Kasargod: The District Registrar General of Kasargod E Muhammad Ashraf (55), was on Monday, discovered dead in a hotel room. Originally hailing from Malappuram, Ashraf was the district registration officer of Kasaragod.
According to reports, Ashraf had booked a room at a hotel on the outskirts of the city on July 19. He had been serving as the district officer of the registration department for approximately one and a half years and was known to occasionally stay at the hotel in Nullipady.
On Sunday night, before retiring for the evening, Ashraf instructed the hotel receptionist to wake him up in the morning. However, when the hotel staff attempted to reach him in the morning, their calls went unanswered.
Alarmed by the lack of response, the hotel staff checked on Ashraf and found him lying unconscious on the bathroom floor. Local authorities were immediately alerted, and he was rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
Despite their efforts, Ashraf could not be revived. His body has been transferred to the Kasaragod General Hospital mortuary for further investigation.
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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.
