Clash in Udupi during Bharat Bandh: Seven cases registered, 10 arrested
Udupi, September 11: Total seven cases were booked against BJP and Congress workers on charges of involving in clashes during Bharat Bandh in the city on Monday. The cases were booked against more than 30 persons in different police stations in the city.
The police have arrested total 10 activists of Congress and BJP who were getting treatment at the Ajjarakadu government hospital after being injured during the clash and lathicharge. In view of this, police security was beefed up at the hospital on Tuesday and a KSRP platoon was deputed for the security purpose.
Suo motto cases
Following a complaint by Udupi circle inspector Naveen Chandra Jogi, a case was registered against BJP and Congress workers on charges of obstructing the police from discharging their duties at Bannanje, under IPC Column 143, 147, 290, 353 and 149.
Following another complaint from city SI Ananth Padmanabh, city police registered another case under IPC Section 143, 147, 149 and 290 against Congress and BJP workers on charges of torturing the people at SKM junction in the city. Another case was registered against Congress workers on charges of forcing auto drivers to stop autos at Manipal Tiger Circle.
Following a complaint from BJP city unit president Prabhakar Poojary that around 25 Congress workers have attacked BJP worker Shivaraj with lethal weapons at Bannanje and threatened him of dire consequences, a case was registered the city police station. Against the BJP’s complaint, Congress worker Gopal Poojary has lodged another complaint that Prabhakar Poojary and his followers attacked him with stones, assaulted and threatened him. Police have registered another case against the BJP workers.
In the same way, two more cases were filed against Congress workers for forceful bandh, at city police station and women police station based on the complaints from Kalsanka Jayananda and Chaitra Kundapura.
Few more people to be arrested: SP
SP Lakshman Nimbargi said that total seven cases were filed against 30-40 workers of both Congress and BJP regarding the clashes during the Bandh on Monday and 10 persons were arrested. Action would be taken to arrest those who have involved in the clashes after reviewing the video records. As the situation was out of control, the police caned the agitators. Now, the city is peaceful and two KSRP platoons at the city and one at Kundapur were deployed for maintaining law and order situation. Chikmagaluru SP Annamalai was in the district to observe the situation, he said.
Accused involved in the incidents
Congress and BJP workers involved in these seven cases: Prashanth Poojary, Yathish Karkera, Ramesh Kanchan, Sathish Amin Padukere, Krishna Hebbar, Srinivas Hebbar, Habeeb Ali, Ganesh Nergi, RK Ramesh, Prakhyath Shetty, Vijay Poojary, Suresh Kunder, Sharath Bhandari, Vinod Jattanna, Manjunath, Harish Kini, Gopal Poojary, Janardhan Bhandarkar, Ganesh Doddanagudde, Vijay Manchi, Shekar Kotian, Yogish, Arun Poojary, Dinesh Amin, Girish Anchan, Sharath Madiwala, Dinakar Poojary, Anil Madiwala, Guru Sherigar, Kishor Salian, Srisha Naik, Deekshith Shettigar, Sharath Bylakere, Rachan Malpe, Harish Poojary Parkala, Diwakar Poojary, Shivaraj Anchan, Ramesh Poojary, Alvin, Prabhakar Poojary, Rakesh Jogi, Dinesh Amin, Kishor Salian, Shivaraj Kumar and Manjunath Kola.
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Taj Mahal top earning ASI monument through ticket sales from FY19-20 to FY23-24: Govt
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI): The iconic Taj Mahal in Agra earned the "highest income" through the sale of tickets among the ASI-protected monuments from FY19-20 to FY23-24, according to data shared by the government.
Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat shared the data in a written response to a query in Rajya Sabha.
He was asked the amount that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has received from selling entry tickets to various monuments in the last five years, year-wise and monument-wise; and the monuments that have received the highest income through selling entry tickets in the last five years.
In his response, the minister shared the data in a tabular form for cycles of financial years ranging from FY19-20 to FY23-24.
According to the data, Taj Mahal earned the top slot for all five years.
The Mughal-era architectural wonder was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jehan in the 17th century and it is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.
In FY19-20, the Agra Fort in Agra and Qutub Minar in Delhi were in the second and third positions.
In FY20-21, the Group of Monuments Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Sun Temple, Konark were in the second and third positions. In FY23-24, Qutub Minar and Red Fort of Delhi were in the second and third positions.
