Belthangady: Accusing men of transporting cattle, Sangh Parivar Activists fatally assault two
Belthangady: In a bone-chilling incident reported on late Wednesday night, a team of 12 individuals, including Sangh Parivar Activists brutally assaulted two men after accusing them of transporting cattle at Melanthabettu in Belthangady Taluk. In this regard, a case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station.
The victims of the assault have been identified as Abdul Raheem and Muhammad Musthafa. The injured victims have been admitted to the Belthangady government hospital. The police have revealed that four of the accused have already been arrested for their involvement in the violent assault.
Incident Details: It is learned that on Wednesday evening, Abdul Raheem, resident of Kuppetti in Belthangady Taluk, had taken his pick-up vehicle to the town to get the vehicle’s bodywork done. Musthafa had also accompanied him at the time. However, since Abdul Raheem could not finish the task he came in for, he drove to a relative’s house in Savanaali and ate dinner there. After finishing dinner, the men had left Abdul Raheem’s relatives’ house around 11 pm and were heading back home when the assaulters unleashed their violence on them.
Their pick-up was reportedly being followed by men in bikes and cars from Savanaali and as they reached Melanthabettu, some bike-borne men came in front of their vehicle and stopped them. At this time, the criminals in the car approached them and said, “You are cattle thieves, you have come to our hometown to steal cattle” and proceeded to verbally abuse them with profanities, whilst dragging both Raheem and Musthafa from their vehicle. Thereafter, the assaulters used iron rods, wooden sticks and violently beat the duo, the police complaint reveals.
The attack by the criminals has left Shareef with injuries to his eye and forehead. The bodies of both the victims, their backs are covered in bruises. The police who received the information reportedly arrived at the scene and dispersed the assaulters and took the severely injured Raheem and Musthafa to the Belthangady Government Hospital.
Four Arrested, Few Detained: Concerning the assault, a case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station. The police have already arrested four of the accused and few others have been detained by the police, and are being subjected to questioning.
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Sena (UBT)-MNS alliance announcement for civic polls likely next week
Mumbai (PTI): The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) are likely to announce next week their alliance for the upcoming municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, with seat-sharing for all the civic bodies, except Mumbai, almost complete, leaders of both the parties said.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the all-important Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), will be held on January 15, and the counting of votes will take place the next day.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) and the MNS will forge an alliance for the polls in municipal corporations of Mumbai, Thane, Mira-Bhayandar, Kalyan-Dombivli, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune and Nashik, among others.
The Sena (UBT) is headed by former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, while his once-estranged cousin Raj is the president of the MNS.
"Talks for all civic bodies, except Mumbai, are complete. The sticking point is about the seats that we are demanding in Marathi-dominated areas. The Shiv Sena (UBT) is not still not agreeing to it which has delayed the seat-sharing. But the talks have to be over soon since the date of filing nominations starts next week (December 23 to December 30)," an MNS leader said.
Talking to reporters, MNS leader and former MLA Nitin Sardesai said, "It is appropriate to say that the talks are in final stages but it is difficult to say when it will be officially announced. I can only say that all sides are putting efforts to complete the talks and they are working towards it."
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Parab met Raj Thackeray to discuss seat-sharing.
A Sena (UBT) leader said talks are in final stages and there is no hurdle in the seat-sharing agreement.
"The two brothers are expected to officially announce the alliance between the two parties on Monday in a public event or through a press conference that will set the tone for the civic body polls," he said.
Raj Thackeray quit the undivided Shiv Sena blaming Uddhav for his exit in 2005 and floated the MNS in 2006. They had been political rivals since then.
However, after the drubbing of their parties in the Maharashtra assembly polls in 2024 - the Sena (UBT) won 20 seats, while MNS drew a blank - both leaders decided to put behind their political acrimony and find a common ground for survival.
Over the past few months, the two cousins shared the stage or were spotted at public forums together multiple times for various reasons.
The cousins publicly ended their two-decade-long estrangement in July, where they addressed a joint rally. At the event, Uddhav said they have come together to stay together.
