Mangaluru: Businessman attacked with swords in Bajpe
Mangaluru: A businessman was grievously injured after miscreants wielding swords attacked him on Sunday night near Kandavar. The incident that took place under Bajpe Police Station’s jurisdiction.
The victim has been identified as Abdul Azeez (56), a resident of Kandavar Kaikamba.
Reportedly, the victim was walking towards his car around 10.30 pm after performing night prayers in the nearby mosque on Sunday, when two young men wielding swords attacked him unprovoked. Azeez sustained grievous injuries on his head, hands, and legs during the attack. The perpetrators escaped unscathed from the crime scene.
Injured Azeez was taken to a private hospital in the city for treatment.
Speculations suggest that the attack is a result of personal rivalry between the victim and perpetrators. The victim owns a clothing store in Mangaluru and is also a prominent member of the Kandavar Mosque Administration Committee.
Bajpe Police registered a case and are conducting further investigation.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
