Dharmasthala mass burial case: Govt will take strict action against wrongdoers, says DCM Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stressed before the people not to politicize the Dharmasthala mass burials issue, clarifying that the state government supports none of the stakeholders in the case but stands up for only justice.
The DCM, who spoke to reporters outside his residence in Sadashiv Nagar on Saturday morning, said, “The family of the pontiff of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, Dr. Veerendra Heggade, has met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and appreciated the government decision to appoint a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case. The CM as well as the Home Minister have already made it clear that the guilty party will have to face strict action.”
The DCM was reminded, in the backdrop of SIT arrest of the anonymous complainant, that he had first alleged that the case was propaganda. In response, Shivakumar agreed and said, “The BJP was making vague, illogical statements so far. It was only after I stated so that the members began commenting on the Dharmasthala issue.”
When asked about complainant Sujatha Bhat’s claims regarding Ananya Bhat, however, the DCM said that the matter would be handled by the Home Minister.
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Maoist carrying bounty of Rs 15 lakh among four killed in gunfight with security forces in J’khand
Hazaribag (PTI): Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.
The encounter took place in the Khapia forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off.
"Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with joint forces in 'Operation KotiNeer'. The Maoists killed have been identified as regional committee member Sahdeo Maho, carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh, Ranjit Ganjhu, Zonal committee member, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh," IG, CRPF, Saket Kumar Singh told mediapersons.
The remaining two are Area Commander Budhan Karmali, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and sub-zonal committee member Natasha, a woman who hailed from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra.
SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said that no security personnel were injured in the operation.
The Maoists killed were wanted in about 80 cases.
With the encounter, only 57 Maoists are left in the state, the IG said.
A number of arms were also recovered during the operation including two AK 47 and one INSAS rifles.
The development comes close on the heels of a fierce exchange of fire between a Maoist squad headed by Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and police personnel on April 15 in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum. Four security personnel were injured in the encounter.
The Centre has already informed the state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country, more than five decades since Left Wing Extremism (LWE) originated in India.
The declaration followed a high-level security review held earlier this month by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the mandated 'National Policy and Action Plan to Address Left Wing Extremism' formulated in 2015.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on March 30 that India was free from Maoists.
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