Dharmasthala: Mandya YouTuber alleges paid campaign against Dharmasthala, seeks SIT probe
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Mandya: A local YouTuber has alleged that some content creators were offered money to produce videos targeting Dharmasthala under the guise of campaigns seeking justice for Sowjanya.
According to a report by Deccan Herald, Sumanth, a resident of Thoppanahalli in Maddur taluk, claimed he too was approached with such an offer but refused. “A conspiracy was hatched two years ago. YouTubers were funded to promote it. I was offered money as well, but I rejected it,” he said. Sumanth demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) inquiry into those “luring YouTubers with money” to post defamatory content.
The remarks come against the backdrop of recent cases involving YouTubers and activists over their comments on the Dharmasthala issue.
Meanwhile, Srirangapatna MLA Ramesh Bandisiddegowda praised the state government’s handling of the matter. He said the SIT probe had “upheld the glory and tradition” of the kshetra and protected the reputation of Lord Manjunatha and Annappa Swamy.
“The government has acted rightly. If the SIT probe had not been ordered, critics would have accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of being ‘secularist’ and targeted Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar despite his faith,” the MLA said in the report by DH, dismissing the opposition’s demand to hand the case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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Four more arrested in brigadier assault case in Delhi
New Delhi (PTI): Four more accused have been arrested in connection with the alleged assault on an Army brigadier, his son and threatening his wife in southwest Delhi's Vasant Enclave area, police said on Friday.
The accused have been identified as Surjit Singh (36), Sunil Sharma (53) and Ashish (32), all from Mehram Nagar in Delhi, and Satender (35) of Bhiwani in Haryana, police said.
According to police, Surjit Singh was known to the main accused Satender, a director of an aviation company. All of them were sitting together in Mehram Nagar when Satender called them regarding a quarrel in Vasant Enclave.
"Following the call, all four left for the spot in Surjit's white Hyundai Aura. After reaching there, they got involved in the altercation and assault before returning to their respective homes," a senior police officer said.
After learning about the registration of the case, the accused fled and went into hiding, he said.
"Teams were constituted to trace them and all four absconding accused were arrested," he said.
The Hyundai Aura used in the incident has also been recovered, police said.
Further investigation into the case is underway. The role of each accused is being examined, they said.
According to the investigators, the incident took place on the night of April 11, when the brigadier and his son objected to the two men allegedly consuming alcohol inside a car parked outside their residence. Soon, others reached the spot and allegedly assaulted the officer and his son, besides abusing and threatening his wife.
