Raichur: Social activists have taken severe objection to the alleged participation of Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Praveen Kumar K in a guard of honour by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) recently, with some activists demanding the officer’s suspension.

Kumar, who is the personal assistant (PA) of the BJP MLA of Lingasugur Manappa Vajjal, was reportedly seen dressed like an RSS worker, wearing the uniform and holding a stick in hand, and participating in the guard of honour of the RSS recently.

Trade union leader HM Babu has written to Karnataka Chief Secretary as well as the Panchayat Raj Minister, taking objection to the PDO’s actions, saying the government officer was giving rise to social disharmony. Babu has also urged the government to suspend Kumar immediately for participating in the RSS activity and violating government norms.

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Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.

According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.

Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.

Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.

After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.