Moral police will be booked under non-bailable warrant'

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March 26, 2011

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Udupi, March 26: Dr Y S Ravikumar of 2007 IPS cadre took charge as Udupi Superintendent of Police here on Friday.

Speaking to mediapersons soon after assuming the office, Ravikumar said utmost attention will be given to maintain law and order in the district. Measures will be taken to check crime activities like house robbery and chain snatching cases. Evening and late night beats will be organised to control the crime rates.

He said naxal problem has come down and about 90 per cent naxal activities have been curbed. However, there are rumours that the naxal leaders seek support from the inhabitants of the naxal prone areas by threatening and also by pleading them. If these speculations are found right, immediate measures will be taken to tackle the naxal menace in the area, he added.

Non bailable warrant
He said moral policing is illegal and the people involved in moral policing will be charged under IPC sections by issuing non bailable warrant. It is against social morale, he added.

Morning hours will be exclusively meant to address public grievances, he said.
Ravikumar is a MBBS graduate from Bangalore.

He hails from Bhadravathi in Shimoga. He completed his probationary period in Bijapur and was appointed as ASP in Bidar before taking charge as Udupi SP.

The public can contact him at: 94829 99100/94484 73872


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November 21,2025

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Udupi: The Malpe Police have arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly sharing classified information related to Indian Navy vessels with individuals in Pakistan, posing a serious threat to national security.

According to a complaint filed by the CEO of Udupi Cochin Shipyard, Malpe—an institution under the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways—the prime accused, Rohit (29), was working as an insulator through subcontractor M/S Shushma Marine Pvt Ltd. He had earlier served at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala, where naval ships are under construction.

Udupi SP Hariram Shankar said the accused had unlawfully shared, via WhatsApp, confidential identification numbers of Navy-related ships and other classified details while working in Kerala, allegedly for illegal gains.

After joining the Malpe shipyard unit, Rohit reportedly continued collecting sensitive information through a friend in Kochi and circulated it to unauthorised individuals, violating national security protocols and potentially endangering India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity.

Based on the complaint, Malpe Police registered a case under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 3 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923.

A police team led by Karkala Subdivision Assistant Superintendent of Police Harsha Priyamvada—along with PSI Anil Kumar D, ASI Harish, and PC Ravi Jadhav—conducted the investigation and arrested the two accused, identified as Rohit (29) and Santri (37), both residents of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh.

The duo was produced before the court, which remanded them in judicial custody till December 3. Further investigation is in progress.

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