Shivamogga: The ongoing Hijab–Saffron shawl conflict has taken a serious turn in Shimoga, where the students who arrived at the government degree college hoisted a saffron flag on the college’s flagpole.
Demanding that the Muslim students be restricted from coming to college wearing the headscarf, some of the students wearing the saffron shawl climbed the college’s flag pole and hoisted the saffron flag, it is learned.
A video capturing the entire episode has now gone viral on various social media sites.
Reportedly, instances of stone-pelting have occurred outside the Bapujinagar Government College in the city. The group of youngsters began throwing stones on one set of students, observing this another group of youngsters reportedly threw stones on the other group.
The police who predicted the situation becoming severe reportedly used lathis. S. P. Lakshmi Prasad held lathi and himself got on the ground, it is learned.
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Raichur: In an incident reported from Lingasugur taluk, a doctor, identified as Ramesh Jadhav, allegedly committed suicide by consuming a poisonous substance on the outskirts of Mudgal town.
The deceased, who hailed from Kushtagi in Koppal district, was found in a distressed state, and it is suspected that familial issues may have led to the tragedy. However, the exact reason behind his death remains unconfirmed.
According to sources, the doctor is believed to have taken the extreme step due to tensions arising from personal problems. Despite the suspicion of suicide, no formal police case has been registered yet regarding the incident.