M’luru: Moral policing on the rise, after Police Officer now Journalist targeted; two arrested
Mangaluru: Even after the newly inducted Congress government's formation of the 'Anti-Communal Wing' instances of moral policing have been on the rise in coastal districts, within days of the case of obstructing and insulting police personnel in Vitla, a similar case of moral policing of a young reporter of the city in the name of religion has come to light.
The Mangaluru Police have arrested Chetan Kumar (38) a resident of Kotekar and Naveen (39) a resident of Yeyyadi in connection with the incident, a case has been registered against the accused under the sections 506 and 507. The police have also informed that among the arrested Chetan was employed as a mason.
The incident which has come to light late, happened on July 26, when a young reporter Abhijit who was employed in a local website, was coming out after having lunch with a lady who was his college classmate in a hotel near Kavoor Junction at around 3 PM, an unknown man came and started insulting him using derogatory words and saying “why are you talking to a Beary, are you a Beary, and if you’re leave from here.” Following which Abhijit showed his Daijiworld Reporter ID card, and the unknown man continued to insult him using foul words.
On the same day, in response to this incident, Abhijit filed a complaint with the local police station, he had noted down the vehicle number of the unknown man’s car. Police Commissioner Kuldeep R. Jain who took the matter seriously, and as per his directions, the accused person, Chetan, was apprehended and taken into custody for questioning. On June 28, he was charged under FIR, and subsequently Chetan, a resident of Kotekar, was arrested and granted bail later.
Abhijit, who gave information about the incident, said, "I had finished lunch with my friend and was coming out of the hotel when two strangers approached us in a car. One of them used derogatory words and insulted us despite me telling him about myself as a journalist and showing my ID card. I had noted down their car number and filed a complaint. The local police and even the Commissioner of Police, along with the Assistant Commissioner of Police, have assisted in the case," he said.
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Bengaluru woman groped, beaten, dragged on road after rejecting man’s advances
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted in broad daylight in Bengaluru after she rejected repeated relationship advances from a man she had met through social media. The incident, which was captured on CCTV, took place on December 22 around 3.20 pm, NDTV reported.
According to police, the accused, identified as Naveen Kumar, had been in contact with the woman after connecting with her on Instagram earlier this year. While they initially remained in touch through calls and messages, the man reportedly began pressuring her to enter into a relationship, which she refused.
On the day of the incident, the footage shows the woman standing beside a scooty, believed to be an online ride, when the accused arrives at the spot in a car. He is seen taking her purse and checking it before moving towards her and groping her.
The man then repeatedly hits the woman on her head and back and drags her along the road. Despite the presence of two to three bystanders at the scene, no one intervened to help the victim.
The victim later approached the police and filed a complaint. Based on her statement, an FIR was registered, and Naveen Kumar was taken into custody. Police said further investigation is underway.
