Belthangady: Son, grandson of elderly woman arrested after video of them assaulting her goes viral
Belthangady: Belthangady Police on Friday arrested the son and a grandson of an elderly woman for assaulting her, after a video of the incident went viral on social media platforms.
The victim woman has been identified as Appi Shetty, a resident of Halasinakatte in Belthangady while the accused have been identified as her son Srinivas Shetty and grandson Pradeep Shetty. Both of them have been arrested.
A video of Srinivas Shetty and Pradeep Shetty torturing the aged and ill Appi Shetty went viral on local social media platforms, following which Belthangady Police filed a suo-moto case and arrested the accused.
The accused have been booked under IPC sections 323, 504, and section 24 of Senior Citizen Act 2007, police said in a release.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
