Life threat to Janardhan Poojary: One arrested
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City police have arrested a person in connection with recording and circulating an audio clip on social media, which contained a life threat against senior politician and Congress leader Janardhan Poojary.
The arrested has been identified as Hakeem (40), a resident of Puttur, who was working in Saudi Arabia. Soon after he landed at the Mangalore International Airport from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Mangaluru police arrested the accused.
At Kudroli temple in December last year, Poojary had stated, "None can stop building Ram Mandir at Ayodhya". This statement had triggered a controversy. Meantime, a voice message belonging to a young man, who introduced himself as a Congress activist, which contained a death threat, had gone viral on social media.
Several people, including former MLA JR Lobo had urged the police commissioner to take action against Poojary's statement. Kavuru police had registered a case in this regard.
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Two teenagers drown in Gadag after entering water filled pit
Gadag: Two teenage students drowned while swimming in a water filled pit in Gadag district on Saturday, February 28.
The students have been identified as Basavaraj Badiger and Parashuram Vadder, both aged 15 and studying in Class 9.
Both were studying at Mulgund High School and were residing at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pre-Matric Boys’ Hostel.
According to police, the boys, along with four other friends, went swimming after finishing school in the afternoon.
All six boys went swimming in the large pit which was dug up, and had water accumulated in it. While the four knew swimming, both Basavaraj and Parashuram did not know swimming.
Swimming experts and fire brigade personnel have launched a search operation to locate the students.
Police from Mulgund Police Station visited the spot and carried out a preliminary investigation, and a case has been registered in this regard.
