Prohibitory orders in 4 taluks after lathicharge on PFI workers in Uppinangady
Mangaluru, Dec 15: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed across Puttur, Sullia, Kadaba and Belthangady taluks from Wednesday till Friday midnight in the wake of the tension prevailing in the region over the lathicharge on Popular Front of India (PFI) workers at Uppinangady in Puttur on Tuesday.
Puttur Assistant Commissioner of Police Yathish Ullal issued the orders covering the area coming under Puttur sub-division, police sources said.
On Tuesday the police lathicharged the PFI workers who had gathered in front of Uppinangady police station demanding release of their three leaders who were arrested in connection with a recent attack case involving the workers.
Over 10 people were injured in the lathicharge on protestors, who alleged that the three activists who were summoned for questioning were later detained.
Meanwhile, the Dakshina Kannada district committee of the Campus Front of India (CFI) staged a protest near the clock tower in the city on Wednesday, condemning the lathicharge. The protestors demanded the immediate release of PFI activists.
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BJP worker dies by self-immolation outside realtor’s house in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi: A 35-year-old BJP worker died after setting herself on fire outside the house of a realtor in Nandikur village of Kalaburagi taluk on Friday night. According to police the deceased has been identified as Jyothi Patil and a case of abetment of suicide has been registered against the realtor, Mallinath Biradar.
In a report published by Deccan Herald, the local police said Jyothi arrived at Biradar’s house late in the evening and knocked on the door. At the time, his wife and three children were inside the house. When the door was opened, Jyothi asked for Biradar and before the family members could respond or intervene, she allegedly poured petrol on herself and set herself ablaze.
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Locals rushed to the scene, but the fire's intensity made it difficult to identify the victim. Police officers who arrived on the scene later discovered documents inside a two-wheeler parked near the house. These documents assisted officials in determining her identification. Jyothi’s husband was subsequently called to the spot to confirm it.
