Curfew lifted in Mangaluru: No untoward incident reported
Mangaluru: Curfew clamped in Mangaluru in the aftermath of the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19 was lifted on Sunday for 12 hours, as no untoward incident was reported from the city.
Two people were killed in police firing on Thursday as protests against the CAA turned violent. Police said the curfew was lifted from 6 AM to 6 PM on Sunday to enable people purchase essential commodities.
No untoward incident has been reported in the city so far, they said.
The mobile internet data, which was suspended on Thursday night after the police firing that claimed two lives, was restored Saturday night, police said.
The suspension of internet helped bring down the intensity of the protest and creating any further disturbance in the district as it checked the spread of rumours and fake news, they said.
Police had clamped curfew in parts of Mangaluru until Friday night and later extended it in the entire Mangaluru commissionerate limits till the midnight of December 22.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa had promised on Saturday after discussions with police officials that curfew would be totally lifted from Monday ahead of the Christmas festivities, while prohibitory orders will continue till normality was restored.
Meanwhile, Janata Dal-S leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday visited the families of the two men killed in police firing on December 19.
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was barred entry to Mangaluru on Saturday to visit the city. Kumaraswamy drove from the airport to Kudroli, where he visited the family of Nausheen who was killed in the police firing, and later the kin of Jaleel.
The former Chief Minister met the family members, expressed his condolences and handed over a cheque of Rs five lakh each to them on behalf of his party.
He also visited the Highland hospital where people injured in the protest, including former mayor Ashraf, have been admitted.
Kumaraswamy also tweeted a video of his meeting with the family of Nausheen, and urged the state government to investigate the incident in a transparent manner.
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UP: Govt hospital staff booked for sexually assaulting woman in pretext of ultrasound test
Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.
According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.
She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.
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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.
She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.
Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."
Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.
