11 inter-State gang of dacoits held in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, May 28: Eleven inter-State dacoits involved in two cases of kidnapping, looting and murder attempt have been arrested here by the City Crime Branch and police from Moodbidri in a joint operation.
Two cars, five swords, 10 mobile phones and 300 gm of gold out of the 440 gm that was looted have been recovered, city Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar told reporters on Friday.
In this connection, police arrested Mohammed Mahaz (20), a resident of Kariyangadi, Belvai, Moodbidri and Mohammed Aadil (25), a resident of Munigunda, Uppala, Kasargod. The police have recovered 300-gram gold worth Rs 13,86,600 from a jewellery shop.
The other arrested are Abdul Salam alias Pattodi Salam (34) from Jokatte, Mohammed Sharukh (26) from Jokatte, Thokur, Syed Hyder Ali (29) from JHBCS layout, JP Nagar Bengaluru; Asif Ali (28) from Yellechenhalli, JP Nagar, Bengaluru; Abdul Sheik (22) from Bunder, Mangaluru; Shabbas Hussain (49) from Kambekar street, Mumbai; Mushahid Ansari (38) from Bivandi, Thane, Mumbai; Sheik Sajid Hussain (49) from Kambekar street, Mumbai; and Mustaq Kureshi (42) from Mohammed Ali Road, Kambekar street, Mumbai.
The kidnapping took place in the first week of May when Waqar Younis, assigned to carry gold to a person in Bengaluru, was kidnapped and looted at Uppala in Kasaragod, Kerala.
Younis was later released by the abductors.
The person in Bengaluru later made threat calls to Younis asking him to hand over the gold and sent people led by Abdul Salam to retrieve the yellow metal.
They were also allegedly told to eliminate him if the gold was not recovered.
All the people involved in the two crimes are accused in the case, police sources said.
The arrested accused belong to different places in Mangaluru, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Thane and Kasaragod, the sources said.
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Lebanon appoints new representative for talks with Israel, rejects linkage to Iran
Beirut: Lebanon’s has moved to underline its independent position in ongoing regional developments, amid attempts to link the country to the broader conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel.
President Joseph Aoun, while announcing the appointment of former US ambassador Simon Karam as Lebanon’s representative in talks with Israel, made it clear that Karam would be the sole representative for Lebanon and that there would be no substitute.
The move comes in response to what the Lebanese officials see as efforts by Iran to tie Lebanon’s situation to the wider regional conflict. Iran had indicated that there would be no ceasefire involving the US, Israel and Iran unless it also included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Some groups, including Hezbollah and its supporters, had expressed support for linking the situations, citing concerns that the Lebanese government has limited leverage in negotiations with Israel. Lebanon is not formally a party to the conflict, and its army is considered weak.
However, others, including Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, have opposed this approach. They view Iran’s stance as an attempt to influence Lebanon’s internal affairs and see it as undermining the country’s sovereignty.
Officials backing the government’s position say the move is aimed at reaffirming Lebanon’s sovereignty and ensuring that decisions about peace and ceasefire within the country are not dictated externally.
They also see it as a safeguard, so that any breakdown in talks between the US, Israel and Iran does not automatically lead to renewed conflict in Lebanon.
