Belthangady: Accusing men of transporting cattle, Sangh Parivar Activists fatally assault two
Belthangady: In a bone-chilling incident reported on late Wednesday night, a team of 12 individuals, including Sangh Parivar Activists brutally assaulted two men after accusing them of transporting cattle at Melanthabettu in Belthangady Taluk. In this regard, a case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station.
The victims of the assault have been identified as Abdul Raheem and Muhammad Musthafa. The injured victims have been admitted to the Belthangady government hospital. The police have revealed that four of the accused have already been arrested for their involvement in the violent assault.
Incident Details: It is learned that on Wednesday evening, Abdul Raheem, resident of Kuppetti in Belthangady Taluk, had taken his pick-up vehicle to the town to get the vehicle’s bodywork done. Musthafa had also accompanied him at the time. However, since Abdul Raheem could not finish the task he came in for, he drove to a relative’s house in Savanaali and ate dinner there. After finishing dinner, the men had left Abdul Raheem’s relatives’ house around 11 pm and were heading back home when the assaulters unleashed their violence on them.
Their pick-up was reportedly being followed by men in bikes and cars from Savanaali and as they reached Melanthabettu, some bike-borne men came in front of their vehicle and stopped them. At this time, the criminals in the car approached them and said, “You are cattle thieves, you have come to our hometown to steal cattle” and proceeded to verbally abuse them with profanities, whilst dragging both Raheem and Musthafa from their vehicle. Thereafter, the assaulters used iron rods, wooden sticks and violently beat the duo, the police complaint reveals.
The attack by the criminals has left Shareef with injuries to his eye and forehead. The bodies of both the victims, their backs are covered in bruises. The police who received the information reportedly arrived at the scene and dispersed the assaulters and took the severely injured Raheem and Musthafa to the Belthangady Government Hospital.
Four Arrested, Few Detained: Concerning the assault, a case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station. The police have already arrested four of the accused and few others have been detained by the police, and are being subjected to questioning.
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Karnataka Assembly passes hate speech bill amid din
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 18 (PTI): The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed a bill against hate speech amid a din.
The Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, the first such law in the country, has a provision for a jail term up to seven years and fine up to Rs one lakh.
It was passed amid din by the BJP MLAs.
The bill, cleared by the cabinet on December 4, was presented in the House by Home Minister G Parameshwara on December 10.
The Minister said the provision for 10 years jail term in the event of repeated offence has been reduced to seven years.
According to the bill, any expression, which is made, published or circulated in words either spoken or written or by signs or by visible representations or through electronic communication or otherwise, in public view, with an intention to cause injury, disharmony or feelings of enmity or hatred or ill-will against person alive or dead, class or group of persons or community, to meet any prejudicial interest, is hate speech.
During the discussion, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh said coastal Karnataka is "burning" due to hate speech and hate crime.
BJP MLAs from the region raised objections to this and then trooped into the well of the house. Other BJP legislators followed them.
Later, the bill was passed.
