Karnataka Home Minister rebuts BJP claims regarding murders of Sangh Parivar activists
Bengaluru : "The BJP leaders are raising a clamour that 22 Sangh Parivar activists have been murdered in the state. But eight of them were killed owing to personal enmity," said State Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Saudha on January 1, Monday the Home Minister said the BJP leaders are always silent about the killings over personal enmity.
He stated that the Congress government will be providing full co-operation to the CBI probe into the Paresh Mestha case of Uttara Kannada district.
No untoward incident : On the New Year celebrations in Bengaluru, the Minister said there has been no untoward incidents and that the police had discharged their duties efficiently. Young men had gathered in large numbers this time, he said adding action has been taken against some people for liquor consumption. Some women who too were under the influence of alcohol were dropped home, he added.
The Minister said a case has already been filed against BJP workers on charges of attempting assault on Mahadayi activist Veeresh Sobaradmutta.
On the Hindutva rants of the BJP and Sangh Parivar, the Home Minister said it was done only for the sake of politics. " We too are practising Hindu Dharma with dedication," the minister said.
On Shobha Karandalje's comment that "Let the CM arrest me if he has courage," the Minister said no one is above law. "Neither me nor the CM can go to arrest her. The Police will act as per the law," he added.
State DGP Neelamani Raju, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Sunil Kumar, DGP Praveen Sood, Senior officials A M Prasad, M N Reddy and others conveyed their New Year wishes to the Home Minister by offering bouquets.
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Food delivery agent intervenes to stop street fight in Delhi's Dwarka, stabbed to death
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old food delivery executive was stabbed to death when he allegedly intervened in a violent altercation between two groups in southwest Delhi's Dwarka, police said on Monday.
The deceased has been identified as Govind Jha, a resident of Mohan Garden.
Three others sustained stab injuries in the incident and are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said.
Authorities also cautioned against attempts to give the incident a communal colour.
According to the police, Jha was on his way to work on Sunday night when he noticed a street fight taking place at Rajapuri in Madhu Vihar area of Dwarka. The altercation involved two men pitted against three others, who were later identified as Parvesh, Anish and Rohit.
"Jha stopped at the spot and attempted to intervene. During the scuffle, the two men allegedly pulled out knives and began stabbing Parvesh, Anish and Rohit. When Jha tried to intervene, he was also attacked," a police officer said.
All four injured persons were rushed to a nearby hospital, where Jha succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The other three men are under medical observation.
Police said the accused fled the spot after the incident, and multiple teams have been formed to identify and apprehend them.
Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Kushal Pal Singh, in a statement, said that some messages circulating on social media are attempting to give a communal angle to the incident.
"In the incident, four people suffered stab injuries and were admitted to the hospital. One person died at the hospital, and the remaining three are undergoing treatment. The victims belong to two different communities. The accused stabbed all four victims. Dwarka Police is conducting a search for the accused," the DCP said.
"There is no communal angle to the incident. Strict action will be taken against those spreading false information," he said.
