Belthangady: Legislator Harish Poonja, who had surrendered to the Belthangady Police on Wednesday night, was released on station bail a couple of hours later, after he submitted to police inquiry in connection to two cases against him.

Udupi: The State Disciplinary Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has issued a show-cause notice to senior BJP member and former Udupi MLA Raghupati Bhat for filing his nomination as Independent candidate for the Karnataka Legislative Council election.

A case has been registered at the Puttur Town Police Station against a man who is charged with sharing on social media a derogatory post on former legislator Sanjeeva Matandoor and issuing a death threat to the senior political leader.

Belthangady: Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja surrendered before the Belthangady police station around 9.30 pm on Wednesday, following high drama at his residence throughout the day.

In the latest development, Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja is under scrutiny as a case has been filed against him for allegedly making threats to the police. Reports indicate that a police team has reached the MLA's residence with intentions to make an arrest. Sources suggest that the Belthangady police are currently inside the MLA's home and are prepared to take action at any moment.

Konkan Railways has collected a whopping 2,69,85,256 rupees as penalty from ticket-less travelers in last April. This was achieved through a special campaign to identify and penalize such individuals, Konkan Railways stated in a press release on Tuesday.

A case has been registered at Belthangady Police station against MLA Harish Poonja for using vulgar words to abuse and humiliate the police inspector and the department at Belthangady on Tuesday. Poonja is also accused of leveling serious threats at the police personnel by saying that the station would meet the same fate as the police station at DJ Halli-KJ Halli, a reference to 2020 Bangalore riots.

Udupi: The Hiriyadka Police have arrested one accused among the two in connection with the case of supplying marijuana to an undertrial prisoner in Hiriyadka Jail using fruits and biscuits.