Bengaluru: BBMP member Imran Pasha held for taking out procession post-discharge
Bengaluru: Imran Pasha, member of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike from Padarayanapura, was arrested on Sunday, for participating in a procession by his fans.
The followers organised the procession when the corporator was discharged from hospital after treatment for Corona infection. The doctors had instructed Pasha to return home directly and stay in home quarantine, but the corporator has been accused of indulging in a road show with his followers.
Following the arrest of Pasha by JJ Nagar police, Padarayanapura was sealed down again. The police also went on a beat to find people who were roaming around the area.
In addition, CrPC Section 144 was imposed in Padarayanapura. Two KSRP and Garuda squad police staff were put on duty in the area.
MLA demands action
Legislator Zameer Ahmed has condemned Pasha going out in procession after discharge.
“I was glad that Pasha has recovered from an attack of Corona, but it was not right of him to take out a rally like a candidate who has won an election. I request the authorities to take suitable legal action against him,” he urged.
“When the entire state is struggling against Corona, taking out a procession with hundreds of people was very irresponsible of Pasha. If the people who should instruct the citizens to maintain social distance are themselves so careless, how can it be acceptable?” Ahmed added.
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Body of UP man killed in Riyadh missile attack brought to native village
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): The mortal remains of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh earlier this month, was brought to his native village in Sitapur on Wednesday, his family members said.
Ravi Gopal, a resident of Baghain village under Mahmudabad police station limits, had been working as a driver in a plastic factory in the Saudi capital since September 2025. He was killed on the night of March 18 in what his family described as a missile strike near his workplace.
His elder brother, Manmohan Dayal, told PTI that the mortal remains were handed over to him in Lucknow on Wednesday morning with the help of the administration.
"The body was received around 9.30 am. We are now taking it to our village in an ambulance and expect to reach by noon," he said earlier this morning.
"The cremation will be held today and preparations are already underway in the village," he said.
Dayal said Rakesh Kumar, Naib Tehsildar from Mahmudabad, has been deputed to facilitate the process and was accompanying the convoy.
He added that the family had been informed earlier by embassy officials and the local administration that the body would be flown from Riyadh to Lucknow, arriving on Wednesday morning.
Earlier, the family had claimed that Ravi died after being buried under debris following a missile strike near the factory where he worked. He was later taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said it received information on March 18 regarding the "tragic demise of an Indian national" in Riyadh and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. The Indian Mission in Riyadh coordinated with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
Ravi, the sole breadwinner of his family, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son. The family has sought compensation and assistance from the administration.
Officials said the district administration remained in touch with the family to ensure smooth completion of formalities.
