Udupi SP’s life story inspires students
Laxman Nimbargi has passed IPS in Kannada medium
Udupi, July 16: The life story of Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi who wrote UPSC exam in Kannada medium and became IPS officer, has inspired the students of Kannada medium school students here on Monday.
While inaugurating Road Safety and Traffic awareness programme organized by the Rotary at Nittur high school, Nimbargi, who hails from a village in Vijayapura district and studied in Kannada medium school, explained his personal experiences in facing the challenges in his life. “Born in a village in Vijayapura district, I have studied my primary and high school education in Savadatti. Later, I have completed my PU education in Kannada medium. Though I faced inferiority complex about language while studying PUC in Hubballi, I faced it. In the first semester, I had got zero marks. But I took the second semester as a challenge and studied hard. I used to study four hours daily”, he said.
“On first PU result day, I went to college and searched for my name in the notice board. But my name was not there. Some of my friends came and told me that my name was published among top ten names in a separate notice board. In the second PU, I became the topper in the college and my photo was published in newspaper”, he said.
“I have got 85 per cent in Engineering in Hubballi. Later, I decided to write UPSC exam. But one of my professor advised me to go to foreign and build a career instead of making the life a burden. But I believed that only IPS or IAS officer could wipe out the tears of people. So, I left for New Delhi for preparations of UPSC exams. I made two futile attempts and thus spent three years. As a result, my relatives and friends kept me away. While thinking about this, I thought of writing exam in Kannada medium which is my mother tongue. Without any help from others, I wrote UPSC exam in Kannada medium and got 104 rank in 2014 batch and started my career as IPS office in Karnataka”, he explained before the students.
‘I was like you’
“Before 30 years, I was like one among you. I used to walk for three km to go to Kannada school and learnt. Kannada language would teach us on how to live. Children from Kannada medium would understand everything and experience it. Nothing is impossible. My life is an example for that”.
- Lakshman Nimbargi, Udupi SP
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BMW hit-and-run case: HC refuses to release accused Mihir Shah on ground of 'illegal' arrest
Mumbai (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday refused to release Mihir Shah, the main accused in a BMW hit-and-run case, on the ground of "illegal" arrest.
Shah, the 24-year-old son of a former Shiv Sena leader, and his driver Rajrishi Bidawat had filed petitions in the HC claiming they have been illegally detained and sought immediate release.
Shah was arrested on July 9, two days after he allegedly rammed his BMW car into a two-wheeler in Mumbai's Worli area, killing 45-year-old woman Kaveri Nakhwa and leaving her husband Pradeep injured.
His driver Bidawat, who was also present in the car at the time of the accident, was arrested on the day of the incident.
As per their pleas, the police had not informed them the grounds of their arrest at the time, which they claimed was in violation of the law.
A division bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Manjusha Deshpande on Monday dismissed the petitions.
"Both the petitions are dismissed," the court said.
The duo sought their release, claiming any further detention would be in utter violation of the constitutional mandate and a failure to comply with Section 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Under this section, the police, while arresting a person, have to communicate to him/her full particulars of the offence for which he/she is being arrested or other grounds for such arrest.
Both Shah and Bidawat are presently in judicial custody.
In their habeas corpus (produce the person) petitions filed in the HC in August, Shah and Bidawat claimed their detention was illegal and sought that they be released immediately.
Shah, in the plea, sought quashing of the orders passed by a local court remanding him first in police custody and then judicial custody.
He also sought for his arrest to be declared as illegal.
Shah is accused of speeding off towards the Bandra Worli Sea Link after the accident, even as the woman remained on the bonnet of the car and then got entangled in its wheels, for a distance of more than 1.5 kilometres.
As per police, Shah, who fled from the scene, was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Mihir Shah's father and former Shiv Sena leader Rajesh Shah had also been arrested in the case, but was later granted bail.
