Hebri PSI resigns accusing harassment from higher-ups!
Writes resignation letter at station
Udupi, July 06: Hebri police station PSI Mahabala Shetty on Friday left a resignation letter at the police station and went home alleging harassment from the higher officers in related to a case.
A case related to a land dispute at Kalthur Santhekatte was registered at the Hebri police station on Thursday. But in the same case, the other party approached the higher officers on Friday and complained against Hebri police. Following this, the higher officers summoned the PSI and enquired about the case, it is said.
Later, PSI Mahabala Shetty who came to the station, alleged that the higher officers have been harassing him because of the influence of the politicians. He wrote his resignation letter in the station diary and kept his mobile phone and went home. He also sent his resignation letter to the IGP (Western Range) and other senior police officers, it is said.
After leaving for his home at Siddapura in Shankaranarayana police station limits, he was not available for any communication. Later, higher officers collected information about him and went to his home to convince and bring him back to the police station.
Prior to the Assembly election, Shetty was promoted and took charge at the Hebri police station. Before this, he was serving as the ASI at Amasebail police station. He is about to retire in next two years.
Department enquiry: SP
SP Lakshman Nimbargi told Varthabharati that a notice would be served to Hebri PSI Mahabala Shetty and a departmental enquiry would also be initiated. He would verify the incident. As of now, he returned to the police station and resumed his duty, he said.
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Vice president embarks on two-day visit to Sri Lanka
New Delhi (PTI): Vice President of India C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday left for Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit.
This marks the first bilateral visit by an Indian vice president to Sri Lanka, his office said.
During the visit, Radhakrishnan will call on the President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Disanayaka.
He will also meet the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Harini Amarasuriya, along with other dignitaries on April 19, an official statement said.
Radhakrishnan will interact with leaders of the Indian-origin Tamil community and Tamil leaders from the Northern and Eastern regions of Sri Lanka.
Later in the day, the vice president will address the Indian diaspora at a community event in Colombo, where he will virtually hand over houses to beneficiaries from Tamil communities, built with assistance from the Indian government as part of the third phase of the Indian Housing Project.
With this, the total number of houses for Tamil communities will reach 50,000, and 10,000 more houses are being built in the fourth phase of the project, the statement mentioned.
On April 20, the vice president will travel to Nuwara Eliya, visit the Indian Housing Projects, and interact with the local Tamil community.
This visit, which follows recent high-level engagements between the two countries, is expected to further strengthen the millennia-old civilisational and people-to-people ties between India and Sri Lanka, the statement said.
