Police book shopkeeper in Bengaluru loudspeaker row
Bengaluru: An FIR has been lodged against the shopkeeper involved in the altercation at Nagarthapete at the Halasuru Gate police station in Bengaluru. The incident, which sparked widespread attention, began with a dispute between the proprietor of a telecom shop and several youths who raised objections to the loud music from a speaker during Ramzan prayers.
The initial FIR was filed on March 17 against individuals including Sulieman, Shahnawaz, Rohith, Danish, Tarun, and others for allegedly assaulting Mukhesh, the owner of Krishna Telecom, located in Siddanna Galli of Nagarthapete. The altercation stemmed from a disagreement over the high volume of a loudspeaker at the shop during evening prayers. The accused were promptly apprehended with the assistance of CCTV footage capturing the incident.
However, the situation took a communal turn when Mukhesh claimed that the assailants objected to the playing of the 'Hanuman Chalisa' in his shop afterward. This assertion prompted BJP MPs Tejasvi Surya, Shobha Karandlaje, and PC Mohan to gather at the scene to protest against the assault, with demonstrators chanting the 'Hanuman Chalisa' in public.
A subsequent FIR, filed by Jabin, the father of Suleiman, one of the accused, alleges that his son and his companions had confronted Mukhesh regarding the loud music being played through his speakers for the past three days during prayers. The youths reportedly argued that the street is frequented by 3000 people daily during Ramzan prayers in the evening, and Mukhesh's actions were causing inconvenience to all of them. According to the FIR, Mukhesh proceeded to physically assault Suleiman and his group and verbally abuse them. The complainant has urged legal action to be taken against Mukhesh.
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Mamata demands PM's resignation over silence on Pak's 'threat' to strike Kolkata in future conflict
Bethuadahari (WB) (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not raise Pakistan's threat to attack Kolkata, during his poll rallies in West Bengal a day earlier.
"You (PM) target Bengal during election rallies; but when Pakistan talks of attacking Bengal, you do not utter a word. You should resign," she said at a poll rally here in Nadia district.
"Why did the prime minister not raise the issue during his rally in Bengal? When Pakistan's defence minister says they will attack Kolkata, why didn't the prime minister say that 'we will take strong action'?" she posed a day after Modi addressed a poll rally in West Bengal's Cooch Behar.
"Just like we do not accept any threat to the country, we will also not take the threat to Kolkata lying down," she said.
Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday warned India that it would respond with a strike in Kolkata to any “future misadventures". “If India tries to stage any false flag operation this time, then God-willingly, we will take it to Kolkata," Asif had said while talking to reporters at his hometown of Sialkot.
