Six arrested including BJP ZP member in Jan 26 Kota double murder case
Brahmavar: Six people have been arrested by the Kota police on Friday morning in connection with the double murder case of two youngsters which was reported on January 26 this year.
The murder of the two youngsters by rowdy sheeters had led to protests across the Taluka, with people demanding immediate arrests of the culprits.
Udupi police had formed five special teams to investigate the matter, led by several officers and supervised by Dy.SP Jaishankar.
On Thursday, Feb 7, history sheeters Rajashekhar Reddy (44) and Ravi alias Medical Ravi (42) were arrested from Madikeri in connection with the case, while alleged mastermind of the crime Raghavendra Kanchan (38) was on Thursday grilled by the cops followed by his arrest on Friday morning.
According to the reports, Reddy was in frequent touch with the two history sheeters from Jan 23, and reportedly the duo called Reddy immediately after murder.
Among others Harish Reddy (40), brother of Rajashekhar Reddy, M Ravichandra Poojary alias Ravi (27), Raghavendra Kanchan (38), Mahesh Kumar alias Mahesh Ganiga (38) from Kodavoor, from Laximinagar Kodavoor and have been arrested.
All the accused are expected to be presented in the court today.
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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.
