Assault, murder attempt case: Five accused held
Bantwala, June 27: The local police arrested five accused on charges assaulting and attempting to murder a youth at Nalkumarga on Bantwala by-pass recently, here on Wednesday.
The accused have been identified as Bhuvith Shetty alias Bhuvith (27), Vasanth Kumar (32), Kamalaksha (21), Jitendra alias Jeetu (32) and Abhijith alias Abhi (22) of Bantwala.
Police said that the accused would be produced before the court.
Background
On June 10 at 9.15 pm, a group of accused who came in motor bikes at Nalkumarga on Bantwala bypass, barged into a salon shop and assaulted a youth called Dheekshit with lethal weapons and tried to murder him. Later, the accused snatched the mobile phone and Rs 10,000 cash and damaged the shop before fleeing the scene. Seriously injured Dheekshit was admitted to a hospital and Bantwala police registered a case against Bhuvith and his associates. On a tip-off, Bantwala and Uppinangady police arrested the accused, according to SP Ravikanthe Gowda.
Bantwala SI Chandrashekar, personnel Harish, Yallappa, Uppinangadi SP Nandakumar MM and staff HC Suresh, Murugesh, Udaykumar, Jagadeesh, Umesh, Maliq Saab, Zameer, Avinash, Kedar, Prashanth, Mohan, Basavaraj, Paramesh, Sampath participated in the operation under the guidance of the SP.
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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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