Bantwal: Police on Sunday night arrested six persons in separate cases for disturbing public order and breaking out clashes in the limits of Vittla police station on Saturday night.
CCB police arrested two persons for spreading the fake news on WhatsApp and causing clashes between two communities on Saturday night.
The arrested accused are a resident of Pambettadi near Panja of Sulya taluk Dinesh alias Dayanand (31), son of Sadashiva Gowda, and Nitish, son of Lokesh and a resident of Kerle of Bantwal taluk.
The accused arrested for inciting communal violence and disturbing harmony by spreading false messages on social networking sites.
The Vittla police arrested four persons on Sunday night for the violence that took place on Saturday night in the Vittla police station limits.
The arrested are Mohammed Tamim (28), Abdul Rahman (35), Mohammed Zakaria (25) and Sulaiman (38). A case has been registered at Vittla police station and the investigation in on.
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Udupi: Manju Kola, husband of former Udupi City Municipal Council Vice-President Lakshmi Manjunath and a Hindutva organisation leader, was stabbed during a meeting held to settle a dispute related to a love affair at Malpe on Tuesday night.
Police have arrested five accused in connection with the case.
According to information available, Manju Kola had reportedly called for a compromise meeting near Malpe beach in the Palimaru area on Tuesday evening to resolve an issue involving a couple. During the discussion, a heated argument broke out and a youth allegedly stabbed Manju Kola.
He sustained injuries to his abdomen and collapsed. He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Udupi for treatment.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar said that five accused have been arrested in the case. As per preliminary investigation, the incident appears to have occurred due to personal reasons. He clarified that there is no communal angle to the incident and urged the public not to spread rumours.
The injured Manju Kola is out of danger and his condition is stable, the SP said.
