The SIT also named six individuals Chinnayya (A1), Mahesh Shetty Timrodi, Girish Mattannanavar, Jayanth, Vitthal Gowda, and Sujatha Bhatt, as accused. It also sought more time to conclude the investigation. The SIT, in its preliminary probe gave a clean chit to the Dharmasthala authorities.
The Karnataka hate speech bill empowers aggressive groups, restricts Hindu festivals, shields missionary activity and enables sweeping police action through vague definitions that reduce dissent to criminal conduct and allow sentiment-driven complaints to dictate state interference in daily expression.
The imperative to remind Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge of the supposed power-sharing promise arose as the Congress government completes 2.5 years under Siddaramiah.
The SIT report names the sanitation worker, who was the first to fuel the hoax about mass burials in the temple town. Besides him, formal charges were filed against 5 other 'activists'. hey include Mahesh Shetty Timarodi, Girish Mattannavar, Vittal Gowda, Jayant T, and Sujatha Gowda.
A group of men posing as RBI officers stopped a CMS cash van near Ashoka Pillar, Bengaluru, claiming a regulatory check. They separated the armed guards from their weapons and directed the van to Dairy Circle. There, they transferred ₹7.1 crore into a getaway vehicle. Police suspect an inside job due to delayed reporting.
The incident took place near the arrival lane of Terminal 1. A video of the episode, which later surfaced on social media, shows Sohail running towards the taxi drivers while holding a long knife.