Seer slaps cop during protest in Vijayapura; Video goes viral
Vijayapura: Sri Sanganabasaveshwar Swami of Hunshyal Math, who has been at the forefront of protests against the state government for a government medical college for the past 106 days, was captured slapping a police officer.
A video showing Hunshyal’s Sangana Basaveshwara Swamiji slapping a police officer has since gone viral on social media.
The incident occurred when protesters were preparing to lay siege to the residence of Vijayapura District In-charge Minister Dr. M.B. Patil. Police attempted to stop the protesters near the Mugalakhoda Mutt, leading to a heated exchange between both the protesters and the police.
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During the altercation, a police officer tried to restrain the Swamiji, following which he was seen slapping the officer. The video of the incident has triggered widespread reactions online.
Several protesters argued with the police, alleging disrespect towards monks. Following the incident, the police detained the protesters and shifted them to Horti town in the district in a police van.
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Expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil gets bail in sexual assault case
Pathanamthitta(Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday granted bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in the third sexual assault case against him, in which he was arrested earlier this month.
The bail was granted by the Pathanamthitta District Sessions Court, which was considering an appeal filed by the MLA against a judicial magistrate's court that had denied him relief, stating that the allegations against him were serious and that he had "similar antecedents".
The third sexual assault case was registered against the Palakkad MLA under Sections 376 (rape) and 506(1) (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), following a complaint lodged by a woman from Kottayam district on 8 January. He was arrested in the case on January 11 in Palakkad.
The Kerala High Court and a sessions court in Thiruvananthapuram had earlier protected the MLA from arrest in the first two sexual assault cases, which were registered based on complaints from two different women.
