WhatsApp status triggered group clash, shootout on Sunday: Mangaluru Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner, Dr. PS Harsha on Monday informed that 13 people have been arrested in connection with the group clash and shootout on Sunday late night in Ullal.
Harsha also stated that the clashes were triggered by a WhatsApp status that was uploaded in support of Suhail by one of his party's worker. Irked by the status another party worker Salman called Arshad and reprimanded him blaming him of supporting and endorsing Suhail while there were other party workers like him as well.
This prompted Suhail to call Salman and led to heated exchanges over the phone, after which Suhail reached the crime spot and the clash took place followed by shootout.
Harsha further added that six rounds of bullets were fired and two live bullets were recovered.
DCP Lakshmiganesh and Arunaansh Giri were present during the press conference.
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Sportspersons winning gold in Olympics to get Rs 6 crore cash prize, says CM Siddaramaiah
‘Silver medalists to get Rs 4 crore, bronze-winners to get Rs 3 crore’
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a cash prize of Rs 6 crore for sportspersons who win gold in the Olympics, and expressed confidence that sportspersons from Karnataka would reach the top in their respective games.
The CM, speaking during the ‘Karnataka Olympics 2025’ awards ceremony organized by the Karnataka Olympics Association, Bengaluru, on Sunday, congratulated the winners.
Assuring that the state government was supportive of sports, he said that, sportspersons who win silver would be given Rs 4 crore and bronze-winners would get Rs 3 crore as cash prize.
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Siddaramaiah added that reservation for sportspersons in appointment to government jobs is being implemented starting January 2026. “Up to 3 per cent jobs in the Police and Forest Departments and 2 per cent in the other government departments are being reserved for sportspersons. An official order will be passed in this regard in January 2026,” he said and called upon youngsters to enter the sports field in larger numbers.
The CM also lauded the contributions of the Karnataka Olympics Association in the field of sports, since 1958, when it was founded. “The Association has been even more active since MLC Govindaraj took charge as Chairperson. It is a matter of pride that just like in Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, the Olympics Association in our state too functions from its own building,” he added.
