Police accused of arresting innocents, keeping women under illegal detention

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November 16, 2011

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Mangalore, November 16: Allegations of arresting and harassing innocent people including women are coming from Ullal, Bajpe, Suratkal and Kavoor jurisdictional police limits, following the recent untoward incidents under the limits of Mangalore City Police Commissionerate.

According to a media report, police, who have interrogated more than two dozens of people in the past four days, kept a few among them under illegal detention. Family sources said that at least women were also there among the illegally detained persons.

It is learnt that these detentions have been carried out under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner of Police Jaggannath.

Three brutal murders and one murder attempt cases have been registered under the limits of Mangalore city police Commissionerate between November 11 and November 13.

Local people have expressed fear that there has been a systematic effort to give a communal angle to these untoward these incidents, despite the fact that police themselves have claimed that the rivalry between gangs and disputes were the reason behind these crimes.

Bajpe police have identified one Naushad from Farangipet as one of the accused in connection with the murder attempt on Bajrang Dal activist Raveendra, who was stabbed by miscreants near Gurpur Kaikamba last Sunday.

In order to know his whereabouts, police had taken his brother-in-law into custody from his from his home on Monday night.

Family members of Naushad have accused the police of taking his mother and wife into their custody after storming into their house in Krishnapur in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to the family members, these women still did not return after police took them from home.

It is also learnt that the police, who consider the murder attempt on Ravindra as a revenge to the murder of Kabir, who was killed in last February, have taken the friends of Kabir into custody and kept them under illegal detention since last three days. Report claims that apart from Kabir's brother a few persons from Gurpur, Kaikamba and Addoor including Sarfaraz, Jaleel and Mohammed have been taken into police custody.

On November 13, Ullal police had taken two persons belonging to an organisation in to their custody and released after a day-long interrogation. On November 15, the same police had taken five persons from Kinya-Malar area into their custody and released few of them in the evening, it is learnt.

'Police misbehaved with women'

Meanwhile, Sameena, DK district president of Women's Front of India, has accused the Bajpe police of misbehaving with her and fellow members.

“The mother and wife of Nashad are under illegal police detention. When we asked the necessity of arresting innocent women, Bajpe Police Inspector Dinakar Shetty and P P Santosh misbehaved with us and took our photographs forcefully. They also noted down our address”, she said.

“When we reminded the police about the law which prohibits keeping women under their custody after 7:30 pm, Inspector Shetty threatened us saying that he would act according to their wish”, Sameena said.

Denial

While contacted, Bajpe police denied the allegation of illegal detention. “We found out Naushad's house only on Tuesday morning. It is true that we had fetched two women from that house. However, we had allowed them to go home in the evening after collecting information from them”, said Mr Shetty.

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October 28,2024

Mangaluru: In a chilling incident that has raised suspicions of foul play, a 35-year-old man was discovered dead inside a train coach traveling from Bengaluru to Murudeshwar. 

The deceased, identified as Mouzzan from Kumbarpete, Doddaballapur, worked as a sales representative and was differently-abled. He boarded the train on October 24 from Yesvantpur and occupied the Divyang Coach.

The incident came to light on the morning of October 25 at Udupi, where a railway guard found Mouzzan unresponsive. The railway police immediately rushed him to the hospital, but doctors declared him dead. 

With no identification documents on him, the police utilized a label, “RS Tailor Chickpete,” found on his shirt collar to trace his family through WhatsApp, helping his relatives reach Mulki by Saturday.

Upon inspection, police noticed ligature marks around Mouzzan’s neck, hinting at possible foul play. His family reported that his bag and mobile phone were missing, raising further suspicion. 

The last known location of his phone was traced to Sakleshpur, suggesting he may have been targeted during the journey. Investigators suspect robbery as a motive and are now actively pursuing leads, with searches underway in Mysuru and Bengaluru.

A case has been filed at Mulki police station, and efforts to uncover the truth behind this tragic incident are intensifying as police work to piece together the circumstances that led to Mouzzan’s untimely death.

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October 25,2024

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The accused wife and the victim husband

 

Udupi, Oct 25: A seemingly natural death has unraveled into a heart-wrenching case of betrayal and murder in Udupi’s Marne village. 

Balakrishna (44), who had been battling fever and severe illness for nearly a month, succumbed to his condition on October 20, despite extensive treatment at multiple hospitals. 

Diagnosed with jaundice, he was under care at KMC Hospital in Manipal, Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru, NIMHANS Hospital in Bengaluru, and Victoria Hospital. But his symptoms persisted, and he was brought home on October 19, only to pass away at 3:30 am the next morning.

A complaint filed by his grieving brother, Ramakrishna (42), has now transformed Balakrishna's case into an alleged murder investigation. According to Ramakrishna, his brother’s wife, Pratima, had been in a relationship with Dileep from Hirgan. Allegedly, frustrated by Balakrishna's interference in her relationship, Pratima conspired with Dileep to eliminate him.

The complaint suggests that Pratima and Dileep plotted to gradually poison Balakrishna, lacing his meals with a toxic substance that steadily worsened his health. 

In the early hours of October 20, Dileep allegedly visited the home, where he and Pratima are accused of suffocating Balakrishna with a bedsheet, ending his life in a final act of betrayal. 

The Ajekar police have now registered a murder case, transforming Balakrishna's tragic death into a haunting investigation. They also have managed to arrest the victim’s wife and her boyfriend. 

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October 22,2024

Bengaluru, Oct 22: Torrential rains wreaked havoc in Karnataka’s capital on Monday night, leading to significant flight disruptions at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA). According to airport authorities, over 20 flights were delayed due to the downpour, as reported by ANI.

Among the diversions were an Air India flight from Delhi and three IndiGo flights from Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chandigarh, all rerouted to Chennai. A Thai Lion Air flight from Thailand also had to be diverted to Chennai amid the heavy rainfall.

After western Bengaluru bore the brunt of Sunday’s rains, it was the northern, southeastern, and eastern parts of the city that were pounded by intense thundershowers on Monday. Rainfall across the city varied from light to very heavy, leaving many areas waterlogged.

By 11 PM, Sahakaranagar and Yelahanka in northern Bengaluru had received 154.4 mm and 110 mm of rainfall, respectively, according to data from Weather Union, a platform for crowd-sourced weather information. Other areas that saw heavy downpours included Devanahalli and Koramangala (88.2 mm each), HSR Layout (81.6 mm), and BEL Road (70.4 mm).

While RR Nagar, the most affected neighborhood on Sunday, saw a significant drop with only 19.4 mm of rainfall on Monday evening, other areas faced relentless showers. HAL airport recorded 42.3 mm of rain until 8:30 PM, with a monthly total of 228.5 mm, far exceeding the normal average of 177.3 mm.

Kempegowda International Airport recorded 105 mm of rainfall, while GKVK saw 21.2 mm as rains intensified late into the night, leaving northern and eastern Bengaluru grappling with the aftermath.

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