Cops issue statement in Ganjimath assault case on father, minor daughter by Sangh Parivar activists
Ganjimath: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy on Wednesday issued a clarification regarding allegations that Sangh Parivar activists assaulted a father and his minor daughter at Malali–Narlapadavu.
According to the police, at around 10 am, a Mullarpattna resident, Abdul Sattar, was travelling on a two-wheeler with his 11-year-old daughter while allegedly carrying about 19 kg of beef without any valid documents. During this time, an incident was reported on the Malali–Narlapadavu road, where a group intercepted them.
The Commissioner said that two persons, Sumith Bhandari (21) and Rajath Naik (30), both residents of Yedapadavu, allegedly stopped Sattar’s bike after arriving in a Tata Sumo vehicle. During the incident, the bike reportedly lost balance and fell, causing the girl to suffer burn injuries on her leg after coming into contact with the silencer of the bike.
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Following the incident, Sattar is said to have left the two-wheeler at the spot and fled. Local residents immediately shifted the injured girl to hospital for treatment, the Commissioner said.
Police later summoned Sumith Bhandari and Rajath Naik to the station for questioning and interrogated them separately. During questioning, Rajath Naik initially claimed that he was a medical representative on his way to deliver medicines to Maharshi Hospital. However, upon verification, doctors at the hospital confirmed that no medicines had been delivered, the Commissioner stated.
During further questioning, both men claimed they were heading to a temple, but when questioned separately, they were unable to specify which temple they were going to, police said.
In her statement, the injured girl reportedly told the police that her father was stopped and assaulted with hands.
Police have decided to register a suo motu case against Abdul Sattar for transporting beef without valid documents. An FIR is also being registered against Sumith Bhandari and Rajath Naik on charges of moral policing. Further investigation into the incident is underway, the Police Commissioner said.
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Rupee hits all-time low for second time in a week
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 31 paise to settle at 91.99 against the US dollar on Wednesday, touching the lowest closing level for the second time in less than a week, amid increased month-end demand for the greenback.
Forex traders said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe offered quiet reassurance. However, increased month-end demand for the American currency as well as the ongoing geopolitical tensions dented investors' sentiments.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.60 and touched an early high of 91.50, but pared all the gains to touch an intra-day low of 91.99 against the greenback.
The domestic unit settled 31 paise down, revisiting its lowest-ever closing level of 91.99 against the greenback. The Indian currency previously ended at this level on January 23 when it also hit its all-time intraday low of 92 against the US dollar.
On Tuesday, the rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and gained 22 paise to close at 91.68 against the US dollar.
Analysts said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe bolstered investor sentiment.
India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of negotiations for the free trade agreement (FTA), under which a number of domestic sectors such as apparel, chemicals and footwear will get duty-free entry into the 27-nation bloc, while the EU will get access to the Indian market at concessional duty for cars and wines, an official said.
The deal has been dubbed the "mother of all deals" as it will create a market of about 2 billion people.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.07 per cent lower at 96.14.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.43 per cent lower at USD 67.28 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex jumped 487.20 points to settle at 82,344.68, while Nifty surged 167.35 points to 25,342.75.
Foreign Institutional Investors turned net buyers and purchased equities worth Rs 480.26 crore on Wednesday, according to exchange data.
