Bengaluru, May 15: As per the result of the Karnataka Assembly election announced on Tuesday, the number of Muslim MLAs has come down to seven, which is the lowest number in the history of the state. In the last election, total 11 Muslims were elected to the Assembly.
UT Khader from Mangaluru, Raheem Khan from Bidar, Jameer Ahmed from Chamarajapete in Bengaluru, Kaneez Fathima from Kalaburgi North, Tanveer Sait from Narasimharaja in Mysuru, Roshan Beig from Shivajinagar and NA Harris from Shantinagar in Bengaluru were elected from Congress.
Fyroz Sheit, Iqbal Ansari and Moideen Bava who were elected from Belagavi North, Gangavati and Mangaluru North respectively in the last election were defeated this time.
Only One MLA from Christian community
KJ George who was elected from Sarvagna Nagar in Bengaluru was the lone MLA from Christian community in this election. JR Lobo who was elected from Mangaluru South last year was defeated this time. However, Ivan D’Souza, belonging to Christian community, is an MLC.
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Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
