Karnataka Dalits to protest against untouchability

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September 24, 2019

Kalaburagi, Sept 24: The Rajya Dalit Sangarsha Samiti (DSS) will stage a protest rally on September 25, urging the union and state governments to fulfill its various demands.

Its demands include launching a programme to eradicate untouchability across the country keeping the incident of Pemmanahalli Gollarahatti village in Chitradurga district in mind.

Addressing a press meet here on Sunday, the Samiti convener D G Sagar said the entry of MP A Narayanaswamy into Gollarahatti colony was barred just because he was a Dalit.

The Civilian society has bent down its head after the media highlighted this issue . A fight is inevitable if the Union government fails to take steps to prevent such incidents in the country , the leader warned.

The practice of untouchability has been in the blood of some people . Due to this reason , the practice is still prevalent in society even though it was banned seven decades ago, he said.

Mr Sagar demanded that those who prevented the MP from entering the Gollarahatti colony should be punished. He said a protest march will be taken out from Ambedkar statue located in Jagat circle to the deputy commissioner's office on September 25.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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