Journalist Rahul Shivshankar tweets misleading claims on Puttila group members' clash in Puttur
Bengaluru: Journalist Rahul Shivakumar falsely tweeted about the recent assault case between members of the Sangh Parivar in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district. According to his tweet, a Hindu activist named Santosh was allegedly beaten up while distributing Akshatabefore the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha program. Rahul Shivakumar condemned this incident in his tweet and said, "A Hindu activist who was distributing Ram Mandir 'Akshata' attacked in Karnataka's Puttur. Santosh was attacked last night. He had finished distributing the Akshat and was returning home. Is Hindumesia getting a wide berth because the will to curb it has softened in the face of expedient appeasement politics?” he tweeted.
In fact, Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of Police Rishyant has stated that there was a commotion between neighbors due to a land dispute. A complaint and counter-complaint have also been registered in this regard. Superintendent of Police Rishyant also requested that the public should not fall prey to any false or misleading messages.
According to the FIR registered at the police station, the complainant, Santosh, who was walking home after stopping his scooter near a park after a meeting on the distribution of Akshata was assaulted. The complaint further alleged that his mother Savita, who came out of the house after hearing the commotion, was also assaulted.
In response to this, a person named Keshav Naik has also filed a complaint that Santosh was trying to tear down the thorn fence around his garden. He said, “When I questioned about this, the accused abused me and threatened to kill me.”
Santhosh, who held a press conference in Puttur on January 17 in this regard, has made a self-declaration that there has been a dispute between our families for several years. Thus, it is clear that this incident took place due to a land dispute and not due to Hindu fear as alleged by journalist Rahul Shivshankar.
Alt News co-founder Muhammad Zubair, who did a fact-finding report on this, retweeted, “Hello @RShivshankar, What do you mean by 'Hindumesia'? Stop fear-mongering.
Both the parties involved in the tussle belonged to Hindutva organisations and neither of them wanted to stop the distribution of the Akshata as a result of ‘Hindumesia’. In reality, the two families involved in the incident have been at loggerheads for years over a civil dispute, and according to Santhosh’s testimony at the press conference, there was an altercation over who would distribute the Akshata. Also, SP Ryshanth stated that the fight between the neighbours had resulted in a civil dispute. A complaint and a counter-complaint were filed in the matter. The SP urged the public not to fall for false news or misleading messages.”
A Hindu activist who was distributing Ram Mandir 'Akshata' attacked in Karnataka's Puttur.
— Rahul Shivshankar (@RShivshankar) January 16, 2024
Santosh was attacked last night. He had finished distributing the Akshat and was returning home.
Is Hindumesia getting a wide berth because the will to curb it has softened in the face…
Hello @RShivshankar, What do you mean by 'Hindumesia'? Stop fear mongering.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) January 20, 2024
Both the parties involved in the tussle belonged to Hindutva organisations and neither of them wanted to stop the distribution of the Akshata as a result of ‘Hindumesia’. In reality, the two families…
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
