Top cop vows to nab culprits behind Surathkal murder as mourners resort to peaceful protest

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December 25, 2022

Mangaluru, Dec 12: Leaders of Muslim community appealed for peace while Mangaluru police commissioner N Shashi Kumar vowed to arrest the culprits behind the coldblooded murder of Abdul Jaleel at Surathakl, as hundreds of mourners staged a peaceful protest stopping the ambulance carrying the mortal remains of the victim for last rites.

43-year-old Jaleel, who was running a fancy store, died in a hospital last night hours after he was stabbed by unidentified miscreants at Katipalla 4th Block in Surathkal, sparking fear and tension among people in the communally sensitive region which had witnessed a series of communal killings in the past.

Hundreds of mourners today blocked the ambulance which was carrying the mortal remains for last rites and staged a flash protest demanding the police to nab the culprits immediately. They accused the local people’s representatives of indulging in murder politics for their personal gains.

They held the government and politicians responsible for the killings of innocent Muslim men in the region.

Meanwhile, former Mangaluru North MLA and Congress leader B A Mohiuddin Bava, Wakf board chairman Shafi Sa’adi, former Mangaluru Mayor Ashraf rushed to the spot and attempted to console the protesters.

The police commissioner, who visited the spot, urged the people to cooperate with the police to maintain law and order and promised to nab the culprits behind the murder soon.

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Modi govt asks HC to direct Karnataka govt to vacate madrasa in Srirangapatna Jama Masjid

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November 14,2024

Bengaluru: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi led union government has requested the Karnataka High Court to direct the Mandya district administration and the state government to clear a madrasa operating within the premises of the historic Jama Masjid in Srirangapatna.

The Waqf Board, opposing this move, has claimed the mosque as its property and defended the right to conduct madrasa activities there.

The matter was brought before a division bench headed by Chief Justice N V Anjaria following a public interest litigation filed by a person named Abhishek Gowda from Kabbalu village in Kanakapura taluk. The petition alleged “unauthorised madrasa activities” within the mosque.

Representing the Central government, Additional Solicitor General of India for High Court of Karnataka, K Arvind Kamath argued that the Jama Masjid was designated as a protected monument in 1951, yet unauthorised madrasa operations continue there.

He noted that concerns over potential law and order issues have so far prevented any intervention. Kamath urged the court to direct the Mandya district administration to take action and vacate the madrasa from the mosque.

In defence, lawyers for the state government and the Waqf Board contested this request, stating that the Waqf Board had been recognised as the owner of the property since 1963 and, thus, conducting madrasa activities there is lawful.

After hearing both sides, the bench adjourned the case for further arguments, scheduling the next hearing for November 20.

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