Hebri PSI resigns accusing harassment from higher-ups!
Writes resignation letter at station
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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11k litres of milk poured into Narmada river after religious event; environmentalists see red
Sehore (PTI): Around 11,000 litres of milk were poured into Narmada river, often called the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh, in Sehore district on the culmination of a 21-day religious event as part of a sanctification ritual, prompting environmentalists to flag its negative impact on the ecosystem.
The event concluded at Satdev village in Bherunda area, located about 90 km from the district headquarters, with a 'mahayagna' on Wednesday.
The milk was offered to the river as part of rituals and prayers for the purity of the waters, the well-being of pilgrims and prosperity, organisers said.
The milk was brought in tankers to the riverbank and later poured into the flowing water amid chanting of mantras in the presence of a crowd of devotees.
However, environmentalists raised concerns over the practice, warning of its potential ecological impact.
"Such large quantities of organic matter can deplete dissolved oxygen in water, adversely affecting the river ecosystem. These impact local communities dependent on the river for drinking water and threaten aquatic life as well as domestic animals," noted environmentalist and wildlife activist Ajay Dube said.
Religious offerings should be symbolic and mindful, he asserted.
Renowned environmentalist Subhash Pandey said 11,000 litres of milk acts as a significant organic pollutant.
"It is highly oxygen-demanding and can lead to oxygen depletion, aquatic mortality, eutrophication (process of plants growing on river surface) and loss of potability. These effects are predictable from dairy-effluent chemistry and have been documented in similar incidents worldwide," Pandey pointed out.
Narmada originates at Amarkantak in the state and traverses 1,312 km westward to Maharashtra and Gujarat, emptying into the Arabian Sea via the Gulf of Cambay.
It is the largest west-flowing river in the peninsula, passing through a rift valley, and acts as a crucial water source for irrigation in MP, Gujarat and Maharashtra.
