Tattoo artist tied up, shot with air gun in Udupi
Udupi (Karnataka) (PTI): A 30-year-old tattoo artist was allegedly assaulted, tied up and shot with an air gun following a dispute over a tattoo in the district, police said on Monday.
The injured man was identified as Vivek U, a resident of Dasharath Nagar in Manipal, police said.
According to police, Vivek had partially completed a tattoo for an acquaintance, identified as Sagar, at his residence on January 29.
He was later taken to Sagar’s rented house at Guddammadi Saladi in Senapura village of Kundapura taluk to complete the work.
Police said that in the early hours of January 31, at around 6 am, while Vivek was asleep, Sagar allegedly woke him by splashing water on his face and started an argument, claiming the tattoo was not done properly.
During the altercation, Sagar allegedly abused Vivek using obscene language, they added.
Police said Sagar’s associates, identified as Sumanth and Aditya, then allegedly tied Vivek with a rope, harassed him and assaulted him with their hands and legs.
When the victim cried out in pain around 3.15 pm, Sagar allegedly brought an air gun from the house, threatened to kill him and fired at his chest, causing injuries, police said.
Vivek was admitted to KMC Hospital, Manipal, where he is undergoing treatment.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway. "Those involved are yet to be arrested," police said.
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in corruption cases
Dhaka (PTI): A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 10 years in jail in two separate corruption cases related to alleged irregularities in allocations of land in a government housing project.
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-4 Judge Rabiul Alam handed down the verdicts, sentencing Hasina to a total of 10 years’ imprisonment — five years in each case, state-run BSS news agency reported.
The court sentenced 78-year-old Hasina, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and her nieces, Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq, and others in the cases over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots under the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachol.
The judgment was pronounced at around 12.30 pm.
Tulip Siddiq was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment — two years in each case — while Radwan Mujib Siddiq and Azmina Siddiq were each sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment in both cases.
Rajuk member Mohammad Khurshid Alam, the only accused to surrender before the court, was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in each case, totalling two years.
The court also fined all convicted persons Tk1 lakh each and ordered them to serve an additional six months in prison in default of payment.
Hasina has been living in India since she fled Bangladesh on August 5 last year in the face of the massive protests. She was earlier declared a fugitive by the court.
The cases were filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged abuse of power in the allocation of two 10-katha plots.
According to the prosecution, the accused manipulated the allocation process and violated existing rules and regulations of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk).
