Immoral policing: 3 held for harassing young couple in Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Dec 23: Three youths have been arrested in a case of immoral policing for confronting and harassing a young couple by asking for their identity cards at an eatery in the city.
Sources said one of the accused confronted a boy and a girl from Kerala on December 21 at an eatery, demanding their identification on the pretext of checking their community status. He created a scene shouting at the couple.
The arrested individuals were identified as Sandesh(28), Prashanth(31) and Ronith(31).
The couple, who wanted to avoid trouble, left the place and got into an autorickshaw. The accused then stopped the auto with two of his associates and hurled abuses at the driver.
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Based on a complaint from the driver, a case was registered at the Mangaluru North police station. After preliminary enquiry, the three accused were arrested.
Further investigation is in progress, the sources said.
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Heatwave scorches Odisha, Jharsuguda reels under 43.6 degrees C
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha on Tuesday, with the IMD forecasting that hot and humid conditions would continue in parts of the state.
The IMD’s Bhubaneswar centre said Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts were likely to experience hot and humid conditions on April 22.
It also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds in parts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput, among others.
On Tuesday, 18 places across Odisha recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest in the state at 43.6 degrees Celsius.
Sambalpur and Titlagarh recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius each, followed by Hirakud at 42.4 degrees, Bolangir at 42.2 degrees and Angul at 42.1 degrees.
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 37.9 degrees Celsius and 38.8 degrees Celsius, respectively, with relative humidity levels remaining above 70 per cent.
Meanwhile, the state government directed all district education officers to conduct a Summer Learning Programme for students till class 8 in government schools during the summer vacation.
Officials said students would be given practice assignments along with audio-visual learning content.
Subject-wise assignment sheets have been prepared, while related digital material will be shared through school parents' WhatsApp groups using a chatbot system, they said.
