Protesters did not use police vehicle during Wakf Amendment protests: Mangaluru top cop clarifies
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal has clarified that a video circulating on social media claiming protesters used a police vehicle during the Waqf Amendment Act protest near Adyar’s Shah Garden is false and misleading.
The confusion arose after a government vehicle, belonging to an Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic Sub-Division), was seen being used shortly after the protest concluded on Friday. However, the vehicle was not misused by any protester, the Commissioner confirmed.
Explaining the incident, Agrawal said the officer was on duty managing the traffic flow heading towards Mangaluru once the protest dispersed. At that time, a tempo traveller struck a 16-year-old boy near the protest venue due to alleged reckless driving. The boy sustained a leg injury.
“A woman police constable present at the spot, along with locals, stopped the ACP’s vehicle that was nearby and shifted the injured teenager to a hospital. It was a matter of providing urgent first aid, and our personnel acted in good faith,” said Commissioner Agrawal.
The injured boy was admitted to a private hospital in Adyar and is undergoing treatment. Meanwhile, the tempo traveller that caused the accident has been seized, and the driver has been taken into custody. A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
Commissioner Agrawal emphasized that the priority in such moments is saving lives. “In accident situations, the police have a responsibility to ensure that the injured get immediate help. That’s exactly what our team did. It is unfortunate that some people are trying to twist this act of public service into something political.”
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
