Sugarcane tractors set on fire in Bagalkot; police file suo motu case against 700 farmers
Bagalkot: Mahalingapura Police have booked a suo motu case against 700 farmers following the incident of a trailer of tractors carrying sugarcane being set on fire on the premises of the sugar factory in Samirvadi of Saidapur recently.
The case was registered based on a complaint filed by Sub-inspector Terdala, which accused the farmers, including 17 leaders, of attempt to murder by stone-pelting and obstructing government employees from attending to their duties.
Farmer leader Gangadhar Meiti, who has been named as the 17th suspect in the case, is reportedly on a tour of Delhi with his family for the last one week and has challenged the charges against him. Meiti has insisted that he had not participated in the protest by sugarcane farmers in Mudhol and expressed displeasure over the Police Department making false charges against him.
He also released a video clip on social media showing him near India Gate in New Delhi, as proof of his statement.
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Davanagere: Students complain to ADC after finding worm in hostel idli-sambar
Davanagere: Students of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Post-Matric Hostel at SPS Nagar on Budal Road filed a complaint with the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) after allegedly finding a worm in the idli-sambar served to them.
The students brought a plate of the food to the ADC to highlight the issue. They alleged that unhygienic items such as hair, small stones, sticks and insects are being found in the food regularly.
They also complained that neither the kitchen staff nor the hostel warden was taking the issue seriously.
Responding to the complaint, ADC Sheelvant Shivakumar assured the students that action would be taken if lapses were found. He said he would visit the hostel soon to inspect the kitchen and check whether food is being served as per the approved menu.
