Mangalore: Yeddy bashes Cong government for scrapping Somasekhara panel report

October 19, 2014

Mangalore, Oct 19: Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has condemned Siddaramaiah-led Congress government of Karnataka for rejecting the report of Justice B K Somasekhara Commission of Inquiry which probed attacks on churches in Karnataka in 2008.

Mr Yeddyurappa, who was in city on Saturday, termed the rejection of report as œpolitics and said that the Congress government is needlessly trying to stoke passions with its belated decision to dump the panel's report.

It could be recalled here that Yeddyurappa was the chief minister of Karnataka when these Church attacks took place.

He said that the state government is not interested in maintaining law and order and hence is creating fresh confusions each day with such decisions.

"The then state government took all necessary steps to deal with the situation," he said, adding the Congress government is indulging in politics of opportunism with this decision.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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