Holy month of Ramadan to begin on April 3 in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The holiest month of the Islamic lunar calendar, Ramadan will begin on April 3, after the Crescent Moon was sighted on April 2 evening, as confirmed by regional Muslim bodies in their respective jurisdictions.
Coastal districts – Uttar Kannada and Dakshina Kannada will also mark the beginning of the holy month from April 3, Sunday.
Ramadan is the ninth and the holiest month of the Islamic calendar, during which the followers of Islam fast between dawn and sunset, pray for peace and guidance, give back to the community in the form of charity or zakat or engage in humanitarian activities such as feeding the underprivileged and introspect to enlighten their souls.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
