Former Congress MLA Mohiuddin Bawa to join JD(S), to contest from Mangaluru North
Mangalore: Former MLA Mohiuddin Bawa, who was an aspirant for the Mangalore City North constituency ticket, has decided to join the Janata Dal (Secular) [JDS] after being denied the ticket by the Congress party.
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Speaking to the VarthaBharathi in the city on Thursday, he said that he is going to resign from the Congress party and join the JDS. “I will contest as a JDS candidate from Mangalore City North,” he added.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
