Saffron goondaism: Not victim, but DK ministers were left naked, say agitators

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August 27, 2015

Mangaluru, Aug 26: The protest held by Dakshina Kannada district unit of Popular Front of India (PFI) here on Wednesday saw over 250 protestors blaming the Congress-led state government for the continuous attacks on Muslims in the district by saffron outfits in the name of cattle trafficking.

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In the protest meeting organised in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in the city, the agitators strongly condemned the brutal assault on a Muslim youth who was stripped and tied before he was thrashed by members of a saffron outfit in Attavar on Monday, and demanded an end to the atrocious behaviour of Sangh Parivar in the district.

The organisation also demanded strict legal action against the leaders of such atrocious saffron outfits who wished to ruin the harmony between communities by making inflammatory speeches and public statements.

Addressing the protestors, SDPI district president Haneef Khan Kodaje said that the saffron goondaism in Dakshina Kannada had made the police department and district adminstration bow their heads and cower in fear. Under the pretext of cattle transportation and immoral activities, youth have been murdered, brutally assaulted and hands chopped in the district. In yet another shameful incident which has made headlines across the country and outside, an innocent youth was beaten after he was stripped and tied. The district administration is responsible for the escalation of the situation to this extent, he said.

Speaking on the brutal attack on the Muslim youth in Attavar, he said, "Here who was stripped was not the youth but elected representatives of Coastal Karnataka such as Ramanath Rai, U T Khader and J R Lobo. It is them the Sangh Parivar has left naked by openly continuing their atrocities in the presence of the legislators," he told the protestors.

'DK regressing by the day'

PFI district president Mohammed Haneef said that the continuous attacks on minorities over the past few months by saffron outfits were not random incidents, but a single conspiracy to damage the peaceful and harmonious relations among different religious communities in the district. When there are numerous instances of brutal assaults on those transporting cattle, what does not come to light is the culprits robbing them of all their valuables. When the country is slowly progressing forward, Dakshina Kannada is becoming backward each day and the people are becoming 'Adivasis' (tribals) due to such heinous attacks by regressive minds. Those with communal mindset believe that people of this district can be oppressed and will continue to remain oppressed, but this will not be the case, he said.

He said that there was hope for 'Achhe Din' for the people of the state, but the same would spell doom for the Sangh Parivar.

Convenor of Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, Puttur Anand Mittabail said that the Congress leaders had given assurances of plucking out communal forces from the state within three months of coming to power, but after elections, the same leaders including Siddaramaiah and Ramanath Rai have proved useless in this regard.

He demanded that the district administration and police department should jointly put an end to the Goonda activities in Dakshina Kannada. If the police are ineffective in stopping the violent communal incidents, people across all religions will join and stamp out the communal forces, he said.

Fr William Martis also spoke on the occasion, stating that RSS and BJP cadres were present even in the police force in the state. This ensures no justice for the minorities who are subjected to atrocities, he said, adding that the situation should be rectified.

PFI State secretary Shafi Bellare, Udupi district president Aalam, Puttur unit president Shamsuddin, Belthangady unit president Haneef, Bantwal unit general secretary Saleem and several others were present on the occasion. Former Mayor K Ashraf also addressed the gathering.

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March 27,2024

Bengaluru: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday launched simultaneous raids in multiple places, including Bengaluru and Shivamogga.

Reports suggested that the ongoing raids are in connection with the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe on March 1. The blast had injured at least ten people as per the police report.

The Central Crime Branch (CCB) had launched an investigation alongside the NIA, and the trail of the suspect led them to Tumakuru first and subsequently to Ballari. Investigators believe that the bomb was planted by Mussavir Hussain Shazib, a handler of the Islamic State’s Shivamogga module who was aided by another IS handler called Ahmed Taahaa.

Sources in the know said that Shazib and Taahaa had stayed in Chennai for about a month between January and February using fake credentials. The names of the suspects were identified after they traced the cap worn by Shazib to a shop in a mall in Chennai. The cap, which was abandoned by the bomber in Bengaluru after the blast, was reportedly bought by Taahaa, around January-end.

As per the NIA, Shazib hails from Masjid Road in Thirthahalli, Shivamogga district, and Taahaa from Fish Market Road, Soppu Gude, Thirthahalli Rural. Both "wanted" suspects have been termed "absconders" by the NIA.

The NIA has questioned seven jailed terror suspects so far in connection with the blast. The investigation agency had also obtained seven-day custody of a jailed terror suspect named Maaz Muneer Ahmed.

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March 17,2024

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Beltangady, Mar 17: A three-year-old boy was crushed to death under the wheels of an auto-rickshaw in front of his house at Panakaje Mundadi in Belthangady taluk of Dakshina Kannada. 

The gut-wrenching tragedy took place on Saturday, March 16 morning when the boy ran out of home to the road. 

The victim has been identified as Kaushik, the son of Chandrashekhar and Usha couple. Their home is situated adjacent to the main road at Panakaje.

It is learnt that the auto-rickshaw failed to notice the boy who suddenly darted towards the road and hit him. 

Even though the injured boy was rushed to a private hospital in Ujire and later to Mangaluru, he breathed his last. 

The Beltangady traffic police have registered a case in connection with the incident.

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March 19,2024

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Mangaluru: The Mangalore International Airport (MIA) will connect to a new domestic destination with the introduction of a non-stop flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. 

The non-stop service, once-a-week, will operate on Wednesday (from TIA) and Thursday (from MIA), starting April 3. Air India Express will operate the flight.

The flight is expected to help those taking up a pilgrimage to Vailankani shrine.

Sources from the AIE said that the airline carrier decided to fly non-stop between the two southern Indian cities as a flight to Jeddah, which will start from April 3, arrives from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. 

“It is a ferry or positional flight from TIA to MIA. Instead of flying empty, the management has decided to run it as a commercial flight. This will help both passengers and the airline. The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a 186-seater all-economy configuration on this route. 

The same flight, after landing in MIA, will further fly to Jeddah,” a source said. 

The flight IX 1498 will depart every Thursday at 5am from MIA to TIA. The TIA-MIA flight IX 1499 departs at 12.50pm. It is a one-hour nonstop flight. The same flights will also operate nonstop between Jeddah and MIA. 

The non-stop flight IX 499 will depart MIA at 2.50pm and reach King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 6.25pm. The IX498, will depart from Jeddah at 7.25pm and reach MIA early at 3.40am.

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