Gauri Lankesh murder: POTA against accused?
Bengaluru, June 4: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has decided to book the accused arrested in journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case under Prevention of Terrorism Act- 2002 (POTA), it is said.
It is said that the SIT has asked the permission of the court to file cases against Naveen, Praveen and Girish who are under its custody, under the POTA as they have participated in illegal activities and given a blow to the unity and integrity of the country. The main objective of the accused was to kill those who speak against Hindu religion. The SIT officials have asked the permission of the court to book the accused under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act of the IPC to check such incidents in future, it is said.
Materials seized from Manoj house
Intensifying the interrogation into the incident, the SIT officials have confiscated more than 35 things from the house of Manoj and others who were arrested on charges of hatching a conspiracy to kill rationalist writer KS Bhagawan. Two black colour bags, two SIM cards, four mobile phones, two chargers, 3 passport size photos, two mini diaries of phone numbers, two books written in Hindi and English were recovered.
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Kadaba: Police rescue 20 cattle transported illegally, case filed against three
Mangaluru: Kadaba police rescued 20 cattle that were being allegedly transported in an unlawful manner and registered a case against three individuals in connection with the incident, Deccan Herald reported.
Acting on a tip-off in the early hours, a team led by Police Sub-Inspector Jamburaj Mahajan intercepted a container lorry near Kanvare in Noojibalthila village. The vehicle was reportedly travelling from Periyashanthi towards Mardhala.
During inspection, police allegedly found the cattle tightly packed inside the container under poor conditions. The driver was identified as Irfan (26), a resident of Belur in Hassan district. During questioning, he failed to produce any valid permit for transporting the cattle and admitted that the animals were being transported from Hassan to Kerala.
Police seized the vehicle along with the cattle.
A case has been registered at Kadaba Police Station under Sections 4, 7, and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, and Sections 4 and 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
Further investigation is underway.
