Muslim leaders, clerics stage protest against vandalizing Hindu deities

November 3, 2013

Tumkur, Nov 3: At a time when communal tolerance between different communities is on the decrease in the state, here is an example of religious leaders of the Muslim community who have come forward to maintain communal harmony.

With miscreants having vandalized several idols of deities in a Hindu temple at Pavagada town near here, several members from the Muslim community staged a protest led by clerics of local masjids and other Muslim leaders and strongly condemned the vicious act.

Few idols of deities in Kanive Narasimha Swamy temple located on the outskirts of Pavagada were vandalized by miscreants in the dead of the night last Sunday. Since several decades, such communally-provocative instances had not occurred in the small town of Pavagada, and a tense atmosphere had been created due to the vandalism.

In such a situation, clerics of all the seven masjids in the town jointly held a protest rally around the place, owing to which peace and harmony was restored in the place to some extent. In the protest rally, the leaders urged that the miscreants who had committed the vandalism be immediately arrested and punished.

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7 Bangladeshis arrested in Udupi after man with fake passport caught attempting to fly Dubai via Mangaluru Airport

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October 12,2024

Udupi: In a significant operation, the Malpe police have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals who were illegally residing in India using forged Aadhaar cards. Udupi Superintendent of Police, Dr. Arun K, stated that the arrests followed after an immigration incident involving one of the group's members.

Muhammed Manik, one of the arrested individuals, was caught attempting to travel to Dubai via Mangaluru International Airport with a fake passport. Alert immigration officers at the airport detained him and handed him over to the Bajpe police, who registered a case. Following this, the Udupi police, acting on the information provided by the Bajpe police and immigration authorities, conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of the seven individuals in Hoode village, Paduthonse, Udupi.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Hakeem Ali (24), Sujon S K alias Farooq (19), Ismail S K (30), Kareem S K (20), Salam S K (22), Rajikul S K (20), and Mohammed Sojib (20), all hailing from Bangladesh.

The group entered India without any valid documentation and managed to acquire fake Aadhaar cards, which they used to stay in the country illegally. According to police sources, a person named Kajol from Agartala assisted them in obtaining the fraudulent Aadhaar cards, while a Bangladeshi named Usman facilitated their illegal entry into India under the guise of employment. Both Kajol and Usman are currently at large.

The Malpe police have registered cases under several sections, including Sections 19(2), 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), and 190 of the BNS, related to fraud and illegal entry. Interrogations are ongoing as the police seek further details in connection with the case.

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