TMC building row: Section 144 imposed in Bhatkal after removing Urdu name from building
Bhatkal: Bhatkal Tahsildar Sumanth BA on Friday issued orders imposing prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Cr.PC 500 meters around the TMC building in the wake of the recent controversy over putting up the building’s name in Urdu along with Kannada and English.
According to the order, Section 144 will be in effect from 3 pm on July 1 to midnight on July 2. It also stated that the prohibitory orders were issued to avoid tension and the law and order situation in the town amidst the recent developments around the building.
Assembly of more than five people has been prohibited in the 500-meter premises of the TMC building. Carrying weapons, explosives, knives, and similar items that can potentially cause injuries and violence are also banned in the area.
The Tahsildar has also instructed the police department to take action against those violating the order.
On Thursday, Uttara Kannada Deputy Commissioner Mullai Muhilan ordered the removal of the building’s name in Urdu that was pasted on June 27. The move came after several Sangh Parivar-backed organisations objected to Urdu being used as a third language along with Kannada and English.
The locals had also contested that the authorities should not bow down to the demands of fringe groups. They added the majority of people staying within TMC’s limits were Urdu-speaking people and it was justified to put up the building’s name in Urdu along with Kannada and English.
However, the DC, after meeting officials and locals on Thursday ordered the removal of the name following which the name was taken down amidst tight security.
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Mumbai family deaths: FDA finds no watermelon vendor in area to check for affected stock
Mumbai (PTI): The Food and Drug Administration team probing the cause of death of four members of a family in south Mumbai's JJ Marg area have not been able to zero in on any watermelon vendor in the vicinity to check if the fruit had a role to play in the ill-fated incident, an official said on Thursday.
The Dokadia family, residents of Ghari Mohalla on Ismail Kurte Road, had hosted a get-together of relatives on the night of April 25. At around 1 am, hours after the guests had left, Abdullah Dokadia (40), his wife Nasreen (35), and daughters Ayesha (16) and Zaineb (13) ate pieces of a watermelon.
They suffered severe bouts of vomiting and diarrhoea in the early hours of April 26 and were rushed to a local hospital before being referred to the government-run J J Hospital where all four died during treatment.
"The FDA team visited the house of Dokadia and collected samples of chicken pulao and watermelon pieces. After two days, the leftover chicken pulao had developed fungus growth. The team also tried to locate watermelon vendors to check for any affected lots," he said.
But no vendors were found in the area for the past two days, preventing the FDA team from getting samples, the official added.
The FDA has requested the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to share the report on the food samples collected by them, he added.
A senior Mumbai police official said the force is waiting for FSL reports in the case, adding that questions on presence of sedatives etc in the fruit could be answered only then.
The statements of the kin of the deceased are being recorded to ascertain if it is a case of mass suicide, and it is being checked if the Dokadia family were in debt or distressed over some issue, the police official said.
