Five held with drugs, two pistols
Mangaluru, August 22: Mangaluru South Anti-Rowdy Squad police arrested five persons with drugs, two pistols and 22 rounds of bullets here on Tuesday.
When the Rowdy Squad assistant police commissioner and his staff were on rounds in the city on Sunday afternoon, the accused have moved towards Gurupura bridge from Mangaluru in a car with the drugs to sell it. Acting on a tip-off, the squad stopped the car at Parari Junction and arrested the five accused. The police also recovered a car worth Rs 7 lakh, 11 ganja balls worth Rs 5500, 100 gram MDMA Crystal drug worth Rs 1.80 lakh, two pistols, 22 rounds of bullets worth Rs 1.15 lakh, 11 mobile phones. Total value of the seized valuables and drugs is estimated at Rs 11,45,190.
When the arrested were interrogated, they said that they have brought the drugs from Mumbai and were trying to sell it in Kerala and other places.
Arrested were identified as TH Riyaz (38), Abdul Ravoof (30) and Imtiyaz Ahmed of Kasargodu, Usman Rafeeq alias Talki Rafeeq (29) of Salettur in Bantwala, and Hajwar of Vittla.
TH Riyaz was the notorious accused in Kerala and he was facing more than 40 cases. He was bringing drugs from Mumbai and selling it in Kerala. He also has warrants in Payangadi and Bekala police stations in Kerala.
Usman Rafeeq alias Talki Rafeeq is also facing seven cases in Kerala and Karnataka and he was facing a murder case at Manjeshwara police station. He was also facing another case of illegal possession of pistol at Bengaluru Sanjaynagar police station four months ago and he was released on bail. One country made pistol was recovered from Abdul Ravoof. He has actively participated in the selling of drugs with Riyaz. Imtiyaz is also facing three cases at Manjeshwara police station. Hajwar is the associate of Usman Rafeeq, according to a press release from Police Commissioner TR Suresh.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.
"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.
Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.
The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."
Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.
"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.
Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.
He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.
"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.
