Bhatkal Affan Jabali murder case: One more arrested from Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Police team investigating sensational Affan Jabali Murder case of Bhatkal, arrested another person in connection with the crime from Mangaluru on late Friday night.
The arrested accused has been identified as Musharaf. With the latest arrest, the toll of arrested accused in the case has gone up to three while the investigating team is looking for another three accused who are still on the run.
Affan Jabali, a 26-year old man was murdered in a private lodge in Bhatkal on Saturday, October 19. Prime accused in the case Iqbal was arrested from the crime scene while other five contract killers hired to kill the young man had escaped from the scene after committing the crime.
On Thursday, police had arrested another person Siraj from Bantwal.
According to the sources, initial investigation into the case has revealed that the hired killers belonged to Mangaluru and are believed to be hiding in the city. A team of Bhatkal Police is camping in Mangaluru to investigate the murder from Mangaluru.
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BJP will form govt in Bengal with thumping majority: Nabin
Mirzapur (UP) (PTI): BJP president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday voiced confidence that his party will form the government in West Bengal with a "thumping majority".
Polling is underway for 142 constituencies in the second and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, covering key districts, including Kolkata, Howrah and North and South 24 Parganas.
The high-stakes contest is being seen as decisive for the ruling TMC's bid for a fourth consecutive term and the BJP's push to form its first government in the state. The first phase held on April 23 recorded a high voter turnout of over 93 per cent, reflecting intense electoral engagement.
Speaking to reporters in Mirzapur, Nabin said, "The BJP will form the government in Bengal. We are winning the elections with a massive majority."
Earlier in the day, the BJP chief visited the Vindhyavasini temple and offered prayers. The rituals were conducted by his priest Acharya Agastya Kumar Dwivedi.
On his first visit to the district after assuming office, Nabin was welcomed by party workers at several places. At the temple, he was received by city MLA Ratnakar Mishra and District Magistrate Pawan Kumar Gangwar, who felicitated him with a traditional 'angvastram'.
After offering prayers for about 10 minutes amid Vedic chants, Nabin held a meeting at a hotel with local MLAs, including Mishra, Majhwan MLA Suchismita Maurya and Madihan MLA Ramashankar Patel.
Patel said Nabin emphasised strengthening the organisation and asked public representatives to focus on serving people in their respective constituencies.
Several party leaders, including district president Lal Bahadur Saroj, district vice-president Gaurav Umar, municipal chairperson Shyam Sundar Kesari, women workers and senior officials, were present on the occasion.
Elaborate security arrangements were put in place by the district administration for the visit, with multiple officers of circle officer rank deployed, officials said.
