Pro-Kannada organisations express anguish over BJP's decision to cancel Tipu Jayanti
Bengaluru: Several Pro-Kannada organisations, progressive thinkers, litterateurs in Tuesday expressed their dissent and anguish over Yediyurappa led BJP government's decision to cancel Tipu Jayanti.
The controversial decision of cancelling the celebration of erstwhile Mysore ruler was followed by a series of outrageous tweets against the decision.
Congress party blamed the ruling BJP of doing hate politics within 24-hours of coming into power.
"RSS and BJP look into everything with communal lenses. They need to read about Tipu Sultan's contribution to the state and freedom movement" Congress added.
Vatal Nagaraj, President of Mahaveera: Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha, praised Tipu and stated that the former and current Presidents Abdul Kalam and Ramnath Kovind have also had praised Tipu.
Former MLA and author B.T Lalitha Nayak has also blamed government of being communal and expressed her fear that the constitution isn't safe.
"Cancelling Tipu Jayanthi is a proof of BJP trying to create communal tension in the country", she said.
Vatal Nagraj's party has planned a protest near Mysore bank circle on Wednesday at 11:30 am against the government's decision.
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Three arrested for gangrape, blackmail of college student in Bengaluru
Ramanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Three men have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a 19-year-old college student and blackmailing her using a video of the assault, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in October at the house of one of the accused in Magadi taluk of Bengaluru South district, they added.
Of the three accused, two are college students, while the third is an electrician by profession, police said.
According to police, the woman came into contact with the prime accused, also a college student, around six to seven months ago.
He befriended her, gained her confidence, and later entered into a relationship with her after promising marriage.
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On the pretext of the relationship, he allegedly established a physical relationship with her and secretly recorded the act on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
He later showed the video to his friends, who are co-accused in the case, a senior police officer said.
In October, the prime accused allegedly threatened and blackmailed the woman using the video clip of their intimate moments and forced her to comply with his demands.
He then allegedly sexually assaulted her along with the other two accused. The assault was also recorded, police said.
The video was later circulated on WhatsApp by one of the accused, they added.
Unable to bear the harassment, the victim informed her parents and approached the police.
Based on her complaint, a case was registered on December 17 at the Magadi police station under Sections 64 (rape), 70 (gangrape) and 71 (punishment for repeat offenders) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
Bengaluru South District Superintendent of Police Srinivas Gowda said all three accused were arrested.
"Two of them are students, and one is employed. All three were known to the victim and had been acquainted with her for more than a couple of months," he said.
