Raichur: Man with lethal weapon enters stage during MLA Yatnal’s speech in Lingasugur
Raichur: An incident was reported from Lingasugur town on Sunday, when a man armed with a lethal weapon entered the stage where Vijayapura legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was speaking, during a programme organized by Sri Rama Sena.
The accused, identified as Srinivas from Hatti town, has been taken into custody by the police. He is reportedly an employee of the Hatti Gold Mines company and residing in Lingasugur.
The programme, 'Hindu Samrajyotsava', had been organized by Sri Rama Sena on the Government Pre-university College campus. Yatnal was addressing the gathering when Srinivas entered from behind the stage with a sickle in hand, in spite of the tight security provided to the area. While his entry gave rise to panic for a few minutes, Sri Rama Sena activists took quick action to prevent any untoward incident. They caught and handed over Srinivas to the police officers who were on the spot.
The police have taken the man into custody and are interrogating regarding his actions.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
