Kanakapura: One killed in ruckus as cow vigilantes block cattle transporters in Sathanur
Kanakapura: A 35-year-old man died in a suspicious manner here, following a row caused by cow vigilantes who blocked a vehicle carrying cattle in the jurisdiction of the Sathanur Police Station limits in Ramanagara district.
The deceased man has been identified as Idrish Pasha of Mandya.
Syed Zahir (40), who had been traveling in the vehicle, was detained by the police, while a third man is absconding.
On Friday night, the cattle were being taken in a goods transport vehicle from Malavalli in Mandya district to Kumangalagere in Tamil Nadu. At around midnight, the vigilantes, led by Puneeth Kerehalli, are learned to have stopped the vehicle and attacked the men in it.
While the men in the vehicle tried to escape, Pasha died as he fell from the vehicle. His body was found by a road in Sathanur village.
Relatives and friends of Pasha staged a protest outside the Sathanur Police Station, demanding the arrest of those responsible for Pasha’s death.
Pasha’s parents have alleged that their son was murdered. They have also accused Puneeth of beating Pasha with a bat, which, they said, resulted in Pasha’s death.
The police, who have filed a case on charges of murder, wrongful restraint, and intentional insult with intent to provoke a breach of the peace, are investigating the matter.
Ramanagara District ASP Suresh, DySP Mohan, Circle Inspectors L Krishna, Mithun Shilpi, Station SI Shadakshari, Bhaskar and police constables visited the site for investigation.
The body of Pasha has been shifted to the Kanakapura hospital for a post mortem. The victim’s parents, however, have also complained of a delay in conducting the post mortem.
Puneeth, leader of the cow vigilantes’ group, is absconding.
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BJP's main agenda is to keep minorities in fear, alleges Stalin
Chennai (PTI): DMK President M K Stalin has alleged that the BJP's main agenda is to keep the minorities in fear, and everyone is aware of what is happening in the states governed by the saffron party.
Stalin further alleged that Muslims continued to be subjected to attacks.
"Now, a situation has arisen where even Christmas could not be celebrated peacefully. Christians are being targeted. The entire country is a witness to what is happening in Manipur. The BJP's plan of action is that a state of insecurity for minorities should spread like a wildfire across the country," he told PTI in an interview.
That was why it first enacted the CAA, and the next was an amendment to the Waqf law, and now it is "desperate" to amend the FCRA, he alleged, and lashed out at AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami.
"Palaniswami, who supports all these three amendments and has formed an alliance with the BJP, does not have any concern for the welfare of minorities. However, the DMK is always firm in its commitment to ensure that India must always be a secular state; that people belonging to all religions must be equally respected and that the Constitutional safeguards conferred on minorities must be upheld. If any of these is threatened, the DMK will be the first party to raise its voice against it," he said.
Denying that the BJP made the minorities feel insecure, BJP state vice president M Chakravarthy said the chief minister was making the allegation due to the "fear that the Christian and Dalit votes would go to Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam led by actor-politician Vijay."
He was depicting the BJP as a bogeyman in an attempt to create unnecessary apprehension among the minorities, the BJP leader told PTI.
On FCRA, Chakravarthy asked, "What's wrong with ensuring accountability in the use of funds?"
