Mangaluru:Police Lathi Charge, detain CFI activists protesting police brutality on students in Delhi
Mangaluru: Condemning the police brutality on protesting students in Delhi at Jamia Millia University’S campus, activists of Campus Front of India (CFI) on Monday blocked roads at Jyothi Circle and Balmatta as a mark of protest.
Immediately swinging into action local police lathi charged the protesters and dragged them off to clear vehicular movement on the road.
More than 60 protesters and activists of CFI were detained by the police for blocking the road. The pictures and videos of police dragging the activists and lathi charge have gone viral immediately after the incident.
The activists also reportedly raised slogans against the Narendra Modi led Central government and called for scrapping of Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC.
Dr. Harsha PS, Mangaluru Police Commissioner, speaking after the incident added that the activists had not taken any prior permission for the protest nor had they intimidated police department regarding it.
"Today few activists of CFI without any permission by police or intimation to police formed an unlawful assembly and blocked the road between jyothi and balmatta jeopardizing public peace and order. Even upon clear instructions to disperse they violated the lawful instructions of police and obstructed the discharge of duties by police" Dr. Harsha said.
He also added that 38 people have been arrested and investigations are underway. He further added that the situation in the city was under control and peacful.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
