Five arrested in connection with Pudu Gram Panchayath member Riyaz’s attack case
Udupi: Udupi Police on Monday arrested five people in Bengaluru in connection with the attempted murder of Mohammed Riyaz, a member of Pudu Gram Panchayath of Bantwal Taluk and fisheries businessman.
The arrested have been identified as Ismail (45) of Firangipete, his brother Mohammed Gouse (35), Mohammed Qaiser (60), Muneer (25), Anwar (25). Ismail is identified as the main accused who took supari to kill Riyaz, police informed. The police is also looking for more people who are involved in the case.
Riyaz who came to Malpe port on June 7, was attacked by four unidentified men with swords who fled the crime scene after the attack on the car to Bengaluru.
Following the incident local police had formed three teams to investigate the case. One of the team was sent to Bengaluru after the investigating teams came to know about the accused’s escape to the state capital after the attack. Police arrested five people and also seized the car in which the attackers came and fled to Bengaluru.
According to the reports Ismail and Riyaz had a face-off and argument regarding a issue in Pudu Gram Panchayath following which Ismail gave Supari to kill Riyaz.
The arrested people were produced before the magistrate in Udupi and according to reports Ismail, Ghouse and Muneer have been sent to police custody.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
