Bhatkal: Volunteers of several organizations come together for solidarity march for Pulwama martyrs
Bhatkal: Volunteers and Members of several local organizations and institutions of Bhatkal joined a candle march organized in solidarity with the martyred soldiers of Pulwama attack.
The candle march which was organized by a bunch of Muslim youngsters of the town, was also participated by people of different communities and religions, loudly sending out the message of unity among the citizens of the country irrespective of religion and communities when it comes to issues like this.
The march began from Bhatkal Inspection Bungalow (IB) with over 200 youngsters accompanied by senior members and personalities of the town, marching silently towards Shamsuddin Circle with candle, torches and placards in hands, expressing their solidarity with the CRPF soldiers and their families.
The candle march dispersed at the same venue (Bhatkal IB), after marching across Shamsuddin circle, with three briefs speeches by prominent speaker.
Ex-Serviceman and currently an officer in Bhatkal Fire Department, Nazeer Ahmed Attar, said “We can’t do much for the soldiers from here, we can’t go and take their revenge. The least we can do is expressing our solidarity with them and to acknowledge the sacrifices they have made while serving us”.
“Wherever we see a soldier, we should respect them, we should take care of little things and make sure we don’t cause inconvenience to them, this is the least we as citizen can do in return for what they are doing for us”. He added.
JCI Bhatkal member Suresh Poojary, condemned the attack and advised youngsters to remain united in situations like this, and refrain from blaming one or the other community merely because the attackers belonged to that particular community, as terrorism cannot be attributed to any religion.
Former Majlis-e-Isah wa Tanzeem General Secretary, Dr. Haneef Shabab, lauded the efforts of youngsters of bringing several organizations and communities together for the solidarity march, and said “From what we have seen these youngsters do today, we can figure out that the future of the nation is in right hands, and that this kind of unity will not allow any external forces to come and divide us”.
Among major organizations that participated in the march were, SIO, PFI, JCI, members of Rotary club and others.
Prominent Businessman Qamar Sada, Social Worker Nazeer Kashimji, Misbah-ul-Haq Shaikh, Suresh Poojary and others were present during the march.
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Silver heist: Three detained in Chikkaballapur
Chikkaballapur (PTI): A gang of unidentified men struck a jewellery store here and decamped with around 140 kg of silver ornaments valued at nearly Rs three crore, police said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the burglars broke open the shop’s shutter and door locks on Monday night and carried out the theft without leaving behind any immediate clues.
The burglary came to light on Tuesday morning when shop staff arrived to open the showroom and found the locks broken, following which the police were informed.
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Officials visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
“Special teams were formed to trace the accused, and efforts were intensified after it was found that the thieves had also stolen the CCTV DVR from the premises,” a police officer said.
The burglars entered the shop at 12.10 am and spent over three hours. Initially, they attempted to break open the lock using an iron rod, but later cut it using a cutter to gain entry.
The accused reportedly filled three bags with silver ornaments and fled the scene at around 3.10 am. The entire incident was captured on CCTV footage.
The police have detained three suspects in connection with the case.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain whether they were involved in similar crimes elsewhere, police added.
