ANF personnel dies of heart attack
Incident happened during combing operation against naxals
Sullia, June 16: An Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) personnel who had been to combing operation against suspected naxals died of cardiac arrest amidst the forest at Madappadi village in the Kilar Male reserve forest in Dakshina Kannada- Kodagu border on Saturday.
The personnel is identified as Rangaswamy (40) of Bhadravati. He was serving in Karkala ANF unit. His family was settled in Bengaluru. He is survived by wife and a daughter. Another daughter had died last year in an accident.
Four teams of ANF force and Anti-Naxal Squad (ANS) were jointly engaged in combing operation as there was news that suspected naxals visited a house at Hadikal in the taluk on Thursday night. Karkala and Bhagamandala unit ANF and ANS teams comprising 70 personnel started their combing operation from today morning.
When the personnel were combing at Kotegudde, just 6 km from the place where the suspected naxals visited, Rangaswamy collapsed due to heart attack at around 4 am. The ANF personnel conducted the first aid, but in vain. Later, the personnel carried the body of Rangaswamy from Mayilakote to the residence of Puttanna Gowda for almost 2 km amidst the forest. Later, his body was transported in the vehicle and brought to Sullia KVG hospital.
Suspected naxals have said to be visited the farm house of Jayaram HB of Hadikal in Madappadi village in the forest area. Later, combing operation was intensified. All the four teams were pressed into action in Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada border area like Kadamakallu, Sampaje, Hadikallu and Kotegudde. Rangaswamy was in the team which has gone to Kotegudde area.
As it was a thick forest and there was leech menace, the ANF personnel found it difficult to carry the body down the hill. Knowing the incident, hundreds of people gathered at Madappadi village.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
