Demand for separate north Karnataka state: Confusion on tomorrow’s bandh
Bandh may fail
Bengaluru, August 01: As there are far and against voices for the demand of separate north Karnataka state, Karnataka bandh called on August 2 may be a failure and will become a chaos. Led by Separate State Action Committee, several swamijis and organizations have called for Karnataka bandh on August 2 demanding separate north Karnataka state to ensure its development. Meanwhile, hundreds of Kannada organizations, farmers organizations, students, youth organizations have declared that they would not support the separate state cause. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy already held discussions with the activists and promised of north Karnataka development. In spite of it, the Action Committee said that preparations were completed for observing bandh in 13 districts in north Karnataka.
More than 25 organisations have extended their support to the bundh. They said that they would observe the bandh whether others support it or not. Action Committee president Somashekar Kotambari said that those who oppose the bundh would not require the development of north Karnataka. There is no doubt that the success of the bandh. People should not lend their ears for such rumours, he appealed.
In a sudden development, it is reported that the support extended in Bidar, Koppal, Belagavi, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Ballary, Gadag, Bidar, Raichur and Kalaburgi districts in north Karnataka was withdrawn. However, it was decided to stage protest instead of bandh in Haveri and Hubballi-Dharwad, it is said.
‘Don’t divide’
“No one should try to divide the state. We are all should live together like brothers. If there are problems, let us solve them together and move forward. United Karnataka should be there always. But I am not matured enough to advise those who demand for separate state”.
- Shivaraj Kumar, actor
No use from separate state
“Those who fight for a separate state do not know the history of the united Karnataka. They should fight for the development of north Karnataka. There would be no use from the separate state”.
- Priyanka Kharge, Social Welfare Minister
No interference
“Swamijis have taken the separate state issue which is not fair. They have been interfering in politics just to increase funds for their mutts. They have forgotten the religion and interfering in politics which is not a good development”.
- SK Bellubbi, former minister
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
