FIR against MLA Srinivas Murthy’s nephew Naveen for derogatory post on Prophet

Crime

The police have also registered an FIR against five members of the SDPI and 200 others in connection with the violence.

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It was a derogatory comment against Prophet Mohammed on Facebook that allegedly triggered a mob that turned violent and attacked two police stations and a legislator’s residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday night. The Bengaluru police has arrested P Naveen, the nephew of Pulakeshinagar MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, for posting a comment that defamed Prophet Mohammed and his wife Ayesha.  The Devarajeevanahalli Police on Tuesday, registered an FIR against Naveen under sections 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) and 294A (insult or attempt to insult religious beliefs with malicious intent to outrage religious sentiments) of the Indian Penal Code.  According to the police, Naveen uploaded the comment at around 7.30 pm on Tuesday, dispelling rumours that it was put up two weeks ago. The DJ Halli Police have also registered an FIR against five members of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI)-- Afnan, Muzamil Pasha, Syed Masood, Ayaz and Allabaksh--in connection with the arson, vandalism and rioting that occurred on Tuesday night. In addition, the police have also booked 200 others who were part of the violent mob that rioted on Tuesday.  The SDPI, on Wednesday, attempted to justify Tuesday night’s violence by stating that the police were reluctant to register an FIR against Naveen as he is MLA Srinivas Murthy’s relative. SDPI leader Mujahid Pasha told TNM that the mob was outraged by the police’s reluctance, which led to the violence.  “Muzamil Pasha, our district president, and other SDPI leaders called DCP East Sharanappa and informed him about the Facebook post. He asked us to go to DJ Halli station and file an FIR. The police were delayed and this is why the crowd gathered outside was outraged,” Mujahid Pasha, SDPI’s working committee members said.  The SDPI also denied that Muzamil Pasha and the other accused in the violence case, attacked the police. “Our leaders were asking people not to resort to violence and maintain peace. Some of our members went and met with the Police Commissioner on Monday and showed him a video, where Muzamil is holding a mic and appealing for peace. Those who resorted to violence must be punished, not the innocent,” Mujahid added. 

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BJP leaders CT Ravi and Tejasvi Surya demand properties of Bengaluru rioters be seized

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Tejasvi Surya wrote to CM Yediyurappa after a violent mob attacked two police stations and burnt public property on Tuesday night.

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Following the violence in Bengaluru on Tuesday night, where a mob vandalised two police stations, BJP leaders including Karnataka Tourism Minister CT Ravi and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya have requested Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to attach properties of those involved in the riot.  Referring to the violence that occurred in Padarayanapura in April this year, Minister CT Ravi told TNM, “In Padarayanapura people vandalised public property, now it happened in DJ Halli and KG Halli. This is not a one-off incident and in order for it to be controlled, I believe properties of rioters should be attached,” Minister Ravi said, while adding that he has discussed the issue with senior cabinet ministers and the issue would be tabled in the upcoming cabinet meeting on August 20.  Read: ‘Neighbours instigated violence’: Cops, BBMP recall unrest in Bengaluru containment zone “I have spoken to senior cabinet ministers and they support this view too. The public opinion is also largely in favour of this move. We will take this seriously and take a decision in the upcoming cabinet meeting,” he added.  Damages caused by the Rioters will be recovered from them on the lines of UP Government under CM Sri @myogiadityanath. Every one of them will be sent to jail and punished as per law. No mercy will be shown to any Rioter. It is high time some people learnt to behave like Humans. https://t.co/PZT23qOC8f — C T Ravi ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (@CTRavi_BJP) August 12, 2020 Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, asking him to follow in the footsteps of his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath and attach properties of the accused involved in the violence on Tuesday.  Violent mobs attacked the DJ Halli and KG Halli police stations in Bengaluru and also the under-construction house belonging to Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy on Tuesday after his nephew made a derogatory comment against Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.  “I request you to follow the example of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, led by Honourable Chief Minister Shri Yogi Adityanath. Your kind self will be aware that the Shri Yogi Adityanath Government in UP attached the properties of rioters involved in the arson,” Tejasvi Surya’s letter to Yediyurappa states.  .@Tejasvi_Surya writes to @BSYBJP @CMofKarnataka about exemplary punishment to rioters...#BengaluruRiotPlot pic.twitter.com/JrE5EQAaf9 — Payal Mehta/પાયલ મેહતા/ पायल मेहता/ পাযেল মেহতা (@payalmehta100) August 12, 2020 Earlier this year, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adithyanath had issued an order to attach the properties of protesters, who are part of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act and National Registry of Indian Citizens. A hoarding with pictures of those involved in the protests were put up in Lucknow, stating that they were the accused in rioting cases.  The UP government had issued recovery notices worth Rs 1.5 crore to persons accused of destroying public property under the Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Property Ordinance, 2020. “In Uttar Pradesh too, there were so many riots. Once the ordinance was passed, the government was able to control the violence. We need to take this measure to ensure that such incidents don’t occur in the future,” Minister Ravi said.  MP Tejasvi Surya also requested Yediyurappa to launch an investigation into the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Popular Front of India (PFI), and their alleged involvement in the violence in Bengaluru on Tuesday night.  “The present incident of burning down a police station and attacking more than 60 policemen is something that the state has not witnessed before. I am of the firm opinion that this must be dealt with sternly and an example must be made out of the perpetrators of violence, which will ensure that such incidents will not be repeated in the future,” Tejasvi Surya’s letter adds.  Three people died due to gunshot wounds after police opened to contain the violent mob. Over 60 policemen were injured. Five persons belonging to SDPI were arrested on Wednesday including its Bengaluru district president Muzamil Pasha. Bengaluru Police Commissioner and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai have stated that the attacks on the police stations were planned well in advance.   

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Bengaluru violence: Police officer on ground says mob snatched weapons from cops

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The police have booked SDPI’s Bengaluru district president Muzamil Pasha in connection with the incident.

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After a violent mob attacked two police stations in Bengaluru on Tuesday night, the police have booked over 200 people in connection with the crime. The prime accused, however, are members of the Social Democratic Party of India, the political wing of Popular Front of India.  The police have booked Afnan, Muzamil Pasha (the Bengaluru district president of SDPI), Syed Masood, Ayaz, Allabaksha and 200 others for attempted murder, arson, vandalism, destruction of public property, rioting and criminal intimidation.  An FIR (first information report) was registered against these persons under sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 149 (offence committed by a member of unlawful assembly), 307 (attempted murder), 436 (arson), 353 (assault on public servant), 332 (assault on public servant with intent to deter public servant from carrying out duties), 333 (voluntarily causing grevious hurt to public servant), 427 (damage to public property amountng more tha Rs 50), 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).  Keshavamurthy, the Inspector of DJ Halli station, which was attacked by the mob, has recounted in the FIR the turn of events on the night of August 11. The five accused were at the police station to file a complaint against P Naveen, nephew of Pulakeshinagar MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy, for posting a derogatory comment against Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.  The five accused were at the station on Tuesday evening and an FIR was registered against Naveen after the mob resorted to violence. A mob of over 300 people had gathered outside the police station, demanding Naveen’s arrest immediately. According to the FIR, Naveen was taken into custody and brought to the DJ Halli Police station around 8 pm. “The accused persons and people in the mob, who were with them, demanded that Naveen be handed over to them. They intended to assault Naveen,” the FIR copy reads.  By 8.45 pm,  Afnan, Muzamil Pasha, Syed Masood, Ayaz and Allabaksha, flanked by their supporters, allegedly began pelting stones and bricks at the police station, demanding that Naveen be handed over to them. “They were screaming, ‘we will kill the police today, we won’t spare the police’, while they set fire to police and civilian vehicles,” the FIR copy states.  Inspector Keshavamurthy recounts in the FIR that members of the mob were carrying machetes, sickles, iron rods, wooden logs, stones and bricks. One of the stones hit a police officer named Sridhar on his head and he sustained severe injuries. When Keshavamurthy announced on the loudspeaker and appealed to people to disperse, the mob paid no heed, the FIR adds. “People tried to snatch weapons from police officers. Despite throwing tear gas shells, the mob was not willing to listen to us. We kept warning them that we would fire gunshots if the crowd did not disperse peacefully. Yet, they set fire to vehicles outside the police station, entered the basement of the police station and set fire to seized vehicles parked there. They also scaled the walls and began assaulting police officers who were inside,” the FIR copy adds.  The police, meanwhile, reached out to religious and political leaders, who also arrived at the spot and appealed for peace. When the mob did not listen, the police announced that section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was imposed in DJ Halli and KG Halli and that they could not gather in crowds. “Yet, they began shouting slogans, calling to kill the police. The five accused entered the police station, snatched our weapons and threatened to kill the police,” the FIR copy reads.  However, police reinforcements arrived on time and the announcements were made that gunshots be fired repeatedly, the FIR states. Finally, around midnight, gunshots were fired in the air. “We kept announcing that people could lose their lives if we fired shots in the air. The mob did not listen so we had no choice but to fire gunshots. When some people in the crowd were injured, the crowd began dispersing,” the FIR adds.  Meanwhile, as more police personnel were dispatched as reinforcements at the scene, the five prime accused allegedly tried to escape but were cornered inside the police station by the officers on the spot. “We arrested them and also 200 others in connection with the case,” the FIR  states. 

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Bengaluru has 13018 active containment zones with most in south zone

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Bengaluru recorded a dip in active containment zones for the second day in a row.

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Bengaluru has recorded a dip in the number of active containment zones – from 13,281 on Tuesday to 13,018 on Wednesday. Most of these containment zones are in in south zone (2,468), followed by east (2,440) and west (2,349) zones. A total of 17,286 containment zones have returned to normal status in the city.   However, the latest BBMP War Room bulletin does not explain how the total number of containment zones also dropped from 36,670 on Tuesday to 30,304 on Wednesday. If the drop in active containment zones was because 263 of them returned to normal status, the total should have remained the same. Further, on Tuesday, though the total containment zones in Bengaluru were pegged at 36,670, the bulletin only gave a breakup of 29,378 containment zones. If this number is taken to be the true total, then the number rose on Wednesday even as the active containment zones reduced, which could possibly mean that there were more zones that returned to normal status than new ones identified on Wednesday. Bengaluru reported 2,802 new COVID-19 cases on till Tuesday midnight as per the latest bulletin, with majority of them being from the west zone. This zone has also recorded a quarter of the coronavirus positive patients reported in the last 10 days, followed by east zone (18%), south zone (16%), Bommanahalli (13%), RR Nagara (9%), Mahadevapura (8%), Yelahanka (6%), and Dasarahalli (5%). West zone accounted for 22% of the new cases reported on Wednesday as well. South zone – which had the third highest number of patients in the last 24% (15%) – recorded the most recoveries from COVID-19 in the same time period. Out of the 198 wards in the city, 39 recorded between 11 to 29 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Most new patients were in the 30-39 age group, while most recoveries were in the 20-29 age group in the last 24 hours. The 60-69 age group recorded a majority of deaths, with almost twice as many women succumbing to COVID-19 than men on this day. Karnataka recorded 7,883 new COVID-19 as per the bulletin on Wednesday, and is the state with the fourth highest number of total cases (1,96,494) in India. Bengaluru is at the same position among Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Bengaluru’s recovery rate has risen to 58% and the positivity rate in the city is 17.71%.   

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In highest single day spike, Karnataka records 7883 COVID-19 cases: 2802 in Bengaluru

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A total of 7034 patients were discharged on Wednesday, raising the total number of recoveries to 1.12 lakh.

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The Karnataka government in their latest bulletin update on Wednesday registered a record number of 7,883 new COVID-19 cases, out of which Bengaluru alone reported 2,802 cases, taking the state's coronavirus case tally to 1.96 lakh. The bulletin added that on Wednesday, 7,034 people were discharged. As per usual, Bengaluru accounted for the highest number of new cases, continuing to be the epicentre of the pandemic in the state. Among other places, Ballari accounted for 635 cases, followed by Mysuru (544), Belagavi (314), Dharwad (269), Udupi (263), Hassan (258), Davangere (239), Dakshina Kannada (229) and Koppal (202). Meanwhile, 113 more COVID-19 patients succumbed to the virus, taking the state's death toll to 3,510 so far. Most deaths were reported in Bengaluru at 23, while Mysuru reported 11 deaths. Ballari district meanwhile reported nine deaths, while Dakshina Kannada reported seven deaths. Tumakuru, Davangere, Hassan and Belagavi reported six deaths each on Wednesday. On a positive note, 7,034 more patients have been discharged, raising the total number of recoveries to 1.12 lakh. Most of the recoveries were reported in Bengaluru, with 2,360 discharges while Mysuru reported the second highest with 668 discharges. Of the 1.96 lakh cases, the number of active cases stands at 80,343, of which 701 are in the ICU. Most ICU patients are reported in Bengaluru Urban with 336 people being treated in ICUs. The state has reportedly ramped up the testing numbers by conducting a total of 53,326 tests across the state on Wednesday. This consisted of 26,076 rapid antigen tests and 27,250 RT-PCR and other tests. Meanwhile, Karnataka’s former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is expected to be discharged on Thursday following his recovery from coronavirus at a private hospital in Bengaluru.

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Bengaluru riot: CM Yediyurappa orders magisterial probe

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It was decided that an executive magistrate will conduct the inquiry on the basis of NHRC guidelines.

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A "thorough" magisterial investigation has been ordered into the riots which broke out in east Bengaluru on Tuesday night, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said on Wednesday. "The District Magistrate has ordered a thorough investigation into the riots that took place in the jurisdiction of Godavanavahalli and Kadugodanahalli police stations in Bengaluru," he said after a high-level meeting. It was decided that an executive magistrate will conduct the inquiry on the basis of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) guidelines. On Tuesday night, hundreds of people ran amok after Congress MLA Akanda Srinivas Murthy's nephew Naveen allegedly posted a derogatory message on social media. In the basement of DJ Halli police station, several impounded two-wheelers were set ablaze and destroyed. As many as 600 people stormed the DJ Halli police station demanding action against the derogatory post. The rioters also targeted houses at random and even closed entry to some localities, making it difficult for the police and other emergency services to enter. While three people were killed in police firing to disperse the mob, over 100 people have been arrested, including Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) leader Muzammil Pasha. Meanwhile, Revenue Minister R. Ashok has informed the Chief Minister that three councillors were suspected to have been involved in the riots. He made the revelation in the presence of Pulikeshinagar legislator Murthy, with whom he held talks at the Vidhana Soudha. Pulikeshinagar assembly constituency has seven municipal wards: Pulikeshinagar, SK Garden, Sagayapuram, Muneshwara Nagar, Devarajeevana Halli, Kaval Byrasandra and Kushal Nagar. Ashok asserted that the government will "smoke the rioters out of their holes". "The accused will be smoked out of their holes. We will barge into their homes, enter the streets and get to all the corners where they are hiding. We will find all of them," he said. Home Minister Basavaraj S Bommai said that the government will recover the loss incurred from those people responsible for the vandalism and arson. "One of the important announcements I want to make is that the loss, as per Supreme Court directions, should be recovered from the persons behind the incident. That action we are going to take immediately," he said. Meanwhile, Akanda Srinivas Murthy, whom the rioters targeted, said the vandals were outsiders and not from his constituency and sought security. He noted that if a legislator becomes the target in a riot, then what would happen to others. Bengaluru city Police Commissioner Kamal Pant is expected to hold a peace meeting with community leaders in which Srinivas Murthy is also likely to take part.

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Big 12 Conference vows to continue with fall football season despite other Power 5 cancellations

President Donald Trump has pushed for the college football season to be played this year.

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