Cops issue statement in Ganjimath assault case on father, minor daughter by Sangh Parivar activists
Ganjimath: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy on Wednesday issued a clarification regarding allegations that Sangh Parivar activists assaulted a father and his minor daughter at Malali–Narlapadavu.
According to the police, at around 10 am, a Mullarpattna resident, Abdul Sattar, was travelling on a two-wheeler with his 11-year-old daughter while allegedly carrying about 19 kg of beef without any valid documents. During this time, an incident was reported on the Malali–Narlapadavu road, where a group intercepted them.
The Commissioner said that two persons, Sumith Bhandari (21) and Rajath Naik (30), both residents of Yedapadavu, allegedly stopped Sattar’s bike after arriving in a Tata Sumo vehicle. During the incident, the bike reportedly lost balance and fell, causing the girl to suffer burn injuries on her leg after coming into contact with the silencer of the bike.
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Following the incident, Sattar is said to have left the two-wheeler at the spot and fled. Local residents immediately shifted the injured girl to hospital for treatment, the Commissioner said.
Police later summoned Sumith Bhandari and Rajath Naik to the station for questioning and interrogated them separately. During questioning, Rajath Naik initially claimed that he was a medical representative on his way to deliver medicines to Maharshi Hospital. However, upon verification, doctors at the hospital confirmed that no medicines had been delivered, the Commissioner stated.
During further questioning, both men claimed they were heading to a temple, but when questioned separately, they were unable to specify which temple they were going to, police said.
In her statement, the injured girl reportedly told the police that her father was stopped and assaulted with hands.
Police have decided to register a suo motu case against Abdul Sattar for transporting beef without valid documents. An FIR is also being registered against Sumith Bhandari and Rajath Naik on charges of moral policing. Further investigation into the incident is underway, the Police Commissioner said.
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Mule bank accounts frozen in crackdown on cyber fraudsters in Karnataka, 68 held
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka State Cyber Command has arrested 68 people as part of a statewide drive against mule bank accounts and “mule herders” involved in cyber fraud, officials said on Friday.
The special operations, which have been continuing since last week across Karnataka, targeted networks engaged in aggregating and selling mule bank accounts used for cyber crimes.
The arrests were made between December 2025 and February 2026, police said in an updated report.
“The Karnataka Cyber Command has conducted statewide special operations against Mule accounts and mule herders across Karnataka. The special drive has continued since last week and this is an updated report,” the department said in a statement.
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Police said the investigation identified a network of “mule herders” — individuals who aggregate and misuse mule bank accounts — who were retailing and selling such accounts to cyber criminals.
A total of 68 key accused and suspects have been arrested during the period.
According to the statement, mule herders had collected personal information and documents from unsuspecting laypersons and opened multiple bank accounts in the names of their relatives.
“These accounts were operated in a business-like manner,” it added.
As part of the crackdown, police registered 60 cases and identified 869 mule accounts across the state. As many as 8,788 complaints were registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP) against the identified mule accounts.
The total money involved in all NCRP-linked crimes stood at Rs 85.05 crore, of which Rs 13.43 crore has been put on hold, the Cyber Command said.
During the drive, police obtained 32 search warrants and conducted 35 searches. In the searches, 35 ATM cards, 37 passbooks, 80 mobile phones, 28 cheque books and 22 SIM cards were seized, along with other incriminating materials, officials said. Pronab Mohanty, the Director General of Police (Karnataka State Cyber Command) supervised the special drive, police added.
