Mangaluru: Masked men attack fish trader with swords, rob him off 2.15 lakh rupees
Mangaluru: A Fish trader’s tempo was reportedly ambushed by a gang of masked men wielding swords, who robbed 2.15 lakh rupees from the victim on early Saturday morning at Adamkudru on the NH 66 here.
The victim has been identified as Musthafa (47), a fish trader from Ullal Mukkachcheri, it is learned.
Musthafa, who used to run his fish business near Thokottu, was on his way to buy fish from Dhakke on his Tempo during early hours, accompanied by another man named Moosa, a resident of Maastikatte.
Reportedly, when the Tempo reached Adamkudru, a red car overtook and blocked the Tempo. Among the three masked men in the car, two got out of their vehicle and threateningly demanded that the victim hand over the bag of money. When Musthafa refused to comply and tried to get out of the Tempo, the masked men swung their swords at him. As the victim attempted to block the sword attack with bare hands, both his hands were grievously injured, it is learned.
Amid this, the robbers made away with the 2 lakhs 15 thousand rupees that were in Musthafa’s possession, he has revealed in the complaint filed with the police. Meanwhile, his associate Moosa has remained unhurt in the incident. Musthafa is currently being treated at a private hospital in Thokottu and receiving treatment.
A team of police personnel led by ACP Dinaker Shetty visited the site of the robbery and investigated the CCTV Camera footages available in that vicinity.
A case has been registered at the Kankanady Police station in this regard.
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SC takes cognisance of NCERT class 8 chapter on corruption in judiciary
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of the contents of the class 8 NCERT textbook referring to corruption in the judiciary and termed it a matter of "grave concern."
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was urged by senior advocate Kapil Sibal that "children of class 8 are taught about corruption in the judiciary. This is a matter of grave concern."
The CJI said, "I will not allow anybody to defame the institution. Law will take its course."
He added, "As head of the institution, I have done my duty and have taken cognisance … This seems to be a calculated move. I won't say much."
Justice Bagchi said the book seemed to be against the basic structure of the Constitution.
The CJI said, "Please wait for a few days. Bar and Bench all are perturbed. All high court judges are perturbed. I will take up the matter suo motu. I will not allow anybody to defame the institution. Law will take its course."
Later, Justice Kant said that the top court has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter.
Corruption, massive backlog of cases, and lack of an adequate number of judges are among the "challenges" faced by the judicial system, according to the new social science NCERT textbook for class 8.
The section "corruption in the judiciary" in the new book states that judges are bound by a code of conduct that governs not only their behaviour in court, but also how they conduct themselves outside it.
