Auto rickshaw driver in Chikkaballapur held for cutting birthday cake with sword
Chikkaballapur: A 28-year-old auto rickshaw driver in Gauribidanur, who allegedly cut his birthday cake with a sword at his village on Saturday, was arrested on Sunday, after a video clip of the celebration went viral on social media.
The arrested driver, Anil Kumar, is identified as a resident of Lagumenahalli. He is learned to have been celebrating his birthday with his friends and, as he cut the cake using a sword, one of his friends recorded a video of the celebration on his mobile phone. The video clip, which was shared on the friend’s social media account, went viral.
Gauribidanur Police, who took cognizance of the video clip, filed a suo motu case and arrested Kumar on charge of causing public nuisance and under the Arms Act. The sword used by Kumar was seized by the police.
The auto rickshaw driver’s statement was recorded by the police, who later released him on station bail under certain conditions.
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Police turns down Sengottaiyan's plea to hold Vijay's rally in Erode, after spot inspection
Erode (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Police declined permission to hold TVK chief Vijay's public meeting in Erode on December 16, after former minister K A Sengottaiyan, who recently joined the party, submitted a petition on Sunday, sources in the department said.
Erode is the home turf of Sengottaiyan, a nine-time MLA and former minister, who joined the actor-politician's party after being expelled from AIADMK. The meeting would have been an opportunity for him to prove his strength in organising a meeting of this scale.
Speaking to reporters here, he said, "The TVK chief will visit Erode on December 16 and address a public meeting in a private land near a marriage hall".
The former minister also submitted a petition to the District Collector S Kandasamy seeking permission for the meeting. Later, he submitted a copy of the petition to the officials in the District Police Office.
Following this, A Sujatha, Superintendent of Police, inspected the seven-acre site in the Pavalathampalayam area on Erode-Perundurai Road where TVK wanted to hold the meeting.
Later, police officials told the media that TVK's petition stated that they expected a 70-thousand strong crowd. The site proposed by them is quite inadequate to accommodate that much crowd and their vehicles and hence permission was declined, they added.
The officials also said that the decision was communicated to Sengottaiyan, and he was asked to choose a different spot.
