Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Laxmiprasad on Monday rubbished media reports of satellite calls being made and received from Belthangady, in the wake of high alert in the Coastal District following intelligence inputs hinting at possible terrorist attack.

Reports of satellite calls from Belthangady to Pakistan being made and received have been doing rounds in the local groups and was also covered by a few media outlets.

Laxmiprasad cleared the air regarding the matter and added that there no such incident reported from Belthangady and all that was doing rounds were merely rumors.

The reports had also added that National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested one person from Belthangady in this regard. Laxmiprasad denied any such reports and added that no such arrests were made by NIA or any other investigating agency.

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Bengaluru: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar has passed an order suspending Member of the Legislative Council Abdul Jabbar from the primary membership of the party.

Shivakumar, who is also Deputy Chief Minister, has stated in his order that the MLC is to be suspended with immediate effect.

Jabbar is said to have been suspended for his alleged anti-party activities during the by-election to the Davanagere South Assembly constituency.