Bengaluru: Police detain 'KaRaVe' President Narayana Gowda in 2017 ‘metro nameplate ink-smear case’
Bengaluru: Hours after being released from the Parappana Agrahara Jail on Tuesday, Narayana Gowda, President of the pro-Kannada outfit ‘Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’ was detained by the Kumaraswamy Layout Police for allegedly smearing ink at a ‘Namma Metro’ nameplate during protests in 2017.
Gowda was recently arrested in connection with alleged vandalism of nameplates of malls, shopping complexes and shops in the city during a protest demanding mandatory implementation of Kannada nameplates and also for obstructing the police to perform its duty.
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Gowda, who was taken into custody in connection with a 2017 case, will undergo a medical examination, following which he will be produced before the court.
A non-bailable warrant is also learnt to have been issued in connection with the 2017 incident. Naryana Gowda has been taken into custody and further action has been initiated, informed a police official.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
