Kudupu mob lynching case: Three policemen including Inspector Shivakumar suspended for negligence
Mangaluru: In connection with the mob lynching that occurred on Sunday, April 27th, in Kudupu on the outskirts of the city, three police officers, including the Inspector of Mangaluru Rural Police Station, Shivakumar K. R., have been suspended.
Ashraf, a native of Kerala, was fatally assaulted by a mob at a cricket match venue. Public outcry arose, alleging that the police department did not initially treat the case with due seriousness. Subsequently, the police arrested 20 individuals in connection with the crime.
Based on charges of dereliction of duty, the suspended officers are Inspector Shivakumar K. R., Head Constable Chandra P., and Police Constable Yallalinga, all from the Mangaluru Rural Police Station.
On April 27th, a person named Deepak had informed the police via phone about a group of players and spectators assaulting an unidentified individual at the Kudupu grounds where a cricket match was taking place. This information was received by the Inspector and staff of the Mangaluru Rural Police Station. Despite having knowledge of the incident, it is alleged that they did not inform their superiors about the mob attack.
Consequently, the case was initially registered as a UDR (Unnatural Death Report) and was later reclassified as a mob lynching case. The three police personnel have been suspended for alleged gross negligence in failing to bring the information about the mob lynching to the attention of higher authorities, despite being aware of it.
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IAF to hold 2-day wargame along frontier with Pakistan: NOTAM issued
New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): The Indian Air Force will carry out a two-day mega military exercise along the border with Pakistan from Wednesday that will involve all the frontline fighter jets including Rafale, Su-30 and Jaguar aircraft, sources in the defence establishment said on Tuesday.
The exercise is taking place amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.
India's civil aviation authorities have already issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for the major air exercise that will largely take place along the southern and western section of the Indo-Pakistan border.
India's frontline fighter jets including the Rafale, Su-30 MKI, MiG-29, Mirage-2000, Tejas and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft are set to feature in the exercise, the sources said.
In the course of the exercise, the IAF will simulate enemy targets on ground and in the air with deadly precision, they said.
The militaries of both India and Pakistan are on a high alert following rising tensions between the two nations.
Soon after the Pahalgam terror attack, India, citing "cross-border linkages" to the strike, promised severe punishment to those involved in it.
In a high-level meeting with the top defence brass on April 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the armed forces have "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India's response to the terror attack.
Air Chief Marshal A P Singh met Prime Minister Modi on Sunday and the Chief of Air Staff briefed him about the IAF's operational readiness.
On Saturday, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.
