Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress has accused Pralhad Joshi of being a hater of Lingayat, Dalit and the backward communities for removing the photos of Ambedkar and Valmiki from his office. Congress took to X to comment on the issue on Friday.

The X handle of Karnataka has tweeted a video of Hubballi BJP office in which a person can be seen removing the photos of Ambedkar and Valmiki among other photos. The video continues to show him taking the photos inside while the other photos of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Shyam Prasad Mukherjee and Bharat Matha stay where they are.

Congress tweeted the video by saying that BJP and Congress are annoyed by Ambedkar, they hate Basavanna and they cannot bear Valmiki. “The Sangh’s mentality, which casts off Ambedkar despite contesting elections under a Constitution given by him, won’t be tolerated by people. BJP and Joshi’s arrogance has reached its peak. People will end BJP without a trace”, the tweet stated.

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Shillong (PTI): An interstate racket involved in ATM thefts across several states has been busted, with the arrest of six persons in connection with a break-in at an electronic banking outlet in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, police said on Wednesday.

The accused were allegedly involved in breaking into an ATM of the Meghalaya Cooperative Apex Bank on April 5, 2024, they said.

Three of the accused were arrested from Barpeta in Assam, while the remaining were apprehended from Haryana, police said.

Ri-Bhoi SP Giri Prasad M said a special police team was constituted to investigate the case.

"With coordinated efforts and assistance from Assam and Haryana Police, we were able to apprehend the accused involved in the ATM break-in," he told PTI.

The case was registered at Umiam police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

According to police, the gang used gas cutters to break open the ATM safe and fled with the cash within minutes.

"The group is part of a larger network involved in similar ATM thefts across different states. Further investigation is underway to dismantle the entire network," the SP added.