Activist Girish Mattannavar booked in two new cases over social media posts on Dharmasthala case
Belthangady: Police in Belthangady have registered two fresh cases against activist Girish Mattannavar over alleged inflammatory social media content linked to the Dharmasthala mass burial case, according to a report published by The Hindu.
The first complaint was filed by K.R. Praveen, who alleged that on August 30 he watched a YouTube video showing Mattannavar alongside Madan Bugadi, identified by him as an officer of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). In the video, Praveen claimed, Mattannavar made statements that disturbed public peace and provoked communal tension. He also accused Mattannavar and fellow activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi of bringing supporters and bloggers to Dharmasthala and spreading misinformation online.
Based on this complaint, police booked Mattannavar and Thimarodi under Sections 204, 319(2), and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The second case was lodged on September 1 by Dharmasthala resident D. Rajendra Das, who alleged that Mattannavar appeared in another YouTube video, published on the Janata News channel, where he spoke in a manner described as undignified and disturbing. This complaint led to a case under Section 296 of the BNS.
Both activists are already facing multiple cases registered earlier. On August 6, Belthangady police booked them for allegedly assaulting a Suvarna News reporter and for unlawful assembly outside a private hospital in Ujire. Additionally, Mattannavar has been charged in a separate case for allegedly making derogatory remarks about the Jain community.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
