Udupi, July 06: Hebri police station PSI Mahabala Shetty on Friday left a resignation letter at the police station and went home alleging harassment from the higher officers in related to a case.

A case related to a land dispute at Kalthur Santhekatte was registered at the Hebri police station on Thursday. But in the same case, the other party approached the higher officers on Friday and complained against Hebri police. Following this, the higher officers summoned the PSI and enquired about the case, it is said.

Later, PSI Mahabala Shetty who came to the station, alleged that the higher officers have been harassing him because of the influence of the politicians. He wrote his resignation letter in the station diary and kept his mobile phone and went home. He also sent his resignation letter to the IGP (Western Range) and other senior police officers, it is said.

After leaving for his home at Siddapura in Shankaranarayana police station limits, he was not available for any communication. Later, higher officers collected information about him and went to his home to convince and bring him back to the police station.

Prior to the Assembly election, Shetty was promoted and took charge at the Hebri police station. Before this, he was serving as the ASI at Amasebail police station. He is about to retire in next two years.

Department enquiry: SP

SP Lakshman Nimbargi told Varthabharati that a notice would be served to Hebri PSI Mahabala Shetty and a departmental enquiry would also be initiated. He would verify the incident. As of now, he returned to the police station and resumed his duty, he said.



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Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.

The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.

"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.

The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.

There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.

Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.

The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.