Tiger dancer in Puttur killed with lethal weapons after clash over trivial issue
police arrest three
Puttur: The local police have arrested three men for the murder of a young man who was a member of the Kallega tiger dance group, Akshay Kallega, using lethal weapons in Nehru Nagar on the outskirts of the town late Monday night, after a fight between them over a trivial issue a few hours before.
The men are learned to have called Akshay to Nehru Nagar late at night allegedly to discuss matters related to a road accident that took place on Monday evening. The youngster was called especially for a calculation of the shares in the loss incurred due to the accident, but was attacked with lethal weapons and killed by the men, when he reached the place.
Akshay's body was found among the weeds in the paddy fields beside the highway near the road leading to Vivekananda College in Puttur.
Police sources, which confirmed that three men had attacked and killed Akshay, said that two of the suspects, Manish and Chethu, surrendered to the police a few hours after the incident. A third suspect, Manjunath alias Manja, who had been absconding after the act, was arrested on Tuesday morning.
This is the second such murder case witnessed by Puttur town in the last couple of months. In the last week of August, a young woman was stabbed to death by her lover outside the Puttur Women Police Station. Four years ago too, Karthik Merla, Secretary of the Hindu Jagaran Vedike, had been stabbed to death late at night behind the Puttur Rural Police Station.
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Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemns removal of sacred thread during CET
Bengaluru (PTI): The controversy over the alleged removal of sacred threads and other religious symbols during the KCET examination intensified on Saturday, with Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao condemning the act as "inhuman" and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad demanding strict action, calling it a violation of religious rights.
Reacting to the incident at Krupanidhi College in Madivala, the Minister said the government had taken note of the matter and assured transparent action, even as police have registered a case and initiated an investigation.
“The inhuman act of asking students to remove their ear studs, bangles, hijab or sacred thread, and even cutting long sleeves with scissors thereby affecting their morale is unacceptable and condemnable,” Rao said in a post 'X'.
He asserted that examination centres must test students’ knowledge and not undermine their dignity, adding that the government would take stringent steps to prevent recurrence.
The Minister also urged affected students not to lose confidence, saying the government stood firmly with them.
Meanwhile, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Karnataka South, strongly condemned the incident, alleging that it had hurt the religious rights and self-respect of the Hindu community.
“The incident of students removing and cutting off their Janivaras during the CET examination has violated the religious rights, culture and self-respect of the Hindu community,” the organisation said in a press note.
Calling the sacred thread a symbol of religious heritage and dignity, it said, “Society will not tolerate any act that insults it,” and demanded a thorough probe and stringent action against those responsible.
It also pointed out that similar incidents had been reported in the state last year, terming the recurrence “unfortunate and condemnable.”
The organisation further alleged that such incidents were damaging the well-being of society and claimed that some schools and colleges are promoting hatred against the Hindu society.
The row erupted after students alleged that invigilators at the examination centre asked them to remove religious symbols, including the sacred thread, during the Common Entrance Test (CET).
Following the incident, an invigilator was suspended and police 'secured' three staff members for questioning.
The CET is conducted for admission to professional courses across the state.
