Mangaluru: Bengaluru Shivajinagar MLA and Congress leader Rizwan Arshad on Saturday visited the families of Abdul Jaleel and Nousheen in Mangaluru who were killed on December 19 in police firing on anti-CAA protest in the city.

Arshad handed over Rs. 2.5 lac each to the families of Abdul Jaleel and Nousheen during his visit.

Speaking to reporters during the visit, Arshad condemned state government's move to withdraw the ex-gratia to their families that was announced initially.

Congress Dakshina Kannada President Harish Kumar, MLC Ivan D'Souza, Mithun Rai, Suhail Kandak, corporator Lateef Kandak and others were present with Arshad during his visit.

Congress leader Rizwan Arshad visits Abdul Jaleel and Nousheen's families in Mangaluru Jaleel and Nousheen were killed in police firing on December 19.

 

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Davanagere: An incident of a boy accused of theft being tied to an arecanut tree and tortured by letting red ants into his private parts has come to light late, with a video of the scene, reportedly from Asthapana Halli near Nallur in Channagiri taluk, going viral.

The incident is learned to have occurred a few months ago. The boy, who belongs to the Hakki Pikki tribal community, was attacked by a group of 10 to 15 youngsters of the same community. The youngsters are seen in the video clip assaulting the boy with sticks and a drip pipe even as the boy continues to scream.

An FIR has been filed against nine of the suspects in connection with the incident, based on a complaint filed by the boy’s grandfather. Two of the suspects have also been arrested by the police.

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