Santosh murder case: four arrested
Bengaluru: JC Nagar police investigating the murder of Santosh –an auto driver, who died on Wednesday night have arrested four persons including the son of Congress block leader.
The arrested have been identified as Wasim, Philip, Umar and Irfan, all residents of Chinnappa Garden.
The main accused, Wasim, is the son of the block leader of Congress party, Khader, and runs a bakery near his house
DETAILS OF INCIDENT
Santosh, 28, a resident of Chinnappa Garden, was stabbed with a screwdriver by Wasim and his aides near a bakery in Chinnappa Garden at around 7.45 pm and died undergoing treatment at around 9 pm.
BJP PROTEST
Situation near Santosh's house gripped tense due to which the streets of Chinnappa Garden wore a deserted look as a few shopkeepers pulled down shutters. When Santhosh's body was brought near his house after the post-mortem, BJP leaders and workers persisted in calling home minister Ramalinga Reddy and police commissioner to spot.
BJP leaders R Ashok, Katta Subramanya Naidu, Y Narayanaswamy and others, had led the protests.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
