Udupi, August 01: Muhammad Yaseen was re-elected as the president of the District Muslims Federation on Wednesday.

In the federation general body meeting held at Mahila Samaj at Ajjarakadu here, Yaseen was re elected for the next two years. Khatib Maulana Abdu Rasheed Umari of Udupi Jamia Masjid inaugurated the meeting. Jamiatul Falah Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district president Shahul Hameed was present as the election officer.

Yaseen Malpe explained about the election process, while general secretary Hussain Kodi Bengre read the bi-annual report and treasurer Khasim Barakur presented the accounts.

Shanti Publications manager Muhammad Kunhi, Khatib Maulana Abdul Azeez Darimi of Juma Masjid of Chokkabettu spoke on various issues. Al Iba Islamic School manager Maulana Abdul Latheef Madani delivered valedictory address. Madina University research student Sheik Pervez Madani Malpe administered oath to the office-bearers.

On the occasion, Office-bearers were elected to the district committee of the federation. Muhammad Maula, Ashfaq Ahmed Karkala, Abdul Munaf Kandlur, Abdu Rahman Malpe, G Sardar Gulvadi, Muhammad Idris Hude, Umar Farooq Padubidri, Salahuddin Abdulla Hude Udupi and Mushtaq Ahmed Belve were elected as district committee members.

From Udupi taluk, Haji Abdulla Parkala, Abdul Azeez Udyavara, Shahid Ali Tonse, Habeeb Ali Ambagilu, Munir Kalmadi, Riaz Ahmed Kukkikatte, Muhammad Marakada and TM Zafarullah Hude were elected to the district committee.

Rafeeq Gangolli, Shabas Hanglur, Muhammed Ansar Haleyangadi, Dastagir Kandlur and Haneef Gulvadi were elected from Kundapur taluk.

Maulana Zameer Ahmed Kirimanjeshwara, Shams Tabrez Byndoor, Muhammed Rafeeq Nagur, Sheik Fayaz Ahmed and Sheik Azmathulla were elected from Byndoor taluk.

Ibrahim Saheb Kota, Aslam Haikadi, Tajuddin Brahmavara, Ilyas Sastana and Alam Razaq Brahmavara were elected from Brahmavar taluk.

Shabi Ahmed Khazi, Iqbal Katapady, Anvar Ali Kaup, Abdul Azeez Hejamadi and Ismail Hussain Katapady were elected from Kaup taluk.

Muhammad Sharief Banglagudde, Syed Hasan Karkala, Syed Abbas, Noor Nawaz and Muhammad Gouse were elected from Karkala taluk.

Apart from them, ten members were nominated to the district committee. Hussain Kodibengre, Khateeb Rasheed Malpe, Khasim Barakur, Sadiq Abu Haji, Naqva Yahya Malpe, Aboobakar Atradi, Mansoor Ibrahim Navunda, Toufiq Salafi Gangolli, Riaz Kodi Kundapur and Khalid Manapura were nominated to the district committee.

Maulana Zameer Ahmed Rashadi recited Kira’ath on the occasion.


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Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday. 

The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said. 

A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said. 

Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.

Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.

Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.

Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.

Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.

The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.

According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet. 

"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.