Odia actress held for ‘misbehaving’ with woman writer
Bhubaneswar, Nov 13: Police on Monday arrested Odia actress Mousumi Nayak for allegedly demanding money and misbehaving with writer Banasmita Pati.
Infocity police in Bhubaneswar arrested the 39-year-old actress on the basis of a complaint lodged by the writer, Bhubaneswar DCP’s office said in a statement.
Nayak had earlier lodged a complaint against Pati with Infocity police alleging that the writer had failed to repay her Rs 5.08 lakh, police added.
Subsequently, the actress withdrew her complaint after signing a compromise petition with undertakings from both sides. The writer even returned the money to Nayak and the latter assured that she will not take any steps to tarnish the image of the former, police said.
However, even after receiving her money back, the actress made statements against the writer and her family members before the media and also lodged a ‘false case’ in Chandaka police station against Pati, police said.
Nayak also allegedly sent ‘life threatening’ messages to the writer and her family members, the statement added.
During interrogation, the actress admitted to the offences following which she was arrested under sections 385 (Put a person under fear in order to commit extortion), 294 (obscene act in any public place), 506 (criminal intimidation) & 507 (criminal Intimidation by an anonymous communication) of IPC, it said.
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Mangaluru CCB Police arrest four MDMA peddlers, seize 270 grams of contraband
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) has successfully arrested four individuals suspected of peddling MDMA on the 15th of May. The arrests were made as the suspects were transporting the banned substance from Bengaluru to Mangaluru via car. The interception took place at Deralakatte, Mangaluru, following specific intelligence received by the police.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohammed Ameen Rafi (23), Mohammed Sinan Abdulla (23), Mohammed Nauman (22), and Mohammed Safil (23), all residents of various locations within Mangaluru. Along with the suspects, the police confiscated 270 grams of MDMA, with an estimated street value of Rs 6,50,000, alongside four mobile phone handsets, a Toyota Corolla car, and a digital weighing scale, valued at a total of Rs 14,85,500.
According to police sources, the accused were involved in procuring the illicit substance from Bengaluru and distributing it to students and members of the public across Karnataka and Kerala. Mohammed Rafi has a prior case registered against him for drug peddling in the Mangaluru South police station in 2021.
The operation was executed under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner of Police (CCB) Geetha Kulkarni. She was assisted by Police Inspector Shyam Sunder H M, Police Sub-Inspector Sharanappa Bhandary, and other CCB personnel.
A case relating to this incident has been filed at the Cen Police Station, and further investigations are underway.
