Udupi man sentenced to three year imprisonment for vandalizing mosque
Udupi: The First Additional CJ and JMFC court has reportedly sentenced an accused for 3 years and levied a fine of Rs. 1000 for trespassing the territory belonging to a mosque and vandalizing its properties while provoking communal disharmony and social unrest about four years ago.
The accused has been identified as Ankit Poojary (31), a resident of Kodankoor village, Udupi.
It has been reported earlier that Ankit had attempted to vandalize Masjid e Noor Islam, Ambalapady, Adi Udupi on 29 January 2017, by trespassing its territory and pelting stones at the windows, causing social unrest and communal disharmony in the locality.
A case was registered in this regard in the Udupi City Station earlier. Sources said that a charge-sheet was submitted to the court against the accused.
The Assistant Government Prosecutor, Mohini K was reported to have argued the case.
Ankit was also accused of alleged attempt to murder of an auto driver which was reported on the same day of the vandalization of the mosque.
Reports said that, after vandalizing the mosque, Ankit fled from the spot in his bike during which he got into a fight with an auto driver Haneef who allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road.
Meanwhile, Ankit reportedly stabbed Haneef’s brother-in-law Shabeer who arrived at the spot for reconciliation. Sources said that Haneef succumbed to injuries soon after and a case was registered in the Udupi City Police station in this regard. The court however, acquitted Ankit of the charges.
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Trump tells Fox News he's no longer sending Witkoff, Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks
Islamabad (AP): President Donald Trump says he told top US envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, telling Fox News that "they can call us anytime they want.”
In a brief phone interview Saturday, Trump told Fox News that he told US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”
Trump also said of the US side “we have all the cards.”
His comments came after the White House said Friday that Witkoff and Kushner would be heading to Pakistan for another round of negotiations with Iran.
