Gang of miscreants attacks three with lethal weapons
Hosangady: A gang of at least 15 miscreants attacked three men with lethal weapons near Hosangady junction and fled the scene on Tuesday night.
The injured have been identified as Hosangady resident Nazeer (37), Phosote resident Atif (20), and Manjeshwar resident Mohammad Ashraf (33). All of them have been hospitalized at a private hospital in Mangaluru.
Latif was working in the juice shop of Nazeer in Hosangady. At around 10 p.m., while closing the juice shop, a gang of miscreants came there on five two-wheelers and brutally attacked with sharp weapons. The group also beat Ashraf who had visited the shop for having juice.
It is reported that the gang members were indulged in the sale of cannabis.
"A few Manjeshwar residents had complained about illegal cannabis business in which the gang was involved. The attack on us took place only for giving the information about the ganja selling," victim Nazeer said.
"Manjeshwar police visited the hospital and collected the information about the incident," Nazeer added.
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Punjab Police cops withdrawn from Kejriwal's security
Chandigarh, Jan 23 (PTI): Punjab Police personnel deployed in the security of Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal have been withdrawn, the state police chief said on Thursday.
"Time to time, we get reports of threats to chief minister Bhagwant Mann and Arvind Kejriwal and we share them with the concerned agencies.
"Following the directions of the Delhi police and the Election Commission today, we withdrew the component of the Punjab police in the security of Kejriwal ji," Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav told reporters in Patiala.
"We showed our concerns to them. We will remain in touch with them. We will share our inputs with the Delhi police," he said.
The development comes ahead of the elections for the 70-member Delhi Assembly on February 5. The poll results are set to be declared on February 8.
