FIR against MLA Harish Poonja for threatening police at Belthangady
Belthangady: A case has been registered at Belthangady Police station against MLA Harish Poonja for using vulgar words to abuse and humiliate the police inspector and the department at Belthangady on Tuesday. Poonja is also accused of leveling serious threats at the police personnel by saying that the station would meet the same fate as the police station at DJ Halli-KJ Halli, a reference to 2020 Bangalore riots.
MLA Harish Poonja had led a protest in front of the Belthangady Vikas Soudha, without taking any police permission, against the arrest of rowdy sheeter Shashiraj Shetty, in connection with an illegal stone quarry near Melanthabettu.
During the protest Poonja had allegedly said that, to protect arrested BJP workers, he would ‘hold the collars’ of police and threatened that the same fate as the DJ Halli-KJ Halli police station would be meted out to the Belthangady station. The two-time MLA is also accused of using abusive words against the department and the police personnel. During the protest, public could not access the services of the taluk office, sources said. A case has been registered against the MLA with serial no 58/2024 under the IPC column 143, 147, 34, 504, 506 and 149, the Police Superintendent stated.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
