Head constable goes missing in Udupi
Mangaluru (PTI): A complaint has been lodged at the Padubidri police station in Udupi district that a head constable attached to the Karkala police station has gone missing since Thursday.
The missing constable is Shrutin Shetty (35) from Kaup. His wife has filed the complaint stating that he could not be contacted since 7.30 pm on Thursday, police said on Saturday.
The complainant said her husband had told her over the phone that he was in Nandikur and would return home. However, his phone was switched off later. She filed the complaint after waiting for him the entire night.
A police constable of the 2008 batch, Shetty was promoted as head constable of Karkala town police station in Udupi district just two months ago, sources 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.
