People need not panic, Bhatkal child kidnapping case purely of family's personal enmity: SP confirms
Top cop urged people to not create panic on social media and co-operate with cops in such cases
Bhatkal: Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr. Suman D. Pennekar on Monday assured the people of Bhatkal that there was no need to panic after the sensational kidnapping case of a kid on Saturday and added that the case was purely of personal enmity.
The district police chief on Monday called a press conference at her office in Karwar and confirmed that the child was abducted due to the personal enmity of his father. She further confirmed that the maternal uncle of the child was the mastermind of the crime and that he had some final transactions with the father of the child to resolve.
“The accused, identified as Enayatullah Ishaqi, is based in Saudi Arabia. He had few unresolved financial transactions with the father of the abducted child, to create pressure on the father to pay his dues, the accused conspired the crime.” The SP said during the press conference.
“Five police teams were formed to investigate the case. The child has been rescued, he was found at Calangute Beach in Goa. We have arrested one person in the case. He has been identified as Anees, a resident of Bhatkal.” She further said.
She also urged people to not trigger panic on social media during such cases and to co-operate with people.
“A social media stir was created following the crime and people were worried about their kids and were hesitant of sending their kids out of their homes. There is no need to panic as this was purely a case of family’s personal enmity.” She added.
On Saturday, a child was abducted from the Bunder Road area in the town. The CCTV footage of the abduction was then widely shared across social media platforms creating a state of panic amongst locals.
In the video, the abductors were seen bundling the child in a van before making their way out of the town limits. The kid was then found at Calangute Beach in Goa.
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Misuse of power, money to control election mechanism seen during Maharashtra polls: Sharad Pawar
Pune (PTI): NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday claimed the misuse of power and money to control the entire election mechanism, which was never before seen in any state assembly or national polls, was witnessed in Maharashtra.
Pawar made the statement when he visited senior activist Dr Baba Adhav, who is protesting against the alleged "misuse of EVMs" in the recent state polls in Maharashtra.
Adhav, who is in his 90s, began his three-day protest at Phule Wada, the residence of social reformer Jyotiba Phule, in the city on Thursday.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies, the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP), have been alleging manipulation of EVMs in the recently held Maharashtra Assembly elections, which saw a landslide victory by the Mahayuti.
The Mahayuti, comprising the Shiv Sena, BJP and NCP, won 230 out of 288 assembly seats in the November 20 polls, while the MVA managed just 46 seats.Talking to reporters, Pawar said elections were conducted recently in the country, and there is a restlessness among the people about these.
Baba Adhav's agitation represents this restlessness, he said.
He said, "There is a murmur among the people that the recent polls in Maharashtra saw 'misuse of power' and 'floods of money', which was never seen in the past. Such things are heard of in local-level polls, but taking over the entire election mechanism with the help of money and misuse of power was not seen before. However, we witnessed it in Maharashtra, and people are restless now."
He added that people were recalling late socialist ideologue Jaiprakash Narayan and felt somebody should take a step forward.
"I heard Baba Adhav has taken a lead into this issue and is agitating at Phule Wada. His protest gives hope to the people, but it is not enough. A mass revolt is necessary, as the danger of the parliamentary democracy getting destroyed looms," Pawar said.
The former Union minister said those who have reins of the country in their hands are least bothered about this.
"Despite widespread discussion over it (alleged misuse of EVMs) in the country, whenever the opposition tries to raise the issue in the Parliament, they are not allowed to speak. Opposition leaders have been seeking an opportunity to speak on these issues for six days, but their demands have not been accepted even once. It shows they want to attack parliamentary democracy," he claimed.
He said Dr Adhav's protest is a fine example of someone revolting against the issue and expressed confidence that his protest will create a ripple effect.
