Bengaluru: Thousands of activists stage protest condemning Israeli attacks on Gaza, detained
Bengaluru: Thousands of activists from the ‘Bahutva Karnataka’ gathered on the streets of MG road to stage a silent protest on Monday evening, condemning the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Meanwhile, Cubbon Park Police noticed a public gathering in large numbers and detained the protestors, leading to a confrontation between the protestors and the Police.
Several leaders of the ‘Bahutva Karnataka’ including Vinay Srinivas, Madhu Bhushan, Mamata Sagar, Clifton Rosario, Nisha, Narasimha Murthy, Tauseef Masood, Tanveer Ahmed, as well as the leader of Solidarity Youth Movement Labid Shafi, Danish and many others participated in the protest.
The protesters' demands included urging the Government of India to pressurize Israel to stop attacking Gaza, call for an Investigation by the International Criminal Court on the ongoing war and release of the report, and an Condemnation by all the countries on the Israeli attacks on Gaza.
Simultaneously, the protestors also welcomed the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson’s statement, which affirmed that ‘India always advocates the resumption of direct negotiations for the establishment of a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine, living side by side with Israel, in peace, within secure and recognized borders.' The protestors citing a media report also pointed out that a lot of fake news was being disseminated from India regarding Palestine.
According to the United Nations, the ongoing war has resulted in the loss of more than 1,900 Palestinian lives, including at least 600 children, with over 7,600 people injured. Israeli attacks have led to displacement of 4,23,000 people.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
