Belthangady: MLA Harish Poonja surrenders before Police
Belthangady: Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja surrendered before the Belthangady police station around 9.30 pm on Wednesday, following high drama at his residence throughout the day.
Throughout the day, activists prevented the police from taking the MLA into custody. As a result, the police had to issue a summons notice for him to appear at the station. Finally, around 9:30 pm, MLA Harish Poonja voluntarily surrendered at the Belthangady Police Station.
Case was registered against Harish Poonja under IPC sections 143, 147, 34, 504, 506 and 149 at the Belthangady Police station for allegedly abusing and threatening the police personnel on Monday.
On May 18, Poonja along with his supporters sat on a dharna at the police station and also reportedly abused cops, condemning the arrest of a local BJP leader in an illegal stone quarry mining case on Saturday night.
In addition, the MLA had also led a protest in front of the Belthangady Vikas Soudha, allegedly without seeking any police permission. Poonja is also accused of threatening the police personnel by stating that the station (Belthangady) would meet the same fate as the police station at DJ Halli-KJ Halli in Bengaluru, which were attacked during a communal riots in 2020.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
