Indian Express: Hubballi: Tuesday,
April 14, 2015.
Old Hubballi
police took a man into custody on Monday for allegedly threatening an RTI
activist.
The accused,
Manjunath Shirahatti of Anand Nagar, was arrested on Sunday night.
RTI activist
Shivakumar Chandrashekhar Gokavi (21) of Ekta Colony tried to commit suicide
last week.
He had consumed
phenol mixed with kerosene and is now recuperating at KIMS Hospital.
Gokavi had
lodged a police complaint against BJP corporator Satish Hangal and his
supporters, including Manjunath Shirahatti. Gokavi had alleged that Hangal had
threatened him for seeking details about Hangal’s asset through an RTI.
A source said
that Hangal is now in Maharashtra. “No
doubt he is out of the state. If he was here we would have arrested him.
Tracing his mobile has become a big problem,” police sources said.
Meanwhile,
Manjunath’s parents and neighbours
protested in front of the police station, claiming that he was innocent.
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