Priest booked under SC/ST Act for assaulting student, insulting his caste

November 14, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 14: Police have booked Fr Vishal Monis, the principal of St Anne English Medium High School, Kelrai in Neermarga village here, under the Scheduled Caste and Tribe (prevention of atrocities) Act for allegedly assaulting a Hindu student and insulting his caste.

1princi However, Fr Monis, who is also an assistant parish priest, has denied the allegations and said that miscreants have used the student in question to target him. Even though the incident occurred on November 5, the student's mother Prema M lodged the complaint at Mangaluru Rural Police Station only on Friday.

In her complaint, Prema, has claimed that her son was hit with a cable wire for having failed to do his homework. She also accused the principal of deliberately insulting their caste. She also stated that the boy was asked to join a Kannada medium school, if he could not cope with English.

Fr Monis said that some miscreants who are not happy with him created thisdrama'. “I have been looking into a land dispute involving the church. Some people are not happy about this. They have used the student as a bait, and registered a fake complaint," he claimed.

He said that the student had been studying at a Kannada medium school earlier. "We admitted into the English medium school, free of cost, since he had a good academic record. However, he couldn't cope with the change in the medium of instruction. He also came late to class often," he said.

Fr Vishal pointed out that the school authorities had also counselled the boy on many occasions, when he had been absent for more than 15 days. "He was also not attending to his school work. When I spoke to him in this regard, he told me that he wanted to return to Kannada medium. So, I asked to seek admission at a Kannada medium school, which was close," he added.

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We can not judge anybody false , without knowing truth behind... who knows , whether priest is right... ?!

Thank God he didnt slap him.

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Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner orders closure of bars, restaurants amid COVID-19 fears

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March 16,2020

Kalaburagi, Mar 16: Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B Sharat has banned the sale of liquor and ordered the closure of bars and restaurants in the district until further orders in the wake of coronavirus scare.

On Sunday, Sharat said that the public gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in Kalaburagi district have been banned.

"Gatherings including local markets, village fairs, Urs festival in the district have been banned as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus until further orders," Sharat said.

The Karnataka Health Department on Sunday said that all the family members and other contacts of the 76-year-old man who died of coronavirus in Kalaburagi are being monitored closely.

The state government has said that six cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state as of now, including one person who died.

"Till date, six COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state including one death. The 5 Coronavirus positive cases are in isolation at the designated hospital in Bengaluru," the government said.

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Gold smuggling case: Swapna Suresh, Sandeep Nair arrested in Bengaluru by NIA

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July 12,2020

Kochi, Jul 12: The two main accused in Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Both the accused will be produced before NIA court in Kochi, Kerala on Sunday.

Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair were detained by NIA from Bengaluru, Karnataka on Saturday.

Swapna is named as the second accused and Sandeep has been named as the fourth accused in the FIR taken by NIA and both have been slapped with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, (UAPA) along with first accused Sarith PS and third accused Fazil Fareed
Already, Sarith PS was arrested by the Customs, while Fazil Fareed is still at large.

NIA officials yesterday conducted a detailed interrogation of Sarith after reaching the customs office in Kochi where he is in custody.

The Customs Department had on July 5 seized 30 kg gold worth Rs 15 crore concealed in diplomatic consignment at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport.

The NIA on Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Sarith Kumar, Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the three persons allegedly involved in the case.

The agency has charged them with offences under various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

Swapna Suresh was on the run following the gold seizure. She was employed in Space Park and Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (KSITL), which comes under the IT department, a portfolio held by Kerala Chief Minister. She was ousted after being named an accused in the case.

Sarith Kumar, an accused in the case who had previously worked as a public relations officer (PRO) in UAE Consulate-General's office in Thiruvananthapuram, was arrested on July 6.

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