Section 144 in four taluks of Dakshina Kannada completes 50 days

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July 15, 2017

Mangaluru, Jul 15: The prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPc clamped in Dakshina Kannada district entered 50 days on Saturday. Currently the Section is in place in Bantwal, Sullia, Puttur and Belthangady taluks.

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Following stabbing of a youth from minority community by saffron activists on May 27, the Dakshina Kannada district administration first imposed prohibitory orders in Bantwal. Few days later it was extended to other taluks and in Mangaluru City Commissionerate limits during Ramadan festival.

Despite prohibitory orders in place, several untoward incidents including two murders and several incidents of assaults took place in Bantwal. Members of Sangh Parivar violated the order and held at a protest at Bantwal town. Hundreds of right-wing activists including MPs Shobha Karandlaje and Nalin Kumar Kateel, MLC Ganesh Karnik, MLA Sunil Kumar and RSS leader Kalladaka Bhat have been booked for organising the protest on July 7. Stone throwing was reported during the funeral procession of slain RSS worker Sharath on July 8.

Section 144 of CrPC prohibits any assembly of five or more people in an area. Every member of such unlawful assembly can be booked for engaging in rioting, maximum punishment for which is three years.

Section 144 is clamped not because there is tension in the region, but as a preventive measure, said minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs U T Khader. "The district administration has clamped prohibitory orders only to see that no more clashes are reported. It is just to prevent those miscreants from creating more trouble. Now people are living peacefully, but the Section 144 is continuing only as a warning for miscreants. This is also to prevent processions and speeches that lead to tension. Prohibitory orders will be withdrawn soon," Khader told reporters on Saturday.

It seems that no police officer is willing to serve in communally-sensitive Bantwal taluk. For, two circle inspectors, who were transferred to Bantwal, refused to report to duty citing they they cannot work in Bantwal circle due to political interference in their work and communal violence. This forced the state government to depute a senior police official M S Prakash, who was serving in Anti-Naxal Force at Karkala. He assumed charge on Friday.

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March 14,2024

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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March 26,2024

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Mangaluru: Officials from Cyber Economic and Narcotics Crime Police Station in Mangaluru have arrested a man for allegedly engaging in an online fraud by deceiving a person on the pretext of offering a part-time job. The arrested is Saddam Gauri alias Bavuri, 30, from Rajasthan.

City police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said the CEN police received a complaint regarding an online scam related to a part-time job offer.

Police registered a case under sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act, along with IPC Section 420. The complainant had received a link via WhatsApp from an unknown number, purportedly offering a part-time job opportunity.

Upon clicking the link, the complainant was instructed to complete certain tasks to earn money. However, during the process, the complainant incurred a loss of Rs 1.1 lakh.

Following an investigation into the matter, the CEN police successfully arrested the suspect and presented him before the court. In the course of arrest, police seized two mobile phones, eight debit cards, four bank cheque books, Aadhaar card, PAN card, and other relevant documents from the accused.

The arrest was made possible through the efforts of CEN station inspector Shyam Sundar and his team, under the guidance of City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB) ACP Ravish Nayak and DCP Siddharth Goyal.

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March 28,2024

An Indian expatriate, hailing from Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka, who was detained in Jeddah jail in an alleged cyber case, was set free recently. He is allowed to continue his work in the same company. 

The 49-year-old Mangalurean, has been working for a Maintenance company in Jeddah for more than 13 years. He is known for his efficiency and sincerity in the company with good experience in his field of work. 

His company usually assigned him on duty in Jeddah sea port to take the delivery of the goods consigned to his company. As a part of his duty, he normally takes pictures of the goods before the transportation. He did the same in February 2023 too. 

The security personnel informed the police about his act that amounts to be a violation of the port security rule. He was unaware of the rule as he was doing it normally in the port during the release of the goods. Since then, he was detained by the police on the charge of photographing inside the port premises. After more than 6 months detention, he was released and allowed to work in the same company. 

The detainee’s brother based in Jeddah was constantly pursuing the case.

P A Hameed Padubidri, a pro-bono NRI lawyer and social worker based in Riyadh, extended his socio-humanitarian help in this case upon the request of his family and relatives. 

He actively involved trying to set him free from the jail on humanitarian grounds with the coordination and help of the Consulate General of India (CGI) Jeddah. The CGI keenly followed up the case with the concerned Saudi authorities. He was released from the jail recently and shared his happiness with his family and thanked good samaritans. 

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