Karnataka: Chaos at temple during Puja, 50 arrested hundred flee from village fearing police action
Koppal: At least fifty people have been arrested and charged for rioting in Karnataka’s Koppal district after the gates to a temple in Dotihal village were broke open and a chariot was forcibly taken out amidst the restriction under the COVID-19 lockdown.
According to the reports, the local Tahsildar had permitted the annual puja of the temple but with limited entry to the people. The puja was permitted to be held inside the temple.
As the crowd grew to around 50 people the temple doors were shut to stop more people from entering. However, those outside, became agitated, broke open the metal grill that served as a gate and forced the temple chariot out.
By this time an even larger crowd had gathered and police had no option, the SP said, but to resort to a light lathi charge. Having dispersed the crowd, the police then took the chariot back and locked the gates.
Based on the CCTV footage of the incident 50 people were arrested, while several people are said to have fled from the village fearing police action. Only the elderly and women had been left behind by the fleeing men.
G Sangeetha, the SP, said more arrests would be made, adding that the village in question was now almost empty of people - despite having over 7,000 registered voters - as most had run away.
The police will wait until the men returned home, the SP added.
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Cop commits suicide with service pistol in Amravati QRT office
Amravati (PTI): A police constable allegedly committed suicide on Thursday in the Quick Response Team (QRT) office in Maharashtra's Amravati city, an official said.
He identified the deceased as Vijay Dilip Nagapure, who had joined the force in 2014. Unmarried Nagapure was a native of Dhamangaon Katpur in Morshi taluka, the official added.
"Nagapure completed his night duty at around 9am this morning but stayed back at the QRT office located on the commissionerate campus. He shot himself in the head with his service pistol. A forensic team and a dog squad checked the site. The bullet has been recovered," the official said.
Nagapure had spoken to his brother shortly before taking the extreme step, he said.
All angles in the case are being probed under the guidance of commissioner Rakesh Ola, the official added.
