Mangaluru: Police have asked the public to provide information if available on an absconding accused in a murder case in Mulki. Cases have been registered against Dawood Hakim of Bappanadu, Mangaluru, under Columns 143, 147, 148, 149, 302, 307, 341 and 395 of Sections 38/400 of the IPC.
Dawood is the first accused in a murder case and the court has issued several notices to the police to arrest and produce him before court. A proclamation was also issued by the court against him.
In spite of this, as Dawood is absconding, the police has public help in finding him.
The public have been asked to call the police inspector of Mulki station on mobile phone no 9480805332, or the sub-inspector on mobile phone no 9480805359, said the press release.

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Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
