Freedom fighter Mohammed Bazi dies at 102
Bhubaneswar, June 27: Well known freedom fighter Mohammed Bazi passed away on Thursday at the age of 102 following illness in Odisha''s Nabarangpur district.
Bazi, who was unmarried, breathed his last at his residence. He was laid to rest with full state honours in Nabarangpur.
Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Bazi had participated in the freedom movement against British rule and was arrested several times for his anti-British activities.
Born on January 28, 1917, he had joined the Congress in 1931 leaving his schooling midway, according to sources close to him.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed his condolences following the demise of the centenarian freedom fighter.
The Chief Minister stated that he was a brave fighter of India''s freedom movement and had the opportunity of being closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi.
"Inspired by Gandhi''s ideology, he spent his whole life in a simple manner and devoted himself to serving mankind at Nabarangpur’s Bijapur-based Gandhi Ashram," said the Chief Minister.
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Defamatory post against Dharmasthala Veerendra Heggade: Case registered against Girish Mattannavar
Belthangady: A case has been registered at Dharmasthala police station against Girish Mattannavar over a complaint regarding alleged defamatory posts on social media against Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala.
The complaint was filed by Subrahmanya Prasad, a resident of Dharmasthala.
The complainant stated that Mattannavar posted content on Instagram making allegations against Dr. Heggade and allegedly affecting his reputation.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which is related to spreading false information, rumours, or alarming news, on April 18, and the investigation is in progress.
Following information about Mattannavar’s appearance at the SIT office on May 7, a police officer from Dharmasthala police station issued a notice directing him to appear at the station within a week.
