Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)

Bantwal, Nov 16: It is reliably learnt that the police have succeeded in putting together concrete information about the persons involved with the murder of Harish Poojary from Navoor in the taluk, and stabbing Samiulla.

Four suspects have been taken into custody. They are being subjected to intense interrogation, it is gathered. However, the police did not confirm about the arrests.

Harish Poojary and Samiulla were returning home in a two-wheeler after playing cricket on Thursday evening, when people who arrived in a white car attacked them with knives before fleeing. Harish, who suffered stab injuries at five points on his body, succumbed to his injuries, while Samiulla is recovering in the hospital.

Sources said that the policemen, who conducted investigation in different angles, have zeroed in on the culprits and taken four persons into custody. BJP and leaders have already brought pressure on the police department to see that innocents are not fixed in case, and only the real culprits are booked.

Member of Navoor gram panchayat, Sadanand Navoor, demanded for the arrest of culprits in the above murder and attack before Monday evening. He warned that the villagers of Navoor will begin to stage road blockade the national highway between Bantwal and Kadur from Tuesday onward if arrests are not made by then.

Inflicting injury on cop - 11 remanded to judicial custody

Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Nov 16: Kadaba police arrested 11 persons and produced them in the court here, after which they were remanded to judicial custody. These persons are facing the allegation of attacking Sampya police sub-inspector, Ravi, with stones and injuring him during a friction between two crowds at Savanur in the taluk. This incident had occurred during the district bandh call given on Friday by Hindu outfits opposing celebrations of Tippu Sultan birth anniversary.

The accused persons have been identified as Abdul Majeed (34), Shahir (28), Sadiq K A (24), Muhammed Riyaz (25), Muneer (34), Ashraf (27), Abdul Nasir (21), Usman (21), Abdul Nasir (20), Muhammed Shakir (19), and Ravishankar (25). All of them have been dispatched to the district prison at Ballari.

Those supporting the bandh call had raised objections at the fact that a shop dealing in mobile phones that is located at Savanur Junction had opened for business much before the reopening time set for 3 pm. After the shopkeeper declined to close the shop, friction had arisen between two groups, after which the police had wielded their batons to disperse the fighting mobs. When Ravi, who had been summoned there to look after law and order situation, was sitting in the department jeep, a crowd had pelted stones at his vehicle. In this incident, Ravi had suffered injuries.

The police, who have information that more people were involved with this incident, are looking for remaining people now.