Serial theft near Uppinangady; cash, copper, silver valuables stolen from shops, petrol bunk by NH
Uppinangady: A series of theft, with the thieves breaking into and stealing more than Rs 20,000 in cash and other valuables from a petrol bunk, shops and a hotel beside the National Highway at Nekkilady, came to light on Saturday morning.
The thieves broke open the lock of the shutters of a tiles shop owned by Jagadish Nayak and situated near the Gandhi Park before stealing cash worth Rs 20,000 from the drawer. They later broke into the shop next door and stole copper vessels, after which, they entered the neighbouring hotel and stole cash from there too.
Theft was also reported from the Vrinda Vaibhav Gas Filling Centre of Bharat Petroleum situated at 34, Nekkilady, near Bollur and owned by Ravindra Prabhu. The miscreants reportedly entered the petrol bunk office by breaking the two glass doors, which were worth a total of Rs 2 lakh, and made away with the deity stand, silver vessel and cash from there.
The thieves allegedly broke into shops beside the Mangaluru-Bengaluru highway in the area, to pocket things.
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Sanjay Raut demands re-election, alleges irregularities in EVMs during Maharashtra polls
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.
