Case booked against actors Venkatesh, Rana Daggubati and family over demolition of hotel
Hyderabad, Jan 12: A case was booked against actor Venkatesh Daggubati, his nephew and actor Rana Daggubati, their family members, including producer D Suresh over demolition of a hotel here run by a businessman on the land taken on lease from the Daggubati family, police said on Sunday.
Following a local court's direction, the FIR was registered at Filmnagar Police Station on January 11 under various IPC sections, including criminal conspiracy, house trespass and others against the actors and their family members.
The complainant is one of the accused in the case related to an alleged attempt to poach BRS MLAs, and he was arrested in October 2022 and later granted bail.
According to the complainant, the Daggubati family had leased the premises on a plot in Filmnagar in 2014 and after execution of registered lease deed, he started running a hotel there.
He said as the lease deed was in existence, Venkatesh and others tried to vacate him from the premises, after which he filed a suit for injunction against them, which is pending before the City Civil Court. An interim injunction order was passed which is extending from time to time, he said.
The complainant further said, however, the accused persons along with some anti-social elements entered into the leased property and demolished the structure in January 2024, prompting him to approach the Nampally court, which directed the police to register a case and investigate.
Accordingly, a case was registered on January 11 and further investigations are taken up, a police official said.
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
