CPM activist’s murder case: case registered against 3
Kasargod: The police have lodged a case against three persons in connection with the murder of CPM activist Abubakar Siddique of Somkalu.
The investigating team led by Kasaragod DySP MV Sukumaran has filed a case against three accused, including BJP activist Ashwath.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Siddique was killed for raising voice against alcohol sales. Abu Bakar Siddique, a 21-year-old employee in Qatar, had recently come to his hometown. He had raised voice against local liquor sales. It is said that the miscreants left a bike on the spot after the committing the crime.
A 15-member investigative team consisting of two circle inspections led by Kasaragod DySP MV Sukumaran has been formed to probe the case. The team, which has been investigating, has already identified three accused and filed a case against them. The police, who have suspected the possibility of the accused hiding in Mangaluru, have extended the probe to the city.
CPM to stage Hartal in afternoon
In the wake of CPI (M) activist Abubakar Siddiqui's murder, there has been an unannounced-hartal kind of situation in Manjeshwar taluk. Roads have been blocked in some areas. In some other regions, shops have remained closed. Bus services have been suspended. The police have taken appropriate precautionary measures at sensitive locations.
Meanwhile, the CPM has called for a hartal in Manjeshwar taluk today (August 6) afternoon from 2 pm.
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Chinese national detained; was visiting J-K, Ladakh without permission: Officials
Srinagar (PTI): An unusual chatter on the Internet intercepted by the army alerted security agencies in the Kashmir valley, leading to the detention of a Chinese national who had entered Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir without permission, officials said on Sunday.
Hu Congtai, 29, arrived in Delhi on November 19 on a tourist visa, which permitted him to visit Buddhist religious places in Varanasi, Agra, New Delhi, Jaipur, Sarnath, Gaya and Kushi Nagar.
However, leveraging his resemblance to locals, he boarded a flight to Leh on November 20 and did not register at the Foreigners Regional Registration Office counter located at the Leh airport.
During his stay, he toured the Zanskar region for three days and visited places of importance in the Himalayan town before landing in Srinagar on December 1, the officials said.
A search of his phone history showed that he was looking for the deployment of CRPF in the valley, the officials said, adding he was being questioned by various agencies.
According to the officials, he had arranged for an Indian SIM card from the open market.
While in Srinagar, where he stayed in an unregistered guest house, the Chinese national went to a Buddhist religious place at Harwan, a place where an encounter had left one Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist dead last year.
According to the officials and data extracted from his phone, he had also visited Awantipur ruins in South Kashmir, which is located near Victor Force headquarters of the army in South Kashmir.
During his stay, he had also visited different areas of Srinagar, including Shankracharya hills, Hazratbal, and Mughal Garden along the Dal Lake.
His phone history showed searches related to CRPF deployments and Article 370 of the Constitution which was abrogated in August 2019 to end the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.
Hu has completed his graduation in Physics from Boston University and has claimed that he likes to travel. His passport shows that he has visited various countries, including the US, New Zealand, Brazil and Fiji, and Hong Kong.
The officials said that he had violated the visa regulations and, at best, they could deport him back to his country.
