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NRI Aboobakar Siddiq hacked to death by saffron extremists near Uppala

coastaldigest.com web desk
August 6, 2018

Manjeshwar, Aug 6: A Communist Party of India (Marxist) activist was stabbed to death at Mangalpady near Uppala of Kasaragod district, last night by a gang of miscreants allegedly belonging to Sangh Parivar.

The deceased has been identified as Aboobakar Siddiq (21), a non-resident Indian, who had recently returned from Qatar on vacation. He was an activist of CPI(M) The victim is son of Azeem, a resident of Sonkalu near Uppala. 

Police said, Aboobakar Siddiq was attacked by a group of bike-born gang near his house at around 11 p.m. Siddiq was stabbed on his stomach and chest, injuring his internal organs.

The prime accused in the case has been identified as one Ashwant, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The cops have registered a case against him and two others.

The incident took place on when the victim was returning home. Siddiq was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. He suffered serious stab wounds and later succumbed to death in the hospital. While speaking to a leading news channel, CPI (M) MLA Samseer alleged that the RSS was behind the attack.

A strong contingent of police was deployed in the region in the wake of the killing, said police.

This is not the first such case of RSS-CPI (M) rivalry being witnessed with the parties accusing each other of the incidents. Not long before, a local CPI (M) leader was stabbed to death in New Mahe in Kunnur in June 2018. Over the years, the RSS-saffron rivalry has taken lives of more than 200 workers belonging to both camps.

Last November, V Anandan, a worker of Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) who was out on bail for murdering a CPI (M) worker, was murdered in Nenmini.

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FairMan
 - 
Tuesday, 7 Aug 2018

Retaliation more vickets; then only it becomes cool baby.......

abbu
 - 
Monday, 6 Aug 2018

ban rss...ban rss....now no debate... no shouting by anchors at news channels..

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July 30,2020

New Delhi, Jul 29: Air Commodore Hilal Ahmad Rather has become a buzz name in Kashmir overnight. Hilal saw off the first batch of Rafale jets which took off from France to India on Monday. Among other things, he has also been associated with the weaponisation of the Rafale aircraft for acclimatisation to Indian requirements.

Hilal is presently India's Air Attache in France.

The career details of this officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) read like the decoration scroll of the best flying officer anywhere in the world.

Born in the south Kashmir's Anantnag district to middle-class parents, Hilal's father, late Mohammad Abdullah Rather retired as a deputy superintendent of police (Dy SP) in J&K police department. He has three sisters and is the only son of his parents. Hilal studied in Sainik School in Nagrota town of Jammu district.

He was commissioned in IAF as a fighter pilot on December 17, 1988, became flight lieutenant in 1993, wing commander in 2004, group captain in 2016 and air commodore in 2019.

He graduated from defence services staff college (DSSC). He also graduated from air war college (USA) with distinction. He won the sword of honour in NDA. Hilal is also the recipient of Vayu Sena Medal and Vishisht Seva medal.

With an impeccable record of 3,000 accident-free flying hours on mirage-2000, MIG-21 and Kiran aircraft, Hilal's name will now forever be associated with Rafale in India.

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June 24,2020

Mangaluru/Udupi, Jun 24: Dakshina Kannada reported 12 new coronavirus positive cases where as neighbouring Udupi district reported 14 new cases today. Dakshina Kannada also reported a covid related death. 

Among the 12 cases in DK, 8 are males and 4 females. Four among them had recently come from Sharjah. One is suffering from severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and seven with influenza like illness (ILI) symptoms.

In Udupi, there were two children among 14 people who tested positive today. There are 8 males and 6 females. Nine are Maharashtra returnees, one has travelled from Bengaluru, three have contracted infection from P-3851, and the source of infection of one more patient is being traced.

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February 19,2020

Dubai, Feb 19: A 25-year-old Indian engineer allegedly fell to his death from a residential apartment in Dubai, according to a media report.

Sabeel Rahman, from Kerala who has been living in Dubai since 2018, fell off the building near his work site, The Khaleej Times quoted a social worker as saying.

Naseer Vatanapally, the social worker, is assisting the family to repatriate his mortal remains back home to Thirur in Malappuram district, the report said.

"The case is a bit unusual. We''re not sure why he went to the building near his worksite," said Naseer Vatanapally.

"His family is unaware of any issues he may have faced. He had asked his brother to collect a new mobile phone he had purchased online - which they received. He had no reason to take his life," he added.

Rahman was the youngest of four siblings. The devastated family is awaiting details from the Rashidiya Police Station. "Following legal procedures, we will repatriate his body back home," he said.

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