Mangaluru: Mithun Rai's car damaged in stone pelting by BJP workers
Violence broke out between workers of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) near the polling station of the Government in the Moodshedde area of Moodbidri constituency, DK district, during the Assembly elections on Wednesday.
Congress candidate Mithun Rai's car was reportedly damaged in the incident after stones were pelted. The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anshukumar, reached the scene to find the vehicle had been damaged, and two women had been injured.
The incident occurred around 7:40 p.m. when Mithun Rai was reportedly speaking to activists near the polling station of Moodshedde. BJP members allegedly began shouting "Modi Modi," and Congress supporters responded by shouting "Jai Congress." This led to an exchange of words between Congress and BJP workers, which escalated into violence with both parties throwing stones at each other.
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Police were deployed immediately to disperse the crowd, and the Commissioner of Police, Kuldeep Kumar Jain, visited the site and inspected the damage. Additional police have been deployed to the area, and Mithun Rai and Congress workers have demanded the immediate arrest of the BJP workers who were involved in the stone pelting incident. Despite this incident, polling in the DK district was reported to have been peaceful.
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Mysuru Police arrest two individuals for illegal possession of cannabis
Mysuru: The Udayagiri on Wednesday police raided a house and seized illegally stored 154 kg 450 grams of cannabis, and have arrested two individuals in this connection.
The Udayagiri Police acting on a tipoff about illegal storage of drugs in a house in KHB Layout in Kalyangiri, conducted a raid at the house on Wednesday morning. They found the cannabis packed in eight plastic bags. The two suspects were arrested on the spot and later placed in judicial custody.
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A case has been registered under the NDPS Act at the Udayagiri Police Station. During interrogation, the suspects provided information about a third individual believed to be the primary accused. Authorities are continuing their search for this person.
