Theft in Kateel temple: Three held
Mangaluru, August 27: Bajpe police have arrested three persons on charges of stealing a pumpset at Kateel Durga Parameshwari temple at Kondemula village in the taluk, on Monday.
The arrested are identified as Balachandra Kumbara (22) of Doddakoppa, Nithin Gowda (21) of Bajattur and Ashwin Y Gowda (20) of Kutrupadi in Puttur taluk. The police also recovered the stolen material and the vehicle used for stealing the pump set.
About the incident
The pump set was removed from the bore-well and kept on the office roof before the onset of the rainy season. Between August 17 and 21, the lock of the room was broke open and stolen all the materials and a complaint was lodged at the Bajpe police station on August 22.
The accused were produced before the court which remanded them to judicial custody. Under the direction of Mangaluru police commissioner TR Suresh, guidance of DCP Hanumantharaya, DCP Uma Prashanth, and ACP Panambur Rajendra DS, Bajpe police inspector S Parashivamurthy, PSIs Shankar Nayari and HC Chandramohan and staff participated in the operation.
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Kantara mimicking case: HC extends interim relief given to actor Ranveer Singh till March 9
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
