Naxal's death was a cold blooded murder'

[email protected] (CD Network)
September 15, 2012
Mangalore, September 15: Personnel of the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) have intentionally killed Yellappa alias Dinakaran near Subramanya and it is a case of murder, Co-ordination of Democratic Rights organisations (CDRO), has alleged.

 

Addressing media persons at a press meet in Mangalore on Saturday, P A Pouran of PUCL, Kerala, said that the ANF personnel are going on a “killing spree in the name of combing operations” in the western ghats and not intending to nab or take into custody the naxalites alive. The killing of Yellappa in an encounter is a cold blooded murder, he alleged.

 

From the police FIR and accounts taken by the villagers of the nearby area where the encounter took place, the fact finding committee of CDRO has come to a conclusion that there was no exchange of fire between the naxals and the ANF, Mr. Pouran said. Yellappa's body had 15-20 bullet injuries  and not a single bullet was found in the dead body which means that all bullets were fired from a very close range, he said, thereby concluding that it was not an exchange of fire but an intentional murder. The people of the area also did not hear any sign or sound of exchange of fire, he added.

 

The CDRO representatives demanded that a murder case be registered against the ANF team led by Dy. Commandant A H Shankaran and that a judicial enquiry by a sitting judge of the High Court be ordered. They also urged that ANF team be kept under suspension with immediate effect and put a break on combing operations.

 

When asked if they are in favour of the naxal activity, the CDRO representatives said that they represent human rights organisations that only take up atrocities of state against people and that irrespective of whether the action is against Maoists or not, the police are not supposed to use more power than necessary to apprehend persons as per law.

 

C Sriram, PDF, Karnataka, K Kranthi Chaitanya, APCLC, Andhra Pradesh and P B D'sa of PUCL were also present.

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January 14,2020

Udupi, Jan 14: The Udupi district police on Tuesday arrested two suspected terrorists at the Indrali railway station in Udupi.

The two, who had reportedly arrived from Kerala at around 6 ap.m., were standing at the Indrali railway station platform.

Suspicious of their behaviour, the police took them to custody and subjected them to interrogation.

According to reports the duo had involved in the murder of Tamil Nadu police Special Sub-Inspector Wilson.

However, top cop of the district has refused to comment regarding the arrest of the youths.

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July 20,2020

Udupi, July 20: A youth, who was under depression after his business came to a halt due to lockdown, has killed self in Kundapura taluk of Udupi district. 

The deceased has been identified as Nitish Shetty (31), son of Prabhakar Shetty, a resident of Giliyaru in Kota area of Kundapura. 

Shetty was running a secondhand car business in Bengaluru. The business had completely stopped due to covid-19 lockdown. 

After returning to his hometown, he could not find any other job. Hence he was under depression. Hence on July 18 he handed himself to death in his house, police said. 

A case has been registered at jurisdictional Kota police station.

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January 9,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Some BJP workers created a ruckus on Wednesday at a college here while seeking support for the amended Citizenship Act by raising slogans like 'Go back to Pakistan' outside the campus on Wednesday, as girl students opposed a pro-CAA banner on the wall of their institution.

A video of the incident went viral on social media.

A group of BJP workers, supporters of local party leader M M Govindaraj, had put up a poster "India Supports CAA" on the wall of Jyothi Nivas College near Koramangala.

This was opposed by girl students, who said they would not allow any such poster to be put up on the college property.

The BJP workers then tried to shout down the students.

"You are not concerned about citizenship, you are concerned about yourself. You should be concerned about India first. You are not an Indian then," a BJP worker is heard screaming at the girls in the video.

They also questioned the students if they had valid reasons to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act and sought to know whether they wanted an argument or a debate.

The BJP workers purportedly told the girls that they were only the students of the college and not the owner.

"What's your problem madam with the CAA? Are you the owner of the college?" they asked.

Amid the heated argument, the BJP workers resorted to sloganeering like 'We want CAA' and "Go back to Pakistan', as seen in another video shot by the students.

BTM Layout Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy visited the college on Thursday after learning about the incident and spoke to its management.

Later, he told reporters that the campus should not be allowed for any political activities.

"Any signature campaign whether in favor or against it (CAA) should be done outside the campus," Reddy said.

He cautioned the pro-CAA protesters he will not let any violent incidents like the one at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi happen at the city college.

Reddy's daughter Sowmya Reddy, who is the Jayanagar MLA, tweeted, "A few videos & photos of outside #JyotiNivascollege are being circulated on social media."

"MLA Ramalinga Reddy & I have spoken to cops and the Prinicipal about this incident. Spoke to DCP South East Bengaluru and she said that Koramangala cops went there immediately & they are picketing even now," she added.

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