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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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
