Obscene messages on 13 social media pages against Sowjanya movement activists: Police file FIR
Belthangady: A case has been filed at the Belthangady Police Station based on a complaint given by Kusumavathi, mother of Sowjanya, who has accused 13 people of posting defamatory and obscene messages about her and Sowjanya movement activists on their social media accounts.
Belthangady Police have booked 13 social media pages named Shubha Rai, Yashwanth Gatti Kokkada, Deepak Shetty Bengaluru, Saraswathi Amitabh Bajpe, Amit Bajpe, Anu Shetty, Naveen Gowda, Jai Kunjappa, YM Admin, Troll Bahubali, Rajesh Nayak, Instagram account troll Thimmarowdy, Shetty Tanush in the matter under BNS 2023 (u/s 79,296).
Kusumavathi, a resident of Pangala in Dharmasthala village, has pointed out in her complaint that she and the other activists had been battling for justice for 13 years after the death of her daughter Sowjanya. In recent times, however, morphed photographs of all such activists as well as Kusumavathi and obscene messages were being shared repeatedly on social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, to tarnish their images.
She said that the messages posted between August 1, 2024 and September 3, 2025 were brought to her notice by her brother Purandara Gowda.
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Maoist carrying bounty of Rs 15 lakh among four killed in gunfight with security forces in J’khand
Hazaribag (PTI): Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.
The encounter took place in the Khapia forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off.
"Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with joint forces in 'Operation KotiNeer'. The Maoists killed have been identified as regional committee member Sahdeo Maho, carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh, Ranjit Ganjhu, Zonal committee member, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh," IG, CRPF, Saket Kumar Singh told mediapersons.
The remaining two are Area Commander Budhan Karmali, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and sub-zonal committee member Natasha, a woman who hailed from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra.
SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said that no security personnel were injured in the operation.
The Maoists killed were wanted in about 80 cases.
With the encounter, only 57 Maoists are left in the state, the IG said.
A number of arms were also recovered during the operation including two AK 47 and one INSAS rifles.
The development comes close on the heels of a fierce exchange of fire between a Maoist squad headed by Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and police personnel on April 15 in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum. Four security personnel were injured in the encounter.
The Centre has already informed the state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country, more than five decades since Left Wing Extremism (LWE) originated in India.
The declaration followed a high-level security review held earlier this month by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the mandated 'National Policy and Action Plan to Address Left Wing Extremism' formulated in 2015.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on March 30 that India was free from Maoists.
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