Code violation: Three including Sorake booked
Brahmavara, May 6: Brahmavara police on Sunday booked a case against three persons including Kaup constituency Congress candidate and MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake on charges of violating the election code of conduct.
While checking the vehicles on Brahmavara- Barkuru main road as a routine check-up on May 5 evening, the election squad and police found that campaigning materials related to Kaup assembly election were being carried out without prior permission. Following the complaint of the flying squad Jayaraj Acharya, the police have booked the case against the vehicle driver Gurudas Hebbar, car owner Keerthana Gurudas and Sorake on charges of violating the election code of conduct.
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Hindutva leader Manju Kola stabbed during ‘compromise meeting’ at Malpe; Five arrested
Udupi: Manju Kola, husband of former Udupi City Municipal Council Vice-President Lakshmi Manjunath and a Hindutva organisation leader, was stabbed during a meeting held to settle a dispute related to a love affair at Malpe on Tuesday night.
Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case.
According to information available, Manju Kola had reportedly called for a compromise meeting near Malpe beach in the Palimaru area on Tuesday evening to resolve an issue involving a couple. During the discussion, a heated argument broke out and a youth allegedly stabbed Manju Kola.
He sustained injuries to his abdomen and collapsed. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Udupi for treatment.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that five accused have been arrested in the case. As per preliminary investigation, the incident appears to have occurred due to personal reasons. He clarified that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged the public not to spread rumours.
The injured Manju Kola is out of danger and his condition is stable, the SP said.
