Karnataka government gives clean chit to police department in Mangaluru police shooting of Dec 2019
Police had shot down two people while firing at anti-CAA protesters
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday gave a clean chit to the police department in the Karnataka High Court in the infamous Police firing incident on anti-CAA protest in the city on December 19, 2019.
The High Court division bench led by Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Justice Rituraj Avasthi was hearing the matter on Friday.
The government also submitted the report of magisterial inquiry into the matter. The report was submitted in a closed envelope to the court.
The advocate representing the government stated that the government accepted the report submitted by the magistrate. The Bench later postponed the hearing while directing the government to submit an affidavit for the same.
Two people identified as Nausheen and Jaleel were killed in police firing on December 19, 2019, on the anti-CAA protesters near state bank in the city. The incident had received severe backlash from organizations and activists adding that the cops had misused their powers.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
