HAVERI:
Savanur police booked five people for allegedly
attending a mass prayer at Shukravar
Mosque in the town on Friday. Police had resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the gathering which had
violated the Covid-19 lockdown and
Section 144.
On Saturday, tahsildar Mallikarjun Heggannavar filed a written complaint against Rajahmed Pathan, Fazalahmed Khan Pathan, Jakeerahmed Parash, Nennemia Bannur and Sadiq Maniyar. About 35 people have been mentioned in the FIR. The accused were booked under various sections of the IPC and provisions of the Disaster Management Act and
Epidemic Diseases Act.