I have arrived in submission to the court: D. K. Shivakumar at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru: The KPCC President D. K. Shivakumar spoke to the media at the Mangaluru International Airport and said, “When I was the Minister for Energy, an individual had phoned me and used profanities to insult me. Afterward, the officials registered a complaint. That individual had insulted the officials as well. Concerning that case, the court had directed me to present myself as the witness, therefore I have arrived now in submission to the court”, he said.
“It is our right to protest in a democratic system. Protesting in a non-violent manner is a method taught to us by Gandhiji. The farmers have been conducting peaceful protests for the last 10 months, however, including the Prime Minister, no officials have engaged with the farmers. A Union Minister’s son ran his car over the protesting farmers, killing 4 people. The people who witnessed this have attacked in fury. This incident should not have occurred. But, those who were responsible for this have not been arrested, neither has the Minister resigned, is this even a government?” he questioned.
“Priyanka Gandhi who came forward to console the bereaved families of the dead farmers was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh police. Consoling the suffering is a political duty. When she went to perform this duty, male police officers have resorted to dragging her and thus violated her rights. This is an insult to the Indian culture in its entirety”, he said.
During the occasion, Former Minister Ramanath Rai, Abhaychandra Jain, former MLA J.R. Lobo, Mohiuddin Bava, Ivan D’Souza, Harish Kumar, P.V. Mohan, and others were present.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
