Mangaluru Law Student sexual harassment case: Two police officers suspended for dereliction of duty
Mangaluru: City Police Commissioner N Shashikumar on Friday said he has suspended two police officers from the department on charge of dereliction of duty in the case of sexual abuse of a law student by a prominent lawyer of the city.
The city’s top cop while informing about the development added that Police Sub-Inspector Shrikala and Head Constable Pramod, both attached to Urwa Police Station, were suspended on Thursday, October 21, pending departmental action against them.
A show-cause notice has also been sent to Urwa Police Station’s Inspector Bharati.
He further added that the action was taken after he had directed ACP Central PA Hegde to conduct a preliminary enquiry into the matter.
Mahila Jagriti Vedike’s President Pavitra Acharya had reportedly taken the victim’s friend to the Urwa Police Station and had made them sign a document favoring the accused lawyer and refuting the claims of sexual harassment by the victim student.
The victim had complained in this regard following which the Police Commissioner had ordered a preliminary inquiry and subsequently, the two officers have been placed on suspension.
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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.
