Mangalore: Cops seize vehicle carrying over 1 lakh anti-Lobo pamphlets; BJP leader arrested

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, May 4, 2013: A Tavera  vehicle carrying over one lakh  pamphlets having contents targeting Congress candidate of Mangalore South JR Lobo,  has been seized by the Kadri Police on May 4, Saturday. This development takes place at a time when just a few hours are left for the state to go to the polls. BJP Secretary Satish Prabhu who was in the vehicle has been arrested along with the driver of the Tavera.

The vehicle bearing registration number KA 19C 5279  was intercepted near the Bejai Museum by a team of police led by Kadri inspector GT Nayak . Interestingly, the pamphlets have been printed in the name of Hanumanth Kamath of Nagarika Hitharakshana Samithi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It has been reliably learnt  that the pamphlets were meant to be  distributed throughout the city. Kadri police have registered a case and are conducting the investigations.

Chaos outside Kadri police station: No sooner the incident took place,  several Congress workers led by the candidate JR Lobo  gathered outside Kadri police station and sought action against the culprits. However, there was utter confusion when the cops asked the Congressmen to leave the place. Even a large number of BJP workers gathered and  additional police teams were rushed to the spot to diffuse the situation.The party workers later dispersed from the place.

A Congress leader on condition of anonymity said the  incident revealed that the BJP was resorting to such steps out of desperation and charged the rival party of adopting foul means to tarnish the image of Lobo.