Belthangady: A suo motu case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station against activist Jayant T. for allegedly spreading false information regarding the externment order issued against Mahesh Shetty Timarodi.

Deputy Commissioner of Puttur, Stella Varghese, had on September 18 ordered the externment of Mahesh Shetty Timarodi, a pro-Sowjanya activist, from Belthangady for one year to Manvi taluk of Raichur district. Police allege that despite being aware of the correctness of the order, Jayant T. made and circulated a video containing false claims intended to provoke the public and malign the Bantwal DYSP and Puttur Assistant Commissioner.

Based on these allegations, Belthangady police registered a suo motu case against Jayant T. on October 14 under Section 353(1)(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

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Bengaluru (PTI): The South Western Railway on Saturday announced a series of special trains, in coordination with Central, South Eastern and Southern Railways, to clear stranded passengers following large-scale IndiGo flight cancellations across the country.

The special services will operate between December 6 and 10 on high-demand routes, including Bengaluru–Chennai, Bengaluru–Pune, Yesvantpur–Hazrat Nizamuddin, Shalimar–Yelahanka and Ernakulam–Yelahanka, officials said.

According to an official statement, SWR will run Train No. 06255/06256 between Chennai Egmore and KSR Bengaluru, 06257/06258 between Bengaluru and MGR Chennai Central, 06259/06260 between Yesvantpur and Hazrat Nizamuddin, and 06263/06264 between Bengaluru and Pune.

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Central Railway will operate Train No. 01413/01414 between Pune and Bengaluru, while South Eastern Railway will run Train No. 08073/08074 between Shalimar and Yelahanka. Southern Railway will operate Train No. 06147/06148 between Ernakulam and Yelahanka, the statement said.

Railways has advised passengers to check updated timings on its official channels and arrive early at stations.

For at least five days in a row, IndiGo flight operations have been significantly disrupted, with a large number of cancellations and delays causing hardships to thousands of passengers. In many cases, baggage has been misplaced.