Udupi, August 27: Following the permission from the principal district and sessions court, the police have brought fugitive don Bannanje Raja who is in Belagavi Hindalga jail, to perform his mother’s last rites at his home at Kalmadi and Malpe graveyard, here on Monday.

His mother Vilasini Shettigar died after falling at her home at Kalmadi on August 25. Following his mother’s death, Raja has appealed the court through his advocate Shantaram Shetty on August 26 for permission to participate in the cremation and last rites of his mother and the court has granted the permission. The police have brought him from the Hindalga jail to Udupi on Sunday midnight and put him in the city police station lock-up.

On Monday morning, the police took him to his house at Kalmadi and allowed him to participate in the cremation of his mother. After paying tribute to his mother, he performed the last rites of his mother along with his brother Arun. His father Sundar and family members were present.

The police have taken him in police vehicle to the graveyard and his home in the evening amidst tight police security. Later, he was brought to city police station. His wife Sonam was also present at the house. He will be kept in the lock-up on Monday night and the police would take him to Hindalga jail on Tuesday morning.

 

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New Delhi (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday paid homage to the bravehearts who lost their lives in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack and said India remained firmly committed to defeating terrorism in all its forms.

Ten Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists from Pakistan arrived by sea on November 26, 2008, and killed 166 people, including 18 security personnel, during a 60-hour siege in Mumbai.

"On the anniversary of the cowardly terror attacks in Mumbai on 26th November, 2008, I join the entire nation in paying homage to the bravehearts who lost their lives and expressing solidarity with their families," Murmu said in a post on X.

"A grateful nation salutes its valiant security personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting our people. It is also the day to reiterate that India remains firmly committed to defeating terrorism in all its forms," the president added.