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  • Being a woman is not a criteria for granting bail, says Karnataka High Court

    Being a woman is not a criteria for granting bail, says Karnataka High Court

    Bengaluru (IANS). In a major judgement, the Karnataka High Court has denied bail to a woman who stabbed her husband to death, saying that being a woman cannot be a criterion for granting bail.

    The wife is accused of slitting the husband’s throat when he was asked questions about the illegal relationship.

    A bench headed by Justice Mohammad Nawaz gave this order on Monday while considering the petition of the accused Delhi Rani.

    The bench rejected the counsel’s argument that keeping in view that the accused is a woman, she should be granted bail.

    Rani is in judicial custody since September 24, 2022. He challenged the trial court’s order in the High Court, which rejected his bail plea.

    The bench said that Delhi Rani cannot be held innocent because of the injuries she sustained in the incident. Her husband Shankar Reddy was murdered at the residence where Rani and their two minor children lived. The statement of three witnesses has confirmed the illegal relationship of the wife with the second accused in the case. Since Shankar Reddy was an obstacle in the illicit relationship, he was killed.

    After the incident, the accused had injured himself and hid his jewelry to mislead the investigation.

    The police have recovered earrings, chain and night dress of the accused, which have blood stains, the bench said.

    The minor boy had given a statement that after waking up in the morning, he saw his father lying in a pool of blood. Earlier there was a fight between the accused Delhi Rani and the deceased Shankar Reddy.

    The offense is of serious nature and bail cannot be granted merely because she is a woman, the court said.

    Delhi Rani and her husband R. Shankar Reddy was married and has two children. Delhi Rani had an affair. Shankar Reddy worked in Bangalore and his family lived in Andhra Pradesh.

    He shifted his family to Bangalore for the education of his children. The accused and his lover conspired to murder Shankar Reddy. On February 24, 2022, the accused slit Shankar Reddy’s throat while he was sleeping.

    The Yeshwantpur police, which had registered a case of murder against unknown persons, disclosed the matter and arrested Delhi Rani and her lover.

  • Two boys detained for pelting stones at Vande Bharat in Karnataka

    Two boys detained for pelting stones at Vande Bharat in Karnataka

    Davanagere (IANS). Railway officials have detained two minor boys for pelting stones on the Vande Bharat Express train running between Dharwad and Bengaluru cities. The police gave this information on Tuesday.

    Railway Protection Force (RPF) officials said the minors have been kept at the observation home in Chitradurga.

    The boys are residents of SS Nagra and Basha Nagra. The incident is of July 1.

    There were cracks in the window glass of the train in the stone pelting.

    The service of the second Vande Bharat train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 June.

    The incident had raised concerns among passengers and officials. The investigation is on, officials said.

  • Heavy rains disrupt life in Karnataka

    Heavy rains disrupt life in Karnataka

    Mangaluru (IANS). Heavy rains lashed parts of Karnataka throwing normal life out of gear in the state. Coastal areas of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts have been receiving heavy rains since Monday evening. For the first time this season, the monsoon has now gained momentum.

    Torrential rains in Mangaluru left low-lying areas inundated with water, while traffic was also affected due to water-logging.

    Due to overflowing of rain drains, water has accumulated up to four to five feet in some areas of the city.

    The authorities have declared a holiday for schools and colleges in Mangaluru, Mulki, Moodbidri, Ullal and Bantwal on Tuesday.

    Buses remained off the roads due to floods in many areas, causing inconvenience to commuters.

    The India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain in the coastal districts till Wednesday.

  • Two arrested for brandishing sword in moving train in Karnataka

    Two arrested for brandishing sword in moving train in Karnataka

    Dakshina Kannada (IANS). The Karnataka Railway Police has arrested two people for brandishing swords inside a moving train. The arrested persons were identified as Jayaprabhu and Prasad, who were traveling from Goa to Tirunalveli in Tamil Nadu.

    The incident took place on Friday when the Tirunelveli Superfast Express was on its way from Surathkal to Tokuru in Dakshina Kannada district. In a drunken state, they took out swords and started threatening the passengers.

    Due to this, the passengers ran out of the coach fearing for their lives. TTEs KK Srinivasa Shetty and Thimmappa Gowda reached the spot and snatched the swords from their hands.

    The accused were later handed over to the police at Mangaluru Railway Station. Many seats and windows were damaged due to the incident. The swords have been seized by the Railway Police.

    Crime, Handcuff, Arrest

  • Controversy over forcing students to recite Islamic verses in Karnataka

    Controversy over forcing students to recite Islamic verses in Karnataka

    Hassan (IANS). A controversy has erupted in Hassan district after a private school allegedly forced students to recite Islamic verses during Bakrid celebrations.

    Videos of the incident which took place at Gyansagar International School in Channarayapatna city have gone viral on social media.

    Condemning the incident, Hindu activists protested on Friday.

    Many have objected to the management’s decision to make Hindu and Christian students recite verses from the Quran.

    Following the protest, the school management on Saturday assured that such an incident would not be repeated in future.

    Hindu activists alleged that hundreds of children were asked to recite verses from the Quran on the occasion.

    The video also shows a teacher giving a speech.

    It was alleged that the students were made to offer Namaz. The management has clarified that they have not forced the children to recite Quranic verses and ‘Namaz’ has not been offered. This was done to create harmony and integrity.

    The management said, “Only three children from the Muslim community offered prayers, while others sat with closed eyes.” The teachers claimed that the event was organized to celebrate religious festivals. The management clarified, “Not only Bakrid, cultural programs will be organized on the occasion of all festivals of different religions.”

    However, Hindu organizations have called for a ‘bandh’ on Monday over the incident.

  • Karnataka High Court dismisses Twitter’s plea, imposes fine of 50 lakhs

    Karnataka High Court dismisses Twitter’s plea, imposes fine of 50 lakhs

    Bengaluru (IANS). The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed Twitter’s plea challenging the blocking orders issued by the central government and also imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakh on the microblogging platform.

    The court said that there is no merit in Twitter’s petition.

    A bench headed by Justice Krishna S Dixit also ruled that Rs 50 lakh would be paid by Twitter to the Karnataka Legal Services Authority over a period of 45 days. The bench said Rs 5,000 will be paid for every additional day the payment is delayed.

    The bench said, “Twitter has not given any reason for not complying with the demand of the Central Government for blocking. Twitter is not a farmer or a common man but a billionaire company.”

    Dismissing the petition, the bench said it was convinced by the arguments of the Union of India. The bench also said that it referred to US, Australian and Canadian laws, English decisions and Supreme Court decisions on the wider implications of the tweet.

    The Karnataka High Court on Friday pronounced the order on Twitter’s plea challenging the blocking orders issued by the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the ground that account-level blocking violates user rights.

    Twitter, in its plea, had said that the blocking orders by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the IT Act were showing disproportionate use of powers.

    The micro-blogging platform argued that MeitY had warned of dire consequences for non-compliance of the blocking orders.

    The notice also warned of criminal proceedings and said that this would be the last chance to comply with the orders to block the accounts.

    The Karnataka High Court had issued notice to the ruling Modi-led government at the Center regarding the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issuing orders to block around 1,100 Twitter accounts.

    A single bench headed by Justice Krishna S Dixit passed the order after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Twitter, submitted that if the blocking order continues, Twitter’s entire business will stop. As per the rules, the reason for blocking the accounts has to be given to the micro blogging platform, which is not being done.

  • FIR on Amit Malviya for posting on Rahul Gandhi

    FIR on Amit Malviya for posting on Rahul Gandhi

    Bengaluru (IANS). Karnataka Police has registered an FIR against Amit Malviya, National Convenor of BJP IT Cell, for publishing derogatory posts against Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders.

    The Bengaluru Police has registered a case against Amit Malviya, National Convenor of BJP IT Cell, for posting derogatory posts.

    Let us tell you that state Congress leader Ramesh Babu had lodged a complaint regarding the release of an animated video of Rahul Gandhi.

    Amit Malviya posted an animated video on June 17 from his official account.

    It is alleged that Amit Malviya had remarked about Rahul Gandhi that “he is playing a dangerous game. Rahul Gandhi, who is chanting anti-India slogans, is leaving no stone unturned to defame India abroad.”

    Reacting to the FIR lodged against Amit Malviya, Minister of State Priyank Kharge said that BJP leaders find it difficult to follow the law of the country. I want to ask BJP that which part of the FIR has been filed with malafide intention.

    According to information, it has been claimed in that video that Congress party is involved in anti-national activities and whenever Rahul Gandhi goes abroad, he is involved in anti-national activities. It is also shown in the video that Congress and Rahul Gandhi are breaking the country.

    Priyank Kharge said that we have decided to shut down the factory of lies run by the BJP party. BJP party workers create fake news, now we will not let this happen. Also said that those posting communal posts will be dealt with strictly.

    Kharge said that Amit Malviya should come to Bangalore and tell how Congress is involved in anti-national activities. Otherwise, he will have to apologize and give a letter to the effect that he will not make such allegations in future, he added.

  • Daughter killed for having affair with Dalit youth in Karnataka

    Daughter killed for having affair with Dalit youth in Karnataka

    Kolar (IANS). In Karnataka’s Kolar district, a man killed his daughter over her relationship with a Dalit youth. The police gave this information on Wednesday.

    According to the police, the boy committed suicide after hearing about the incident.

    The deceased have been identified as Keerti, 20, and Gangadhar, 24, residents of Bodagurki village.

    Kirti belonged to the Gola (Yadav) community.

    Police said they were in a relationship for a year and Gangadhar had also approached the girl’s father Krishna Murthy for marriage.

    But Keerthi’s parents did not approve of their relationship and asked her to stop meeting.

    On Tuesday, Keerti and her father had a heated argument over the issue and in a fit of rage, he strangled Keerti to death.

    Police said that when Gangadhar came to know about Kirti’s death, he jumped in front of the Lalbagh Express train when it was passing through the village.

    Kamasamudra police have registered a case in this regard and started investigation.

  • Karnataka man slits friend’s throat, drinks his blood suspecting affair with wife

    Karnataka man slits friend’s throat, drinks his blood suspecting affair with wife

    Karnataka police have arrested a man for allegedly slitting his friend’s throat and drinking his blood suspecting an affair with his wife in this district of the state, police said on Monday.

    The arrested person has been identified as Vijay, a resident of Chintamani. The police have also arrested his associate Jhon Babu on charges of filming the gory act.

    According to the police, the victim was identified as Maresh, a resident of Madempalli in Cheluru taluk.

  • Conductor slaps elderly woman in Karnataka bus, video goes viral

    Conductor slaps elderly woman in Karnataka bus, video goes viral

    Hubli (IANS) | The state government has issued a circular directing employees of state-owned transport corporations to behave cordially with women passengers, but an incident of a lady conductor slapping an old woman came to light from Hubballi city on Friday. The incident took place in a bus plying from Kundgol to Hubli. In the 55-second video, an argument is seen between the conductor and the elderly woman.

    As the two argue, the conductor slaps the female passenger and asks her to shut up. But, the old lady protested strongly and reprimanded the conductor for his act. Co-travellers come in support of the old lady.

    Photos and videos of the incident have gone viral on social media.

    The incident has resulted in public outcry against employees of state-owned transport corporations.

    The free travel scheme is being used and appreciated by the people across the state. From June 11 to June 22, 5.98 crore women have availed services under Shakti Yojana. Women can travel anywhere in the state and up to 20 km to border villages and towns in neighboring states. The official statement of the state government claimed that the total cost of tickets for women passengers traveling in state-owned buses is Rs 139.53 crore.

    –IANS