Vittla: Three accused arrested for opening fire at police
Mangaluru, Mar 26: Three men, accused in some cases, were arrested on Friday after they opened fire at police when their car was intercepted at a checkpost on the Kerala- Karnataka border, a senior police official said.
A gun, 13 live rounds, ganja, MDMA and a dagger were seized from them, Dakshina Kannada District Superintendent of police B M Laxmi Prasad said.
Police are on the look out for their two accomplices, the SP told reporters.
The arrested have been identified as Moahmmed Wakeer, Ashfaq and Abdul Lathif, all belonging to Kasaragod in Kerala.
The accused have more than a dozen cases registered against them in Kerala, Laxmi Prasad said.
The SP said they belonged to the D gang, which is active in Kasaragod, Paivalike and Miyapadavu in Kerala.
On Thursday, they had opened fire at a bar in Uppala and fled from the spot.
Kerala police then informed their counterparts in Dakshina Kannada that they were moving towards Vittal and the check post at Salethur-Kodange was alerted.
After opening fire early this morning, the accused tried to escape in their car, which got stuck in the mud on the roadside.
All of them ran away, but police managed to nab three of them, the SP said.
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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.
