CID probe ordered into alleged police atrocity on Ahmed Qureshi

April 18, 2017

Mangaluru, Apr 18: The Karnataka state government has asked the Criminal Investigation Department to probe into the allegation of custodial torture of Ahmed Qureshi. The government issued the notification on Sunday evening.

Ahmed Qureshi (25), a resident of Katipalla, was produced before the magistrate on March 27 by the Mangalru CCB police, who claimed that he was arrested on March 26 in connection with an attempt to murder case. Qureshi had stated that the injury marks on his body were the result of road accident.

However, later Qureshi had revealed that he was actually picked by the police on March 21 and that he was brutally tortured in the illegal confinement. He also claimed that the police had forced him to give false statement about his injuries by threatening him to implicate him in false case and eliminate him in a fake encounter.

On April 4 activists of Popular Front of India had staged a protest in front of the office of Mangaluru city police commissioner demanding action against the police officers who allegedly tortured Qureshi in the illegal conferment. However, the police had canned the protesters and detained 98 persons among them. As a result the issue snowballed into a major controversy.

M Chandra Sekhar, the commissioner of Mangaluru city police said: “Though the DCP has been conducting enquiry on the alleged torture, we have been asked to hand over the case for CID inquiry. We will hand over all the documents pertaining to the case to CID officers”

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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