Karnataka LoP R Ashoka seeks NIA probe into Nagamangala violence
Bengaluru, Sep 15: Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka on Sunday demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) into the recent violence in Mandya district, citing alleged involvement of Kerala-based persons with links to banned outfit such as Popular Front of India (PFI) in it.
Clashes broke out between two groups during a Ganesh idol procession in Nagamangala town in Mandya district, following which mobs went on a rampage, targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension on Wednesday night.
"Locals have suspected the involvement of Kerala-based persons with links to banned organisations like PFI, Karnataka Forum for Dignity in the communal riots that took place during the religious immersion at Nagamangala. These wicked people had bought 150 masks before the riots, and destroyed CCTVs. Locals suspect that the crime was fully sponsored and premeditated," Ashoka said in a post on 'X'.
ALSO REAAD; BJP MLA Muniratna taken into police custody over allegations of making casteist slurs, death threats
As the first 23 accused named in the FIR registered by the government are Hindus, it gives rise to suspicion whether the police are under pressure from banned organisations.
"As there is a strong suspicion over the involvement of banned organisations and religious fundamentalists in this communal riot, it will be difficult for the local police to crack the case, and so I urge CM Siddaramaiah and Home Minister Parameshwara to hand over the case to the NIA," he added.
A few people, including two policemen, had sustained minor injuries in stone-pelting on Wednesday night.
According to police, an argument had broken out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badri Koppalu village reached a place of worship on Wednesday, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.
ನಾಗಮಂಗಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಣೇಶ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ ವೇಳೆ ನಡೆದ ಕೋಮುಗಲಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ PFI, KFD ಅಂತಹ ನಿಷೇಧಿತ ಸಂಘಟನೆಗಳ ನಂಟು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕೇರಳ ಮೂಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಕೈವಾಡವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಸ್ಥಳೀಯರು ಶಂಕೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಈ ದುರುಳರು ಗಲಭೆಗೊ ಮುನ್ನ 150 ಮಾಸ್ಕ ಖರೀದಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಸಿಸಿಟಿವಿಗಳನ್ನ ನಾಶ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ಮತ್ತು ಈ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಜಿತ… pic.twitter.com/Kf0g7BBarf
— R. Ashoka (@RAshokaBJP) September 15, 2024
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
