Communal hatred, false allegations spread via WhatsApp in Surathkal: One arrested
Surathkal: Surathkal police have arrested one person for allegedly spreading communal hatred and making false accusations through social media platform WhatsApp.
The arrested individual has been identified as Ram Prasad alias Poch (42), a resident of K.K. Shetty Compound, Kulai village. According to police, he circulated inflammatory and false content targeting a man named Rajesh Honnakatte.
Police also informed that another accused, Lokesh of Kodikere, Surathkal, currently lodged in Udupi district jail in connection with a different case under Padubidri police station limits, was produced before the court in relation to this case after obtaining a body warrant.
According to the complaint, the accused had circulated messages on WhatsApp alleging that Rajesh had converted more than 20 women, had been caught selling obscene CDs, and was now trying to convert women working in his office. The message further falsely claimed that Rajesh was planning to get his brother married to a 24-year-old Hindu woman who had stopped wearing sindoor and started attending church prayers.
Following Rajesh's complaint at the Surathkal police station, a case was registered and action was initiated. Authorities stated that such messages were clearly intended to spread communal tension based on fabricated claims.
Investigations are ongoing.
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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.
