Absconding Congress leader Sampath Raj, accused in Bengaluru riots, arrested finally
4 years, 1 month ago

Absconding Congress leader Sampath Raj, accused in Bengaluru riots, arrested finally

Op India  

The Karnataka Police has arrested Congress leader and former Bengaluru mayor R Sampath Raj in connection to Bengaluru riots in which four people were dead. Karnataka: Congress leader and former Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj has been arrested in DJ Halli and KG Halli violence incident case, says Sandeep Patil, Joint Commissioner, Central Crime Branch — ANI November 16, 2020 As per the reports, police also arrested one of Raj’s associates named Riyazuddin on November 16 and another Congress corporator named Abdul Rakeeb Zakir for helping him escape. pic.twitter.com/kpQsj07MS1 — CNNNews18 November 17, 2020 The Bengaluru Riots Case On August 11 this year, a violent Islamist mob had started rioting in the city over an alleged inflammatory post against Prophet Muhammad by Congress MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy’s relative on Facebook. The investigation agencies said that the Congress leader Sampath Raj had joined hands with radical Islamic organizations such as SDPI to target his own party’s Dalit MLA Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy.

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Rahul Gandhi in fresh trouble? Delhi Police registers FIR against Congress leader over Parliament scuffle
5 days, 13 hours ago

Rahul Gandhi in fresh trouble? Delhi Police registers FIR against Congress leader over Parliament scuffle

Live Mint  

In fresh trouble for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against him over a scuffle in Parliament after the Bharatiya Janata Party lodged a complaint. Accusing Rahul Gandhi of "physical assault and incitement" during a scuffle on Parliament premises, the BJP sought his indictment under sections of attempt to murder and other charges. Following …

Bengaluru cops file FIR against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, Shobha Karandlaje for protesting over shopkeeper assault case
9 months ago

Bengaluru cops file FIR against BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya, Shobha Karandlaje for protesting over shopkeeper assault case

Hindustan Times  

The Bengaluru police have registered a First Information Report against Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for participating in a protest in Bengaluru over the controversial altercation between a shopkeeper and a group of men for allegedly playing the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ during ‘Azaan’ time. BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Shobha Karandlaje participated in the protest after the shopkeeper's assault case, and were …

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge dismisses Sandeshkhali horror, says 'chalte rehta hai, don't want to discuss at national level'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge dismisses Sandeshkhali horror, says 'chalte rehta hai, don't want to discuss at national level'

Op India  

Even as the Hindu women in Sandeshkhali came out in protest against TMC leaders Shahjahan Sheikh and his aides exposing the horror of rape, sexual exploitation, and threats unleashed upon them, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge remains unmoved, unaffected. In our very first announcement we promised that if our alliance comes to power, we will help legalise MSP…” Even when he …

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers
10 months ago

BJP MLAs stage demo in Karnataka assembly protesting case booked against lawyers

Hindustan Times  

The opposition BJP MLAs on Tuesday trooped into the well of the Karnataka Assembly here protesting the registration of a case against 40 lawyers in Ramanagara district. Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly R Ashok, former state CM Basavaraj Bommai and other leaders protest against the state government, in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Defending …

Opposition's INDIA bloc hits streets over LS security breach, MPs suspension
1 year ago

Opposition's INDIA bloc hits streets over LS security breach, MPs suspension

Hindustan Times  

New DelhiThe Bharatiya Janata Party government is not letting the Opposition speak when women and Dalits are assaulted, farmers are killed or Constitution is violated, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Friday as the Opposition hit the streets and held protests across the country against a record number of members being suspended from Parliament in the recently concluded winter session. …

Maharashtra Congress demands arrest of Hindutva leader over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra Congress demands arrest of Hindutva leader over remarks on Mahatma Gandhi

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra Congress on Friday sought the arrest of radical Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, whose name was linked to the 2018 Bhima-Koregaon clashes, after the latter allegedly made controversial comments on Mahatma Gandhi. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan demanded Mr. Bhide’s arrest for the latter’s “shameless” remark against the father …

Karnataka CM, others hold 'silent protest' against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka CM, others hold 'silent protest' against Rahul Gandhi's disqualification

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy DK Shivakumar along with a host of ministers, legislators and Congress top leaders in the state on Wednesday staged a "silent protest" here against the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Parliament and the "politics of vendetta" unleashed by the Centre. This comes days after the party stated it would move the …

Congress leaders try to lay siege to CM Bommai\'s residence
1 year, 9 months ago

Congress leaders try to lay siege to CM Bommai\'s residence

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Congress leaders on Saturday tried to lay siege to the residence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Race Course road in Bengaluru city demanding his resignation on moral grounds over the Lokayukta trapping of Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Veerupakshappa Madal’s son Prashanth Madal, Chief Accountant of Bangalore Water Supplies and Sewage Board on Thursday. Meanwhile, Congress leaders took to …

Indu Makkal Katchi founder Arjun Sampath detained
2 years, 3 months ago

Indu Makkal Katchi founder Arjun Sampath detained

The Hindu  

Indu Makkal Katchi founder Arjun Sampath was detained as a preventive measure at Dindigul Town police station on Tuesday night while he was on his way to Kanniyakumari where former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is beginning his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, on Wednesday. According to Dindigul North Town police, the party’s State committee member, S. Ponnusamy, 46, from Coimbatore, its IT …

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Arrives in Kerala for a 3-day Constituency Visit
2 years, 5 months ago

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Arrives in Kerala for a 3-day Constituency Visit

News 18  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Kerala on Friday on a three-day visit to his Lok Sabha constituency, Wayanad during which he will attend various programmes, including inauguration of a farmers bank’s building and a UDF Bahujana Sangamam. Massive security arrangements were in place for Gandhi’s visit which came amid tension in the state over the alleged attack on AKG …

'Minister is a criminal': Rahul Gandhi seeks Ajay Mishra's ouster over Lakhimpur violence in Lok Sabha
3 years ago

'Minister is a criminal': Rahul Gandhi seeks Ajay Mishra's ouster over Lakhimpur violence in Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Highlights Oppn has sharpened attack on govt over SIT report on Lakhimpur violence that claimed 8 lives in Oct The SIT probing Lakhimpur violence in its report said that it was a 'pre-planned conspiracy' 13 people have been arrested including Teni's son in connection with the case. Teni is MoS in MHA Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday called …

Bengaluru riots case: NIA raids 43 locations including SDPI offices
4 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru riots case: NIA raids 43 locations including SDPI offices

India Today  

The National Investigating Agency on Wednesday raided the offices of the Social Democratic Party of India, the political wing of Popular Front of India, in connection with the Bengaluru riots case. The central probe agency conducted searches at 43 locations, including four SDPI offices, in connection with rioting and violent attacks on DJ Halli and KG Halli Police Stations in …

Former Congress Mayor Sampath Raj arrested in Bengaluru riots case
4 years, 1 month ago

Former Congress Mayor Sampath Raj arrested in Bengaluru riots case

India Today  

The Central Crime Branch has arrested former mayor and sitting Congress Corporator R Sampath Raj who was named an accused in the Bengaluru violence case. He has been brought to the CCB for questioning and will be produced before the magistrate today The Central Crime Branch Police, which is investigating the case, had submitted a preliminary chargesheet to the court …

Bengaluru Riots : Karnataka HC Directs Police Take Steps To Trace And Arrest Former Mayor Sampath Raj
4 years, 1 month ago

Bengaluru Riots : Karnataka HC Directs Police Take Steps To Trace And Arrest Former Mayor Sampath Raj

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Friday directed the Investigating officer probing the Bengaluru Riots case to take all possible steps to trace absconding accused former Mayor of the city, Sampath Raj and to arrest him. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty directed the investigating officer probing the crime no 219/2020, to file Report …

Former Mayor Sampat Raj Summoned in Bengaluru Riots Case, Congress Allege 'BJP Conspiracy'
4 years, 1 month ago

Former Mayor Sampat Raj Summoned in Bengaluru Riots Case, Congress Allege 'BJP Conspiracy'

News 18  

Days after being discharged from a private hospital in Bengaluru, former city mayor and Congress corporator Sampath Raj, who was named in the preliminary chargesheet filed in the Bengaluru riots case, still remains absconding. On Monday, the central crime branch, that is investigating the case, put up a notice on Sampath Raj’s residence asking him to present himself before the …

Bengaluru riots chargesheet names 2 Congress leaders, claims they instigated mob
4 years, 2 months ago

Bengaluru riots chargesheet names 2 Congress leaders, claims they instigated mob

India Today  

The Central Crime Branch probing the August 11 violence in parts of Bengaluru over an alleged inflammatory social media post, has filed a preliminary chargesheet in the case in a local court. Besides Raj, Congress corporator of Pulakeshinagar, Abdul Rakeeb Zakir, has also been named as accused in the 850-page preliminary chargesheet furnished in the court In the 850-page chargesheet …

Former Mayor's Personal Assistant Arrested in Connection with Bengaluru Violence
4 years, 4 months ago

Former Mayor's Personal Assistant Arrested in Connection with Bengaluru Violence

News 18  

A personal assistant of a former Congress Mayor R Sampath Raj has been arrested in connection with the mob violence here last week, police said on Wednesday. The assistant, Arun Kumar, had allegedly instigated the mob against sitting MLA R Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy and his sister who were the prime target of the vandals during the violence on August 11, …

Cong Functionary and Ex-Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj, Corporator Questioned over Bengaluru Violence
4 years, 4 months ago

Cong Functionary and Ex-Bengaluru Mayor Sampath Raj, Corporator Questioned over Bengaluru Violence

News 18  

Former Bengaluru Mayor R Sampath Raj and Pulakeshinagar ward corporator Abdul Rakeeb Zakir were on Tuesday summoned for questioning by the Central Crime Branch in connection with the violence in parts of the city, Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant said. "Yes," Pant told PTI in a reply to a query whether Sampath Raj and Zakir, both Congress functionaries, were summoned …

Opinion | Bengaluru riots: Punish the Perpetrators
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Bengaluru riots: Punish the Perpetrators

India TV News  

Curfew has been clamped in Banaswadi police sub-division of Bengaluru city and prohibitory orders under Sec 144 have been enforced in several areas till August 15 in view of violent attacks by mobs on Tuesday night. The videos show people distributing packets to armed mobs before they forcibly entered two police stations. The man, Mudassir Ahmed, in his messages, was …

Bengaluru Riots Probe Zeroes in on SDPI, Here's What is Known About the 'Shadowy' Body
4 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru Riots Probe Zeroes in on SDPI, Here's What is Known About the 'Shadowy' Body

News 18  

As an investigation progresses into the mob violence on the night of August 11 in Bengaluru, the spotlight has fallen on the Socialist Democratic Party of India. Many in the Bharatiya Janata Party, including ministers, are calling for a ban on the SDPI now, after its suspected involvement not just in the Bengaluru riots but also in the Mangaluru violence …

Bengaluru riots: Delay in filing police complaint against Naveen 'angered' Muslim mob, SDPI blames police for violence
4 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru riots: Delay in filing police complaint against Naveen 'angered' Muslim mob, SDPI blames police for violence

Op India  

A day after radical Islamic organisation Social Democratic Party of India led a violent Muslim mob to unleash riots on the streets of Bengaluru, the Islamist organisation has pushed the blame on the Bengaluru police for the horrific riots that has killed three people and injuring more than 60 police personnel. Defending the actions of SDPI leaders and the Muslim …

Congress issues cold response to Bengaluru riots for Muslim votes
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress issues cold response to Bengaluru riots for Muslim votes

Op India  

The Muslim mob violence in Bengaluru, which has injured more than 60 police personnel and killed three rioters in the police firing, has exposed the Congress Party, the main opposition party in the state as most of the party leaders of the state Congress leaders have embraced silence failing to condemn the incident despite the fact that the Muslim mobs …

Bengaluru riots: SDPI leader Muzammil Pasha arrested for organisng violence
4 years, 4 months ago

Bengaluru riots: SDPI leader Muzammil Pasha arrested for organisng violence

Op India  

Hours after violent Muslim mobs went on a rampage on the streets of Bengaluru and attacked the residence of Congress MLA, police stations in KG Halli area in the city, the Bengaluru police have nabbed a local SDPI leader Muzammil Pasha, allegedly the mastermind behind the in riots. According to Suvarna News, the SDPI local leader Muzammil Pasha had visited …

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