Belagavi: Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on Thursday said that the Finance Department has approved the recruitment of 3,600 vacant posts in the State Police Department and that the process of issuing the recruitment notification is underway.
Replying to a question raised by Congress MLC Jagdev Guttedar during the Question Hour of the Legislative Council, the Minister said the recruitment process had gained momentum following the completion of the internal reservation procedure.
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He noted that the recruitment of 947 Police Sub-Inspectors (PSIs) had already been completed, as the internal reservation process had been notified earlier, and the selected candidates were currently undergoing training.
Dr. Parameshwara also informed the House that under the Kalyana Karnataka Regional Development Grant, provisions would be made for the construction of a CPI office building and residential quarters for CPI staff in Kalgi taluk.
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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.
