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Mangaluru: Man held for spreading false rumours against Muslim youth on WhatsApp

coastaldigest.com news desk
July 17, 2018

Mangaluru, Jul 17: A suspected saffron activist has been arrested for spreading communal hatred through and making false and provocative allegations against Muslim college students through WhatsApp groups.

Ashish, a resident of Asaigoly, Konaje, was picked up from Kunil Complex at Kankanady in the city by the sleuths of Mangaluru North police station yesterday.

He was booked under sections 153 A (spreading hatred between communities), and 505 (issuing mischievous statements in public) of Indian Penal Code. He was produced before a local court which remanded him to 15 days of judicial custody.

He was one of the miscreants who had been constantly spreading false messages against the youths of Muslim community for a long time. One of such messages stated that a Muslim student by name Mohammed Nadeem along with his friends had been harassing girls from Hindu community in a particular college. The message had gone viral.

The arrest was carried out following the directions of city police commissioner T R Suresh, and under the guidance of deputy commissioners of police Hanumantharaya (law and order) and Uma Prshanth (traffic and crime) as well as central subdivision assistant commissioner of police,Uday Nayak. City crime branch police inspector Shanataram Kunder was also part of the operation. It is learnt that police may arrest more miscreants for misusing WhatsApp to spread communal hatred.

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Tuesday, 17 Jul 2018

Hats of officers!!! Regardless their religion, it may be Hindus / Muslims / Christians. Just Sonta polipule.

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March 27,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 27: In a preparatory measure to tackle any exigency in the backdrop of spread of coronavirus, the Karnataka government has asked district administrations to use as quarantine centres the residential schools and hostels that come the under Social Welfare department.

"Wherever necessary, these residential schools and hostels can be converted as quarantine facility without any extra cost by the district administrations," Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol said in a statement.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in Karnataka stood at 55, including two deaths and three discharged persons, as on Thursday.

Karjol, who is also the Minister in-charge of Social Welfare department said, in view of holidays for educational institutions, there were no students staying in the residential schools and hostels and hence they can be used for quarantine purpose.

All the residential schools at hostels in districts and taluks are spacious and have all required facilities like rooms, kitchen, toilets, bathrooms, libraries among others, the Minister said adding most of them were located away from densely populated areas.

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Zoo Authority of Karnataka Member Secretary B P Ravi said, "COVID-19 was detected in a domestic cat two weeks back in Hong Kong. Due to the outbreak of bird flu in Mysuru, we have taken all precautionary measures to combat COVID-19."

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