Police identify 36 people from Dakshina Kannada for externment
Mangaluru (PTI): The Dakshina Kannada district police, in coordination with the district administration, has identified 36 individuals for externment from the district limits following their repeated involvement in communal offences and activities that threaten public peace and order, official sources said on Monday.
The individuals have been flagged by various police stations across the district based on their criminal history and involvement in communal disturbances, they said.
According to sources, recommendations for externment have been sent from police stations under Bantwal Rural, Bantwal Town, Vitla, Puttur Town and Rural, Uppinangady, Punjalkatte, Belthangady, Sullia, and Bellare jurisdictions.
The externment process, governed under the Karnataka Police Act, is typically initiated against habitual offenders whose presence is deemed prejudicial to law and order.
A senior police officer from the district said, "The individuals shortlisted have a record of repeated communal offences, and the proposal for externment has been forwarded to the Deputy Commissioner for further legal process."
Among those identified are persons ranging from their early twenties to mid-fifties. The list includes individuals previously arrested or chargesheeted in cases involving communal violence, unlawful assembly, and breach of peace, he said.
Many are considered habitual offenders who have been under constant police watch, he added.
According to the officer, the externment, once approved, would bar these individuals from entering the district for a specified period, typically six months to a year.
"This measure is preventive in nature, aimed at deterring the recurrence of communal tension, especially in sensitive areas," he added.
The move comes in the backdrop of rising concerns over communal polarisation in certain parts of the coastal district, which has witnessed repeated flare-ups over the past few years.
The final decision rests with the district magistrate after reviewing police reports, individual case files, and potential objections or representations from the accused parties, officials added.
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2001 Parliament attack anniversary: Vice Prez, PM Modi, MPs pay tributes to fallen heroes
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Saturday led Parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to those who died fending off terrorists who attacked the Parliament House in 2001.
On the 24th anniversary of the attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Radhakrishnan, who is also the Rajya Sabha Chair, were among the first to offer tributes.
A brief function is held outside the now old Parliament building (Samvidhan Sadan) every December 13 to mark the day.
CISF personnel presented a salute or "samman guard" at the venue, after which a moment of silence was observed to mark the anniversary. Till 2023, the CRPF used to offer 'salami shastra' (present arms).
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, a senior party leader, were also present at the event. Union ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh and Arjun Ram Meghwal also lined up to offer flower petals at the photographs of the personnel who went down foiling the attack.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is in Latur to attend the funeral of former speaker of the Lower House of Parliament and ex-Union minister Shivraj Patil.
The attack was carried out by five armed terrorists, but personnel from the now former Parliament Security Service, CRPF and Delhi Police foiled the attack, with no terrorist being able to enter the building.
Six Delhi Police personnel, two Parliament Security Service personnel, a gardener and a TV video journalist were killed in the attack. All five terrorists were gunned down in the forecourt of the then Parliament building.
