Mangaluru top-cop orders expulsion of rowdy sheeters from district ahead of LS polls
Mangaluru: Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal has taken stringent measures ahead of the Lok Sabha elections by ordering the expulsion of 19 rowdy sheeters involved in criminal activities within the commissionerate limits. This move is aimed at maintaining peace and ensuring the smooth conduct of the electoral process.
The individuals ordered to be banished include Attur Naseeb (40) from Moodbidre, Srinivas H (24) from Katipalla, Safwan (28) from Shanthigudde in Bajpe, Jayesh alias Sachu (28) from Bondel, Varun Poojary (30) from Bhatrakodi in Neermarga, Azeez (40) from Ashok Nagar, Isham (30) from Kavoor, Karthik Shetty (28) from Iddya in Surathkal, Deekshith Poojary (23) from Ganeshpur in Kaikamba, Lakshmisha Ullal (27) from Krishnapura, Kishor Sanil (36) from Bondantila, Hasainar Ali (38) from Ullala Kodi, Abdul Jaleel (28) from Karbala Road in Kudroli, Roshan Kini (18) from Bolur, Ahmad Sinan (21) from Kasba Bengre, Dithesh Kumar (28) from Jeppinamogaru, Guruprasad (38) and Bharat Poojary (31) from Bajal Kutthadka, and Sandeep Shetty (37) from Jeppu Kudpadi.
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Commissioner Agarwal emphasized that multiple cases have been registered against these rowdy sheeters in various police stations, necessitating their expulsion to ensure the integrity of the electoral process. Over the past two days, 19 rowdy sheeters have been expelled, adding to the seven who were banished earlier in the month. The accused individuals have been relocated to different districts and are being closely monitored.
Additionally, the commissioner mentioned that undertakings have been obtained from 367 other individuals to prevent any untoward incidents during the election period.
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South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children
Johannesburg (AP): A 32-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting which claimed the lives of 12 people including three children at an unlicensed pub earlier this month, South African police said on Monday.
The man is suspected of being one of the three people who opened fire on patrons in a pub at Saulsville township, west of South Africa's capital Pretoria, killing 12 people including three children aged 3, 12 and 16.
At least 13 people were also injured during the attack, whose motive remains unknown.
According to the police, the suspect was arrested on Sunday while traveling to Botlokwa in Limpopo province, more than 340 km from where the mass shooting took place on Dec 6.
An unlicensed firearm believed to have been used during the attack was recovered from the suspect's vehicle.
“The 32-year-old suspect was intercepted by Limpopo Tracking Team on the R101 Road in Westenburg precinct. During the arrest, the team recovered an unlicensed firearm, a hand gun, believed to have been used in the commission of the multiple murders. The firearm will be taken to the Forensic Science Laboratory for ballistic analysis,” police said in statement.
The suspect was arrested on the same day that another mass shooting at a pub took place in the Bekkersdal township, west of Johannesburg, in which nine people were killed and 10 wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on patrons.
Police have since launched a search for the suspects.
South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world and recorded more than 26,000 homicides in 2024 — an average of more than 70 a day. Firearms are by far the leading cause of death in homicides.
The country of 62 million people has relatively strict gun ownership laws, but many killings are committed with illegal guns, according to authorities.
According to police, mass shootings at unlicensed bars are becoming a serious problem. Police shut down more than 11,000 illegal taverns between April and September this year and arrested more than 18,000 people for involvement in illegal liquor sales.
