Doctor accused in assault case brought from Ooty
The Hindu
He ‘attacked’ a Dalit who married his sister
The Chirayinkeezhu police on Saturday recorded the arrest of Danish George, a doctor accused of assaulting his sister’s husband a week ago.
Danish, who was apprehended from a hotel in Ooty late Friday, was brought to Chirayinkeezhu on Saturday. He was taken by the police to collect evidence. A team led by Attingal Dy.SP D. Suneesh Babu accompanied the accused to the spot near his house where he assaulted his sister’s husband Mithun Krishnan, a Dalit. The couple had married against Danish’s family’s wishes.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Dakshina Kannada MP, on Saturday urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate speeding up of ongoing critical infrastructure works in the region, including Mangaluru-Bengaluru NH 75 widening, establishment of Indian Coast Guard Academy, and merger of Konkan Railway Corporation with the Indian Railways.