Protesters were ready to kill cops, had to control them: Mangaluru Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Dr. PS Harsha, City’s Police Commissioner on Thursday evening asserted that the police personnel Lathi Charged and resorted to firing when the protesters turned violent and attacked them.
“The protesters attacked police station and were ready to kill police officers. That’s when we charged against them” Dr. Harsha said while adding that several police personnel have also sustained injuries in the violence.
Speaking to media after the violent protests, Dr. Harsha called on people to cooperate in maintaining law and order city.
Dr. Harsha confirmed that two protesters were ‘seriously injured’ in the police firing who are being treated at the hospital. He also added around 15 police personnel had sustained injuries of which 8 were critical. He did not confirm the death of two civilians in the firing.
“We were forced to use force when the protesters turned violent. We had to disperse the crowd to maintain law and order in the city” he had.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
