Provocative slogans on engineering college women's hostel wall, case registered
Udupi (Karnataka), May 10 (PTI): Inflammatory and obscene graffiti, targeting religious communities, was found in the bathroom wall of the women's hostel of a reputed engineering college in this district, police said on Saturday.
The incident came to light on the evening of May 7, when provocative slogans were discovered written in English on a bathroom wall of the main block of the girls' hostel, located in Nitte, a place in Karkala taluk. Upon getting information, a case has been registered and an investigation on.
According to a police statement, the slogans appeared to have been designed to provoke disharmony between two communities. The writing in offensive language, was reported by the hostel manager to local police.
Based on the complaint, Karkala Rural Police have registered a case under Section 353(2) (deals with making, publishing, or circulating statements containing false information, rumours, or alarming news with the intent of creating or promoting feelings of enmity, hatred, or ill will between different groups) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
"A case has been registered, and we are in the process of identifying those responsible," Superintendent of Police, Udupi district, Arun K said.
Police are reviewing CCTV footage and questioning students in connection with the case. While preliminary reports suggest the involvement of a female student, officials have not yet zeroed in on any suspects.
The incident has sparked concern over increasing instances of polarising expressions within educational institutions. The college administration has not yet released an official statement.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
