Madikeri: 78-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in Siddapur
Madikeri: In an incident of wild elephant attack reported from Karadigodu village near Siddapur, a 78-year-old man, identified as Kukkunoor Purushottam, was trampled to death on Friday evening.
The victim Purushottam, who was a resident of Karadigodu village, is learned to have been a relative of Praveen, Tahsildar of Madikeri taluk.
Purushottam reportedly left for a farm near his house at around 6:30 pm on Friday, but, as he did not return home, his family members were worried. They looked for him in the farm and found that he had been trampled to death by an elephant. A wild elephant was also seen roaming in the farm.
Forest officers as well as police arrived at the farm on being informed of the incident. State Wildlife Board member Sanket Poovayya met Purushottam's relatives and offered them condolences. He also promised them due compensation for the loss of a family member.
Chief Minister's Legal Advisor and Virajpet MLA AS Ponnanna met the family on Saturday and paid his last respects to the victim.
Ponnanna also told reporters that the government authorities would take action to catch the wild elephant that trampled Purushottam.
This is the third death due to wild elephant attack in Siddapur taluk in a span of one month. The locals, expressing fear for their lives, have urged forest officers to take necessary action in the matter and control the problems caused by the elephants.
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Pak police registers case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on LeT co-founder
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Lahore (PTI): Pakistan's Punjab Police on Friday registered a case against unidentified gunmen for opening fire on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) co-founder Amir Hamza, who suffered bullet injuries in the attack in Lahore.
On Thursday, two unidentified gunmen riding on a bike opened fire on the vehicle of the private TV channel 24NewsHD TV, owned by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, on Peco Road in Lahore near the TV channel's office.
In the attack, Hamza suffered bullet injuries.
"The FIR has been registered against unidentified gunmen, but it is sealed forthwith," a senior police officer told PTI.
He said the intelligence agencies have taken over this case from the police, and they are currently investigating the matter.
The channel's religious programme host Justice (retd.) Nazir Ahmed Ghazi and Hamza were in the vehicle when it was attacked. Hamza was shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Punjab police on Friday said that "upon receiving information about the incident, the SSP Operations immediately reached the scene and a high alert was imposed in the area. SSP Operations Tauqeer Naeem also met the affected individuals. Thankfully, all present in the vehicle remained safe during the firing."
It further said senior police officers of the Township and Chung, along with a heavy police contingent, were present at the scene.
"Police collected evidence from the site and initiated an investigation. Efforts to arrest the suspects are underway using CCTV footage and geo-fencing techniques. Search and sweep operations are being conducted at various locations, with scrutiny of suspicious individuals ongoing," police said.
It added that those involved in the incident will be traced and arrested soon.
The police sources said that Hamza has been shifted to his residence in Jauhar Town, Lahore, where police and agency personnel met him.
The leadership of the Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a political front of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD), including Hafiz Saeed's son Hafiz Talha Saeed, also called on him.
TV host retired Justice Ghazi, who remained unhurt in the attack, remained a legal counsel for Hafiz Saeed, they said.
The PMML has strongly condemned the attack on Hamza and demanded that those involved in the incident be arrested immediately.
Hamza is regarded as LeT's second most important leader after its chief Hafiz Saeed, who has been in Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail since 2019 after getting convicted for several years in terror financing cases.
Hamza has been designated as a terrorist by the US. In the past, he served as the head of LeT's "special campaigns" department.
In 2018, Hamza formed a fundraising group for the LeT following a ban on the JuD and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation by the Pakistani government.
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