , Hyderabad , Ajmar, Malegaon and so many cases..... CURSES OF THE INNOCENTS WILL NOT GO WASTE .....

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July 30,2020

Mangaluru, July 30: Medical doctor turned IAS officer K V Rajendra assumed charge as the 130th deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district here today.

The 2013 batch Karnataka cadre officer succeeds Sindhu B Rupesh, who was transferred as Director of Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS), Bengaluru. The outgoing DC welcomed the new DC in the presence of staff. 

Dr Rajendra said that he expects cooperation from all stakeholders in administering the district, amidst the mounting Covid-19 cases.

Rajendra, an alumnus of JJM Medical College, Davanagere, was serving as the CEO of Belagavi zilla panchayat before being posted as DC of this coastal district. 

Having served as assistant commissioner of Puttur sub-division for nearly a year from December 2015, Dr Rajendra, hails from Thirthahalli in Shivamogga district, had his probationary training in Bidar. He posted as CEO of Ballari ZP where he worked for nearly three till 21, 2019.

He also had a brief stint as assistant secretary in the department of fertiliser with the ministry of chemicals and fertilisers.

Sindhu who was the CEO of Udupi zilla panchayat had succeeded Sasikanth Senthil, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service on September 6, 2019. She had taken charge on September 7, 2019.

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May 25,2020

Udupi, May 25: In an early morning robbery, two miscreants snatched around 1.2 kilo grams of gold jewelleries from a jeweller and ran away in Udupi.

The incident took place at around 5:30 am near Beedinagudde junction when jeweller Vijay was carrying the gold for lapidary work from his house at Bannanje to his store at Sri Laxmi Towar in Beedinagudde. 

They bumped into him when he going to the second floor of the Sri Laxmi Towar.

According to him, the miscreants who were wearing helmets threatened him with a knife then robbed jewelleries worth around Rs 50 lakh.

While decamping, the robbers also snatched his mobile phone and threw down from building.

Udupi town police conducted the spot investigation and registered a case. Further investigations are on.

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April 19,2020

New Delhi, Apr 19: The government on Sunday prohibited the sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platforms during the ongoing lockdown, four days after allowing such companies to sale mobile phones, refrigerators and ready-made garments.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued an order excluding the non-essential items from sale by the e-commerce companies from the consolidated revised guidelines, which listed the exemption given to the services and people from the purview of the lockdown.

The order said the following clause -- "E-commerce companies. Vehicles used by e-commerce operators will be allowed to ply with necessary permissions" -- is excluded from the guidelines.

The previous order had said such items were allowed for sale through e-commerce platforms from April 20.

However, the reason for reversing the order is not known immediately.

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