Woman allegedly assaulted by inspector: Protest staged in front of Bajpe police station
Mangaluru: Demanding stringent action against Bajpe police inspector for allegedly assaulting a woman, SDPI Mulki-Moodbidri constituency today staged a protest in front of Bajpe police station on Thursday.
Saleeka (40), a resident of Ganjimatha in Kaikamba, has been admitted to a private hospital after allegedly being attacked by the inspector. Hence, the department must bear the expenses of her treatment. The guilty police officer must be suspended and criminal action should be initiated against him, the protesters demanded.
SDPI leaders Ashraf Machar, Jamal Joekatte, Majid Joekatte, Women's India Movement's Aisha Bajpe, PFI leader Haneef Katipalla, and others were present.
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Absconding accused with 35 warrants held at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru: A man against whom 35 arrest warrants had been issued for failing to appear before court was arrested at Mangaluru International Airport upon his arrival from abroad.
The accused, identified as Abbas G, a resident of Peruvai in Bantwal, was wanted in connection with a case registered at Vital Police Station under Sections 143 (unlawful assembly), 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with deadly weapons), 504 (provoke with intention of breach of peace), 506 (criminal intimidation), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 324 (voluntarily causing hurt using weapons), and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt) read with 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
Abbas had repeatedly failed to appear before the court for trial and had been absconding abroad for a prolonged period.
Acting on specific information about his return, immigration authorities alerted the police, following which a team from Vital Police Station apprehended him at the airport.
The operation was carried out by Head Constable Mohan and Police Constables Venkappa.
He was subsequently produced before the jurisdictional court, which remanded him in judicial custody.
