Pradeep Shetty re-elected president of Kanndada Sangha
Bahrain: Pradeep Shetty has been re-elected as the president of state award winning ‘Kannada Sangha’ of Bahrain. He was re-elected in the recently held 40th annual general body meeting.
Pradeep Shetty has successfully completed his first tenure as the president in the year 207-18. Following which, he has again been elected as the president for the year 2018-19.
Shetty, who has been living in gulf countries for three decades, has served as director of the department of Information and Technology in the Gulf University. Pradeep Shetty, who has been actively involved in social activities in the gulf country, has earlier served as the president of ‘Bants Bahrain’ for two terms.
In photo: Sitting (from left): Chandrahas Ill (internal auditor), Praveen Shetty Kinnigoli (treasurer), Kiran Upadayay (general secretary), Pradeep Shetty (president), D Ramesh (vice president), Varun Hegde (entertainment secretary).
Standing (from left): Ayyappa Edaneer (committee member), Mahesh Kumar K (sports secretary), Arun Irodi (assistant secretary), Prakash Anchan (committee member), Jagadish Jeppu (assistant entertainment secretary), Santosh Acharya (committee member), Ashok Kateel (vice treasurer).
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Allahabad HC orders police protection to married couple apprehending 'honour killing'
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court has granted protection to a married couple who expressed fear that they may be killed by the woman's family.
The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Tarun Saxena on March 25.
"No individual can make an 'honour issue' out of a consenting adult marrying a person of their own choice. It is the state's duty to protect the life, limb, and property of such persons even against their own family members," the bench said.
The court was hearing a petition filed by Prachi Agrawal and her partner, who sought relief in connection with an FIR filed under Section 87 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for kidnapping, and abducting or inducing a woman to compel her marriage.
The couple submitted that they married at an Arya Samaj temple and possessed a marriage registration certificate issued under the Uttar Pradesh Marriage Registration Rules, 2017.
The petitioners alleged that the woman's family members were averse to their marriage and lodged a bogus FIR against them.
The couple further submitted a joint affidavit expressing apprehension of an honour killing by the woman's family.
The court said that a prima facie case was made out and issued notice to the private respondent and granted two weeks to file a counter-affidavit.
Meanwhile, as an interim measure, the court granted the petitioners protection from arrest.
The court also explicitly ordered the woman's family members and relatives not to harm the petitioners, enter their matrimonial home, or establish contact with them directly or through any electronic means.
The bench directed the Aligarh senior superintendent of police to ensure that no harm comes to the couple and posted the matter for hearing on April 8.
