Former MLA from Udupi UR Sabhapathi passes away
Udupi: Former MLA and Congress leader UR Sabhapathi died on Sunday morning after brief illness. He was 71. The former legislator is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Sabhapathi, who had been a Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat member from Udyavara in 1987, was simultaneously the chairman of the ZP Standing Committee for Education and the Youth Congress president from Dakshina Kannada (North).
In 1989, he contested the Karnataka Assembly elections as a rebel candidate on being refused the Congress ticket from Udupi constituency, but lost by a close margin to Manorama Madhwaraj.
Five years later, in 1994, however, Sabhapathi won the Assembly polls from Udupi, contesting as a candidate from the S Bangarappa-led Karnataka Congress Party. While he retained the seat in 1999, he was defeated by Raghupathi Bhat of the BJP in the 2004 elections.
Sabhapathi held several other posts in the Congress over the years.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
