Defamatory statement against Prophet Mohammed: Columnist Santosh Tammayya held
Gonikoppa, Nov 13: Gonikoppa police arrested Columnist Santosh Thayyya of Virajpet in connection with making a defamatory statement against Prophet Mohammed while opposing Tippu Jayanti.
On November 5, a local newspaper had reported that a speech, defaming Prophet Mohammed, was delivered at the 'Unveiling of Tipu's dark faces' programme held at Freedom Fighter's Hall in Gonikoppa by Kodagu Kaveri Prajna Vedike. The next day, a Gonikoppa resident Oscar had lodged a complaint with the Gonikoppa police.
Acting on the complaint, the police had registered an FIR against Columnist Santosh Tammayya, artist Karyappa Kodagu's Bacharneyada Appanna, social activist Robert Rozario of Mangaluru and RSS' Sudhakar Hosalli of Mysuru.
Demanding the arrest of the accused and condemning the defamation of the Prophet, various organizations had protested across the district.
Intensifying their operation, the police arrested Columnist Santosh Tammayya at Madhugiri late on Monday night and brought him to Gonikoppa police station.
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Three injured in accident after private bus hits car in Karnataka's Mandya district
Mandya (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were injured after a private tourist bus allegedly rammed into a car from behind in the early hours of Monday in Mandya district, police said.
The accident occurred around 4.30 am on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway near Budanur, within the limits of Mandya Rural police station.
According to police, the Kerala-bound bus was en route to Bengaluru via Mandya when it allegedly hit the car moving ahead, injuring its sole occupant, identified as Duraiswamy. Two passengers on the bus also sustained injuries. Following the accident, the bus allegedly crashed into a roadside barrier. All the injured were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
A case has been registered at Mandya Rural police station, and the bus has been seized. Further investigation is underway, police added.
