Bajrang Dal leader arrested for assaulting youngster, forcing him to chant Jai Shri Ram in Bantwal
Bantwal: Vitla Police on Friday arrested the prime accused of assault case of youngster where he was assaulted by three people and was forced to chant Jai Shri Ram, video of which had gone viral on local social media platforms.
The arrested accused has been identified as Dinesh (25), a resident of Kanyan and local Bajrang Dal leader. Legal action has also been initiated against the three other accused who were accompanying Dinesh during the assault.
On April 21, a 17-year old PUC 1 student was intercepted by Dinesh and three others who then assaulted him and forced him to chant Jai Shri Ram before robbing his pockets in a school campus here.
According to the reports, several cases are registered against Dinesh at Vitla police station including one for assaulting a religious scholar.
A special team led by Dy.SP Valentine D’Souza supervised by Dakshina Kannada SP Dr. Laxmiprasad was investigating the case after registering a complaint in this regard after the video of the incident had gone viral on Wednesday.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
