Belthangady: CPM leader seeks revocation of house seizure against woman accused of selling cattle
Belthangady: A controversy has erupted after police in Dharmasthala sealed the house of a poor woman accused of selling cattle to alleged illegal transporters. CPM leader B.M. Bhat has submitted a memorandum to the Belthangady Tahsildar demanding that the police revoke the house seizure order and allow the woman and her three children to continue living there, calling the action “illegal and against social justice.”
According to reports, on November 4, Dharmasthala police intercepted a vehicle transporting cattle to a slaughterhouse. A case was registered against Johara, a resident of Patturu village in Patrame, for allegedly selling cattle to the accused. Subsequently, on November 6, police sealed Johara’s house, leaving her and her three school-going children homeless.
B.M. Bhat argued that selling livestock is a routine part of agricultural life and that farmers or milk producers cannot be held responsible for how buyers use the animals. “The house was seized without issuing a proper notice or providing an opportunity to respond, which is unlawful,” Bhat stated in his memorandum.
He further pointed out that the FIR does not mention any illegal slaughter taking place on Johara’s property. “If merely selling cattle is treated as a crime deserving property seizure, then every farmer’s land would have to be confiscated,” he added.
Bhat urged the authorities to act on humanitarian grounds and withdraw the seizure order, noting that no illegal activity had been carried out from Johara’s home. He requested that the family be allowed to return to their residence immediately.
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Four more arrested in brigadier assault case in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Four more accused have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on an Army brigadier, his son and threatening his wife in southwest Delhi's Vasant Enclave area, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53) and Ashish (32), all from Mehram Nagar in Delhi, and Satender (35) of Bhiwani in Haryana, police said.
According to police, Surjit Singh was known to the main accused Satender, a director of an aviation company. All of them were sitting together in Mehram Nagar when Satender called them regarding a quarrel in Vasant Enclave.
"Following the call, all four left for the spot in Surjit's white Hyundai Aura. After reaching there, they got involved in the altercation and assault before returning to their respective homes," a senior police officer said.
After learning about the registration of the case, the accused fled and went into hiding, he said.
"Teams were constituted to trace them and all four absconding accused were arrested," he said.
The Hyundai Aura used in the incident has also been recovered, police said.
Further investigation into the case is underway. The role of each accused is being examined, they said.
According to the investigators, the incident took place on the night of April 11, when the brigadier and his son objected to the two men allegedly consuming alcohol inside a car parked outside their residence. Soon, others reached the spot and allegedly assaulted the officer and his son, besides abusing and threatening his wife.
