Legal action against attacks based on suspicion of illegal residency: Mangaluru Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy has warned that strict legal action will be taken against anyone who carries out attacks on individuals merely on the basis of suspicion that they are illegal residents. He clarified that while action will be taken against those residing illegally in accordance with the law, those who take the law into their own hands will also face criminal proceedings.
The Police Commissioner made this statement while referring to a provocative message circulated in a WhatsApp group named “Hindu Geleyara Balaga”. The message alleged that people were running businesses by putting up a board reading “Bengali Canteen” behind the Rao & Rao Circle auto-rickshaw stand, and accused the police of deliberately ignoring the issue. The message also urged members of Hindu organisations to share the information.
Sudhir Kumar Reddy stated that FIRs have already been registered against two individuals for posting such messages and that they will be arrested soon.
“We have noticed that such messages are being posted in certain groups. We have verified the background of the concerned family and found that a property was purchased in their name in 2014. There is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that they are not Indian citizens,” the Police Commissioner clarified.
He further stated that some people are circulating messages on WhatsApp that could lead to attacks on innocent individuals. The police have taken action in the past against such attacks on Indian migrant workers in Mangaluru, he added.
If anyone has information about persons suspected to have come from Bangladesh, they may share it with the local police stations, ACPs, or the Police Commissioner’s office. After due verification, legal action will be initiated and deportation will be carried out strictly in accordance with the law, he assured.
However, he warned that if anyone shares details of Indian citizens by branding them as “Bangladeshis” based on suspicion, or circulates messages that incite attacks against certain groups, strict legal action will be taken against them.
Attacking anyone, including those allegedly residing illegally, is a criminal offence under the law. Cases will be registered and investigations conducted against such individuals as well. The law is clear, and even those who believe they are above the law will be dealt with strictly as per legal provisions, the Police Commissioner warned.
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Screenwriter Salim Khan on ventilator support and stable, say doctors
Mumbai (PTI): Veteran screenwriter Salim Khan suffered a brain haemorrhage which has been tackled, is on ventilator support as a safeguard and stable, doctors treating him said on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here.
The 90-year-old, one half of the celebrated Salim-Javed duo which scripted films such as "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don" with Javed Akhtar, is in the ICU and recovery might take some time given his age.
"His blood pressure was high for which we treated him and we had to put him on a ventilator because we wanted to do certain investigations. Now the ventilator was put as a safeguard so that his situation doesn't get worse. So it is not that he is critical," Dr Jalil Parkar told reporters.
"We did the investigations that were required and today we have done a small procedure on him, I will not go into the details. The procedure done is called DSA (digital subtraction angiography). The procedure has been accomplished, he is fine and stable and shifted back to ICU. By tomorrow, we hope to get him off the ventilator. All in all, he is doing quite well," he added.
Asked whether he suffered a brain haemorrhage, the doctor said, "Unko thoda haemorrhage hua tha, which we’ve tackled. No surgery is required.
As concern over Khan's health mounted, his children, including superstar Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, daughter Alvira, and sons-in-law Atul Agnihotri and Aayush Sharma, have been seen outside the hospital along with other well-wishers. His long-time partner Akhtar was also seen coming out of the hospital.
Khan, a household name in the 70s and 80s, turned 90 on November 24 last year. It was the day Dharmendra, the star of many of his films, including "Sholay", "Seeta aur Geeta" and "Yaadon Ki Baraat", passed away.
Hailing from an affluent family in Indore, Khan arrived in Mumbai in his 20s with dreams of stardom. He was good looking and confident he would make a mark in the industry as an actor. But that did not happen. And then, after struggling for close to a decade and getting confined to small roles in films, he changed lanes.
He worked as an assistant to Abrar Alvi and soon met Akhtar to form one of Hindi cinema's most formidable writing partnerships. They worked together on two dozen movies with most of them achieving blockbuster status.
Other than "Sholay", "Deewar" and "Don", Khan and Akhtar also penned "Trishul", "Zanjeer", "Seeta Aur Geeta", "Haathi Mere Saathi", "Yaadon Ki Baarat" and "Mr India".
