Dakshina Kannada: FIR against Hindu Jagaran Vedike leader in sexual assault, intimidation case
Mangaluru (PTI): Police have registered a case against Hindu Jagaran Vedike leader Samit Raj on charges of sexual assault and criminal intimidation, after a woman complained that he obtained her intimate photographs and repeatedly assaulted her under threat of violence.
The FIR was registered at the Bajpe police station in Dakshina Kannada district on Saturday, based on a written complaint.
According to police, the woman alleged that Raj had been harassing her for the past 15 days, used the photographs to intimidate her, and "threatened to kill" her when she resisted.
"Based on the complaint and prima facie evidence, a case has been registered under the relevant provisions of the law. Investigation is underway," a Bajpe police official said.
The accused is yet to be arrested.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
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"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
