Three accused including Tulu actor Surendra Bhandary arrested
Assault on BJP workers, murder attempt
Bantwal, June 21: In a joint operation, a police team from Mangaluru and Bantwal arrested three accused including a Tulu film actor on charges of assaulting and attempting murder BJP workers at Baddekatte in the taluk last week, on Thursday.
The arrested are identified as main accused Surendra Bhandary (37), Sathish Kulal (37) and Prithviraj J Shetty (35). On a tip-off, Surendra Bhandary and Sathish Kulal were arrested at Pachchinadka in Mangaluru and another accused Pruthviraj who was absconding was arrested at Kumble at Kerala. All the three would be produced before the court, the police said.
About the incident
A team led by Surendra Bhadary attacked BJP workers and Mani gram panchayat members Ganesh Rai and Pushparaj E at Baddekatte in Bantwal and made futile attempt to kill them. A person had recorded the scene where Surendra Bhandary was seen abusing with foul language and attacking the victims wielding a lethal weapon and it was viral in the social media.
Under the guidance of DySP, DCIB police inspector Sunil Nayak, Bantwala PSIs Chandrashekar, Harish, Yallappa and Prasanna, Uday Rai, Praveen and Iqbal of DCIB, staff Girish, Murugesh, Nazeer, Umesh, Kumar, Mallik Saab,Danya, Prashanth, Kedar, Hanumanthu and Diwakar participated in the operation.
SP Ravikante Gowda announced prizes to the police personnel for their success in the investigation.
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Magisterial probe ordered into Goa nightclub fire; FIR lodged against owner, GM
Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire at a nightclub which claimed 25 lives.
Speaking to PTI, Sawant said an FIR has been lodged against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub and they would be arrested.
The fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane after midnight. The popular party venue at Arpora village, located around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year.
CM Sawant, in a post on X, said, "I am closely reviewing the situation arising from the tragic fire incident at Arpora, in which 25 people have lost their lives and six have been injured."
"All six injured persons are in a stable condition and are receiving the best medical care. I have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the entire incident to identify the cause and fix responsibility," he said.
Speaking to PTI, Sawant said the police have registered an FIR against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub, and they would be arrested.
He said this is the first time that such an incident has happened in Goa.
A preliminary inquiry has indicated that the fire started on the first floor of the club, and due to congestion and small doors, the customers could not move out, the CM said.
"Some of them rushed to the ground floor and got trapped there," he said.
