Terror link: No evidence against arrested cleric, says Bengaluru police chief

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January 9, 2016

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Bengaluru police have admitted that they do not have any evidence against Maulana Syed Anzar Shah Khasmi, a cleric, who was picked up by the Delhi police on Wednesday for alleged ‘terror links’ and ‘hate speeches’.

clericHowever, the city police had been keeping an eye on him for past several months, according to Police Commissioner N.S. Megharik.

“He was under watch for his hate speeches but the police were not aware of his terror links. We do not even have any evidence that he was involved in terrorism,” the top cop clarified. He also justified the decision of Delhi police to arrest him based on the evidence gathered by Delhi police.

A senior official said that the jurisdictional Kumaraswamy Layout police used to monitor him and prepared a dossier about his activities.

“The police had even met members of the mosque committee and sought details about him. But before the dossier was submitted, the Delhi Police picked him up since they had concrete evidence about his terror links,” the officer said.

Khasmi, who hails from Shivajinagar in Bengaluru, had had studied in Deoband in Uttar Pradesh for two years before starting his career. He served as imam and khatib in various mosques.

He is married and has two sons and a daughter. One son is married and the other is studying in a madrasa. Qasmi lived in Hegde Nagar on Tannery Road before moving to a house he built in Ilyas Nagar recently.

Nayaz Pasha, the head of Makkah Masjid in Banashankari, where Khasmi was a preacher, said that the mosque committee had strictly instructed him to deliver sermons based only on the Qur’an and not to target other religions. Some women had objected to his views about the fairer sex and lodged a complaint at the Tilak Nagar police station.?

He would often tour Chennai, Mysuru, Mumbai, Ahmedabad,?Kolkata, Lucknow, Jharkhand and other parts of the country to make speeches.

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Jaber
 - 
Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Naren is born in India his father is jews who was visited once upon a time Padubidri. He met a lady there and they had a sex. After nine month she deliver a baby devil his name Naren Kotian. After his birth she traveled with jews to Thailand there she met one muslim guy from pakistan and they loved each other. They droped naren in Thailand untill now he is begging in Thailands streets. And also he is hating Muslims.

Jaber
 - 
Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

If he is a BANGHA PARIVAR person like Toghadia, Bhat then it is fake news and no problem.

Rikaz
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Sunday, 10 Jan 2016

Police is maintaining double standard by not arresting bhat, muthalik, sharan kind of people...they still loitering giving hate speeches around...these crooks are the real terrorists....

this moulana could have said something...but he could not succeed in his mission....but others (bajrangy leaders) did succeed.....

Naren kotian
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Look at him ,traitor .. ... shoot to kill is the only solution for back stabbing the nation which gave him shelter and food ... mostly many are not reading what is written , simply chummah sorry ummah gang member antha kirchadtha idave ... report clearly says he was abusing other religions and he was mentioning other countries ( USA and our beloved israel ) , so this comes under act of terrorism ... . we must adopt a policy of deporting these types of rogue elements along with families to kaaliplate ( hahaha caliphate ruled by his elder brother rapist baghdadi ) by giving one way ticket ... well done police .. keep it up... hahahaha

Sumar
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

#7 Sathish Kulal , Mangalore

You are right ..............Indresh who gave ISI our secrets ....Muthalik who hoisted PAK flag in Sindhagi .......... Prajna singh who blasted and killed ................Aseemanand who conspired against an INDIAN..............Vajapeyi who ate beef outside INDIA...........Yashpal suvarna who betrayed fishermen and expelled.........Maya kodnani who killed indian citizenz.....babu bajarangi who killed a preganant Indian women after raping .................

is it enough

yousef
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

This is the technique of Politicians they want to divert public concentration one to other thing they keep him at jail for some time after some year they wont able to find sufficient evidence then release him this is what happening we muslims have lots of similar cases.

MM ADYAR
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Wht the hell .....keep a watch n arrest who are innocent but let free those openly bark haterate. ...this is our government and this is called tolerance

Mohammed kannur
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

if no evidence why arrested him ? sick police

tara kiran
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

i heard his speech. hatred about hindu community.

mehabub
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

i request to delhi police please release him immediately.

Farahan
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

why this police are targeting only muslims, totally injustice to our community in this country,

Sathish Kulal
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

desh drohi must be put inside the jail.

Mohan Pandith
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

they are just investigating the matter. its their rights to investigate each and everyone with whom they get doubt.

Krian chandra
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Indian People Please understand the situation, dont support this kind of people they only speech to divert the mind into communal violence.

Mahammed Fayaz
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

this police are only targeting innocent people all the time, i request the government to release him in the respective manner.

Mogaru Mahabali
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

hang him to death, desh drohi

Pari Raj
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Delhi police is known for its atrocities against innocents. Even chief minister Arvind Kerjriwal is not safe from Delhi police, which follows the order of Modi govt.

Naren Kotian
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2016

Only in CD this kind of rubbish news reports we can find. All other news portals have come up with clear details and evidences against this cleric. but CD reporters playing games endangering national security.

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A woman suffered critical injuries after a speeding car knocked down her scooter and then ran over her at Kadri Kambla Junction in the city today.

The woman identified as Vanishri Bhat (22) a resident of Kedila from Puttur. 

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The car stopped when she was under it. A few people including a policeman lifted the car from the front and rescued the woman. 

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February 16,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 16: Deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi’s election to the lone vacant council seat, for which a bypoll has been called, is only a formality as the only other candidate in the contest, independent BR Anil Kumar, dropped out on Saturday.

Kumar conveyed his decision to council secretary and returning officer Vishalakshmi. He decided to withdraw from the February 17 bypoll after failing to get support from Congress and JD(S) legislators.

The bypoll was necessitated after sitting member Rizwan Arshad of Congress resigned as he moved to the legislative assembly as an MLA. Rizwan won the Shivajinagar bypoll in December last year.

“Since the notification on candidates in the fray, after the last date of withdrawal, has already been published, irrespective of any candidate’s retirement, the election has to be conducted,” an official said.

Savadi’s victory was always assured as BJP has 119 members in the House.

Still, Ramanagara BJP district president Rudresh and MP BY Raghavendra reportedly approached Kumar, urging him to withdraw. Kumar, however, denied that he was persuaded by BJP.

“I entered the fray thinking secular parties and likeminded MLAs will support me, but that didn’t happen, so I decided to retire,”he said.

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Savadi must get elected to the council before February 20, otherwise he will lose his cabinet role. According to rules, a person who is not a member of either House should get elected within six months after becoming a minister. Savadi took oath on August 20 last year.

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