Home Stay attack: Court dismisses case on scribe Naveen Soorinje
Mangaluru, Dec 5: The 6th Additional District Court on Wednesday dismissed a case on journalist Naveen Soorinje in a home stay attack incident where the journalists who had been to collect the information were made accused.
When Hindu Jagarana Vedike members attacked the youth who were engaged in a homestay party at Padil Badlagudde in the city on July 28, 2012.
Naveen Soorinje and his cameraman Sharan Raj visited the spot to collect the information. But the Mangaluru Rural police have arrested them accusing them of not informing the police despite they have prior information about the attack. Naveen Soorinje was jailed for four and half months in this case.
This incident has made headlines in the media. But the people across the state opined that Naveen has gone to the spot as a journalist to collect the information and the information he has collected should be considered as evidence instead of considering him as the accused.
After this, the state government has appealed the court to drop the case on Naveen Soorinje. Interestingly, the other accused in this case opposed the decision of the state government to drop the case against Naveen. So, the process of dismissing the case against Naveen was delayed.
Now, based on the appeal of the state government, the court has dismissed the case on Naveen Soorinje. However, the trial on other accused in the case would continue. Advocate Dinesh Hegde Ulippady argued on behalf of Naveen in the case.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
