Bantwal: 4 including Bajrang Dal leader booked for assaulting youth, forcing to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'
Bantwal: Vitla Police on Thursday evening registered a case against four persons, including a Bajrang Dal leader, on charges of assaulting a boy and threatening him of life while also forcing him to chant ‘Jai Shree Ram’, video of which had gone viral on local social media platforms.
The accused have been identified as Bajrang Dal leader Dinesh, a resident of Kanyana, and two 16-year-old youngsters from Kolnadu village and a 17-year-old boy from Kanyana village. The victim of the assault has been identified as the first PUC student of Kudtumugaru.
On April 21, at around 11 am, four accused stopped the victim's bike and started abusing him. They then dragged the boy to Kadumath high school grounds and assaulted him and threatened him for life. Besides this, they forced him to chant Jai Sriram and robbed the boy's pocket; he mentioned in the complaint.
A video of the incident started doing rounds on social media on Wednesday, following which the victim filed a complaint at Vitla Police station.
A police team comprising DSP Valentine D'Souza, Circle Inspector TD Nagaraj, DCIB PI Celuvaraj, Udaya Rai, Taranath, Praveen Rai, Suresh, and Bantwal traffic police sub-inspector Rajesh KV is investigating the case under the guidance of Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr. Lakshmi Prasad D.
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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.
