Shivamogga SP shares new details of investigations in Harsha murder case, details here
Shivamogga: District Superintendent of Police Laxmiprasad on Friday gave more information into the investigation of the murder case of Hindutva activist Harsha in Shivamogga.
Speaking to media reporters here in the city, the SP said the car used by the accused in the case was from a different state and investigations into how it came to Shivamogga, and the details of the owner are being investigated.
He added that ten people have been arrested so far in the case and they are being questioned by the police. He also added that they are probing the involvement of more people in the case.
“We have not recovered Harsha’s mobile phone yet, but we know who video called him. We also know who threatened the cops after the murder. We will arrest them soon,” the SP told reporters.
“The police is also probing the involvement of Satu and gang in this murder case. All angles are being investigated to trace links of any organisation in the murder,” he added.
Among those arrested, Kashif, and Asif face cases related to law and order while Rihan and Afnan face three and two similar cases respectively. Other five have a history of several cases of robbery, dacoity cases against their names, he further informed adding that the slain activist Harsha had two cases related to religion against him.
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SGPC writes to Mann, seeks ban on 'Emergency' in Punjab a day before release
Amritsar, Jan 16 (PTI): The SGPC on Thursday wrote to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking a ban on the release of Kangana Ranaut's movie 'Emergency' saying it "tarnishes" the image of Sikhs and "misrepresents" history.
Actor and BJP MP Ranaut's 'Emergency' is slated to release in cinemas on January 17.
In the letter to Mann, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami expressed strong objection to Ranaut's film.
Dhami said that if the film is released in Punjab, it will spark "outrage and anger" in the Sikh community and therefore it is the responsibility of the government to ban its release in the state.
The SGPC, an apex gurdwara body, had earlier also protested the film.
"It has come to our attention that the movie 'Emergency' produced by BJP MP Kangana Ranaut is going to be released on 17th January 2025 in cinemas in different cities of Punjab and the tickets have also started to be booked," its letter to Mann read.
Dhami said the SGPC had also protested the release of the movie in a letter to the Punjab Chief Secretary on November 14 last year.
"But it is sad that the Punjab government has not taken any step till now. If this film is released on January 17, 2025, then it is natural to create outrage and anger in the Sikh world," the current letter read.
Dhami said the SGPC will submit a letter also to all the deputy commissioners in Punjab, seeking a ban on the film in the state.
The SGPC denounced the "character assassination" of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the Khalistani militant killed in 1984 in a military operation.
"If this film is released in Punjab, we will be forced to strongly oppose it at the state level," Dhami said.
In August last year, the SGPC sent a legal notice to the producers of the 'Emergency' film, alleging that it "misrepresented" the character and history of Sikhs, and asked them to remove the objectionable scenes depicting "anti-Sikh" sentiments.
In the notice, the producers of the film, including Kangana Ranaut, were asked to remove the trailer released on August 14 from all public and social media platforms and tender a written apology to the Sikh community.
The SGPC objected to film writing separate letters to the Minister of Information and Broadcasting and the Central Board of Film Certification.
