Corona Virus scare: Sanitizers, soaps provided at Udupi mosques during Friday prayers
Udupi: Abiding by the instructions of District Administration, mosques in Udupi District stuck to completion of Friday prayers inside 15 minutes. At majority of mosques across the District, the prayers commenced at 12:45 pm and were completed within 15 mins.
During the weekly prayers, importance of cleanliness was explained through sermons while at ablution area soaps were arranged for people to wash their hands before entering the prayers’ area. At several mosques, sanitizers were also provided before entering the mosques as a precautionary measure against the spread of deadly virus.
Awareness campaign were also organised at several mosques wherein precautionary measures one has to undertake to avoid getting infected by the virus were explained by volunteers.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
