Uppinangady college student accused of harassing girl gets bail

August 8, 2013

Mangalore, Aug 8: The Second Additional District and Sessions Court has granted bail to B.Com student Ranjith who was accused of harassing a Muslim girl at Uppinangady First Grade College.

On July 25 Ranjith allegedly teased a Muslim girl by pulling her ponytail during class hour.

The girl registered a complaint against Ranjith at the Uppinangady police station. Later, he was arrested by the police.

Following this incident, a group of Muslim students belonging to the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) rushed to the girl's support against Ranjith, who was supported by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) students.

The altercation between members of NSUI and ABVP had turned into a physical fight.

During the melee, four students suffered minor injuries and some students smashed the windows.

Police resorted to caning to bring the situation under control and a platoon of the reserve police was deployed near the college.

The court granted Ranjith a conditional bail.

Advocates Venu Kumar, Yuvraj K Amin and Sheethal Kumar Jain were counsel for the accused.

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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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