Three arrested at Mangaluru Airport for impersonating custom officials to loot passengers
Managaluru: CISF Personnel at Mangaluru International Airport arrested three people on Sunday evening for allegedly impersonating as custom officials and trying to extort money from a passenger who arrived to Mangaluru International Airport on a Air India flight from Muscat, Oman.
The arrested accused have been identified as Riyaz, Mohammed Saheb Karabo and Khazi Aftab.
According to the reports, the trio approached the arrived passenger when he was waiting for his taxi and introduced themselves as custom officials and snatched his passport. They then asked the passenger to proceed with them for further inquiry and checking.
The passenger, identified as Mohammed Shammas ran away from their custody upon suspicion and informed the matter to CISF personnel stationed near alighting area. The officers rushed to the spot and arrested the trio.
Upon investigation it was revealed that the three accused in an pre-planned attempt were trying to extort money from Shammas, who they alleged was a gold smuggler.
Based on the complaint filed by Shammas, the trio were arrested and were handed over to local police for further investigation.
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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.
