Key accused in attempt to murder case arrested in Bengaluru
Mangaluru, (PTI): Police have arrested the prime accused in a 2017 case involving assault and attempt to murder of a police officer, officials said on Thursday.
According to Mangaluru Police, Niyaz alias Nia, was apprehended in Hulimavu, Arakere in Bengaluru during the early hours on Thursday.
He had failed to appear before the court and had been absconding for eight years. Police records show that he faces at least 13 criminal cases across Mangaluru and Udupi districts, and multiple courts have issued warrants against him.
In the past three months, the Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate has tracked and produced before courts 52 accused who had been evading court hearings for over two years. The cases include communal violence, murder, attempt to murder, narcotics offences and activities of rowdy-sheeters.
The police statement listed the names of several accused presented before courts. Cases have also been filed under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against 12 more accused who had failed to appear before courts despite warrants, stated a press release from the commissioner of Police Mangaluru city Sudhir Kumar Reddy.
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India moving towards becoming global economic powerhouse: Kovind
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Amritsar (PTI): Former president Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that with digital transformation, economic reforms and a strong focus on the ease of doing business, India is moving towards becoming a global economic powerhouse.
He was speaking after inaugurating the 19th edition of the Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX) in Amritsar.
The former president said that this 19th edition of PITEX is being organised at a time when India is recognised as one of the fastest-growing large economies in the world.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the event organised by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) the former president, while referring to Punjab, said the state is a living example of courage, sacrifice and enterprise.
"The spiritual light of Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) inspires peace and humanity across the world. The heritage of Punjab is deep and inspiring," Kovind said, according to a statement issued by the PITEX.
The former president congratulated the PHDCCI for hosting the 19th edition of PITEX and suggested that the chamber should expand PITEX outside Punjab.
He proposed that a similar event should also be held in New Delhi.
