Mangaluru: One arrested for celebrating Nathuram Godse's birth anniversary
Mangaluru: Ullal Police on Wednesday arrested leader of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha for celebrating the birth anniversary of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatman Gandhi.
The arrested person has been identified as Rajesh Poojary, who was seen celebrating the birth anniversary of Godse on Tuesday May 21. Ullal police had registered a case against Poojary after local media reported the incident.
The move to celebrate Godse’s birthday had stirred controversy in the local circles which was already affected by the turmoil created by remarks over Godse by Mangaluru MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and Anant Kumar Hegde followed by BJP Candidate Pragya Singh Thakur calling Godse a patriot.
Ullal police have also booked cases against organisation’s state president L K Suvarna, State General Secretary Dharmendra, Lokesh and five others who can been seen in the pictures from the event.
The police are looking for other accused in the case and are expected to arrest them soon.
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Bomb threat at Mangaluru RTO turns out to be hoax
Mangaluru (PTI): A search operation was carried out at the Regional Transport Office here on Monday after the office received a bomb threat email, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said.
The email was received on Sunday night but came to the notice of the authorities only on Monday afternoon, following which immediate precautionary measures were taken, they said.
According to police, the RTO office staff were evacuated as a safety measure, and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad was pressed into service to conduct a meticulous search of the building.
Police personnel and the dog squad were also deployed at the spot.
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“The email claimed that bombs were kept in the RTO office. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad checked the premises thoroughly and no suspicious object was found. It was a hoax email,” a senior police officer said.
Officials said the authorities are treating the incident seriously and have launched an investigation to trace the source of the email.
“A case has been registered at the South police station in this regard and further investigation is underway,” he added.
