Vijayapura: MLA Yatnal accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad, Islam; police file FIR
Vijayapura: An FIR has been filed against legislator Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for making derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad during the Rama Navami programme in Hubballi recently.
The Gol Gumbaz Police have filed the FIR based on a complaint given by one Mohammed Hannan Shaikh that the MLA had insulted Prophet Muhammad and Islam. The MLA is also accused of making provocative statements on the occasion.
The complainant has told the police that, while speaking during a Rama Navami programme held at Bani Oni in Hubballi on April 7, Yatnal had said, “Muhammad Paigambar was born in Balasaheb Thackeray’s house.”
Calling the statement baseless and derogatory on religious grounds, Shaikh added that the MLA had insulted the feelings of Muslims by such words. The statement was also provocative and could give rise to communal disharmony, the complainant has said.
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Bengaluru: CCB busts citywide prostitution racket; four arrested, four rescued
Bengaluru (PTI): Four women were arrested and four others, two of whom were from other states, were rescued after the CCB busted a prostitution racket operating from rented houses across the city, police said on Thursday.
The operation was carried out by the Central Crime Branch’s Women Protection Squad based on credible information gathered over multiple days about illegal activities at various locations, they said.
According to the police, houses had been rented in Manuvana, Vijayanagar, Ramaswamipalya, Banaswadi, Andrahalli, Veerabhadreshwara Nagar, and Byadarahalli, where women were being confined and forced into prostitution.
Acting on specific inputs, coordinated raids were conducted at these locations. During the operation, four women who were allegedly being forced into prostitution were rescued. Four women accused of running the racket were arrested, a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed that they contacted clients over the phone and arranged meetings at the rented houses to carry out the illegal activities to earn more money, he added.
Cases have been registered at Vijayanagar, Banaswadi, and Byadarahalli police stations. The accused were produced before the court on different dates and have been remanded to judicial custody, police said.
