Mangaluru: Several arrested in connection with Sunday night's scuffle, shootout between two groups
Ullal: Ullal Police on Monday arrested several people in connection with the scuffle that broke out between two groups followed by shootout wherein Karnataka Youth Congress General Secretary Suhail Kandak also sustained injuries on Sunday late night here.
Along with Suhail, 20-year old Irshad also sustained injuries in the scuffle that reportedly broke out when the two groups were discussing a matter related to a WhatsApp message. Irshad sustained bullet wounds on his leg after he was shot at during the fight.
Groups led by Suhail and Salman were involved in the fight. Suhail was reportedly attacked with sticks after he fired at Irshad.
The police said that Suhail, a resident of Attavar reached the crime spot along with his team to sort out issues relating to a WhatsApp message. There the two groups got involved in the scuffle.
Two different cases have been reported one each by two groups and several people have been arrested, police confirmed.
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Sportspersons winning gold in Olympics to get Rs 6 crore cash prize, says CM Siddaramaiah
‘Silver medalists to get Rs 4 crore, bronze-winners to get Rs 3 crore’
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a cash prize of Rs 6 crore for sportspersons who win gold in the Olympics, and expressed confidence that sportspersons from Karnataka would reach the top in their respective games.
The CM, speaking during the ‘Karnataka Olympics 2025’ awards ceremony organized by the Karnataka Olympics Association, Bengaluru, on Sunday, congratulated the winners.
Assuring that the state government was supportive of sports, he said that, sportspersons who win silver would be given Rs 4 crore and bronze-winners would get Rs 3 crore as cash prize.
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Siddaramaiah added that reservation for sportspersons in appointment to government jobs is being implemented starting January 2026. “Up to 3 per cent jobs in the Police and Forest Departments and 2 per cent in the other government departments are being reserved for sportspersons. An official order will be passed in this regard in January 2026,” he said and called upon youngsters to enter the sports field in larger numbers.
The CM also lauded the contributions of the Karnataka Olympics Association in the field of sports, since 1958, when it was founded. “The Association has been even more active since MLC Govindaraj took charge as Chairperson. It is a matter of pride that just like in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the Olympics Association in our state too functions from its own building,” he added.
