Waiting for Postmortem, FSL reports: SP Nimbargi
Cattle trader Hussainabba's suspicious death case
Udupi, 04 June: It is not yet proved that cattle trader Hussainabai (62) died near Perduru due to lynching. We are waiting to get the Post-mortem and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) reports, said Udupi District Superintendent Laxman Nimbargi.
Speaking at a press conference at Udupi district police office, he said, "10 persons have been arrested so far in this case, and the rest are absconding. They will be arrested soon. Already four cases have been lodged against the prime accused Suresh Mendon alias Suri in the Hiriyadka police station.
“The accused, in the presence of the police, stopped Scorpio vehicle, damaged it and assaulted Hussainabba. They then handed over him to police. The police brought Hussainabba to the police station by department’s jeep, but he succumbed to the injuries on the way itself. The police and the perpetrators then took and kept his dead body about one kilometer away from the spot where he was attacked. Three police personnel including the SI have confessed to their crime during the inquiry,” the SP said.
Hussainabba’s unnatural death, illegal transportation of cattle, and lynching of Hussainabba; total three cases have been registered at Hiriyadka police station in connection with this case, and the investigation is on. The accused will soon be arrested for illegal transportation of the animals," he briefed.
“Among arrested, Hiriyadka PSI DN Kumar, jeep driver Gopal, head constable Mohan Kotwal, Bajrang Dal workers Chethan alias Chethan Acharya, and Shylesh Shetty, and Ganesh Nayak have been remanded to judicial custody,” the SP informed.
Nimbargi further informed “Additional Superintendent of Police Kumara Chandra, Karkala ASP Rishikesh Sonawane, Udupi DySP TR Jayashankar, Kundapur DySP Dinesh Kumar, Manipal Police Inspector Timmappa Nayak, Brahmavar Circle Inspector Ananth Padmanabha, Kadur Circle Inspector Mahesh Prasad, Udupi circle inspector Manjunath, DCIB inspector Sampath Kumar and team, Brahmavar police station SI Rafiq, Hiriyadka police station SI Gangappa, SP office’ Shivananda, Dinesh and other officials have cooperated.”
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Dhyan Chand lifetime award to be replaced by Arjuna lifetime
New Delhi, Oct 24: The sports ministry on Thursday announced the discontinuation of the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement from this year onwards and the introduction of the Arjuna Award Lifetime in its place in a bid to "rationalise" the various sporting honours of the country.
Instituted in 2002, the Dhyan Chand Lifetime Award, named after hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand, is given to individuals in disciplines that are part of the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, among others.
In 2023, the award was given to former shuttler Manjusha Kanwar, ex-hockey exponent Vineet Kumar and kabaddi player Kavitha Selvaraj.
"The various schemes for sports awards have been rationalised wherein Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced in place of Dhyan Chand Award. To recognise the efforts of coaches at grassroots/development level, they are now eligible for the Dronacharya Award," said a ministry statement.
"The Arjuna Award (Lifetime) has been introduced and will be given for life time contribution to sports development.
"Further, to recognize the Khelo India scheme, the Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy will be given to the University for Overall Top Performance in Khelo India University Games," it added.
The last date for applying for the national sports awards for 2024 is November 14.
