Mangaluru, August 30: The police personnel in Mangaluru City and DK district will be recruited like that in Bengaluru, said ADGP Kamal Pant.

He addressed the media persons in the city police commissioner's office after visiting Mangaluru today.

Discussions have been taken place regarding the recruitment of police personnel to various police stations in the state. The pressure of work in DK and Mangaluru ranges is high. We are planning to recruit the police personnel based on the report submitted by the Dharamveer Committee here.

# Shiroor Seer death case: Action based on the final report

Regarding the death of Shiroor Mutt Seer, action will be taken based on the final report. The police department will take appropriate action against the culprits, stated the ADGP.

KMC Hospital doctors in Manipal have done the postmortem examination of the Swamiji's dead body. Forensic experts have given the FLL Report. The forensic experts have been asked to provide a final report after studying these two reports. The police have also sought information that on which criteria the KMC has reported that Swamiji's death occurred due to food poisoning. The three-round questionnaire was held regarding this. Among which, the KMC has responded only to the first round of questions. All the information, including the explanation given by KMC, will be codified; Kamal Pant explained

# Action for drug control

The police department has come forward to control the drugs menace in the district. This will be discussed at today’s police officers’ meet. The action would be taken against those involved in the drug mafia, he said.

# Jodupala tragedy: Laurels for DK District Administration, police functionaries

ADGP Kamal Pant expressed appreciation for the role of the district administration and police department for their role in the rescue operations during the natural disaster that occurred at Jodupala in Madikeri taluk recently.

District administration, district police superintendent, and police personnel have come forward for the rescue of the flood victims and provided all necessary facilities at the flood-hit Jodupala in the district. Their services have been considered by the department and would be awarded, He said.

Mangaluru Police Commissioner TR Suresh, DK SP Ravikanthe Gowda, Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi, DCP Uma Prashant and others were present.



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Mumbai, Nov 25: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday demanded a re-election in Maharashtra using ballot papers, claiming there were irregularities with the electronic voting machines (EVMs).

Talking to reporters, Raut alleged several complaints about EVMs malfunctioning and questioned the integrity of the recently held elections.

The BJP-led Mahayuti won 230 out of 288 seats in the assembly elections, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi managed 46 seats, with Shiv Sena (UBT) winning just 20 out of 95 seats it contested.

"We have received nearly 450 complaints regarding EVMs. Despite raising objections repeatedly, no action has been taken on these issues. How can we say these elections were conducted fairly? Hence, I demand that the results be set aside and elections be held again using ballot papers," Raut said.

Citing some instances, he said a candidate in Nashik reportedly received only four votes despite having 65 votes from his family, while in Dombivli, discrepancies were found in EVM tallies, and election officials refused to acknowledge the objections.

The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, "What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored."

Asked about the MVA's poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.

"We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud," he said.

Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective.

He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.

"I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state," Raut said.