Bengaluru: City police on Tuesday locked down the BIFT auditorium in the city, where a seminar on the Palestine conflict was scheduled to take place.

The seminar, titled "Palestine Problem: An Overview," organized by the 'Solidarity Youth Movement Karnataka,' was set to commence at 6:30 pm at BIFT Auditorium on Queens Road.

The event had a panel of prominent speakers, including social thinker Shivsunder, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind state president Dr. Muhammad Saad Belgami, senior lawyer and human rights activist BT Venkatesh, and the state president of Solidarity Youth Movement, Labid Shafi.

However, the police intervened earlier in the day, locking the hall and preventing the seminar from proceeding as planned. According to reports, the police cited the lack of permission as the reason for their intervention.

Organizers confirmed that they were summoned to the police station and were informed that the event could not proceed due to the absence of official authorization.

Furthermore, it was revealed that some dignitaries who were expected to participate in the seminar were contacted by the police via phone and instructed not to attend the event.

This incident follows a press conference by organisers on the Palestine-Israel issue that took place on October 26.

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Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Nov 26: A newborn baby boy was allegedly kidnapped from Kalaburagi district hospital by two women disguised as hospital staff, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at around 3 pm on Monday, they said.

CCTV footage from the hospital premises shows the two women wandering around the campus. Additional footage captures them fleeing the hospital with the infant.

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Police said that the suspects, dressed in white doctor’s aprons and with their faces partially covered, posed as hospital staff.

"They approached the mother, claiming the baby needed tests, and then fled with the infant," police added.

"We have registered a case under Section 137 (Kidnapping) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Three teams have been formed to trace the accused and recover the baby. We have some leads, and our teams are actively working on the case," a senior police officer stated.

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