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

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August 15, 2011

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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.


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November 28,2025

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Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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