Archives for December 2021

Parmesh S Jain

Even as the Kittur Development Authority has drawn up a plan to build the replica of Kittur Palace, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday instructed the Authority to get the Public Works Department to prepare the Detailed Project Report, estimates, blue print and submit it for approval.

Bommai who witnessed a presentation on the project by the Authority at Suvarna Soudha also instructed the officials to preserve the remains of the palace at Kittur Fort premises.

“The proposed Palace should reflect the history of Kittur province, Chennamma’s brave fight, local culture and life,” Bommai instructed the officials.

Parmesh S Jain

Karnataka chief minister,Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday the anti-conversion bill that was passed in the Assembly has been framed according to the law and is meant to favour the vulnerable section.

He said his government stands by the legislation, adding the bill is aimed at getting rid of the menace of religious conversion.

The bill is especially pro-SC,ST and poor segments of the society. It would help in protection of all the communities and uphold their dignity.

State government is very clear in implementing the Bill.Government is opposed to conversion by exploiting poverty and offering allurements like employment and education,Bommai said.

Dual policy of Congress

The state assembly has passed the Anti-conversion Bill unanimously. The day was reserved for discussion on the Bill.

But the opposition leaders instead of presenting their views on the Bill chose to make political speeches. Infact the preparations for bringing the bill was made during the earlier Congress regime itself.

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah himself had agreed to present the bill before the state cabinet after it was scrutinized by the Law Department. “Doesn’t it amount to his consent for the Bill,” Bommai asked.

Congress leaders are opposing the same Bill now in the Assembly. It shows the dual policy of Congress, Bommai said.

Vote Bank politics by Congress

The draft bill was not prepared by former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. He had just referred a request in this regard to the Law Commission.

It was the Congress government which prepared the draft bill after getting a report from the Law Commission. Congress leaders who supported the draft bill then are now opposing it only because of vote bank politics, Bommai said.

Anti-SC,ST stand by Congress

Congress leaders are trying to use the Bill as a political pawn.People are watching their tricks. Congress has exhibited anti-SC,ST stand in the house.Congress is opposing an initiative to accord greater protection for SC,ST communities, Bommai said.

Prepared to tackle Omicron

State government has taken necessary measures to prevent the spread of the Omicron. Guidelines of the union government are being implemented.

Officials have been instructed to make arrangements like hospital beds,Oxygen and other infrastructure facilities to control the virus, he said.

Parmesh S Jain

Unidentified Miscreants vandalised statue of st.antony at the church situated in Sosaipalya in Chikkaballapura on Thursday mornings.

A parishioner reported the damage caused to a statue of St Antony before a police complaint was lodged.

According to the complaint, a large stone was found inside an enclosure where the statue was kept at the 150-year-old church. Police said they have begun an investigation.

The incident came to light when few people visited the church and notice the statue vandalised and informed the perish priest.

The priest inturn informed the police and filed a complaint.The police have initiated investigation to identify the people.

The police also stepped up patrolling at the religious places across the district to ensure law and order .

Senior officer as, Chikkaballapur SP,Mithun Kumar GK with Other officers visited the spot and after inspecting the area he said,The Chikkaballapura police inspector formed three special teams to track down the vandals who damaged St,Antony statue put up on roadside near rangadhama lake in soosai palya in Chikkaballapur district on Thursday.

He even directed the police to intensify the patrolling and to give security cover to the other religious places and statues in and around the district

Based on the complaint filed by J Antony Daniel, the parish priest of the temple, the Chikkaballapura rural police have registered a case against the unknown persons charging them under section 295 (destruction,damage,or defilement of a place of worship or an object held sacred,with intent to insult the religion of a class of persons),153A (offence of promoting disharmony, enmity or feelings of hatred between different groups on the grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language),120B (criminal conspiracy ) and 427 (mischief causing damage) of IPC and also under various sections of Prevention of damage to public property act.

The special team have initiated investigations and gathering details about the incidents to identify the accused.The police have some clues on the incident which is being probed, a police officer,said .

This is the 11 incidents of attacks on churches across the state since September this year .

Parmesh S Jain

The KG halli police on Tuesday busted an interstate drug racket and caught two persons from Manipur for peddling heroine in the city.

The accused has been identified as,Sameer and Khan hailing from Manipur.

Senior officer told reporters,The accused were caught red handed when they were waiting for the customers to deliver the drugs.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and it is revealed that the accused would source the heroine from mynamar border bring it to city concealed in wheat flour packets and sell it to their customers after filling the drugs in small capsules.

Each capsules containing one gram of heroine which is being sold between Rs.3000 to Rs.4000 per gram, a senior police office said.

The accused comes to city every fortnight with the drugs and sell it among close circles. The customer had to tell them the code to get his supply.

This code will be given by the peddlers to the regular customer and the code name changes from time to time.

We have seized 16 grams of heroin from the accused possession and further investigation are on to ascertain their network.

Both the accused has been booked under NDPS Act and further investigation is on he added.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,and his whole team for the commendable job done by them in nabbing the duo and seizing heroin from their possession which they were stored to sell it on New year eve and make easy money has landed them in jail he added.

Parmesh S Jain

A stray bullet was found in the car parking of a star hotel opposite Jakkur airport on Friday afternoon, triggering a rift among the police, suspected of disruptive activities

Senior officers along with dog squad,bomb squad and other staff rushed to spot and cordoned off the area as precautionary measures.

senior officer as, DCP Northeast, CK Baba along with other officers rushed to spot and after inspecting the spot and collecting stock of the situation he said,The incident came to light when Fayaz Ahmed , housekeeping staff of the hotel found the bullet at the parking lot while sweeping on Friday afternoon.He alerted his manager who in turn alerted Yelahanka police.

The Yelahanka police inspector and team rushed to the spot and cordoned the area for further investigations after registering the case under Indian Arms Act.

A team of police rushed to the hotel and summoned the Bomb Detection Squad who insepcted the entire hotel to find another bullet in the flower pot of the hotel .

The police team analyzed the CCTV footage to find a woman throwing in the bullet into the flower pot.

The police with the help of other footage tracked down the woman with the help of vehicle registration number and found that the family belonged to a retired captain of the air force and hailed from north India .

Further investigations revealed that the family owned a licensed german made rifle and the woman who said to be mentally disturbed carried the ammunition to the hotel and threw it around.

The Yelahanka police on Monday summoned the family and recorded their statement for further investigations.

The police are now filing a detailed report before the court seeking permission to close the case he added.

Parmesh S Jain

The West Division police of Kengeri police on Thursday arrested two persons and recovered seven kilos of Marijuana and an autorickshaw from them.

The accused has been identified as Irfan Pasha and Imra Pasha from Mysore road were caught red handed while selling the drugs to the customers on Kengeri main road.

Senior officer told media persons,based on instructions by the commissioner of police Kamal Pant,special squads are formed to check on drug peddlers and consumers in the city and bring control in drug abuse.

The team received a credible information that some two persons are waiting near Kengeri main road with drugs in their possession to deliver to their clients.

Acting on tip-off Kengeri police inspector, Vasanth C and special team rushed to the spot and kept a close watch on the duo and when they duo were found selling drugs substance as marijuana to their clients was caught red handed.

The team secured them and during investigation the accused confessed the crime and revealed that they sourced the drugs from their contact in the outskirts of the city and smuggled into the city concealing in the vegetable and greens.

The duo have been booked under NDPS Act and taken into custody and further investigations are on to track down the network and the source of the drugs he added.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Soumendhu Mukherjee,DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACP, Kodandarama,PI Vasanth C and his whole team who has acted Swiftly and arrested duo who were peddling drugs in city a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S Jain

In a filmi style two robbers barged into the house, tied up elderly woman and her daughter in law ransacked the house and made away with 200 grams of gold and other valuables worth Rs.2 lakh.

Additional SP,Lakshmi Ganesh with other staff rushed to spot and inspected the whole area and after stock of the situation he said the will supervised the investigation to nab the armed gang.

The incident occurred at a house in kannurahalli in hosakote in the early hours of Thursday.

Basamma woke up and was sipping coffee soon after her son left to work,while daughter in law was busy with the chores inside the house

The accused armed with lethal weapon barged into the house and tied up Basamma and gagged her mouth before she could resist.

The daughter in law was later targetted by the accused who then tied her hands and legs and locked her up in a room before taking away their gold valuables.The duo ransacked the house to look for valuables and escaped.

The duo even threatened Basamma to kil her if she raise her voice.

The robbery came to light when neighbours visited the house and found the duo tied up.

The hoskote police rushed to the spot and conducted investigation.

We suspect that the accused have reccee the house before striking.

The Hosakote police inspector and his team are gathering evidence to identify the accused and two special teams formed to nab the armed gang and further investigation is on.