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Mangaluru: Two arrested for circulating fake news of church attack

  •   Thu, May 31 2018 10:05:03 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, May 31: The police have arrested two persons in connection to spreading rumours on WhatsApp about 'church attack' in Mangaluru.

The arrested are Sunil Veigas(34) and Sachith P P (23). Both are residents of Guddikere, N R Pura in Chikkamagaluru district.

The arrest was made by a team led by Mangaluru central sub-division ACP, the investigating officer of the case.


Soon after the results of the recent assembly elections, a video accompanied by a text claiming church attacks in Mangaluru went viral in WhatsApp.

The police had said that it was circulated in social media in order to create panic among the public and had registered a suo motu case under sections 153, 507, and 505 (2) of the IPC. The police had also cautioned people against believing in such fake messages.

 
  

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  • judith, mumbai

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Mr. JR Lobo had also condembed a fake video circulating ... How come culprits are not yet arrested.

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  • Rajesh Hegde, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    'Church attacks' were not real in the first place, It was just created by their very own people like above to flame sentiments shift the blame on BJP and garner votes. Hence Cong won in 2013. There were no subsequent arrests of the 'attackers' made too if you notice. Also we had stray incidents post 2013, it turned out to be some unpaid employee, drunk care takers and mischief mongers. People are realizing this and regretting.

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Never mind, Mr. Hegde, you continue believing what you do.

    We have relatives got hit by the police - old ladies praying inside the Church.

    We have young men against whom cases were filed for assaulting the police - all what they did was raised their hands in shield when being hit with batons by the police. They could not get admissions for higher education due to non-availability of PC. they could not avail Passports for this very reason.

    Lets not dig the graves, we the aggrieved community have moved from there. No vengeance/grudge carried forward.

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  • Pais, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    @Rajesh Hegde, Mangalore: Yes, and the hindu muslim riots were also fake, Fake news spread by Advani and his followers.. Guess Fekuism is deep rooted in you....

    By the way, we dont need your approval to believe whats true and real... we know how many people suffered in these riots, including the Hindu muslim riots and for what?? because of some fanatic leader who spread hatred and polarized gullible believers into turning into their neighbors.. Guess you werent affected by any of these riots, and hence your ignorance...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Media as well as the people flourish in spreading fake news because the government has no control over them to stop.Time has come to live in rumors than the true news.

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  • Thomas Andrade, Valencia

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Very good action from the police dept. Spreading false news and forwarding fake videos are quite rampant these days that should be fully stopped. The people who are responsible for their irresponsible acts should be strictly dealt with, with exemplary punishment. They don't understand how much tension and panic they create from their childish and irresponsible acts, who are responsible for dividing communities. In one side we have politicians who instigate people by feeding them with wrong info about the communities and political parties they don't like and in the other side some of our people who are hell bent to destroy peace in the society join these politicians in their devilish acts.
    I too received a picture of the church attack and within few hours a Catholic priest sent a message informing the public that it was not true and that we should not subscribe to such news. In his message, the priest also advised the people to verify the authenticity of such pictures and videos before forwarding the same to others. That was a timely action from the priest which is highly appreciated.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    After 2014 everyday one or two FEKU's are arrested ...

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  • Sun N.J Dsouza, Thottam/Dubai

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Congress is resorting to all kind of tactics to create disharmony in society.By spoiling BJP name in communal lines they can survive after PM Modis onslaught on them.Similer tictics are followed in Delhi assembly elections by attacking 10-15 small Christian worship places.Instead of voting Congress people voted for AAP.After election no such incidents.

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  • kp, udupi

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    really i appreciate YOUR proper and well judged comment, Now congress is spreading fake news also doing some violence in different way to defeat the BJP in LS 2019. That's what they did in last 70 years. No development at all.
    Poor people will be suffered from congi's politics tactics

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  • Stevan, Udupi

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    First enquire about how much money they received from political party to do that , there was a time when people of all religions living like one family in Mangalore, communal Harmony is lost now because of the missuse of social media.

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  • Sanlobo, Mangalore

    Thu, May 31 2018

    Church attack on Churches in mangalore in 2008 is not a fake news. It's a real insident. What is wrong in posting real insidents. Is where selective time for that. Now many watsapp messages are circulated against the Church connect it to tuticorin insident by some miscreants. They all 100% fake and created ones. Which police have taken action against them. Are the police selective in their action? We want to know it.

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Sanlobo,

    Yes - Church attacks were real, there is no denial about it. But, a common man has no authority to publish anything related to it without giving 'quote/unquote' parenthesis because otherwise it becomes plagiarizing. Plagiarizing is a crime.

    If any publisher brings up the matter, he refers it to have happened in a certain time-frame , doesn't depicts to have freshly happened as these 'Heddas' did just for the sake of instigating community. And, I am positive that they did over influence of external forces which will come out when investigations take place.

    What I am happy about is, that no member of the community came on the roads protesting, assuming it to be currently going on. That proves that we are educated enough to check the matter in multiple sources before reacting.

    Keep going people, we need peace in our habitat/society, because we are Indians first.

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  • John Tauro, M'luru / Kwt

    Thu, May 31 2018

    I believe it is politically motivated. It’s not hatred against any community but deep rooted hatred against a political party that prompted them to commit this malicious act. Next to terrorists such people also pose a grave danger to the society.

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  • Vantage Point, Mangalore

    Thu, May 31 2018

    If same yardstick is applied on Feku gang everyone from top till bottom will be in jail for sharing fake incendiary messages and tweets

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  • SURESH HEGDE, UAE

    Thu, May 31 2018

    Love your enemy these people could not understand thier own relegious message..

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  • Rahul, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Dear
    That message is not for particular religion but its for all.
    Why husseinabba died.
    Who murdered him?
    If he is cow trafficar put him behind bars.
    Why BJP is using double standard towards cow slaughter.
    Why manohar panikkar is not having problems towrds beef but we have problem in Karnataka.

    We are upper class Hindus &parrikar &co is lower class.
    Or
    BJP is having different heads in different heads.

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  • PINTO, Mangalore

    Thu, May 31 2018

    I wonder if Sunil Veigas is a true follower of Jesus Christ..

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  • Karthik Karkera, Maryhill Mangalore

    Thu, May 31 2018

    Not sure if he is true believer of Jesus Christ but definitely he is true follower of Congress party hence he sent this fake message to create panic among Christians against victory of BJP in coastal Karnataka.

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    True..., may be he is trying his success by FEKUISM

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Ghar Wapasi Candidate ...

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  • Sunil Padival, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Sunil Veigas, is a convert Christian. His grand parents were Hindus.

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  • Dsouza, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Yes Sunil ... that is why he is resorting to these dirty tactics !!!

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  • Jenifer, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Sunil Padival,

    There is no dispute that every Christian and Muslim's ancestors were converts. But, we don't know how many generations before. That we are faithful to our faith and are continuing with the religion that were were born into is the fact.

    Now, do you know, your ancestors too are converts or evolved to what you at present practice ? Early humans were atheists, had no knowledge about God. They made objects or stone or wood and worshiped it in order to divide into groups affiliated by a different number to it. They feared thunder and made a God out of clouds, they feared heat and made Sun a God, they wished for light in the dark and made Moon the God, feared rains and floods hence made a rain-God, and so on. What you think as the original religion i.e. Hinduism too was taught to people of those times.

    Hence, before taunting others about conversion, do think about your origin.

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2018

    Sunil can you define or describe 'Hindu religion' and also 'a Hindu person'. Please answer.

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