Karkala: Congress activist critically injured after alleged police assault
Karkala: In an alleged case of police atrocity, a Congress activist from Karkala has been hospitalized after he was reportedly assaulted by police officers in Karkala.
According to the reports, Radhakrishna Nayak, a Congress worker had filed a police complaint in August last year stating that a fake Facebook account was created using his credentials and a derogatory post against the Indian Army was made through the account.
Then an employee of a private firm in Bengaluru, Radhakrishna had filed police complaint on 26-8-2020. Following the procedure and request from the police, he had filed another complaint in this regard on 4-9-2020. Radhakrishna’s statement was also recorded at Gangamma Gudi Police Station where the complaint was filed.
Radhakrishna had then lost his job in Bengaluru and had returned to his native Karkala. In April 2021 he also suffered a cardiac arrest and was ailing.
Radhakrishna’s family sources alleged that he received a call from Karkala Police Station few days back after which he visited the police station for three days but was unable to meet the SHO. On Thursday, the cops allegedly assaulted Radhakrishna after which he was taken to a hospital in Manipal where his health is critical, family sources said.
Former Karnataka CM and Congress senior leader Siddaramaiah and DYFI State President Muneer Katipalla took to their respective social media accounts to condemn the incident and sought action against guilty.
ಕಾರ್ಕಳದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತ ರಾಧಾಕೃಷ್ಣ ನಾಯಕ್ ಮೇಲೆ ನಡೆದ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯ ಖಂಡನೀಯ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) July 9, 2021
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ಹಳೆ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಕೇಸ್ ಆಧರಿಸಿ,
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Rowdy-sheeter allegedly shot by police in self-defence near Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): The police allegedly shot at a rowdy-sheeter on Monday morning after he attacked an officer who had asked him to surrender on the outskirts of the city, officials said.
The incident occurred near Mayasandra village within the Attibele police station limits, they added.
Lokesh (40), who has been arrested, has multiple cases registered against him, including charges of murder, extortion, and kidnapping, police stated.
According to the police, acting on a tip-off, Lokesh was spotted in the area, and the police team asked him to surrender. However, in an attempt to escape, he attacked one of the officers. In self-defence, the police team opened fire and shot him in the leg.
He sustained injuries and was admitted to a hospital. A senior police officer confirmed that he was out of danger.
Lokesh was also wanted in an attempted murder case in which he and his associates allegedly tried to kill another rowdy-sheeter, police added.
