Mangaluru: Accused conspired to rob jewelry shop owner arrested
Mangaluru, November 13: Anti-rowdy squad police of the Mangaluru South Sub-Division arrested the accused who have planned to rob a jewelry shop owner in the city.
The arrested accused have been identified as Sheik Mohammed Ansar alias Ansar (34), Rameez (21) of KC Road, Mohammad Touseef alias Tachhu (24), Ubaidulla (25), Mohammad Tauseef alias Tauseef (25), Mohammad Ali, (25), inter-state accused Ahmed Kabeer (30), Asgar Ali (27), Saabit (19), Mohammad Sabad (22) and Ameer Ali (19).
Acting on a tip-off that a team of robbers are planning to rob someone at Mangaluru Hills Road in Pachchanadi village, rural police station inspector Sidda Gouda Bhajantri and South Division Anti-Rowdy Squad staff arrested the accused.
The police recovered two cars worth Rs 3,50,000, three iron knives, four fake number plates, Rs 16,050 cash and other valuables worth Rs 3,66,050 from the accused.
When the police interrogated the accused, they spilled the beans that they have planned to loot the jewelry and cash of Vaishnavi Jewelry owner Santosh on Rath Beedi. Four other accused were escaped and they would be arrested soon, police sources said.
The arrested have been facing various cases including murder, murder attempt, robbery, assault and POCSO Act in Karnataka and Kasaragod district in Kerala.
Another case was registered at Urwa police station around 20 days ago on the robbery of cash belonging to the same person. Anti-rowdy squad ACP K Rama Rao and ASI Mohan KV, Head constables Girish Bengre, Sunil Kumar, Razy VM, Ravichandra Padre, Damodara, Rajaram, Mahesh, Mohammad Sharief, Dayanand, Sudhir Shetty, Mohammad Iqbal and Mangaluru rural police inspector SH Bhajantri and head constables Ranjan, Mohan, Subhash, Staff Maruthi, Anand and Gyanappa participated in the operation.
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Have no personal involvement in Cong’s action against some minority leaders: Shivakumar
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said he has no personal involvement in action taken against certain Congress leaders from the minority community following allegations of an internal conspiracy during the recently held Davanagere South bypolls.
He clarified that the decisions were taken by the party high command based on available reports.
Asserting that party discipline is of utmost importance, Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, sought to downplay concerns that action against minority leaders may send a message that "Muslims are being targeted."
"I don’t have any personal involvement in this. Whatever decisions are taken are made by the party leadership. The party has its own reports. Decisions regarding MLAs or MLCs cannot be taken at the state level without instructions from Delhi," he said.
Speaking to reporters, he added, "People may blame me; I am not concerned. Everyone must function in accordance with party discipline."
Responding to concerns within sections of the party that recent actions may convey the impression that minority leaders are being targeted, he said the Congress exists for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities, backward classes, farmers and all sections of society.
The Congress has suspended MLC K Abdul Jabbar from primary membership and relieved another MLC, Naseer Ahmed, from the post of CM’s political secretary.
The action followed allegations by a group of Muslim leaders that certain party members conspired to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere South.
Following the action, speculation has emerged that Housing Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan may also face disciplinary measures during the next cabinet reshuffle.
The three leaders had reportedly sought a Muslim candidate for the Davanagere South bypoll ticket, which the party instead allotted to the late MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa’s grandson, Samarth Mallikarjun. They were also said to have not actively participated in campaigning.
Shivakumar also rejected claims of factionalism within the ruling party amid speculation that leaders close to CM Siddaramaiah were being targeted.
Naseer Ahmed and Zameer Ahmed Khan are considered close to the chief minister.
Rejecting allegations of factions within the party, Shivakumar said, "We speak to each other every day. It is the media that creates divisions. Where is my faction? Has anyone put up a board saying they belong to the Siddaramaiah faction? Have I put up any such board?"
"All 139 legislators are my people, and they are all Siddaramaiah’s people as well. Everyone belongs to the Congress," he added, saying there are no factions within the party and such claims are media-driven.
PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi met Shivakumar on Friday, a day after expressing concerns that disciplinary action against minority leaders may send the wrong message.
Shivakumar said he discussed with Jarkiholi the need to decongest Bengaluru traffic by diverting vehicles entering the city from state and national highways, along with party-related issues.
"We also discussed political matters in the interest of the party and the need to work together," he said.
