Mangalore, July 28: J R Lobo, former commissioner, Mangalore City Corporation and Executive Director, Pilikula Nisargadhama Society, was officially inducted into the Congress party amid chaos at the district Congress office in Mangalore on Saturday.
As the formal programme began, a fight broke out between Congress activists gathered at the venue over the absence of microphone for the occasion. The confusion and chaotic atmosphere got uglier with some Congress activists even shouting slogans against Ramanath Rai, District President of the party.
Speaking to mediapersons later, Mr. Rai downplayed the incident and said that Mr. Lobo was always a Congress loyalist and that the party is happy to welcome him as its official member. A suitable position in the party would be given to him soon, Mr. Rai said.
Sharing his thoughts, Mr. Lobo said that he decided to join Congress after consultations with his well-wishers and with an intention to strengthen the political system and the Congress party. He is not aspiring for any post, Mr. Lobo said, adding that he would accept whatever the party offers him.
Mayor Gulzar Banu, Former Mayors Ashraf and Shashidhar Bhat, Ivan D'Souza and other Congress leaders were present.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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