Two including software engineer arrested for assaulting visually challenged senior citizen in Koppal
Koppal: Gangavathi Town Police have arrested two men for the recent incident in Gangavathi town of assault of a visually challenged Muslim senior citizen, Hussain Saab, and forcing him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.
Koppal District Superintendent of Police Yashoda Vantagodi has said in a press meeting that the arrested men have been identified as Sagar Shetty Kalki, a software engineer and resident of Kuvempu Layout, and Narasappa Danakayara, a resident of Kallappana Camp in Gangavathi town.
"We have investigated various aspects of the case, but are yet to get proof of the arrested men having forced Hussain Saab to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. The suspects had also been accused of setting his beard on fire, but are yet to get proof of this too," said the SP.
The officer, speaking on the incident, said that Hussain Saab was returning from Hospet to his house at Mehboob Nagar in Gangavathi at night on November 25, when he found a couple of young men on their bikes and requested them to drop him home. The two arrested men, who were drunk, agreed, getting Hussain Saab to sit behind them. Narasappa, who was seated in the centre, tugged at Hussain Saab's skull cap, which infuriated the senior, leading to further clash. The bikers rode to the railway underbridge, where they physically assaulted the senior citizen, the officer explained.
A case had been registered at the Gangavathi Town Police Station based on the complaint that had been filed by Hussain Saab after the assault on November 25 and the officers investigated the case.
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Karnataka HM G Parameshwara blames EVM for Cong debacle in Maharashtra, backs ballot papers
BENGALURU: Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara on Monday alleged Electronic Voting Machine manipulations led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in just concluded assembly polls in Maharashtra.
While speaking to reporters here on Monday, he said the BJP does selective manipulations to convince people that there were no wrongdoings. He also wanted to go back to the paper ballots system.
The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra won a landslide victory in the assembly elections, shattering the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi's dream to wrest power. The BJP won the highest ever 132 seats for the party, while the Shiv Sena led by Shinde bagged 57 seats and NCP won 41 seats to take the Mahayuti total to 230 seats. Congress as part of MVA won just 16 seats.
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"We analysed the Maharashtra poll outcome deeply. We felt that in many places EVMs were manipulated," Parameshwara said. He also said an obvious question would be why not it happened in Jharkhand and elsewhere. The manipulations are done selectively so that no one can question it, he blamed.
According to him, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is a leading partner. Had the Congress been the leading partner, things would have changed. He backed the ballot papers saying that the same was discussed in Maharashtra Congress as well.
