Eye-witnesses' silence shows slogan was not pro-Pakistan: Minister Priyank Kharge on slogan issue
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister of Information and Technology Priyank Kharge has explained the falsehood in the report on some media channels that the supporters of Congress Rajya Sabha candidate Naseer Hussain shouted 'Pakistan Zindabad' while celebrating his victory, by pointing at the status quo maintained by the media cameramen and citizens who heard the slogan.
Criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for using the pro-Pakistan slogan issue to escape from facing challenges, Kharge, who is also the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, posted on his personal 'X' account on Tuesday, "Some media houses have confirmed that the supporters shouted 'Naseer Saab Zindabad'. In case the sloganeering was truly on 'Pakistan', should it not have sounded the same to all listeners?"
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Challenging the allegation further, Kharge has pointed out in his post, "Had the supporters indeed shouted 'Pakistan Zindabad', it would certainly have drawn the attention of the journalist at the spot and other citizens near the group. The reporter would obviously have turned his camera in the direction of the person who shouted so. The people too would have objected intensely to such a slogan. They would have ensured police action against a supporter shouting so. But, we find no change in the body language of either the reporter or the eye-witnesses."
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Extending his question before the media, the minister has asked in the post why the journalist did not display his patriotism on the occasion if a pro-Pakistan slogan was being shouted but continued but gone ahead with work, turning a blind eye to such an incident. Kharge has added, "It is important for the media to become conscious and strive for the uplift of the people rather than worshipping."
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
