Public TV reporter in Tumakuru arrested for verbal, physical assault of rival
sent to 14 days’ judicial custody
Tumakuru: A reporter for Public TV in the district, Manjunath Thalamakki, was arrested in a case of atrocity following his caste-based verbal assault and physical attack of a reporter from Zee Kannada news channel recently.
Tilak Nagar Police presented Thalamakki in court, which has remanded the reporter to 14 days of judicial custody.
Reporter GN Manjunath, also known as Samaya Manju, had filed a complaint with Tilak Nagar Police stating that he was covering a raid conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the Siddhartha Education Society in the city on May 21. Thalamakki, who was also on site, insulted Manjunath on lines of caste and also hit him on the head and ear with the office mike, the complainant has told the police.
Manjunath was injured in the ear and neck and underwent treatment at the Tumakuru District Hospital.
Tilak Nagar Police, who registered a case based on Manjunath’s complaint, probed the matter. The investigation team led by Madhugiri Deputy Superintendent of Police arrested Thalamakki.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
