Mangaluru: Videos of animal sacrifice have been found on the mobile phone of Ram Sene leader Prasad Attavar, who was arrested in connection with the vandalism at a unisex salon near KSRTC bus stop, Bejai in the city. Following this, a case has been registered against him at Barke police station.

The police have obtained a video in which an animal is sacrificed in front of a Shakti deity, and its blood is smeared on the photos of complainants Snehamayi Krishna and RTI activist Gangaraju. It is alleged that the sacrifice was performed to empower them spiritually.

The matter has been brought to the attention of the City Police Commissioner, senior officers, and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Based on a complaint filed by Kadri Police Inspector Somashekhar, a case was registered at Barke police station late on Thursday night.

It is alleged that Prasad Attavar had transferred money to Ananth Bhat for performing the animal sacrifice. As a result, another FIR has been registered against both Prasad Attavar and Ananth Bhat.

Speaking to reporters, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal stated that during the examination of Prasad Attavar’s mobile phone, several videos were found. One of them reportedly shows the sacrifice of five sheep in a temple. It is believed that the sacrifice was performed for the benefit of Snehamayi Krishna and Gangaraju.

“We are investigating who Ananth Bhat is and where the sacrifice took place. According to preliminary information, the sacrifice was performed for Snehamayi Krishna and Gangaraju. Therefore, a suo motu case has been registered,” the commissioner added.

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Mumbai: Popular poet Yahya Bootwala has accused the makers of Akshay Kumar’s ‘Kesari 2’ of plagiarising lines from one of his poems without permission or credit.

In a post shared on Instagram, Bootwala pointed out striking similarities between a dialogue delivered by actor Ananya Panday in the film and his poem titled ‘Jallianwala Bagh’ which was published five years ago on the YouTube channel UnErase Poetry. He also shared video clips comparing the two.

‘As writers, the worst thing you can do to a fellow writer is to pick up their material, blatantly use it without giving credits, and this is what I feel dialogue writer @sumit.saxena.35912 has done,” Bootwala wrote in a strongly-worded statement.

Calling it a “clear copy paste,” he accused the makers of openly using his lines without any attempt to modify the material.

While he acknowledged that people’s thoughts and thinking patterns can be similar, Bootwala stressed that writing almost the same lines on a particular topic is not a coincidence.

“Next time you can directly get in touch with me, main likh dunga original dialogues aapke liye,” remarked Bootwala.

The poet requested his fans and followers to amplify his voice, urging them to tag prominent names associated with the film, including Karan Johar, director Karan Singh Tyagi, and actors Akshay Kumar and Ananya Panday. “If you’ve ever connected with my work, help this reach them,” he wrote.