Mangaluru: Muslim community stand in solidarity with Christians during Sunday prayers at Church
The campaign was organised in the wake of Sri Lanka terror attacks
Mangaluru: Hundreds of Muslims of Mangaluru on Sunday morning gathered at the Milagres Church during the Sunday prayers here to express their solidarity with the Christian community in the wake of Sri Lanka terror attacks that rocked the Churches and hotels in the Island nation on Easter Sunday, earlier last month.
Muslim volunteers held placards expressing their solidarity and their stand against terrorism, while also distributing sweets and drinking water after the prayers at the Church ended.
Fr. Valerian D’ Souza, Parish Priest of Milagres Church, lauded the efforts of Muslims in joining in solidarity against terrorism and thanked the organisers for calling for a such 'a wonderful gesture' in the wake of recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Fr. Vareian D’ Souza said “We all know what happened on the Easter day and we all as a family of the victims condemn such acts. We are really happy to have our Muslim brothers standing in Solidarity with us here at Milagres Church today. With this, they have proved that we all stand united against such acts. I am grateful for all the organisers of this campaign who have come up with this idea of expressing solidarity”.
“Though we did not had any speeches here today, but the message was really powerful that we all stand for peace. We should together now work for building peace and love in the society to make it a society of love and society of peace” he added.
The campaign also drew good response from the devotees who were present at the Church. They lauded the efforts of the Muslim community in joining together in solidarity.
A lady present at the Church added “No religion teaches terrorism, so it is baseless to associate such acts to one particular religion or community. We don’t support it and we are glad that our Muslim brothers have also joined us against it”.
Asif Deals, Saif Sultan and others were present during the campaign at the Church.
“The event was not organised by any particular organisation or any particular banner. It was organised by the whole Muslim community of Mangaluru” Asif said after the event.
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Court denies anticipatory bail to BJP MLA in rowdy sheeter murder case
Bengaluru (PTI): The Special Court for People's Representatives on Tuesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, in connection with the murder of rowdy sheeter.
The case pertains to the murder of Shivaprakash alias Biklu Shivu, who was hacked to death in the city in July 15 this year.
With the dismissal of the bail application, Basavaraj, who is alleged to be currently untraceable can be arrested any time by the investigating agency.
On December 19, Karnataka High Court had also rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Basavaraj in connection with the murder case. During the course of the investigation, the police began probing the alleged role of Basavaraj in the crime, who has been named as the fifth accused in the FIR.
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Senior advocate Sandesh Chauta appeared on behalf of Basavaraj, while Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Ashok Naik represented the CID in the Special Court.
SPP Naik placed a copy of the charge sheet before the court and pointed out that crucial tower location details are recorded on page 298 of the document.
He informed the court that there is evidence of a telephone conversation between accused No.1 and No.5. Naik argued that further crucial links in the case would emerge only after Basavaraj's arrest and custodial interrogation, and hence opposed the grant of anticipatory bail.
Countering the prosecution's claims, senior advocate Chauta contended that the case against Basavaraj is based on assumptions of conspiracy and intent, with no concrete evidence to support it.
He submitted that even five months after the incident, the investigating agency had failed to gather material establishing his client's involvement in the murder.
Chauta further argued that accused No.1, Jaga, was attempting to artificially link Basavaraj to the case by citing social interactions such as attending a birthday party and a visit to the Kumbh Mela, none of which, he said, had any connection to the alleged murder plot.
He also claimed that despite Basavaraj expressing willingness to cooperate with the investigation, no summons had been issued to him. On these grounds, the defence sought anticipatory bail.
After hearing arguments from both sides, Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhatt reserved the order earlier in the day and later pronounced the rejection of the bail plea.
