Mangaluru police detain protesters attempting to lay siege on MP Nalin Kumar Kateel's house
Mangaluru: Activists of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) were detained by the city police on Thursday as they attempted to lay siege on the residence of Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel during a protest against the BJP Parliamentarian for failing to get grants for the district from the Central government.
The activists, led by NSUI District President Suhan Alva, staged a protest shouting slogans against the BJP and gathered outside the MP's house near Urwa but were stopped by the local policemen, who had put up barricades there.
Alva, speaking on the occasion, said that development works in Dakshina Kannada had taken a blow since Kateel had taken charge as local MP. "The number of schools and colleges is high, yet youth have no employment opportunities. The state is being deprived of its due share from the Central government. We are denied the returns due for the taxes we pay. What, then, is Kateel's contribution to the district?" asked the President.
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The NSUI protesters are also learned to have objected to being stopped by the Urwa Police team led by Inspector Bharati in their attempt to lay siege on Kateel's house.
They were taken into custody by the police for trying to move ahead and lay siege on the MP's residence, thrusting aside the barricades.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
