Surathkal: Locals stage protest with Jaleel's body, demand arrest of accused
Surathkal: Locals in Krishnapura staged a protest on Sunday afternoon, demanding the arrest of the absconding assailants of Abdul Jaleel, a resident of 9th Block.
Jaleel was stabbed to death by two masked men, who had forcibly entered his shop in Krishnapura 4th Block on Saturday night.
The locals, who gathered after offering the funeral prayers at the Jumma Masjid in Krishnapura 9th Block, stopped the ambulance carrying Jaleel's body. Protesting with Jaleel's body, the people said that they would not fulfill the last rites until the guilty were arrested.
The protest triggered tension in Krishnapura region on Sunday afternoon.
however, gave rise to tension in the air in Krishnapura on Sunday afternoon.
Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar, former MLA Mohiuddin Bava, Wakf Board president Shafi Sadi, former Mayor Ashraf and other leaders approached the protesters and tried to pacify them. The protesters, however, demanded that strict legal action be taken against the guilty.
The post mortem was conducted at the AJ Hospital, Mangaluru, on Sunday morning, after which, Jaleel's body was handed over to his family members.
When Jaleel's body was being moved out of the mosque, the locals, who had gathered in large numbers, demanded the arrest of the guilty parties in the murder case, starting their protest.
Police security has been beefed up in Krishnapura as a precautionary measure.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
