Mangaluru: Ullal Police on Thursday arrested Youth Congress General Secretary Suhail Kandak, in connection with the scuffle and shootout that broke out between two groups on September 22 late night here in Ullal.

With the arrest of Suhail the total number of people arrested by the police in the case has gone up to 13.

The fight between the two groups broke out on September 22 night regarding a WhatsApp status that was uploaded by one of the party worker in support of Suhail, irked by this one Salman had reprimanded the party worker for setting the status. Suhail then had a altercation with Salman over phone call and then had a faceoff in Ullal which also turned into a shootout.

A total of 13 people from both the groups have been arrested so far in this case.

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Kalaburagi: An incident involving a swamiji firing a gun into the air has been reported from Udachan village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district. The act, captured on video, has since gone viral on social media.

The swamiji has been identified as Sri Shantalinga Shivacharya, pontiff of the Hiremath of Sri Shankaralingeshwara Samsthana. According to reports, the incident took place on Sunday evening within the premises of the math, where the swamiji allegedly fired a single-barrel gun into the air.

This is not the first time the swami has courted controversy. Last year, he was reportedly found driving erratically under the influence of alcohol in Salotagi village of neighbouring Indi taluk, following which members of the public confronted him. He later fled from the math, sources said.

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More recently, during the annual fair of the Sri Shankaralingeshwara Math in Udachan village, the swami had arrived at the village with police protection, claiming to be the rightful pontiff of the math. Despite opposition from villagers, he reportedly went ahead and conducted rituals related to the fair.

The latest incident of firing the gun into the air has triggered criticism, especially after the video surfaced online. Further action, if any, is awaited from the authorities.