Bantwal: In an incident that occurred on Monday night, a group of criminals entered a Mosque in Farangipete and assaulted religious leader who was sleeping inside the building. A complaint has been registered in this regard at the Bantwal Rural Police Station.

The religious leader of the Birrul Walidain Mosque at Farangipete – Ammemaar Road, resident of Kundapur, Musthaq was assaulted by the criminals late at night. While attempting to escape from the criminals, he reportedly hurt his leg and is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Thumbe. 

The team of three criminals who entered the Mosque around 12 o'clock midnight, proceeded to assault Musthaq, who was sleeping on the second floor of the Mosque. The criminals allegedly caught hold of Musthaq’s neck but he managed to push his assaulters and escape to the first floor of the mosque and saved himself, the complaint registered with the police reveals. 

Reportedly, while running away from his attackers, Musthaq sustained injuries to his leg for which he is receiving treatment. Although the CCTV cameras inside the mosque captured the scene of criminals entering the building, their faces were hidden behind the helmets worn by them, the complaint reveals. The Mosque President, Sayed Bawa registered a complaint at the Bantwal Rural police station about the incident.

Salim Farangipete, the Bantwal Taluk President of the Popular Front of India, has stated his condemnations concerning the assault on the religious leader inside the Mosque.

Salim Farangipete visited Musthaq, who is receiving treatment in the hospital, and enquired about his health. He expressed that in recent days Mosques, Temples including Churches were being targeted by criminals, who sought to ruin the atmosphere of peace in the society. The police department must conduct serious investigations surrounding such cases and take stern legal action against the accused. Similarly, for the upcoming month of Ramzan, the police must provide added security to mosques, he said.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.