Five days police custody to Surendra Bhandari
Assault and murder attempt on BJP workers
Bantwala, June 22: Bantwala court on Friday handed over Surendra Bhandari accused in the assault and murder attempt to BJP workers, to police custody for five days.
However, two other accused Sathish Kulal (37) and Prithviraj Shetty (35) were handed over to the judicial custody. In a joint operation, Bantwala and Mangaluru DCIB police arrested Surendra and Sathish at Pachchinadka in Mangaluru. On charges of helping the accused to abscond after the incident, Pruthviraj J Shetty was also arrested at Kumble. All the three were produced before the court on Thursday night. Now, following the police request, the court handed over Surendra to five days police custody for interrogation.
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US Consulate in Dubai reportedly attacked
Dubai: Smoke was seen rising from an area near the United States Consulate in Dubai, according to witness accounts cited by Reuters.
There was no immediate official confirmation on the extent of damage or whether there were any casualties in the incident.
Earlier, the US embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, was also attacked. Authorities reported damage to the premises, but no casualties were recorded.
The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region, with Iran continuing to target US interests in the Middle East following deadly attacks launched on Saturday by Israel and the United States.
Near US embassy in Dubai pic.twitter.com/z5VTZNVxNO
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