Bantwal: Rowdy-sheeter found murdered in car
Bantwal: A notorious rowdy who was recently released from the jail found murdered on Sunday inside a car in Shantinagar of Bantwal taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Taslim (45), resident of Kerala.
The victim was accused in many cases including in murder case of rowdy sheeter Kalia Rafiq.
He was said to be a member of Kerala's notorious Ziya gang.
When the locals spotted the car parked beside the road near Nagri Shantinagar in a suspicious condition, upon checking the car they found a dead body inside a car following which they informed police immediately.
According to police, “ the rival gang hacked him to death inside a car and later they deserted the car at Shantinagar and fled the spot in another vehicle.”
It has also been suspected that the rival gang murdered him in revenge for Kalia Rafiq’s murder, he added.
The body of Taslim has been shifted to Wenlock Hospital for post-mortem in Mangaluru.
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Crossing river, trekking hill voters reach polling booths to cast vote in Surguja LS constituency
Balrampur/Chhattisgarh (PTI): Enthusiastic voters reached polling booths trekking steep hilly paths, crossing a river and even on a horse to cast their votes in remote areas of the tribal-dominated Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, officials said.
Balrampur district falls under the Surguja Lok Sabha constituency which was among seven seats where polling was held in third and last phase of Lok Sabha elections in the state. The Surguja Lok Sabha recorded 74.59 per cent voting, as per the Turnout application.
Voters, belonging to Pahadi Korva, a particularly vulnerable tribal group, including Rajesh, Madan, Sukhu, Gopal and Nandlal, crossed a river to exercise their franchise at a polling booth in village panchayat Amera under the Samri assembly constituency, a government official said.
Similarly, electors, including Lakhan Nagesia, Sahu, Phulsai and Kalesh of Bachwar village under the Ramanujganj assembly constituency walked through hilly terrain for about two hours covering 8 kms to reach a polling booth and cast their vote, he said. A voter, Parimal Dey, reached a polling booth in Sagarpur village under the Ramanujganj assembly seat on a horse, the official said. Dey is a cattle rearer who owns 150 goats.
Two hyper sensitive polling booths -- Chunchuna and Pundag -- located in a Naxal-affected area of the district which shares border with Jharkhand, also recorded significant turnout, he said. The two booths are located in the Samri assembly constituency.
"Special security arrangements were put in place in this area to ensure peaceful voting. Voters of Chunchuna and Pudang ensured their participation in the great festival of democracy braving Naxalite threat," he said. The Chunchuna polling booth has 767 voters and it recorded 84.35 per cent turnout, while Pundag has 595 electors and it registered a turnout of 72.44 per cent till 5 pm, the official added.
