Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District Qazi Alhaj Twaka Ahmed Musliyar has issued a clarification stating that he is neither a member nor a director of the Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee, despite reports suggesting otherwise.

In a statement, Musliyar said that he had attended a press meet regarding protests against the Waqf Amendment Act at the invitation of Dakshina Kannada District Waqf Advisory Committee President Abdul Nasir Lucky star. "It was only after attending that I came to know about the formation of the committee. I also participated in the subsequent protest. However, I had no information regarding the committee’s expansion," he clarified.

He further said, “It has come to my notice that my name has been mentioned as a director of the committee. I have not taken on any responsibility within it. I have no association with the committee in any official capacity.”

The Karnataka Ulema Coordination Committee was recently formed to intensify protests against the Waqf Amendment Act. Prominent religious scholars associated with the committee include Sayyid Ismail Hadi Thangal, K.P. Hussain Saadi (K.C. Road), B.K. Abdul Khader Al-Qasimi (Bambrana), Dr. Muhammad Fazil Razvi (Kavalkatte), N.K. Muhammad Shafi Saadi (Bengaluru), and K.M. Usmanul Faizi (Thodar), among others.

Following its formation, the committee organised a major protest in Adyar Kannur. It also intervened in recent incidents, including the murder of Abdul Rahman in Kolattamajalu and the death of Wayanad native Ashraf, who succumbed to injuries after a mob lynching in Kudupu, raising demands for justice before concerned authorities.

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Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.

Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.

"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.

Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.

The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.

Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.