Assault case: Two sentenced 26 days jail
Mangalore, May 26: District and sessions court sentenced 26 days jail and Rs. 10000 fine for each in connection with assault case in Peribail beach in Someshwar village here on January 12 last year.
Gururaj (25) and John Baptist (22) both residents of Saraswati Nagar in Dwaraka, Someshwar are the convicts.
The court has instructed the convicts to spend three more months in jail failing to pay the fine.
Judge K.S Bilagi has also said that the half of the amount of the fine should be paid to the victim as compensation.
Muhammad Iqbal who was playing volleyball in Peribail was speaking to one Mansoor. Gururaj and John Baptist came to the spot in two bikes and started abusing Iqbal. They then hit Iqbal with iron rod with the intention to kill him.
As Iqbal screamed for help and locals rushed for help the attackers fled from the spot.
Assault and attempt to murder was filed in Ullal police station. Due to lack of evidence the accused were acquitted in attempt to murder case.
The SI of Ullal police station Rajendra had investigated the case and submitted the chargesheet.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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