Dalit woman tied to tree, assaulted over alleged fish theft in Malpe; Four arrested
Udupi: Four people have been arrested in connection with the brutal assault on a Dalit woman at Malpe harbour over allegations of fish theft.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Lakshmibai, Sundar, Shilpa, and another local resident.
A video of the incident, which occurred on March 18, went viral on social media, prompting an investigation by Malpe police. Based on a complaint filed by the survivor, a case was registered.
According to Udupi SP Dr K. Arun, Lakshmibai accused the woman, who hails from Vijayanagara district, of stealing fish and assaulted her. Subsequently, a group of locals tied her to a tree and continued to beat her, as seen in the video.
Following an examination of the footage, four individuals involved in the assault were arrested. Police are reviewing the video to identify others involved, and further legal action will be taken accordingly.
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Fake notes with 'movie shooting purpose only' written on them send police into tizzy in Sirsi
Sirsi (Karnataka), Apr 8 (PTI): The police in Uttar Kannada went into a tizzy on Tuesday after they found fake currency notes of Rs 500 denomination from a house in Dandeli with 'movie shooting purpose only' written on them.
Based on a tip-off, police searched a rented house at Gandhinagar in Dandeli and confiscated the fake currency notes along with a money counting machine.
Arshad Khan, who is said to be from Goa, was staying as a tenant in the house belonging to Noorjan Jhunjuwadkar, police said.
Police were informed after Jhunjuwadkar noticed that Khan was absent from the house for the past one month.
The fake currency notes had the inscription 'Reverse Bank of India' on them, but did not have the signature of the RBI governor, police said.
The notes were printed on a shining paper with only zeros written in the place of the number, and 'movie shooting purpose only' inscribed on them, police said.
A hunt is on to trace Khan to question him about the seizure, they added.
