Missing of youth in Bhadra river: Body found after 12 days
Mangaluru-based engineer
Chikmagaluru, August 09: The body of an engineer hailed from Mangaluru who slipped into the Bhadra river at Ambathirtha near Kalasa town and was missing recently, was found at Magundi in NR Pura taluk on Thursday.
Thiran Kotian from Mangaluru was missing after he slipped into the river. On Thursday, local people fished out the body in front of the police after 12 days of the incident. But as the body was in the water for 12 days, it was difficult to identify it.
Resident of Tumbe in Mangaluru, Thiran was an engineer in a private company. He had come to Kalasa along with his 12 other friends after visiting Kudremukh and when they were trying to take the selfie on the rocks at Ambathirtha near the town, he slipped into the river and washed away.
Kalasa police along with fire brigade searched for the body for ten days. NDRF team and local divers also searched for the body. But they have failed to find the body. Later, the search operation was stopped.
But on Thursday afternoon, locals found that a body was floating in the river and informed the police. The police with the help of local people fished out the body and confirmed that it is the body of Thiran Kotian.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
