Vijayapura: MLA Yatnal accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad, Islam; police file FIR
Vijayapura: An FIR has been filed against legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for making derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad during the Rama Navami programme in Hubballi recently.
The Gol Gumbaz Police have filed the FIR based on a complaint given by one Mohammed Hannan Shaikh that the MLA had insulted Prophet Muhammad and Islam. The MLA is also accused of making provocative statements on the occasion.
The complainant has told the police that, while speaking during a Rama Navami programme held at Bani Oni in Hubballi on April 7, Yatnal had said, “Muhammad Paigambar was born in Balasaheb Thackeray’s house.”
Calling the statement baseless and derogatory on religious grounds, Shaikh added that the MLA had insulted the feelings of Muslims by such words. The statement was also provocative and could give rise to communal disharmony, the complainant has said.
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Bodies of 2 tourists from Karnataka killed in Pahalgam terror attack reach Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Bodies of two tourists from Karnataka who were shot dead by the terrorists in the Pahalgam terror attack were brought to the Kempegowda International Airport here on Thursday.
Manjunath Rao and Bharath Bushan were among the 26 people killed in front of their families after confirming their religious identity in Kashmir's Pahalgam on Tuesday. Most of those killed by terrorists were tourists.
Union Minister V Somanna along with Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya accompanied the mortal remains of the tourists.
While Rao’s body was taken to his hometown Shivamogga, Bushan will be cremated in Bengaluru.
Speaking to reporters, BJP MP Surya said that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to retaliate to this terror attack.
