Sadbhavana Vedike Jeppu Circle writes to President of India condemning Sri Lanka attacks
Appeals to not associate plotters with any faith
Mangaluru: Sadbhavana Vedike Jeppu Circle on Friday, submitted a memorandum to the President of India through Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner condemning the dastardly terrorist attacks on Churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing over 250 people including tourists.
The memorandum addressed to the President of India, termed the attacks anti-human, anti-god and anti-civilisation thereby calling for non-association of the attacks or the plotters with any faith and religion. The memorandum also appealed to the people of all faiths to disown the accused.
“Sri Lanka being our immediate neighbor, the members appeal to your Excellency to send a high-level delegation representation various faiths and communities from civil-society to explore the possibilitiesw of co-operation and to express our solidarity with the bereaved families” the memorandum added.
The memorandum urged the President to call upon Sri Lanka Government to conduct thorough enquiry and take stern action against persons and groups responsible for the attack.
Sadbhavana Vedike President M V Suresh, Vice President Jason Peter D'Souza, Convener Deepak D'Souza, Gen Secretary Saleh Mohammed, Secretary. M. I. Khaleel and other members were present
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Four engineering students held hostage, robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Four engineering students were allegedly held captive and robbed of Rs 1.5 lakh while returning after having biryani at a popular food joint on the outskirts of the city, police said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred on December 21 when the students were returning on two-wheelers from an early morning trip to an eatery in Hoskote, they said.
One of the accused has been arrested, and efforts are on to nab the remaining suspects, police said.
According to the police, the students are from a private college in Bagalur. While returning from the eatery, they were allegedly intercepted near a toll plaza by a gang of men, who thrashed them and took away their mobile phones and two-wheelers.
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The gang allegedly took the students to a shed near Medahalli, held them captive, and robbed them. The assailants allegedly took Rs 40,000 in cash and transferred Rs 1.10 lakh from the victims’ bank accounts, a senior police officer said.
However, the students later got their vehicles back, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged by one of the students, a case has been registered at Avalahalli police station under sections related to kidnapping and dacoity. Further investigation is underway, police said.
