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Bengaluru Police arrest Asafool Malik, who wanted to fight Pakistan Army over mistreatment of Muslims 

OpIndia Staff -
During questioning, Asafool Mallik told police that he was angry over what he believed were atrocities by the Pakistani Army against Muslims in Pakistan.
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‘Don’t have time’: Karnataka Congress minister Zameer Ahmed Khan writes to Shivakumar for relief from I-Day flag-hoisting duty

OpIndia Staff -
The letter has stirred political outrage in the state, as the opposition BJP has condemned Zameer Ahmed Khan for prioritising party organisation and elections over hoisting the tricolour on Independence Day.
News Reports

Karnataka Bandh explained: Why pro-Kannada groups are protesting Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu

Divya Bharti -
Pro-Kannada groups called a 12-hour bandh in Karnataka on 13th August against releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Police detained several protesters near the border, while essential services, schools, and public transport ensured life remained largely normal in Bengaluru.
Fact-Check

Anti-Hindu propagandist Prakash Raj claims his name was deleted from the electoral roll during SIR; Bengaluru civic body debunks his lies

Shraddha Pandey -
However, the claim made by Prakash Raj that his name was arbitrarily deleted from the Bengaluru electoral roll during the SIR exercise does not hold up against official verification.
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Who is SDPI leader Riyaz Farangipete, sentenced to jail for the 2015 ‘PFI will slaughter cows, sell beef’ hate speech case

Shraddha Pandey -
The case against SDPI leader Mohammed Riyaz Farangipete stems from a speech he delivered on 23rd July 2015 at a PFI protest meet near the Belthangady Taluk Office.
News Reports

Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah announces retirement from politics after losing the CM post, cites age, health, and ‘highly polluted’ politics

OpIndia Staff -
Siddaramaiah said he had made up his mind not to contest any future elections. "Politics has become highly polluted. Honest politics is struggling to survive.
Crime

Karnataka: 45-year-old anaesthesiologist found dead at home, his 8-year-old son found stabbed as his ophthalmologist wife scrolled through her phone

OpIndia Staff -
The police found Dr Honannavar's wife, Dr Priyanka lying on a bed, scrolling through her phone, as her son and husband lay in a pool of blood in the house.
News Reports

KPSC Chairman gets his daughters hired for govt jobs under fraudulent OBC quota, low-income certificates, suspended

OpIndia Staff -
One of Sahukar's daughters obtained an income and caste certificate by declaring the family's annual income as ₹40,000.
News Reports

Karnataka: Woman arrested for ‘black magic’ for sprinkling water and white mustard seeds on a judge’s chair

OpIndia Staff -
A 65-year-old woman was arrested in Karnataka for performing a "black magic" ritual inside a courtroom.
News Reports

Two more absconders, Abdul Nasir and Naushad, from PFI’s “Killer Squads” arrested: The Praveen Nettaru murder case explained

Shriti Sagar -
"The investigations found that the PFI formed secret teams called Service Teams or Killer Squads to carry out killings of its perceived enemies and targets," the NIA had stated in its chargesheet.
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