After Prakash Rai's Sirsi function, BJP men cleanse stage by sprinkling cow's urine
Sirsi: If renowned multi-lingual actor Prakash Rai had participated in a function at Sirsi last Saturday, on Monday BJP workers 'cleansed' the stage where the actor was seated by sprinkling Gomutra or cow's urine.
Preethi Padagala Payana Committee had on Saturday organised "Our Constitution Our Pride" programme at the raghavendra Mutt premises at Sirsi. Prakash Rai who inaugurated the programme had in his speech slammed Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegade who had recently issued a statement regarding "Constitution Change." He also lambasted the Hindutva agenda of the Sangh Parivar.
Local BJP workers now claim they have cleansed the Mutt premises as well as the stage wherre Rai spoke by sprinkling Gomutra and then offering Pooja.
"The visit of people who offend Hindu Gods and consume beef has made the whole town impure. In this backdrop the religious place where the programme was held has been cleansed," he added.
However, Prakash Rai who has reacted to this cleansing procedure has tweeted and questioned whether the BJP people would sprinkle Gomutra wherever he goes.
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Two held for EV sales fraud in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men involved in the sale of electric vehicles in the city have been arrested for allegedly defrauding several people by offering two-wheelers at subsidised rates, claiming the benefit was under a central government scheme, police said on Saturday.
The accused have been identified as Hanumantha Bilkar and Rakesh, they said.
Police said an investigation was initiated after receiving two complaints against at the Peenya and Bagalagunte police stations last month.
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According to police, the accused convinced people to buy electric two-wheelers by claiming that they were available at subsidised rates under a central government scheme.
"However, no such scheme exists. The accused allegedly arranged loans in the names of the buyers and had the loan amounts credited to their companies, as per the complaints," a senior police officer said.
Police said the accused got loans sanctioned for nearly double the price of the vehicles and told buyers they only needed to pay the last three to four EMIs, while the 'companies' would pay the remaining instalments.
Initially, the 'companies' paid the EMIs but later stopped doing so, after which banks and finance firms began demanding payments from the buyers, they said.
The officer said the accused sourced parts of electric two-wheelers from Delhi, assembled them in Bengaluru and sold the vehicles through their showrooms.
He added that loans were taken in the names of several people and the investigation is ongoing.
"While vehicles were delivered to many buyers, the companies allegedly stopped paying the EMIs as promised. An investigation is underway to ascertain how many more people were cheated through this fake scheme," he added.
