Because the scenario continued to be tense within the border areas of Karnataka and Maharashtra following the assault on the RTC bus conductor in Belagavi for allegedly not responding in Marathi, the household of the minor lady concerned within the case on Tuesday introduced that they’ve determined to withdraw the POCSO case.
The mom of the lady has additionally appealed to the individuals of Karnataka and Maharashtra states to not blow the incident out of proportion.
The mom within the video said, “The incident had taken place when my son and daughter went to the hospital after getting a ticket. The conductor had used dangerous language. We love the Kannada language and communicate Marathi at house.”
“We’re involved and saddened that the difficulty has snowballed right into a disaster scenario between two states and a problem of tussle over language. We apologise if we now have made any mistake. Those that are concerned within the assault have been jailed. The matter ought to finish right here. It was a scuffle over the ticket. We’re withdrawing the case,” the mom said.
Belagavi Police Commissioner Iada Martin, reacting to the event said in Belagavi that the Investigating Officer within the case has been modified and the case is handed over to the Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). “I bought the video from the mom of the sufferer. I’ll ask the ACP to look into the matter, document the assertion on this regard and proceed within the case additional,” Iada Martin said.
Minister for Transport Ramalinga Reddy said in Bengaluru, “I had gone to Belagavi on Monday and met the conductor on the hospital. I’ve additionally mentioned the matter with the officers. No RTC buses from Karnataka are going to Maharashtra and not one of the buses are coming into Karnataka from Maharashtra. Personal buses are working. We had 509 schedules and Maharashtra buses had 130 schedules. The general public is affected by it.”
“Barring the incident of one of many Maharashtra RTC buses painted black in Chitradurga, no such incident is reported from the state. Nevertheless, in Maharashtra, Karnataka RTC buses are focused and painted black. I’ve spoken to our Chief Secretary to debate the matter with the authorities in Maharashtra. I’ve additionally briefed the matter to CM Siddaramaiah,” Minister Reddy said.
In the meantime, Kannada organisations staged a protest in Belagavi metropolis condemning the incident. The police eliminated the Kannada activists from the highway and took them to an undisclosed location in buses.
T.A. Narayana Gowda, the president of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, urged that the Goonda Act have to be slapped towards those that attacked the conductor. “If the accused are discovered, we’re able to rather more than what they did to the conductor. We don’t wish to observe the Maharashtra Ekikarana Samiti (MES),” he warned.
Praveen Kumar Shetty, the President of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Shetty Faction) said that the POCSO has been lodged towards the conductor because of the stress of politicians.
In the meantime, the conductor expressed happiness over the choice of the minor lady’s household to withdraw the POCSO case towards him and said that the case was lodged towards him to make him withdraw his criticism.
Pressure prevailed within the border district of Belagavi final Saturday following the assault on an RTC bus conductor by a gaggle of individuals for asking them to talk in Kannada.
Kannada organisations staged a protest and blocked the Belagavi-Bagalkot highway, demanding that the police take motion towards those that attacked the bus conductor.
