Byndoor, Jan 21: Police succeeded in arresting five accused on charges of throwing pork pieces into the Nagoor Noor Jamia Juma Masjid near Kirimanjeshwara to disturb the peace and create communal clash.

The arrested have been identified as Ravichandra (43), his father Nagaraj (72) of Uppunda, Naveen Kharvi (25) of Thondemakki, Sridhar Kharvi (22) and Raghavendra Kharvi of Ammannavar Thoppalu.

On January 14 at 10.55 pm, two motorcycle borne youth threw pork pieces into the premises of the Masjid and fled the scene. The incident came to light on Jan 15 at 5.39 am. The entire incident recorded in the CCTV camera. A case was registered at Byndoor police station.

Sap Lakshman Nimbargi had formed a team led by ASP Kumarachandra. Kundapura DySP Dinesh Kumar, Byndoor circle inspector Parameshwar R Gunaga, Byndoor PSI Thimmesh BN and staff participated in the operation.

It is said that Ravichandra of uppunda was a main accused in the case and he has committed the crime to create communal clash. He has involved in various cases like bike thefts and became rowdy sheeter, police said.

Police personnel Santosh Kumar, Santosh Kharvi, Sridhar, Nagaraj Kharvi, Prince Shirura, Ramesh Kulal, Krishna Devadiga, Mohan Poojary, Chandrashekhar, Nagendra and Shivananda participated in the operation. SP Lakshman Nimbargi announced Rs 10,000 cash prize to the police personnel.

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Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.

Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.

The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”

The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.

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