Three held for attempting to kidnap children in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the attempt to kidnap some minor children at Konchady area here on January 13, police said on Saturday.
The trio had come on bikes and tried to kidnap small children playing near the Mahalasa temple at Konchady by throwing gunny bags on them.
The children, however, managed to escape.
City Police Commissioner N Sashi Kumar told reporters here on Saturday all the three have criminal cases against them in different police stations. The accused told the police that they made the attempt just as a prank for uploading the video on YouTube.
The real motive behind the crime is being investigated, Kumar said, The three were produced before the court and sent to police custody for two days.
Police have also arrested one person for setting fire to three beef stalls at Valapete in Thokkottu under Ullal police station limits on January 8. He told police that he had a quarrel with one of the stall owners over the quantity of meat purchased by him.
The shop keeper insulted him in front of others and he set fire to the shops late night in a revenge act.
On the social media post by a woman, who complained of sexual harassment in a bus, the commissioner said police have decided to file case on their own and special teams have been formed to nab the accused.mThe woman had posted her bad experience with the picture of the accused, which she took on her mobile.
Shashi Kumar said a meeting would be held with representatives of the bus owners association to ensure safety of women and students in buses.
A police team would be formed and they would be deployed in mufti at public places to check such activities, he said.
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It's Laloo Prasad Yadav vs Rohini Acharya in Bihar's Saran LS seat
Patna (PTI): RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya's bid to reclaim the Saran Lok Sabha seat, once represented by the socialist leader, for the party is being challenged by a namesake of her father.
Contestant Laloo Prasad Yadav, a local farmer from Bihar's Saran district, the 'karmabhoomi' of his famous namesake, has a penchant for contesting elections.
This time, he filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party (RJP) for Saran Lok Sabha seat on April 26.
Earlier, Laloo Prasad Yadav had filed his nominations for 2022 Presidential polls as well. He had also filed his nomination papers for the 2017 Presidential polls, which was a contest between the then Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, who went on to win, and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who was a native of the soil.
However, his papers got rejected in the 2017 Presidential polls since those were not endorsed by an adequate number of proposers.
"I have been contesting Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency for the last several terms. I had contested against former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi as well. This time, I am contesting against her daughter Rohini Acharya," Laloo Prasad Yadav told PTI over the phone.
He also exuded of "winning the election by a comfortable margin".
"I engage in agriculture for a living and also do social work. I keep trying my luck, from panchayat to Presidential polls. I am leaving no stone unturned to win this election... people of Saran are with me," Yadav said.
When asked about his opponents calling him 'dharti pakad' (one who clings on to the earth), a term associated with those who like to contest polls for the sake of thrill and publicity, and 'vote katwa' (one who divides votes), Yadav said, "I don't care about all these labels. They are my opponents and they will say such things. I contest polls only for the sake of my electorate in Saran."
According to the affidavit filed by the RJP candidate, Yadav has Rs 5 lakh cash in hand whereas his wife has 2 lakh cash. He owns movable assets worth Rs 17.60 lakh and his wife owns movable assets worth Rs 5.20 lakh.
