Bengaluru cab driver allegedly abducted, assaulted after road rage argument

Crime

According to police, two men allegedly abducted cab driver Vijay Kumar from CBI Junction on Ballari Road and assaulted him after fighting about an accident on July 21.

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Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested two men in connection with a case of road rage, abduction and assault of a cab driver, which occurred a week ago in the city. The arrested accused include Suresh V, a resident of Hongasandra near Bommanahalli and his relative Santosh. According to the Sanjay Nagar Police, Suresh and Santosh allegedly abducted a cab driver Vijay Kumar from CBI Junction on Ballari Road and assaulted him after fighting about an accident on July 21. “Vijay Kumar is a cab driver. He is a resident of Kengeri. Last Sunday (July 21), he had completed a trip to Kempegowda International Airport and was on his way to pick up another customer in Banashankari at around 9.15 pm,” the Sanjay Nagar Police said. A BMTC Bus stopped abruptly in front of Vijay Kumar’s car and he was forced to apply the brake. Kumar allegedly yelled at the bus driver for his inefficient driving. However, as Vijay abruptly stopped his car, a Maruti Omni van, which was behind Vijay’s, ended up manoeuvring the vehicle in order to avoid bumping into Vijay’s cab, but ended up bumping into another car. “The van belongs to Suresh and his relative Santosh was with him inside the van on the day of the accident. Since the Omni van’s bumper was damaged, Suresh and Santosh blamed Vijay Kumar for the accident as the man in the other car, which the Omni van had hit had already left the spot,” Sanjay Nagar police added. Santosh and Suresh got out of the van and accused Vijay of causing the damage, after which a fight broke out on the road, police said. The duo demanded that Vijay Kumar pay for the damage but Vijay refused. “According to the victim, the two men grabbed his arms and forced him into the Omni van and drove all the way near Suresh’s residence. Suresh was driving and Santosh allegedly beat up Vijay Kumar brutally for over an hour while they drove from Ballari Road to Hongasandra,” the police added. When the van reached Hongasandra, Suresh and Santosh allegedly let Vijay Kumar go. Vijay then called the police control room and soon the Bommanahalli Police arrived at the spot and rushed him to KC General Hospital in Malleshwaram. “His left ear was bleeding. He had bruised on his back, arms and torso,” the police said.   The Bommanahalli Police then handed over the complaint filed by Vijay to the Sanjay Nagar Police due to jurisdictional issues and an FIR was registered under sections 307 (attempted murder), 359 (abduction), 352 (assault) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC. As Vijay had noted down the van’s license plates, the police tracked down and arrested the suspects on Friday.   

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BS Yediyurappa sworn in for the fourth time as Karnataka Chief Minister

Politics

Yediyurappa has been given a deadline of one week to prove majority on the floor of the Assembly.

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BJP State President BS Yediyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka in Bengaluru for the fourth time on Friday. Yediyurappa was sworn in by Governor Vajubhai Vala in the presence of state leaders at the Glass House in Raj Bhavan at 6.32 pm. The convoy arrived at Raj Bhavan at 5.57 pm. Hundreds of people had gathered outside the Governor’s residence, waiting for a glimpse of the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. With a bright green shawl draped over his shoulders, Yediyurappa was all smiles as he shook hands with his party men at the venue. Several senior BJP leaders including the party’s National general Secretary, BL Santosh, former Chief Minister of Karnataka and former Union Minister SM Krishna, BJP’s Karnataka in-charge P Muralidhar Rao, along with the 105 MLAs and a few MPs including Tejasvi Surya and Shobha Karandlaje took part in the ceremony. Yediyurappa was the only one who was sworn in by Governor Vajubhai Vala and not the entire cabinet, as is standard practice. Yediyurappa met with Governor Vala earlier on Friday staking claim to form the next government in Karnataka. The Governor gave Yediyurappa a one-week deadline to prove majority on the floor of the Assembly. According to BJP sources, Yediyurappa is set to prove majority in the Assembly on Monday. This is the fourth time Yediyurappa is being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He first assumed office on November 12, 2007. However, due to the turbulent alliance with the JD(S), Yediyurappa resigned from his post within a few days of taking up office. The BJP once again came to power in 2008 and Yediyurappa became the Chief Minister. He, however, resigned in 2011 after the fallout of the Lokayukta report on the illegal mining scam in Ballari. Yediyurappa became the Chief Minister for two days in May 2018 after the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections results were announced. The BJP had emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats and Governor Vala had invited Yediyurappa to prove majority. However, the Congress and JD(S) forged an alliance and had also managed to snag the two independents on their side. Two days after he took oath as the CM, Yediyurappa resigned from his post before the motion of confidence was put to vote in the Assembly. He took oath as the Chief Minister on Friday after the Congress-JD(S) coalition government lost the vote of confidence in the Assembly earlier on Tuesday. The coalition secured 99 votes and the BJP got 105 votes. The political crisis erupted after 16 rebel MLAs – 13 from Congress and 3 from JD(S) tendered their resignations to the Speaker, saying they were unhappy with HD Kumaraswamy’s administrative methods. Independents R Shankar and H Nagesh and the BSP MLA N Mahesh too withdrew support, thereby plunging the coalition into a minority. Despite the ups and downs in his political career, the Lingayat strongman is still the undisputed leader within the party’s state unit. Many poll analysts are of the opinion that the swing in fortunes for the BJP in the Mumbai Karnataka region can solely be attributed to the undiminishing popularity of the 75-year-old. The BJP managed to win 26 out of 44 seats of the region, an upswing of 16 seats it won in 2013.      

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Rahul Gandhi irks environmentalists as he seeks lifting of Bandipur night traffic ban

Environment

For this period between 6pm-6am, commuters currently use a 30-km detour of the Hunsur-Gonikoppa-Kutta-Mananthavady Road.

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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday irked many environmentalists when he asked a question in the Lok Sabha urging the Centre to lift the existing night traffic ban in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. He also asked if the Centre will consider the proposal for constructing an elevated corridor, which has been opposed vehemently by environmentalists and Forest Department officials. To his unstarred question, Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road, Transport and Highways, said that status quo will be maintained. Dear @RahulGandhi it is deeply disturbing that you have questioned in parliament today the logic of ban on night traffic through one of India’s finest national park #bandipur home to tigers elephants and endangered wildlife ? How can ban be lifted and not harm wildlife ? pic.twitter.com/2gCRQbjmlr — Bahar Dutt (@bahardutt) July 25, 2019 Dear @RahulGandhi, reopening night traffic through Bandipur is a very bad idea. Over the last decade, the reopening has been considered and reconsidered a great many times by KA and KL CMs, no less, in the GoI, and in law courts, and found to be unwise. Let’s leave it that way. https://t.co/qYyLQD1tit — M D Madhusudan (@mdmadhusudan) July 25, 2019 Anything banned at night is worrisome to Rahul Gandhi! He wouldn't have seen if it were Bandipur or Resort at Rajasthan! Does he read ? https://t.co/6dhAW985y5 — Shakuntala Iyer (@shakkuiyer) July 26, 2019 Dear @RahulGandhi, We expected this threat, after u won in #Wayanad Ban of vehicles b/w 9PM to 6AM in #bandipur #forest should not lift for any political reason Our MP's must convey this in Loksabha to protect #wildlife@mepratap @astitvam @Tejasvi_Surya @ShobhaBJP @Jaggesh2 pic.twitter.com/TTyoxrLjKV — Naresh G (@Naresha_g) July 26, 2019 At present only four government-run buses and emergency vehicles operate in the restricted period between 6:00 pm to 6:00 am in the 25-km stretch of the National Highway 212  thanks to continuous efforts by wildlife conservations who had even gone to courts to ensure that the ban is not lifted.  In January, after much pressure from various forums, the Centre to the joy of environmental activists had clarified that it will drop the project to construct elevated corridors in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve as proposed under the Bhartimala project.  Even the National Tiger Conservation Authority had already advised the Centre not to go ahead with the project since it could harm the habitat of more than 100 tigers and many wild animals.  The existing traffic ban has been in effect since 2009 when the Karnataka High Court banned traffic flow after dark. The order was passed in relation to a case pertaining to roadkills, where at least 215 animals were run over between 2004 and 2007. Commuters currently use a 30-km detour of the Hunsur-Gonikoppa-Kutta-Mananthavady Road. Those in the know of the deliberations of this night ban have told TNM that from time to time the Kerala government has tried to ease this restriction even opposing its own forest department. Since, 2009 in multiple meetings between state governments of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka this issue had come up.  And every time, activists from all these three states have held protests against the Kerala government and the National Highway Authority of India. Details of Rahul’s question and the answer can be found here.     

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Yeddyurappa hops back in time, changes name to ‘Yediyurappa’ once again

Politics

Can an ‘i’ for a ‘d’ make Karnataka have MLAs who don't pack off to resorts at the drop of a hat?

Theja Ram

Breaking news! An unnamed numerologist seems to have found what’s ailing Karnataka politics. The reason the state hasn’t seen more than two Chief Ministers who’ve completed a term in 40 years – the reason our current Chief Minister-in-waiting specifically has had poor luck with hanging on to his chair – is because of a ‘d’. The second ‘d’ in Yeddyurappa has now been replaced with an ‘i’, because a numerologist said it will bring him better luck.  And so, for the last few days, it’s Yediyurappa’s letterhead that is doing the rounds, whether in his letter staking claim to the Governor, or his missive to Home Minister Amit Shah. Or Amith Shah. We’re not sure whether that’s a typo, or if Yediyurappa has advised the Home Minister to South Indianise his name for the sake of numerology, now that the BJP has made its re-entry into South India.  Sources in the Chief Minister-in-waiting BS Yediyurappa’s team confirmed to TNM that the change in spelling was in the hope of better fortune. The politician used the spelling Yediyurappa until 2007, but after his stint as Chief Minister in 2007 ended in just seven days, he dropped the ‘i’ and added a ‘d’ on the advice of his family numerologist. However, his subsequent tenures as CM lasted three years (2008 to 2011) and two days (2018) respectively.  And so, once again, there’s a change in spelling. “The numerologist had suggested that he should go back to using Yediyurappa as his political career had not changed since he changed it in 2008. He hopes it will change his political career, before he retires as the state President at least,” his associate told TNM. The name board outside his office in Vidhana Soudha, his Twitter display name, his letterhead have all been changed to the old-new spelling. His official Facebook handle however still bears the old name, at the time of writing.  According to DP Satish, a senior editor with CNN-News18, the leader’s name has metamorphosed several times before as well. “In the early 1980s, it was Yadiyoorappa. In the 1990s changed to Yediyurappa. In late 2000s changed to Yeddyurappa after his visit to USA. In 2019, back to Yediyurappa,” DP Satish tweeted.  In the early 1980s, it was Yadiyoorappa. In the 1990s changed to Yediyurappa. In late 2000s changed to Yeddyurappa after his visit to USA. In 2019, back to Yediyurappa. Don't ask what's in a name. Sorry "Spelling". #ReturnOfYediyurappa #Karnataka — DP SATISH (@dp_satish) July 26, 2019 But will BSY (the acronym remains the same) changing the spelling of his name change anything for the people of Karnataka who have been subjected to frustrating politics for decades now? Will the ‘i’ instead of ‘d’ mean better governance, a stable government, and leaders who are not, time and again, jumping into buses and planes and crashing into resorts? Well, a Common-Sense-ologist that this report may or may not have spoken to believes that spellings won’t matter as long as politicians continue to take democracy and the voter for granted. And if the people of Karnataka want better politics, all representatives who are not accountable for their actions should be dropped like alphabets in superstitious politicians’ names.  Views expressed are the author’s own.     

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Traffic diversions in Bengaluru for Yeddyurappa swearing-in: Details here

Transport

These diversions, which will come into effect from 4 pm, will also impact those travelling to the airport from the south and central parts of the city.

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BS Yeddyurappa is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Friday evening and the Traffic Police in Bengaluru has made traffic diversions at the city centre as many VIPs will be attending the event. These diversions, which will come into effect from 4 pm, will also impact those travelling to the airport from the south and central parts of the city. In an advisory, the Traffic Police said, “We have made arrangements for the easy movement of the vehicles of senior state leaders and traffic will be held up near Raj Bhavan and surrounding areas from 4 pm onwards. We request commuters travelling to the Kempegowda Internation Airport or to any localities towards the airport to reach their destinations prior to 4 pm or take alternate routes to avoid traffic jams.” The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place between 6 pm to 6.15 pm on Friday. On Friday morning, Yeddyurappa met the Governor to stake claim to form the government after getting a nod from the BJP central leadership. He has seven days’ time to prove his majority in the House. Friday’s oath will the fourth time that Yeddyurappa will be taking the oath as Chief Minister, with the most recent occasion being the two-day stint just after the 2018 Assembly polls.  Until Thursday evening, the BJP was in a waiting mode after care-taker CM HD Kumaraswamy submitted his resignation to the Governor after losing Tuesday’s floor test since the 15 rebel MLAs of the JD(S)-Congress combine skipped the House proceedings. Meanwhile, on Thursday Karnataka Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar disqualified three MLAs – Congress MLAs Ramesh Jarkiholi and Mahesh Kumathalli and independent MLA R Shankar, till the end of the current Assembly’s term. The Speaker announced that the decision on disqualification petitions of 14 other rebel MLAs of the JD(S) and Congress parties will be declared in the coming days.

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