A series of crackdowns by local Hindu groups as well as authorities across Bengaluru has brought into sharp focus the scale, organisation, and systemic facilitation of illegal Bangladeshi immigration into the city, exposing failures in identity verification, welfare delivery, and local governance.

‘Mini Bangladesh’ in Anekal Flattened

The most striking case emerged from Gaurenahalli in Anekal, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, where authorities uncovered an illegal settlement of over 600 Bangladeshi immigrants who had been living for nearly two years in what locals described as a “mini Bangladesh”.

Following a media expose, officials launched a large-scale demolition drive, deploying three JCBs to raze over 500 illegally constructed sheds. Investigations revealed the settlement functioned as a fully operational colony, complete with unauthorised electricity connections, forged documents, and access to government welfare schemes.

Authorities found widespread use of fake Aadhaar cards and forged birth certificates, with several documents carrying conflicting birth years for the same individual. These falsified records were allegedly used to tap into state welfare schemes, including the Gruhalakshmi scheme, meant exclusively for eligible residents of Karnataka. Sources also confirmed that weapons, including daggers, were recovered from within the demolished structures.

Though residents initially claimed they hailed from West Bengal and had informed local officials of their presence, document verification established that the papers were entirely fabricated, prompting authorities to clear the settlement and begin repatriation procedures. Officials have stressed that no leniency will be shown in cases involving infiltration and misuse of public resources.

Bettadasanapura–Hebbugodi Belt Under Scanner

Parallel action unfolded in the Bettadasanapura–Hebbugodi area, where demolition drives initiated against illegal constructions led to the arrest of 16 Bangladeshi nationals within the limits of Hebbugodi Police Station.

The breakthrough came after a viral video surfaced during a demolition exercise, showing a woman praising Bangladesh while recording the operation. Police identified her as Sarbana Khathuna, a resident of Podi village in the Bettadasanapura–Hebbugodi belt. Verification revealed she was an illegal immigrant living with a group of undocumented Bangladeshi nationals.

During interrogation, the detainees disclosed that they had paid ₹25,000 to ₹50,000 each to agents who facilitated their illegal entry. According to police, the migrants crossed the Bangladesh border, travelled to Kolkata, and were then transported to Bengaluru by train. Local agents allegedly arranged Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, and, over time, even BPL cards, enabling them to blend into the city’s informal workforce. Sixteen people, including three men, remain in custody.

While Karnataka Police, the State Government, and Central Government remain idle and fail to deport illegal Bangladeshi migrants, brave Hindu youth and leaders in Bengaluru’s Hulimangala-Bettadasanapura area have stepped up voluntarily to demolish their encroachments.

Kudos to… pic.twitter.com/F7yDMJLarB

— ಸನಾತನ (𑀲𑀦𑀸𑀢𑀦) (@sanatan_kannada) January 12, 2026

Aadhaar, Banks, and Birth Certificates

Ground-level investigations by locals across Bettadasanapura, Hebbugodi, Kogilu, and Anekal have exposed a disturbing pattern. Officials conducting the backward classes survey reportedly placed survey stickers on houses later identified as being occupied by Bangladeshi nationals.

Karnataka Govt has even put stickers of the recent backward class survey on their houses!

The fake address on the Aadhaar card is entered by the person himself who did Aadhar!

He doesn’t even have Indian DL but buys a vehicle on loan given by Bajaj Finance!

The state is… https://t.co/6u9dHJD7Bn pic.twitter.com/6XN3etJS62

— Shilpa (@shilpa_cn) January 15, 2026

Aadhaar enrolment operators allegedly entered fake addresses themselves, issued cards after collecting bribes, and enabled migrants to open bank accounts, obtain PAN cards, and even secure vehicle loans worth several lakhs, despite the absence of valid address proof, assets, or Indian driving licences.

Karnataka: Bangladesh illegal immigrant gets – Bank a/c, 4.5L LOAN, voter ID, PAN

2 Aadhaar cards by bribing just ₹1.5k!

His friend sits in Bangladesh & Aadhaar is already issued!

This is systemic rot! Vote bank states won’t act. Centre must act NOW!pic.twitter.com/p5zYMvFSwl

— Shilpa (@shilpa_cn) January 15, 2026

In at least one case, authorities found that a Bangladeshi migrant with no legal identity accessed maternity services, resulting in a child being issued an Indian birth certificate, effectively creating legal status for the next generation while relatives continued to live in Bangladesh with Indian identity documents.

Now he has a son born here. The child already got birth certificate at Vani Vila’s Hospital! The father has NO valid Indian ID, yet the system clears everything for the child!

One of his friend is still in Bangladesh but his Aadhar card is already issued here!! pic.twitter.com/2uFzlanDMQ

— Shilpa (@shilpa_cn) January 15, 2026

Bangladeshis Acknowledge They Are Illegal

After social workers from Hindu organisations confronted the illegal Bangladeshis, they kindly request them to leave the country. An illegal is seen translating that in Bangla to his fellow illegal counterparts. Calling it a national security issue, the social workers and activists state that lakhs of illegal migrants are present and warn that continued inaction will allow them to secure Aadhaar, ration cards, and PAN cards. Appealing directly to central leaders, they demanded urgent intervention, including electoral roll revision and an NIA probe, while one activist alleged that he faced multiple FIRs and social media bans for raising the issue but vows to continue.

Hindu Warriors peacefully asked illegal Bangladeshi immigrants to leave Karnataka

Bangladeshi admits that more than 2 Lakh Bangladeshis are living in Bengaluru illegally @HMOIndia must deport them all !!

Scary !! https://t.co/9ZLgOCHnNm pic.twitter.com/gG8bJi1q5i

— Sunanda Roy (@SaffronSunanda) January 15, 2026

Whitefield Murder Case Reveals Fake ID Network

Authorities have clarified that these cases are not isolated. Earlier this month, while probing the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Whitefield, police arrested Yusuf Mir (30). He initially claimed to be from West Bengal, producing Aadhaar and voter ID cards. Subsequent checks revealed both documents were fake and that Mir was a Bangladeshi national.

Investigators found that Mir had three wives – two residing in Kolkata and one in Whitefield. Police are now verifying the documents of his associates, including the victim’s parents, after learning that a dispute between families preceded the murder.

Kogilu Layout: Multiple IDs and Welfare Access

Further north, Kogilu Layout has emerged as another flashpoint. A BJP fact-finding committee has alleged that of 252 applicants for government housing schemes in the area, only 26 were locals. Many occupants were found in possession of multiple Aadhaar and voter ID cards, raising suspicions that several were Bangladeshi or Rohingya illegal immigrants.

The issue had earlier sparked political controversy and even a Kerala–Karnataka row over minority rights before being downplayed by the state government. The BJP has now demanded a National Investigation Agency probe, accusing the administration of looking the other way.

A City-Wide Pattern

From Bettadasanapura and Hebbugodi to Whitefield, Kogilu, and Anekal, the unfolding cases point to a systemic collapse rather than isolated lapses. As verification, demolition, and deportation drives expand, the revelations raise serious questions about how hundreds of illegal immigrants managed to live for years in Bengaluru, armed with official documents, welfare benefits, bank loans, and civic recognition without detection.

Source: Free Press Journal 

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Work on the four-lane, access-controlled Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway in Tamil Nadu is nearing completion, except for a single stalled stretch between Arakkonam and Kancheepuram, which has now emerged as the sole bottleneck delaying commissioning of the entire corridor.

According to officials from the National Highways Authority of India, all sections except the Arakkonam–Kancheepuram package are expected to be ready by June or July 2026.

Progress Across Tamil Nadu Sections

The 105.75-km Tamil Nadu portion of the expressway is divided into four packages:

• Gudipala–Walajahpet (24 km): 23.85 km completed
• Walajahpet–Arakkonam (24.5 km): 20.35 km completed
  • Only pending work: a rail overbridge
  • A railway-owned building obstructing alignment was recently demolished
• Arakkonam-Kancheepuram (25.5 km): Only 11 km completed
• Kancheepuram-Sriperumbudur (31.7 km): 25.25 km completed

NHAI sources said that with the recent clearance of railway land near Walajahpet-Arakkonam, work on that stretch is expected to move swiftly.

Single Package Delays Entire 262-km Project

While 71 km in Karnataka has already been commissioned and all Andhra Pradesh packages, cutting through forest and hilly terrain, are in advanced stages, the 25-km Arakkonam-Kancheepuram stretch in Tamil Nadu remains severely delayed.

An NHAI official confirmed that the authority has issued an intention to terminate the contractor for the Arakkonam-Kancheepuram package, citing abnormally slow execution.

However, the contractor challenged the notice in court. The High Court subsequently directed NHAI to provide the firm with one final opportunity to explain its position in person. Sources indicated that even this hearing has not yet taken place.

What’s really delaying the Chennai–Bengaluru Expressway (262 km, ₹18,000 cr)?

• 71 km in Karnataka commissioned long ago
• All Andhra Pradesh packages (and they cut through forests & hilly terrain) nearing completion
• Entire corridor largely ready for June–July… pic.twitter.com/xqrdklXlDM

— Prasanna Viswanathan (@prasannavishy) January 12, 2026

A retired NHAI official criticised the delay, stating that the contractor responsible for stalling the corridor should not be granted further extensions. He noted that the Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh sections, despite more challenging terrain, have progressed faster.

Conflicting Claims Over Responsibility

Over the past several months, multiple and conflicting explanations have emerged for the delay:

• NHAI alleges poor contractor performance
• The contractor reportedly claims delays in power and utility shifting by Tamil Nadu authorities
• The contractor has also cited non-fulfilment of fly ash supply commitments by the State, affecting project viability

With flatter terrain and minimal environmental hurdles, the continued delay of this stretch has raised questions over administrative coordination rather than engineering complexity.

Trumpet Interchange At Sriperumbudur Progressing

Meanwhile, work on a ₹122.03-crore trumpet interchange at Sriperumbudur is progressing steadily. The 1.089-km structure will provide six directional arms, connecting traffic from Vellore, Kancheepuram, and Chennai to the expressway.

Construction began in August 2024, and around 25% of the work has been completed, with 198 of 221 girders already precast. The interchange is expected to be completed later this year.

Why This Matters

Once operational, the Chennai–Bengaluru Expressway is expected to reduce travel time to around 2 hours and 15 minutes, significantly easing congestion on the existing highway.

With most of the 262-km, ₹18,000-crore project nearly ready, the continued delay of a single 25-km stretch has prompted industry observers to question whether the problem lies not in construction—but in governance and execution oversight.

As things stand, the commissioning of one of South India’s most critical infrastructure corridors hinges entirely on resolving this lone stalled package in Tamil Nadu.

Source: The Hindu

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A demolition drive carried out by civic authorities in north Bengaluru has triggered a sharp political row, drawing reactions from across states and exposing differences within the Congress party over the handling of encroachments and humanitarian concerns.

In the early hours of 20 December 2025, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) demolished between 200 and 400 illegal structures in Fakir Colony and Wasim Layout in Kogilu, near Yelahanka. The settlements were located on around 15 acres of government gomala and waste dump land in Survey No. 99, which officials said had been encroached upon over the years.

The demolitions, carried out around 4 am, left nearly 3,000 people homeless, with reports indicating that most of the affected families belonged to the Muslim Fakir community and included migrant workers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Residents alleged that the action was taken without adequate prior notice. Authorities, however, maintained that the land was unsafe for habitation, having earlier functioned as a quarry and later used as a dumping site, and that multiple notices had been issued earlier. Temporary electricity connections granted during 2017–18, officials said, did not confer legal rights over the land.

The issue escalated into a political controversy after Pinarayi Vijayan criticised the demolition on 25 December 2025, describing it as “bulldozer raj against minorities.” In a post on social media, Vijayan alleged that “anti-minority politics” associated with the Sangh Parivar was being carried out under a Congress government in Karnataka and offered “all possible help” to those displaced. CPI(M) MP A A Rahim also visited the site and termed the action anti-minority.

The bulldozing of Faqir Colony and Waseem Layout in Bengaluru, uprooting Muslim families who have lived there for years, exposes the brutal normalisation of “bulldozer raj”. Sadly, the Sangh Parivar’s anti-minority politics is now being executed under a Congress Government in…

— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) December 26, 2025

On 26 December 2025, the Congress high command stepped in. AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K C Venugopal said he had spoken to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, conveying the party’s “serious concern” over the manner in which the demolition was conducted. Venugopal said such actions should have been undertaken with “greater caution, sensitivity and compassion,” adding that assurances had been given regarding engagement with affected families, grievance redressal, and rehabilitation.

Spoke to Karnataka CM @siddaramaiah and DCM @DKShivakumar regarding the demolition of unauthorised constructions in Kogilu village, Bengaluru.

Conveyed the AICC’s serious concern that such actions should have been undertaken with far greater caution, sensitivity, and…

— K C Venugopal (@kcvenugopalmp) December 27, 2025

The intervention highlighted an apparent divergence between the Congress leadership at the Centre and the party’s Karnataka government. While the high command emphasised humanitarian considerations, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar defended the demolition, stating that the structures were illegal, located on land earmarked for garbage dumping, and posed serious safety risks. Shivakumar also responded to Vijayan’s remarks, saying the Kerala Chief Minister did not have accurate information about the site and asserting that unauthorised slums would not be allowed to come up across Bengaluru.

The BJP seized on the controversy, accusing the Congress of hypocrisy and alleging that the party’s response was driven by appeasement politics. Party leaders questioned why similar concern was not shown in other encroachment drives and criticised what they described as conflicting signals from the Congress leadership.

Source: Free Press Journal

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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has informed the Beltangady court that the alleged Dharmasthala mass burial case was a fabricated conspiracy orchestrated by anti-Dharmasthala activists. The findings were submitted in a preliminary report, in which the SIT stated that Dharmasthala authorities have received a clean chit based on the evidence examined so far.

The SIT has sought additional time to complete the investigation and file its final report.

Six Accused Named In The Case

The SIT’s preliminary report names six accused individuals:

• A1: Chinnayya
• Mahesh Shetty Thimarody
• Girish Mattennavar
• Jayanth
• Vitthal Gowda
• Sujatha Bhatt

Investigators stated that A1, Chinnayya, was allegedly paid, pressured, and coached to make false statements. The SIT said a false narrative of “mass burials” was constructed to target Dharmasthala, with the accused allegedly procuring a skull, staging evidence, and recording coached video statements to support the claim.

Conspiracy Meetings, Evidence Trails Recovered

According to the SIT, conspiracy meetings were held at the residence of accused Mahesh Shetty Thimarody. Investigators reported recovering video clips, bank transaction trails, electronic data, and witness statements – All of which, the SIT said, support the conclusion that the mass burial allegations were fabricated and part of a coordinated conspiracy.

SIT Seeks Permission To Arrest Five Accused

The SIT has sought the court’s permission to arrest five of the accused. If approval is granted, arrests are expected to take place immediately. The agency is preparing for custodial interrogation ahead of submitting its final report.

TNM Propaganda Shattered To Bits

The leftist “news portal” The News Minute finds its propaganda completely shattered to bits and has not yet apologised to the public or to the institution for carrying reports that was based entirely out of lies. TNM manufactured and amplified the “mass burial” lies and it stands exposed as a politically motivated smear against a revered Hindu institution. TNM published over two dozen reports this year, aggressively platforming an unverified “masked man” whose sensational claims were treated as gospel while basic journalistic scrutiny was abandoned.

Their videos, ‘ground’ reports, and podcasts framed speculation as fact, linked unrelated past tragedies to imply a pattern, and repeatedly undermined official explanations from the Panchayat. Reporters presented routine procedures for unclaimed bodies as sinister, avoided questioning the logistical impossibility of the allegations, and cast every legal restraint as evidence of a cover-up.

TNM’s coverage functioned less as reporting and more as ideological propaganda aimed at tarnishing a sacred Hindu institution. The facts have now buried the fiction.

Source: India Today

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The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government tabled the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2025, in the state assembly on 8 December 2025, sparking immediate and intense controversy. While the government presented the legislation as a necessary framework to uphold “dignity,” “equality,” and “protection for all communities,” a detailed examination of the text has led to forceful accusations from critics and legal experts that the Bill is a precision-crafted instrument designed to suppress Hindu speech, festivals, and dissent under the guise of maintaining harmony.

The proposed law introduces broad and subjective definitions, unprecedented criminal liabilities for online activity, and sweeping powers for authorities, creating what opponents are calling a “digital weapon of mass destruction” aimed at the majority community.

A Sweeping Definition Of “Harm” That Criminalises Hindu Speech By Default

The Bill defines harm to include emotional, psychological, social or economic injury. This definition is deliberately vague and allows almost any Hindu assertion – religious, cultural or political to be reframed as an offence.

Hindu views on proselytisation, communal violence, doctrinal exclusivity or religious supremacism are already routinely labelled “hate-filled” or “majoritarian” in public discourse. With the Bill in place, these labels acquire criminal force. A Hindu questioning conversions could be accused of causing “emotional harm”. A Hindu highlighting violent patterns could be said to have inflicted “psychological harm”. A Hindu critiquing exclusivist creeds could be blamed for “social harm”.

The Karnataka government seems to have revived the same vague standards that led the Supreme Court to strike down Section 66A, but in an even more expansive form.

This could also lead to cross-state FIRs becoming a routine. As one scenario illustrates, a person in Delhi commenting on Islam or Christianity even within documented textual descriptions could face an FIR in Karnataka if any individual in the state claims emotional or psychological injury.

Let us take the example of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose life was upended after allegations of hurt sentiments – that case is a preview of how such provisions may operate in practice.

Criminalising Forwarding, Sharing And Even Unintentional Involvement

A key point of alarm is the Bill’s criminalisation of “unknowing assistance”. The term converts everyday digital behaviour into a legal minefield.

Under this clause, forwarding a WhatsApp message, sharing a news article, retweeting satire or circulating commentary could become an offence if someone alleges emotional or psychological harm. Intention becomes irrelevant; facts become irrelevant; context becomes irrelevant.

If one analyses FIR patterns, one can notice that online speech cases in recent years have largely targeted Hindus questioning conversion activities, radicalisation, demographic aggression or violent street mobilisation. Now this new Bill makes this process significantly easier and faster.

The provision seems to be creating a “digital weapon of mass prosecution aimed at the majority”.

A Mechanism That Allows Volatile Groups To Veto Hindu Festivals And Gatherings

The Bill grants District Magistrates sweeping authority to restrict gatherings, processions, loudspeakers and public events if any community raises “apprehension”. This clause seemingly hands disproportionate power to groups that threaten unrest.

One can observe the recurring tensions around Ramanavmi, Hanuman Jayanti and Ganesh processions. Under the new framework, instead of controlling those who threaten violence, authorities may simply cancel the Hindu procession.

Hence, the more volatile a group becomes, the more administrative power it gains; the more peaceful a Hindu festival is, the more vulnerable it becomes to cancellation. This is a statutory codification of Congress’ long-standing model of “peace” – a model that relies on silencing Hindus to avoid upsetting specific vote banks.

Exemption For Proselytisation – The Bill’s ‘Most Revealing’ Clause

Observers highlight a specific exemption protecting “bona fide interpretation and espousing of religious tenets”, explicitly including proselytisation. This is the single most telling provision in the Bill.

At a time when aggressive conversion campaigns in rural Karnataka have been linked to inducement, deceit and foreign-funded networks, the government has chosen not only to ignore these issues but to provide missionary activities a legal shield.

The exemption itself is proof that proselytisation generates emotional and social distress and that instead of addressing that distress, the Bill criminalises Hindu resistance to it.

This provision can be seen as giving a free hand to run conversion rackets without fear of consequence.

Immunity For Officials, Liability For Citizens

The Bill gives sweeping immunity to government officials for actions taken “in good faith”. Combined with vague definitions of harm, this creates total asymmetry: the state acts without accountability while the citizen faces limitless criminal exposure.

A police officer can book a Hindu social media user for satire or commentary without fear of consequences; an officer can restrict a Hindu procession citing “apprehension” from another community and remain protected.

This structure can be seen as producing fear-based governance, not law and order.

The Bill Will Likely Fail Any Serious Legal Test

Legal scholars opposing the Bill argue that it violates established constitutional principles. They point out that restrictions on speech must be narrowly defined, emotional or psychological harm is not grounds for restriction under Article 19(2), there must be a direct link to incitement of violence.

Critics warn of a severe chilling effect, arguing that fear of criminal complaints will push Hindus into silence long before any court evaluates the legality of the provisions.

The Bill seems to be designed less to secure convictions and more to cultivate hesitation, to make Hindus second-guess criticism of conversions, extremism or policy decisions.

Part Of A Long Ideological Pattern?

The Bill can be framed as a continuation of Congress’ historical approach to regulating speech. One can look at Nehru’s First Amendment restricting free expression, Indira Gandhi’s Emergency suppressing civil liberties, the UPA’s Section 66A disproportionately used against Hindu social media users.

Communities which riot over perceived slights are already empowered, while communities that do not resort to violence, primarily Hindus, become easier to silence.

A Potential Model For Other Congress-Influenced States?

Critics warn that if Karnataka implements this framework successfully, similar legislation may appear in other states where Hindu festivals face routine restrictions, including Tamil Nadu.

They argue that Congress has realised it can influence national discourse without controlling national law; a state-level sentiment-based policing model can deter Hindu speech across India.

The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2025 has been presented by the state government as a mechanism to promote “harmony”. However, it only comes across as a legal architecture that empowers those who threaten unrest, protects proselytisation, and converts subjective emotional discomfort into criminal liability. The Bill seems to institutionalise a hierarchy in which the state and certain communities gain sweeping protection, while Hindu speech, Hindu festivals and Hindu digital expression remain permanently exposed.

Overall, the Bill does not target hate, it targets the Hindu citizen, precisely because the Hindu community does not riot over cartoons or threaten violence over disagreement and therefore becomes the easiest constituency for the state to police.

Source: OpIndia

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In a significant development, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala case has filed a comprehensive 3,900-page chargesheet against six individuals, including the original complainant, for allegedly fabricating evidence and forging documents to support false claims of multiple burials.

The chargesheet was presented before the Additional Civil Judge and JMFC CH Vijayendra in Belthangady court, Dakshina Kannada, on Thursday. The accused have been charged under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The Accused and the Charges

Those named in the chargesheet are:

1. Chinnaiah, the primary complainant.
2. Mahesh Shetty Thimarody, an activist and founder of the Rashtriya Hindu Jagarana Vedike.
3. Girish Mattennavar, a former police officer.
4. T Jayanth, a relative of a 1986 death case victim.
5. Vittala Gowda, uncle of 2012 rape-murder victim Soujanya.
6. Sujatha Bhat, who filed a separate false complaint.

The SIT has invoked a range of sections including 227 (giving false evidence), 228 (fabricating false evidence), 229, 230 (fabricating false evidence for capital offence), 231 (for life imprisonment offence), 233 (using evidence known to be false), 236 (false statement in declaration), 240 (giving false information on an offence), 248 (false charge to injure), and 336 (forgery) of the BNS.

How The Case Unravelled 

The case originated when Chinnaiah filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which the Supreme Court rejected on 5 May 2025, seeking an investigation into the ‘burial of many bodies’ in Dharmasthala between 1995 and 2014. Undeterred, he later filed a police complaint with the same allegations.

A critical turn came when Chinnaiah gave a voluntary statement before a magistrate under Section 183 of the BNSS and produced a skull, claiming it belonged to a woman. However, the SIT’s forensic investigation debunked this claim, revealing the skull was that of a 32-year-old man.

Following this, the SIT arrested Chinnaiah for perjury on August 23. During interrogation, he allegedly confessed to giving a false complaint and voluntary statement under pressure from Mahesh Shetty Thimarody and other activists.

The Conspiracy and New Revelations

According to the SIT, Chinnaiah revealed that the skull was given to him by Vittala Gowda and his brother. He subsequently gave a second voluntary statement to the court, recanting his earlier claims.

The SIT, in a writ petition filed in the High Court, stated that Chinnaiah’s revelations pointed to the complicity of the activists, with one of them even being allegedly involved in a separate murder.

The chargesheet also details the role of Sujatha Bhat, who admitted to filing a false police complaint about her MBBS-studying daughter going missing from Dharmasthala. She told the SIT she acted under pressure from Thimarody and four other activists.

Obstruction and Further Evidence

SIT officials informed the court that some of the accused individuals obstructed the inquiry when summoned. The investigation included searches at 17 locations and the collection of statements from those in contact with Chinnaiah, pointing to a wider conspiracy.

The SIT’s report traces the journey of the skull, alleging that Vittala Gowda retrieved it from Bangalagudda in February 2024 and recorded the act on video, which was then passed to Mattennavar.

In follow-up excavations at Bangalagudda hill, the SIT recovered eight more skulls and additional skeletal remains, which have been sent for forensic examination. The team also found identification cards belonging to two individuals from Kodagu and Tumakuru at the site.

The SIT has stated that a supplementary chargesheet will be filed after receiving pending scientific reports from the Forensic Science Laboratory and other related documents. The court is now set to examine the voluminous chargesheet and take cognizance of the offences.

(Source: The Hindu)

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In a stunning rebuke to the Congress-led Karnataka government, the state’s High Court has delivered a powerful defense of fundamental rights, exposing the glaring contradiction between the party’s public posturing and its authoritarian actions. While Rahul Gandhi theatrically carries a copy of the Constitution in his pocket during political campaigns, his own government in Karnataka has been caught systematically violating that very document.

The court, headed by Justice M Nagaprasanna, didn’t merely stay the government’s controversial order requiring prior permission for public gatherings – it delivered a lesson on the constitution that should embarrass the Congress leadership. The bench explicitly stated that the government’s order violates Article 19(1)(a) and 19(1)(b) of the Constitution, which guarantee freedom of speech and expression and the right to assemble peacefully.

The Anatomy of a Constitutional Violation

What makes the Karnataka government’s action particularly egregious is the court’s clear explanation: under Article 13(2), fundamental rights can only be restricted by a law passed by the legislature, not through a simple Government Order. This basic constitutional principle seems to have escaped the Congress government, which attempted to bypass legislative process and impose restrictions through executive fiat.

The court’s reasoning was unequivocal: If it violates Fundamental Rights, it becomes invalid for all, not just a few. This exposes the government’s desperate attempt to limit the stay’s application only to the petitioner as constitutionally illiterate.

The Political Agenda Behind the Constitutional Violation

The timing and context of this order reveal its true nature. The controversial directive emerged shortly after Minister Priyank Kharge wrote to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah urging a ban on RSS activities in public spaces. This wasn’t about public safety or maintaining order – it was a blatant political move disguised as administrative action.

The court saw through this charade. By extending the interim stay to everyone, not just the petitioner, the judiciary prevented the government from selectively targeting organizations while claiming the order was neutral. The bench’s refusal to play along with the government’s request to confine the stay reveals how transparent the political motivation behind this order was.

Rahul Gandhi’s Constitutional Hypocrisy

The irony is thick enough to cut with a knife. Rahul Gandhi, who has made the Constitution his favorite political prop, whose social media team meticulously documents every occasion he’s seen holding the sacred document, presides over a party that doesn’t seem to understand its most basic provisions.

While Gandhi travels the country posing as the Constitution’s defender, his government in Karnataka was busy trampling on the very fundamental rights the document exists to protect. The court’s intervention raises an uncomfortable question: has Rahul Gandhi ever actually read the Constitution he so ostentatiously carries?

The High Court’s ruling exposes the Congress party’s constitutional commitment as selective and politically convenient. They’ll invoke the Constitution when it serves their political narrative but won’t hesitate to violate it when it suits their agenda of targeting ideological opponents.

The Bigger Pattern

This isn’t an isolated incident. It’s part of a pattern where the Congress, while positioning itself as a defender of democratic values, repeatedly demonstrates authoritarian tendencies when in power. The Karnataka episode reveals a party that understands the Constitution’s symbolic value but fails to grasp – or willfully ignores – its substantive protections.

As the matter heads for further hearing on 15 December 2025, with the interim stay continuing, the Karnataka High Court has done more than just check executive overreach. It has exposed the hollow nature of the Congress’s constitutional piety and given the nation a crucial reminder: carrying the Constitution matters far less than understanding and respecting it.

(Source: The News Minute)

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A video of a group of men offering namaz just outside the entrance gate to Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has sparked a debate, putting a spotlight on the Karnataka government’s own guidelines for religious activities in public spaces.

The incident, which occurred near Gate 3 in the terminal’s drop-off area, shows the prayer proceeding with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel stationed nearby. The visual quickly went viral on social media, drawing public attention to the use of a high-security airport zone for a religious gathering.

How is this even allowed inside the T2 Terminal of Bengaluru International Airport?
Hon’ble Chief Minister @siddaramaiah and Minister @PriyankKharge do you approve of this?

Did these individuals obtain prior permission to offer Namaz in a high-security airport zone?
Why is it… pic.twitter.com/iwWK2rYWZa

— Vijay Prasad (@vijayrpbjp) November 9, 2025

Sources at Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) confirmed the authenticity of the video but clarified that the prayers were offered outside the main terminal gate, in a public access area. They also pointed out that the airport already has a multi-faith prayer room inside the terminal, accessible to passengers of all religions. BIAL has so far declined to issue an official comment.

An officer from the KIA Police Station stated that no formal complaint had been received regarding the incident and added that the location technically does not fall under their direct jurisdiction.

A Question of Rules and Consistency

Priyank Kharge had formally urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to impose a ban on all activities conducted by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in government institutions and public premises across the state. In a letter dated 4 October 2025, Kharge contended that such activities go against India’s unity and the constitutional spirit.

Calling for firm government action, Kharge urged that a ban be imposed on all RSS activities, whether under the name of ‘shakha’, ‘sanghik’, or ‘baithak’. He specified that the ban should cover government schools, government-aided schools, public playgrounds, parks, temples under the Muzrai Department, sites under the Archaeology Department, and all other government premises.

The namaz incident has reignited discussion on the state’s own rules for public gatherings – rules which Minister Priyank Kharge himself had recently cited in a separate context. Kharge had emphasized that government guidelines require prior permission for any religious activity or gathering held on public or government property.

However, applying that same logic to the current incident raises several questions:

How did a group of people manage to perform prayers in a restricted airport security zone? Did they have clearance from authorities?

Why were security personnel, tasked with maintaining protocol, merely bystanders during the act?

If the rule of prior permission applies universally, does it extend equally to all religious practices in public or sensitive spaces?

Minister Kharge had earlier said, “Airports already have prayer rooms for all religions. If someone wants to pray, they can do it there.” His own statement exposes the irony of the current situation: when designated spaces already exist, what justifies performing prayers in active public areas, especially under the watch of central security forces?

(Source: Indian Express)

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In yet another shocking indictment of the Congress government’s crumbling law and order in Karnataka, a viral video from Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara Central Prison has exposed how dreaded criminals — including an ISIS operative and a convicted serial rapist — enjoy VIP treatment behind bars.

The footage shows inmates casually using mobile phones, sipping tea, and chatting freely — as if in a café, not a high-security prison. Among them are Zuhaib Hameed Shakeel Manna, an alleged ISIS recruiter who radicalised youth to join terror modules in Syria, and Umesh Reddy, a convicted serial rapist and murderer whose death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

That such hardened criminals could access mobile phones inside a top-security prison is not just a breach — it’s a collapse of governance. It raises an uncomfortable question: under the Congress rule, have Karnataka’s prisons turned into safe havens for terrorists and sexual predators?

The state home department has now ordered a probe, but the damage is done. The video has once again laid bare how under the Congress regime, even convicts linked to terrorism and brutal crimes enjoy impunity, while the system looks the other way.

Source: Hindustan Times

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Bengaluru witnessed tension earlier this week after a man allegedly vandalised the Venugopalaswamy Temple in Devara Beesanahalli. The incident took place around 8:30 AM on 28 October 2025, when the accused, identified as Kabir, reportedly entered the temple’s sanctum sanctorum wearing slippers and desecrated the idols.

According to preliminary police information, Kabir, who runs a shoe-stitching shop in the area, first struck a photo of Lord Ganesha displayed in front of a nearby medical shop with a stick. When confronted by locals, he allegedly ran toward the Venugopalaswamy Temple, shouting religious slogans. Witnesses said he hurled a stone at the temple’s Garuda Gamba before entering the sanctum, dragging the idol of the deity, and kicking it with his slippers while holding an oil-like substance in his hand.

The act triggered outrage among locals and temple staff, who caught Kabir, tied him to a pole, and assaulted him before handing him over to the Marathahalli police. Officers later visited the site and conducted an inspection. Items allegedly used in the incident including a bottle, slippers, and stones were seized from the spot.

Police officials said Kabir is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital under custody and will be interrogated after discharge. Preliminary investigation suggests that the accused may be of Bangladeshi origin and is suspected to have entered Bengaluru illegally.

The Marathahalli police have registered a case and are conducting further investigation into the motive and background of the accused.

(Source: PublicTV)

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