Mangaluru Police withdraw case over Namaz on road near Kankanady Masjid
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru city police have withdrawn the suo-moto case filed in connection with a viral video showing individuals offering Namaz on a road near Kankanady Masjid on May 24. The Kadri police initially lodged the case after the video circulated on social media, leading to widespread outrage within the coastal Muslim community.
The video, reportedly filmed from a road near the masjid in Kankanady, sparked significant reaction, with community members calling for the withdrawal of the case. Representatives from the Muslim community met with the Commissioner of Police to request the case be dropped.
On Thursday, it was reported that the police had indeed withdrawn the voluntarily registered case, although official confirmation from the Police Commissioner has not yet been issued.
In a related development, a case under Section 107 of the IPC has been registered against Bajrang Dal leader Sharan Pumpwell for allegedly disturbing societal peace. Pumpwell had reportedly shared the video on his social media handles, exacerbating tensions.
Additionally, the Inspector of Kadri Police Station, who initially registered the suo-moto case, has reportedly been placed on leave.
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Congress victory in bypolls not a clean chit to CM in MUDA case: R Ashoka
Srirangapatna (Karnataka), Nov 24: The Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Sunday said the Congress party’s victory in the bypolls held for three assembly constituencies is not a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA scam.
He said the case is still going on in the court of law.
“MUDA case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is still in court but he is calling the bye-election result itself as a clean chit. Only courts can give clean chit and not the elections,” Ashoka said while addressing a gathering in Taggalli in Srirangapatna.
Later, speaking to reporters, Ashoka said results of the bypoll held for three assembly constituencies of Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur is a victory of money and not a victory of Congress. The BJP leader said his party’s fight will continue against the corruption of the Congress government.
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Separately, in a post on social media ‘X’, Ashoka said the ruling Congress is under the illusion that they have won three worlds just by winning the by-election by diverting money and winning the votes of one community through appeasement politics.
He took a dig at Siddaramaiah for his statement that the opposition had spread lies with regard to the allegation of "Rs 89 crore embezzlement" in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation.
“Didn't you yourself admit in the Karnataka assembly that crores of money were misappropriated in the Valmiki Corporation, is that a lie?” Ashoka questioned.
He has also asked the CM whether returning of 14 sites by his wife Parvathi B M in the MUDA scam was an indirect confession of his crime. “Is it a lie when the Karnataka High Court loudly said that an investigation is needed against you in the MUDA scam?” the BJP leader asked.
