Sakleshpur: Sangh parivar activists attack lorry driver, three arrested
Sakleshpur: A group of Sangh Parivar activists allegedly attacked a goods lorry driver near Balupet in Sakleshpur taluk, mistaking the vehicle for one transporting cows. They beat the driver with sticks and robbed him of money.
The police have arrested three people, Deeraj, Naveen, and Raju, in connection with the incident. They have also seized the car and sticks used in the attack.
Mohammed Nishan, a resident of Nelyadi village in Dakshina Kannada, has been working as a lorry driver for 15 years. On Wednesday night, around 1 a.m., he was transporting plywood from Mangaluru to Bengaluru.
When the lorry was near Bage village on Highway 75, a car suddenly blocked the road. Three men got out of the car and allegedly attacked the lorry, broke its windows, and forced Nishan to get down. They hit him with sticks and allegedly robbed him of ₹18,000 in cash.
Nishan managed to escape by driving away. He stopped near a petrol station in Palya village, left the vehicle there, and ran into a nearby garden to save himself.
The Sakleshpur Rural Police have registered a case and taken up the investigation. The arrested men and their car are in police custody.
Speaking to the media from a government hospital in Sakleshpur, Nishan said, “Three men stopped my lorry, broke the glass with sticks and swords, and pulled me out. They took ₹18,000 from me. I thought I was going to die, but somehow escaped and ran into a garden.”
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
