Congress worker killed in LS poll violence in Bengal

Agencies

April 23, 2019

Kolkata, Apr 23: One person was killed after the workers of Trinamool Congress and Congress clashed in West Bengal's Murshidabad district during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, the police said.

"One person identified as Tiyarul Sheikh has succumbed to his injuries," said an officer at Ranitala police station.

The clash occurred outside polling booth No. 188 of the Bhagwangola Assembly segment in the Murshidabad parliamentary constituency.

Voters at the booth revealed that Trinamool and Congress workers attacked each other with bamboo sticks and sickles.

A Trinamool panchayat member and few Congress workers were injured in the incident. Later, Tiyarul Shiekh died at a nearby hospital.

The deceased's son Mohtab Sheikh said that his father had accompanied him to the booth as he was a first-time voter.

"My father accompanied me to the polling station as I was voting for the first time," Mohtab said, as he broke into tears.

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Karkala Theme Park scam: Sculptor arrested over fake bronze statue

News Network

November 11,2024

Udupi, Nov 11: The Karkala town police in Udupi have arrested Krishna Naik, the sculptor responsible for installing a 33-foot Parashurama statue at Umikkal Hill in Bailur, Karkala taluk.

Naik, the owner of Krish Art World and a resident of Bengaluru's Visvesvaraya Layout, was apprehended in Mahe, part of the Union Territory of Puducherry, for allegedly substituting a look-alike statue in place of a genuine bronze figure at the Parashurama Theme Park in Karkala.

Udupi Superintendent of Police Dr. Arun K confirmed the arrest, stating that Naik faces charges under Sections 420 (cheating) and 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code.

This legal action followed a complaint lodged in June by Krishna Shetty, a resident of Nallur village, Karkala. Shetty claimed that Naik had received a payment of ₹1,25,50,000 from Udupi Nirmithi Kendra for the installation of a bronze Parashurama statue. However, Naik allegedly deceived the government by installing a replica instead.

The statue was unveiled on January 27, 2023, by then Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Current Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has since ordered a CID investigation to probe deeper into the alleged fraud surrounding the statue's installation at the theme park.

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