Man claims gang assaulted him in front of police while bringing home calf for rearing

August 15, 2011

Puttur, August 15: A complaint has been lodged against 20 assailants belonging to Sangha Parivar at Kadaba police station, for allegedly assaulting a man while he was bringing home a young calf at Mardala village near Kadaba in Puttur taluk.

The victim, Abbas, a resident of Mardala, has been admitted to a private hospital in the town.

Abbas, who has mentioned the names of Suresh, Vasudev, Ashok, Deepak, Puroshotham and Deepak in the complaint, said that they along with others brutally attacked him under the pretext of 'illegal cow trafficking', before calling police.

The miscreants waylaid Abbas, while he was returning home with a newly bought calf from Hakim. Abbas said that the miscreants also attacked Andunhi and Shafiyullah, who were with him.

“After attacking us the miscreants called the Kadaba police, accusing me of 'illegal cow trafficking'. I was taken to the police station where the miscreants again attacked me in front of the police,” said Abbas accusing the police of not stopping assailants, when he was being attacked mercilessly.

Abbas has claimed that he had bought the calf from Hakim, who had bought it from Balakrishna Poojari. When Poojari was brought to the station to give a testimonial he was stopped by the attackers, said Abbas, who is recovering at hospital.

Meanwhile, police registered a case against Abbas and Andunhi of illegal cow trafficking and produced before the court, which ordered judicial custody for Abbas. He was admitted to hospital after being released on bail. He approached the Kadaba police to file complaint against the assailants.

Comments

Add new comment

Coastaldigest.com reserves the right to delete or block any comments.
Coastaldigset.com is not responsible for its readers’ comments.
Comments that are abusive, incendiary or irrelevant are strictly prohibited.
Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name to avoid reject.

Mangaluru’s KPT becomes India’s first autonomous govt polytechnic

News Network

January 23,2026

Mangaluru: The Karnataka Government Polytechnic (KPT), Mangaluru, has achieved autonomous status from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), becoming the first government polytechnic in the country to receive such recognition in its 78-year history. The status was granted by AICTE, New Delhi, and subsequently approved by the Karnataka Board of Technical Education in October last year.

Officials said the autonomy was conferred a few months ago. Until recently, AICTE extended autonomous status only to engineering colleges, excluding diploma institutions. However, with a renewed national focus on skill development, several government polytechnics across India have now been granted autonomy.

KPT, the second-largest polytechnic in Karnataka, was established in 1946 with four branches and has since expanded to offer eight diploma programmes, including computer science and polymer technology. The institution is spread across a 19-acre campus.

Ravindra M Keni, the first dean of the institution, told The Times of India that AICTE had proposed autonomous status for polytechnic institutions that are over 25 years old. “Many colleges applied. In the first round, 100 institutions were shortlisted, which was further narrowed down to 15 in the second round. We have already completed one semester after becoming an autonomous institution,” he said. He added that nearly 500 students are admitted annually across eight three-year diploma courses.

Explaining the factors that helped KPT secure autonomy, Keni said the institution has consistently recorded 100 per cent admissions and placements for its graduates. He also noted its strong performance in sports, with the college emerging champions for 12 consecutive years, along with active student participation in NCC and NSS activities.

Autonomous status allows KPT to design industry-oriented curricula, conduct examinations, prepare question papers, and manage academic documentation independently. The institution can also directly collaborate with industries and receive priority funding from AICTE or the Ministry of Education. While academic autonomy has been granted, financial control will continue to rest with the state government.

“There will be separate committees for examinations, question paper setting, boards of studies, and boards of examiners. The institution will now have the freedom to conduct admissions without government notifications and issue its own marks cards,” Keni said, adding that new academic initiatives would be planned after a year of functioning under the autonomous framework.

Comments