Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT arrests man for giving false statement
Bengaluru, July 26: The SIT officials arrested a person on charges of giving false statement to the investigating officials in Gauri Lankesh murder case. The arrested is identified as H L Suresh (36) of Herur in Kunigal taluk in Tumkuru district.
It is said that Suresh had rented a house to the main accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case- Amol Kale, Parashuram Waghmore and Praveen Kumar at Sunkadakatte in Bengaluru. But when the investigating officers interrogated the owner of the house, he said that he had rented his house for those who came seeing the advertisement and he did not know much information about the accused. But when the investigation was intensified, it came to light that Suresh himself had given shelter to the accused in his house.
Before killing Gauri Lankesh, Suresh had provided shelter to all the accused. Accused Parashuram Waghmore had revealed this to the investigating officers during interrogation. Based on this clue, the SIT officials arrested Suresh in Tumkur on Wednesday.
11th accused
With the arrest of Suresh, the number of accused arrested in the case has gone up to 11. So far, 10 accused including Amol Kale, Parashuram Waghmore, Naveen Kumar, Mohan Nayak, Rajesh Bangera and others were arrested.
After arresting Suresh, the SIT officials produced him before the Third ACMM court on Thursday and he was remanded to judicial custody.
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
