Udupi: Naxal Activist Lakshmi Thombattu surrenders at SP Office
Udupi: Lakshmi Thombattu, a former Naxal activist who had been involved in the Naxal movement two decades ago in the Kundapur region, surrendered at the office of the Udupi District Superintendent of Police (SP) today. With this, Lakshmi becomes the first Naxal fighter from Udupi district to return to the mainstream of society.
Accompanied by police security, Lakshmi arrived at the SP office along with her brother, Vittal Poojari, relatives, and members of the Naxal surrender and rehabilitation committee, including Sripal. The surrender process took place in the presence of SP Dr. K. Arun and Additional SP S.T. Siddalingappa.
Also present were Kundapur DYSP H.D. Kulkarni, Udupi DYSP D.T. Prabhu, and Karkala DYSP Aravind Kalagujji.
Lakshmi had been actively involved in the Naxal movement in Udupi district, alongside Vikram Gowda. Recently, Vikram Gowda lost his life in a police encounter. Lakshmi has now chosen to surrender to the authorities.
For the past several years, Lakshmi had been living in Andhra Pradesh with her husband and two children.
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Barber held for beating man to death over 'bidi' in east Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): A 32-year-old barber was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly beating a man to death following an altercation over a 'bidi' in east Delhi's Pandav Nagar area, police said.
A call regarding the incident that occurred near the bus stand road in Shashi Garden was received at 1.24 am, they said.
The victim was identified as Deepak (28), while the accused was Manoj, he added.
According to the police, during an argument, the accused picked up a wooden stick lying nearby and struck the victim repeatedly on the head. Multiple injuries and bruise marks were also found on the victim's forehead.
"Deepak was taken to Lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead," an officer said.
An FIR has been registered and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
