Assault, murder attempt on youth: Six held
Bantwala, July 02: Bantwala and Uppinangady police jointly arrested six persons on charges of assaulting and attempting to murder a youth at Kalladka, on Monday.
The arrested are identified as Kiran (24), Keerthan (22) of Kalladka, Yogish K (22), Lokesh K (25) of Goltamajalu, Mohan Poojary (22) and Vidyadhara Poojary (23) of KC Road.
According to the police, the accused had allegedly attacked Chethan alias Chetu Melkar (26) when he was sitting at a shop at Kalladka and tried to kill him. Later, the accused were absconding. The police who successfully arrested the accused, produced them before the court, said SP Ravikanthe Gowda.
DCIB inspector Sunil Kumar, Bantwala city PSI Chandrashekar HV, crime section SI Harish MR, traffic station SI Yallappa, Uppinangadi SI Nandakumar, and other personnel participated in the operation.
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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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