Three arrested for raising anti-Muslim slogans in Gangolli during protest
Udupi: Gangolli Police on Sunday arrested three right-wing group activists in connection with the abusive and defamatory slogans that were raised against Prophet Mohammed during an anti-cow slaughter protest in the town on Friday October 1.
The arrested accused have been identified as Naveen, Ambareesh and Parvish, all three reportedly members of Hindu Jaragan Vedike. The accused were produced before the court which has sent them to 14-day judicial custody.
Similarly, on charges of violating COVID guidelines and gathering people for the protest, the group’s leaders Akshay, Vivek, Raghavendra, Akshay, and Mahesh were also arrested by the Gangolli police and brought before the court.
Gangolli Police Station has recorded three cases in this regard.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
