Australia's 'Egg Boy' donates $69,000 to NZ attack survivors
Canberra: An Australian teenager, who broke an egg on a controversial far-right senator's head for blaming Muslims for the Christchurch attack, has donated $69,000 to survivors of the New Zealand mosque attacks.
Will Connolly, 17, egged Fraser Anning in March, prompting people online to dub him the "Egg Boy" and flooded him with donations to pay his legal expenses, the BBC reported.
Anning had caused fury after the March 15 attack when he said Muslim migration was to blame for the Christchurch shootings that killed 51 people.
The lawmaker was formally censured by Australia's Senate in April for his "appalling" remarks, made on the day of the shootings.
Connolly had confronted the senator from behind as he gave a press conference in Melbourne on March 16. Footage of the clash went viral. It showed Anning physically retaliating before his supporters tackled the teenager to the ground.
Online fundraising campaigns were set up for Connolly to "buy more eggs" and to cover potential legal fees. Police chose not to press any charges instead gave the teenager an "official caution", the BBC report said.
On Tuesday, Connolly announced that he had transferred "all monies" to New Zealand charities in charge of official fundraising efforts. "To the victims of the tragedy, I wholeheartedly hope that this can bring some relief to you," he said.
Though his actions drew praise, they also sparked a conversation in Australia about forms of political protest.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
