Karnataka: Dalit man in Dy.CM's constituency faces boycott, fine from villagers for entering temple
Koratagere: A dalit man along with his wife, son and daughter was boycotted from a village in Koratagere Taluk (sub-division), for entering Doddamma temple of Mallekavu village in the Taluk on May 20. The temple authorities have also slapped the dalit man with a fine of Rs 25,000 for cleansing the temple which they alleged was polluted by his entry.
The victim dalit man has been identified as Jagadish who has also filed a complaint with Koratagere Police against the temple authorities but no action has been taken against them as Jagadish continues to face the ruling of ban on entering the village.
Congress block president Somanna was also reportedly present in the meeting held by the villagers who decided to slap the fine and boycott on Jagadish. Interestingly, the constituency is represented by Congress senior leader and Karnataka Deputy CM Dr. G Parameshwara. The presence of Somanna who belongs to same party as DCM has called for a lot of flak in the political circles.
According to the report, Jagadish entered the temple on May 20, when the village was celebrating a fair which also had a grand procession and puja at the temple. When the villagers noticed Jagadish entering the temple with his family, they stopped him and hurled abuses at him followed by imposing the boycott and fine.
Speaking to media, Jagadish also added that he faces threat to his life as the villagers have threatened him of killing him and his family if he tries to enter the village.
The involvement of Congressman in insulting a Dalit in the constituency represented by Dy.CM and senior Congress leader has become talk of the town and has called for severe criticism.
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Father kills son in fight over money in Ramanagara
Ramanagara: A dispute between a father and his son over financial matters culminated in a fatal outcome as the father allegedly murdered his own son. The incident occurred in Lakkojanahalli village of Ramanagara taluk on Saturday.
The victim, identified as Bhaskar (31), fell victim to his father Krishnappa's violent actions. Krishnappa, the accused, has been arrested by the Ramanagara Rural Police Station.
After receiving the information, the police arrived at the scene and transferred Bhaskar's body to the district hospital for postmortem examination. A case has been filed against Krishnappa, who remains in custody, undergoing interrogation as the investigation progresses.
