
Cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli arrested by Bengaluru police for abusing social activist
The Hindu
Earlier, Bengaluru police had arrested Puneeth Kerehalli under the Goonda Act. He challenged the arrest in the High Court of Karnataka. The government dropped the charges against him. He was released recently.
Cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli, a habitual offender, has been arrested by Sampigehalli police in Bengaluru in connection with an atrocity case, on November 3.
Puneeth Kerehalli is named in over 14 criminal cases. Now, he has been booked under SC - ST Atrocities Prevention Act, 1989 and for criminal intimidation for his social media posts against social activist Bhairappa Harish Kumar. In his social media post, Kerehalli also verbally abused Harish Kumar and his family in a demeaning manner.
Earlier, Bengaluru police had arrested Puneeth Kerehalli under the Goonda Act. He challenged the arrest in the High Court of Karnataka. The government dropped the charges against him. He was released recently.
After his release, he continued making provocative and abusive statements. Four FIRs were registered against him in different police stations across Karnataka.

The sudden demise of Deputy Chief Minister and NCP supreme Ajit Pawar has thrown Maharashtra's politics in a state of flux. The regional power equations in a turbulent political ecosystem are likely to change due to the death of a mass leader with a strong grip over administration, and acceptance across the entire party leadership. As the chequered path of succession will be discussed, throwing several names from the Pawar family and outside the Pawar family in the ring, speculations on whether his wife Sunetra Pawar will emerge as the dark horse, have also emerged. What will be the decision of the Pawar family, how will Mahayuti be shaped now, what path will the senior satraps of NCP who had accepted Ajit Pawar's leadership, take? His death has led to several unanswered questions, leaving a void in the State politics for a long time.












