Sedition case against SDPI activists in DK for raising "pro-Pak" slogans; Party denies charges
Mangaluru: A sedition case was registered on Wednesday against a group of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) activists on charges of raising pro-Pakistan slogans outside a panchayat election counting center in Ujire in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, police said.
A video showing a group of people carrying flags of the Muslim outfit and raising the slogans went viral on social media following which police registered the case.
However, an SDPI leader denied pro-Pakistan slogans were raised.
The slogans in support of Pakistan were heard amid the counting center authorities making announcements regarding the counting of votes related to Mundaje Gram Panchayat in Belthangady Taluk.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police B M Laxmi Prasad said in a statement that the police have taken cognizance of the video clipping.
A case was registered against 15 SDPI activists for offences under Sections 124 (A) (sedition) and 143 (unlawful assembly) of the Indian Penal Code.
Denying the charge, SDPI Belthangady assembly unit president Hyder Ali said the activists only raised slogans in support of the party on the victory of candidates supported by it.
They did not raise Pakistan zindabad slogans, but SDPI zindabad, he claimed.
Over 5,700 village panchayats in the state went to polls in two phases on December 22 and 27 and the votes were taken up for counting on Wednesday.
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Two-wheeler rider killed after ramming tanker near Arkula Bridge in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: A two-wheeler rider was killed on Sunday morning after his vehicle collided with a tanker from behind near Arkula Bridge, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Muhammad Ashfaq (22), a resident of Farangipete.
According to reports, the tanker was heading towards BC Road when the two-wheeler rammed into it from behind near a furniture shop close to Arkula Bridge. Ashfaq sustained severe injuries.
He was immediately shifted to a private hospital in Padil where he recived initial treatment. However, he succumbed to his injuries while being taken to another private hospital in the city for further treatment, police added.
Traffic police have registered a case in connection with the incident.
