Youth tries to stab Congress MLA Byrathi Suresh; stopped by bodyguard
Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Hebbal Assembly Constituency Byrathi Suresh on Friday escaped narrowly a knife attack by a local youth after the MLA’s car slightly collided with the latter’s two-wheeler, here near the MLA’s residence.
According to the reports the youth who tried to stab the MLA is his neighbor. When the MLA was travelling in his car when it hit Shiva Kumar’s two-wheeler. The duo then exchanged heated arguments after which Shiva took out knife and tried to stab Suresh.
Suresh’s bodyguard stopped Shiva from attacking the MLA and handed him over to the police.
Reacting to the incident, Suresh said he knows Shivakumar's family well.
"I had helped his family with Rs two lakh to construct their house. His mother and two brothers are also known to me. They are good people," the MLA said.
The Police is investigating if there was any other ulterior motive or just a road rage incident.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
