Council by-polls: Venugopal, Naseer Ahmed file papers
Bengaluru, September 23: Congress candidates M.C. Venugopal and Naseer Ahmed filed their nomination papers for the two positions to be nominated by the Legislative Assembly, here on Monday.
Speaking to reporters later, DCM Dr. G. Parameshwar said that nomination papers were filed for the two positions. They would be elected in the elections to be held on October 4. Though the BJP has 104 seats in the Assembly, there was no clarity on fielding any candidate. Even if they fielded any candidates, it was sure that the Congress candidates would win the polls, he added.
Ministers D.K. Shivakumar, Krishna Byre Gowda, Priyanka Kharge, KPCC Working President Eshwar Khandre and other leaders were there while filing nomination papers.
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UP: Five of family arrested for assaulting a cop during raid in Sultanpuri
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.
The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22).
The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.
During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.
Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.
