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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Rajasthan: Nursing student found dead with slit throat in Khairthal-Tijara district; accused held
Jaipur (PTI): A 20-year-old nursing student was found murdered with her throat slit in a rented room in Khairthal-Tijara district of Rajasthan, police said on Saturday.
The incident took place in a residential building in front of Mundawar police station on Friday afternoon, they said.
The accused, Upendra Kumar (21) from Haryana's Mahendergarh, was arrested while trying to flee the spot.
The father of the deceased alleged that his daughter was kidnapped, raped and then killed.
The incident sparked outrage among local residents, who blocked the main road for about 30 minutes before police dispersed them.
Police said the accused lived in the same rented premises.
Mundwar Station House Officer Ramniwas Meena said Upendra Kumar has been arrested based on complaint filed by the deceased woman's father.
Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully termed the murder proof that women remain highly unsafe in Rajasthan and accused the BJP government of turning a blind eye to such crimes.
"It is being proved that women are extremely unsafe in Rajasthan. A nursing student was abducted, raped and brutally murdered by slitting her throat in Mundawar. People are outraged but the BJP government has shut its eyes and ears to everything," he said.
