Arrest Pramod Mutalik for spreading enmity between communities over the Azaan-Bhajan issue: HDK
Badami: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday called for the arrest of Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Mutalik for disrupting peace and spreading enmity between communities over the Azaan-Bhajan issue.
Speaking before taking part in the Janata Jaladhare event at Badami on Tuesday, the former CM urged the state government to stop supporting people who are using emotional issues of the people to create a divide amongst the people.
“Pramod Muthalik, who has been kindling the fire of hatred in the inclusive, harmonious state of Karnataka by bringing up emotionally charged issues one after the other, should be arrested and sent to jail. Else, it will be difficult to maintain peace in the state”, he said.
“The silence of the BJP government on matters of Azan and Bhajan has caused unrest in the state. While these issues are growing larger, the government is silently promoting forces that are detrimental to the peace of the state. This should stop. After completely ruining the society, is it possible to repair it?” he questioned.
“Regardless of whether it is Sri Rama Sene or any other organization, what is the Supreme Court’s order about Hanuman Chalisa or the Azan? This should be understood and followed. The court has specified the permissible level of noise. Therefore, there is no need for these people to take the law into their hands in the guise of being ‘Hindu protectors’. Such topics do not require to be widely publicized. Nobody should do the work of setting fire to the otherwise harmonious society”, Kumaraswamy said.
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Odisha woman raped twice in a day, dies after being thrown off four-storey building; 2 held
Paradip (Odisha) (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was raped twice in a day in separate places by her boyfriend and a stranger offering help and then thrown off a four-storey building, leading to her death, in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Friday.
Police arrested both the accused and booked them under various sections of BNS for kidnapping, rape and murder.
"The incident took place on February 22 after the woman left her house with plans to elope with her boyfriend, who had asked her to come to a temple by promising to marry her. However, he took her to a secluded place, raped her and abandoned her at Rahama bus stand," Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Ankit Kumar Verma told reporters.
As the victim was waiting at the bus stand, another man hailing from Jharkhand, who was heading to nearby Paradip on his motorcycle, saw the hapless woman and offered help.
He, however, took her to the roof of his rented accommodation at a place in Paradip town and raped her again, the SP said.
The accused then threw the woman from the roof of the building, leading to her death, he said, adding her body was found the next morning.
The SP said the victim's brother lodged a complaint at Paradip Model police station on February 25, alleging that his sister was raped and murdered on February 22. An unnatural death case was registered on February 23 following the recovery of the woman's body.
Earlier, in the evening of February 22, the woman's brother had lodged a missing persons case at Tirtol police station when his sister did not return home.
BJD supremo and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Naveen Patnaik, condemned the incident and demanded justice for the woman and other victims of recent rape incidents.
"How many more innocent lives will be lost? From underage girls to differently abled young women, no one is safe. So, is the rule of law still in place in the state? The news of heinous crimes coming from Kanhari in Angul, Kuchinda in Sambalpur, and Paradip is deeply disturbing. Chaos everywhere, insecurity all around, O Mother!" he said in an X post.
"While the government delivers long-winded speeches on women's safety and law and order, the ground reality is extremely alarming. Even in broad daylight, an atmosphere of fear prevails. Despite repeated instances of such deplorable incidents, the government's failure to take any exemplary, stringent action is emboldening the criminals. The government should take proactive steps to spread awareness on women's safety and ensure the rule of law is upheld in the state," the former CM added.
