Widowed farmer woman harassed by Sri Rama Sene activists alleging illegal cattle transport
Kalaburagi police seizes 33 cattle of woman for allegedly transporting them without permit
Kalaburgi: Facing difficulties after the demise of her husband, a farmer woman was reportedly taking her 33 cows to her daughter’s place when Sri Rama Sene activists stopped her on the way and later handed her over to the police on Sunday.
The farmer woman belonging to the Koli community, identified as Kaantamma Durgappa Hattikuni is the woman who was troubled by the Sri Rama Sene activists. Kaantamma’s husband, a resident of Yaragola village on the border of Yadagiri and Kalaburgi, had recently passed away. As a grieving widow, Kaantamma had later decided to relocate to her daughter Savitribai’s residence at Shahabad Nagar. Accordingly, Kaantamma was taking her 33 cows on her way to her daughter’s house at Shahabad Nagar through the national highway-150. Midway, when she reached Ram Chowk by the outskirts of the Wadi town, Sri Rama Sene’s president Vinod, Secretary Vishwa Talavar, and activist Karan Rathod stopped her, it is learned.
The men have been accused of creating a ruckus and confronting the lone farmer woman with claims that she was taking the cattle to the slaughterhouse. Although Kaantamma revealed the reality of her situation, the Sri Rama Sene activists did not let her go and informed the police that she was illegally transporting cattle to the slaughterhouse.
The police who arrived at the location took possession of her 33 cattle including 17 cows, 8 calves, 4 bulls, and 4 heifers, and took them to the station.
“I have not brought my cattle to sell it to the butchers, I brought them to leave them at my daughter’s place. How can I sell my domesticated animals to the butcher Saheb? Please leave me”, a distraught Kaantamma cried and put forth her request before the police.
However, the police who registered a case concerning transporting cattle without a permit took possession of Kaantamma’s cattle and sent them to the Konchuru Punyakoti cattle shelter, it is learned.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
