BJP ex-MP Anant Kumar Hegde, three others booked for assualt, threat
Bengaluru: Former BJP MP Anant Kumar Hegde, his gunman, driver, and an unidentified person have been booked for assault and issuing a threat to a family after intercepting their car, police said on Tuesday.
The incident allegedly occurred on Monday evening.
According to a complaint filed by Saif Khan, a resident of Halenahalli in Bengaluru, the four men travelling in a car — including Hegde — allegedly intercepted his vehicle near Suttariya College on the Tumakuru-Bengaluru National Highway and assaulted him.
Khan stated that he and his family were returning in a car from a wedding in Tumakuru when their vehicle was surrounded and forced to stop. The assailants allegedly claimed to be officials, then proceeded to assault Khan, his brother Salman Khan, his mother Gulmeer Unnisa, and uncle Ilyas Khan, according to the complaint.
The FIR mentions that communal slurs were hurled, life threats were issued, and a firearm was brandished. Salman Khan's teeth allegedly got broken, while Ilyas Khan suffered injuries in the attack.
Police did not divulge the reason behind the assault.
Dobbespet Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on the complaint.
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
