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The Hindu
21 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP leaders trying to create unrest in DK, say MLCs
: Manjunath Bhandary and Ivan D'Souza, MLCs, of the Congress have alleged that the BJP leaders are trying to create unrest in Dakshina Kannada. Taking objection to the way how the BJP leaders spoke to the Deputy Commissioner and police chiefs of Mangaluru Police Commissionerate and Dakshina Kannada in Mangaluru on May 9, Mr. Bhandary said in a statement that the BJP leaders led by its State president B.Y. Vijayendra do not want to restore peace in the district. 'State BJP leaders are hatching a conspiracy to create anarchy in Dakshina Kannada,' Mr. Bhandary who is also Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president, alleged. Mr. Bhandary alleged that the BJP leaders are making the coastal districts scapegoat to strengthen the party's vote bank. They are trying to come to the power in the State by creating unrest in the coastal belt. He alleged that the State BJP leaders led by Mr. Vijayendra during their meetings with two police chiefs in Mangaluru on Monday have indirectly threatened them while discussing about law and order situation. Instead of cooperating with police in maintaining law and order the BJP leaders have exhibited their arrogance, he alleged. Mr. Bhandary said that people of Dakshina Kannada are clever enough to understand the political game of the BJP. 'The BJP can no longer play with its Hindutva trump card,' he said. Demoralising police Meanwhile, while addressing presspersons in the city on Tuesday, June 10, Mr. D'Souza alleged that the BJP leaders are trying to demoralise police force in Dakshina Kannada. The MLC alleged that the BJP leaders who visited Mangaluru on Monday spoke in a threatening manner with police chiefs. Irrespective of the government in power police do their duty to maintain law and order. 'It is not right to raise objection to the functioning of police just because they did not fall in their (BJP leaders') line,' Mr. D'Souza said. The MLC questioned why Dakshina Kannada MP Capt. Brijesh Chowta showed interest to hand over only the murder case of Suhas Shetty to the NIA and not other communal murders reported in the district recently.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Indian Navy vessel with 18 crew members rescued from fire-struck ship arrives in Mangaluru
Indian Navy vessel INS Surat, carrying 18 crew members rescued from the fire-struck Singapore-flagged container ship MV Wan Hai 503, arrived at New Mangalore Port at 10.45 p.m. on June 9. The crew members onboard INS Surat included six injured, with two critically injured and four with minor injuries, according to the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate. Of 22 crew members, four are missing in sea. The critically injured persons are Lu Yanli and Sonitur Haeni. Those who suffered minor injuries are Xu Fabao, Guo Linino, Thein Than Htay and Kyi Zaw Htoo. They were admitted to a private hospital for treatment. The other crew members were accommodated in a hotel. Their names are Wei Chhun-Ju, Tag Peng, Kan Hiue Wal, Lin Chun Cheng, Feng Li, Li Fengguang, Thet Htut Swe, Guo Erchun, Holik Asyari, Su Wei, Chang Ren-Han, and Wu Wen-Chi. Those who are missing in sea are Yu Bo-Fong, San Win, Zaenal Abidin, and Hsieh Chia-Wen. The container ship en route from Colombo to Mumbai, caught fire on June 9 approximately 78 nautical miles off the Beypore coast, Kerala. The Indian Navy promptly responded to the distress call. INS Surat rescued 18 out of the 22 crew members on board. Of those rescued, eight are Chinese, four are Taiwanese, four from Myanmar and two from Indonesia. All necessary assistance was extended by the port and police to ensure the injured received timely medical attention.
The Hindu
28-05-2025
- The Hindu
‘Extraordinary steps' will be taken to restore normalcy in Mangaluru: Hitendra
The Karnataka State police has taken serious note of the three recent murders in Dakshina Kannada and 'extraordinary steps' are being taken to restore peace in the region, said Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) (Law and Order) R. Hitendra in Mangaluru on Wednesday. Speaking to The Hindu after a meeting with senior police officers in Bantwal and the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate, Mr. Hitendra said that the region had not witnessed a series of murders over the past three years. The State police had taken a serious view of the mob lynching of Ashraf on April 27 in Kudupu, which was followed by the murder of Suhas Shetty in Bajpe on May 1 and the murder of 32-year-old Abdul Rehman on May 27. 'In addition to regular preventive measures, some extraordinary steps are being taken. I have given instructions to Dakshina Kannada and Mangaluru Police officers,' Mr. Hitendra said while refusing to reveal what those steps would be. Mr. Hitendra said police are on the lookout for the assailants allegedly involved in the murder of Rehman. The motive behind the murder will be revealed through questioning of the assailants, he said. Inflammatory content Regarding the removal of inflammatory content on X and Instagram, the ADGP stated that a separate set of police officers is coordinating with Meta in this regard. There is a set procedure that must be followed, and the same is being implemented by Mangaluru and other police units, which is leading to the deactivation of accounts. 'As the perpetrators can continue to post inflammatory content on social media in some form or the other, police are making efforts to trace these perpetrators and take effective action,' he said. Mr. Hitendra had a detailed discussion with Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police N. Yathish and other officers in Bantwal on Wednesday afternoon. He also had a separate meeting with Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal and other city police officers at the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate in the evening.
