HC directs Karnataka govt to clarify stand on RSS route march in Chittapur by November 13
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to state its position by 2:30 pm on November 13 regarding the permission sought by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to conduct a route march in Chittapur, Kalaburagi district.
The direction came during the hearing of a petition filed by Ashok Patil, the RSS district convener of Kalaburagi, seeking the court’s intervention to instruct the district administration to consider their application for permission to hold the route march. The case was heard by Justice M.G.S. Kamal of the Kalaburagi bench on Friday.
Senior advocate M. Arun Shyam, appearing for the petitioner, informed the court that, following the court’s earlier advice, RSS representatives had attended a peace meeting at the Advocate General’s office in Bengaluru on November 5 and had presented their proposal. He said the government has yet to communicate its decision.
Advocate General K. Shashikiran Shetty, representing the state, told the court that permission would be granted to all organizations that had applied within a week, and written communication regarding the specific dates would be issued. He sought one week’s time for this process.
Responding to this, Arun Shyam requested that permission be granted for November 13 or 16, stating that the RSS had already reserved a Kalyana Mantapa (convention hall) for those two dates and would not be able to use it later.
After hearing both sides, Justice Kamal noted that the peace meeting held on November 5 with various organizations had been constructive. Since the petitioner sought permission for either November 13 or 16, and the Advocate General assured that permission would be given to all eligible organizations, the court adjourned the matter to November 13 at 2:30 pm.
The government has been directed to convey its decision on the permission sought by the RSS on that day.
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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.
