Bajpe: The Third Additional Civil Court, Mangaluru, has stated that it will pass judgment on the mosque in Malali on November 9.
The mosque building should be retained in its present state, the court has indicated.
A local named Dhananjay and his five friends had approached the court alleging that the mosque building had been given the look of a temple while being renovated.
The lawyer who represented the administrative board of the mosque had argued that, as the mosque was Wakf property, the matter would have to be presented before the Wakf special court instead of a civil court. He had also requested the Court for a dismissal of the case.
After a hearing on the case, the Third Additional Civil Court had said that it would give its verdict on October 17.
Accordingly, during the hearing on Monday, the Court postponed its judgment, saying that it will declare on November 9.
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Palakkad: A group of children celebrating Christmas through a carol roadshow was allegedly attacked by BJP workers in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Sunday night.
According to local reports, the incident occurred in Pudussery area of Palakkad, where over 25 children, mostly aged around 13, were moving from house to house singing Christmas carols. Reports state that a BJP worker identified as Ashwin Raj, along with others, allegedly assaulted the children and vandalised their musical equipment.
According to the police and eyewitness accounts, the children were using a band set that belonged to a local CPI(M) office, which had the party’s name written on it.
Allegedly objecting to this, the accused and his associates reportedly lured the children on the pretext of offering them money and then assaulted them. The band set used by the children was also smashed.
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The Town Police have arrested Ashwin Raj, a local BJP worker who has been named as the prime accused in the case. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the remaining accused who fled the scene.
Speaking to the media, one of the injured children said, “We were using the band just for fun. When they saw that it had CPM written on it, they took us aside and beat us.”
"We had given the band set that was in our office out of love when the children asked for it. The fact that these young children, who do not know the intricacies of politics, were attacked shows the criminal mentality of the BJP workers," local CPIM leaders expressed outrage.
A police officer told PTI that the arrested accused is already booked under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA).
The sections invoked include Section 192 (provocation with intent to cause a riot), Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), police added.
