Haveri: Man allegedly kidnapped, thrashed after brother-in-law elopes with girl
Haveri (PTI): A man was allegedly kidnapped and thrashed at Chalageri village in Ranebennur taluk of this district after his brother-in-law eloped with a girl, police said on Tuesday.
The girl’s family had fixed her wedding for December 22 against her will. Her boyfriend and his family had also approached her family with a marriage proposal but they did not agree to it. But the couple went ahead and eloped on December 15, they said.
Following the incident, the girl’s family suspected that the boy’s parents and relatives were supporting him. The girl’s family approached Ranebennur Rural police station but were reluctant to file a complaint initially. Later, they approached a local leader who advised both the families to first trace the couple and settle the matter later, police said, adding, the couple’s phones are switched off and they have not been traced yet.
According to police, the girl’s brother and his friends went to Prashant’s house on Monday evening and questioned him about the couple’s whereabouts and why he could not trace his brother-in-law yet. He told them that he did not know where the couple was and that their mobile phones were switched off. They called him to the police station for an explanation but when he refused to go along with them, a heated argument ensued between the two parties which led to a scuffle. Thereafter, they allegedly forcefully pushed him into their car and took him to their village, Chalageri, where they again thrashed him, and later to Ranebennur Rural police station.
Prashant’s family then informed the Halageri police Station about his alleged kidnapping. In the scuffle, Prashant sustained minor injuries and was immediately given treatment, a senior police officer said. Based on Prashant’s complaint, a case of kidnapping was registered at Halageri police station against the girl’s family members for allegedly thrashing and abducting him.
Meanwhile, the girl’s family also lodged a complaint at Ranebennur Rural police station about their daughter’s alleged kidnapping, he said. “They both are major and are in a relationship. Their mobile phones are switched off but we are making all efforts to trace them,” he added.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
