Only preventive action on Surathkal toll gate protesters, says police commissioner
Mangaluru, Oct 16: The Mangaluru city police on Sunday clarified that certain preventive proceedings have been carried out on some individuals in the light of some provocative statements made by them ahead of the proposed siege' of the toll gate at Surathkal on October 18.
The clarification comes in the wake of criticism about the late-night operation by the police on Saturday by serving notices to activists demanding the removal of the toll gate.
City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said some major participants of the agitation have been served notices. They are asked to appear before the deputy commissioner of police (DCP) who is an executive magistrate under 107 CrPc, he said.
"Privacy of every individual is to be respected and more so for women. I have asked ACP North Mahesh Kumar to enquire into the issue and submit a report to me," he said.
Kumar said Mangaluru police have always facilitated every democratic and peaceful protest or agitation of any individual organisations or party.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Prathibha Kulai, whose house was also visited by the police at midnight, lashed out at the district administration and the BJP for the police action.
In a Facebook post, she said it is a shame and disgrace that the administration is trying to crush the agitation planned for October 18.
"I respect the law of the land. Last night at 11.45 pm, five police personnel of Surathkal station landed at my home in Kulai which has been captured on a CCTV camera. My 74-year-old mother-in-law was terrified to see the police behaviour," she said, adding that the notice was not taken as she was not at home.
"I am a social worker and not a terrorist. Can anyone come knocking on the door of a house at midnight to serve notice to a woman?" she wrote in the post.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
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).
