Surathkal Police arrest notorious criminal Bharat Shetty under Goonda Act
The Surathkal police have arrested a 27-year-old man, Bharat Shetty, who is believed to be involved in 13 serious criminal cases. The accused, a resident of Kan Ashraya Colony in Idya village, Surathkal, has been arrested after a case was filed against him under the Goondas Act.
According to the police, Bharat Shetty has been linked to a series of heinous crimes in the Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate and Dakshina Kannada district. The criminal cases registered against him include charges related to stone-pelting at a mosque in the third block of Katipalla during Meeladunnabi celebrations last year, the murder of Rahul, a resident of Emmekere, multiple instances of murder and attempted murder (four cases), dacoity, unlawful assembly, assault, and crimes against women.
Despite facing multiple legal actions in the past, Bharat Shetty continued to indulge in criminal activities, thereby posing a threat to public order and safety, the police said. In light of his continued illegal actions, the Surathkal police have invoked the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Crooks, Drug Addicts, Gamblers, Goondas, and Unethical Traffic Offenders Act (Goondas Act) against him.
Shetty was previously released on bail in the stone-pelting case related to the Katipalla Mosque incident. However, police took swift action and registered a fresh case under the Goondas Act, following which he was arrested and produced before the court.
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T'gana BC panel seeks reports over infant's death, family alleges caste abuse
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes on Monday sought reports from state government officials on the death of an infant following alleged assault and caste abuse against her family members in Nagarkurnool district while visiting a temple fair.
In separate letters, Commission Chairman G Niranjan urged Endowments Department Commissioner S Harish and Nagarkurnool district Collector Badavath Santhosh to furnish the reports within three days.
Niranjan drew the officials' attention to media reports on the death of the two-month-old baby at Kummera village in the district and alleged caste discrimination and denial of entry to the temple fair to the baby's family belonging to a BC community.
BJP OBC Morcha's state unit president G Anand Goud alleged inadequate response by the police in the incident and demanded a transparent investigation into the incident.
Alleging that the deceased baby's father was attacked in the incident, he also demanded action against the attackers.
Goud told reporters that BJP's state unit president N Ramachander Rao would visit the village on February 24 and meet the baby's family members.
Meanwhile, a BRS delegation met DGP B Shivadhar Reddy and demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the incident.
The BRS leaders sought action against a person who allegedly attacked the infant's parents.
BC associations have held protests over the past few days regarding the alleged caste discrimination against the deceased infant's family members.
Police said on Sunday that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases registered after the family alleged that the baby died following an "assault" by a group of villagers. The family also alleged that they were abused in the name of caste in the incident on February 18.
However, a villager, part of the group, lodged a counter-complaint with the police the same day, alleging that he was attacked with stones during a scuffle with the family, sustaining a head injury, following which a case was registered.
The infant died on February 21 and her mother, who belongs to an SC community, also lodged a complaint alleging her daughter died due to the physical assault on the family by some villagers, police said.
