Mangaulru: Puneeth Shetty arrested for threatening police officials following road rage
Mangaluru: Puneet Shetty (35), a resident of Shakti Nagar, has been apprehended by the Urva police on charges of intimidating a police inspector and an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) in relation to a car and bike collision incident.
The accused was presented before the court and subsequently remanded in judicial custody.
The altercation arose between a car driver and a motorbike rider over a collision involving the two vehicles. It is alleged that the bike rider, in a fit of anger, struck the car. A case was registered at the Urva Police Station in connection with this incident.
Puneet Shetty, concerning this matter, contacted the ASI of Urwa police station, urging the arrest of the bike rider in question. During the exchange, Puneet Shetty allegedly disregarded the ASI's explanations and reportedly threatened to escalate the matter to the commissioner and have the ASI transferred. The purported conversation spanned approximately 8 minutes.
A case has been filed at Urva Police Station against the accused, charging him with obstructing police duties and making threats over the phone.
Accused Puneet Shetty has faced multiple cases registered across various police stations, including Barke, Pandeshwar, Port, Urva, and Kankanadi Nagar. A criminal record has also been established due to his history of unlawful activities.
Given Puneet Shetty's criminal background, coupled with his possession of a licensed pistol, Inspector Bharti of Urva station has submitted a report to higher authorities requesting the annulment of the accused's pistol license.
Reports suggest that Puneet Shetty, once associated with the labor unit of the Congress, was suspended on account of violating party discipline.
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B'desh court issues arrest warrant against Sheikh Hasina, her sister Rehana, British MP Rizwana
Graft cases
Dhaka, Apr 13 (PTI): A court in Bangladesh on Sunday issued arrest warrants against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, and 50 others in connection with the alleged illegal acquisition of land by abusing political power.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain passed the order after considering three separate chargesheets filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
Judge Hossain fixed April 27 to review reports on the execution of the arrest orders, the newspaper quoted ACC Assistant Director (Prosecution) Aminul Islam as saying.
Citing court sources, Bengali newspaper Prothom Alo reported that the ACC recently submitted chargesheets to the court against 53 people in three separate cases on corruption charges in plot allocation.
As all 53 accused, including Hasina, were absconding, the court issued arrest warrants against them, the paper said.
On April 10, the same court issued arrest warrants against Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and 17 others in a separate corruption case related to Rajuk plot allotments.
Putul has been serving as the South East Asian regional director for the World Health Organisation (WHO) based in New Delhi since November 1, 2023.
On January 13, ACC filed a case against Rehana for allegedly acquiring a 10-katha plot in the Purbachal New Town Project through abuse of authority. The case named 15 accused, including Hasina and Rehana's daughter British lawmaker Tulip Rizwana Siddiq. Rehana did not hold any official position in the past regime.
After the investigation, ACC submitted a chargesheet on March 10 against 17 individuals, adding two more names.
In a second case, ACC filed charges against Azmina Siddiq for similar irregularities in acquiring a 10-katha plot in Purbachal. This case initially listed 16 accused, including Tulip Siddiq and Sheikh Hasina. The final chargesheet, submitted on March 10, named 18 people.
The ACC filed a third case the same day against Rehana's son Radwan Mujib Siddiq, accused of obtaining a plot using political influence. Tulip Siddiq and Sheikh Hasina were among the 16 named in the initial complaint. The final chargesheet also included 18 accused.
Hasina is also accused of numerous charges like mass murders and crimes against humanity, enforced disappearances while these cases were being filed with Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal.
Hasina’s 16-year-long Awami League regime was toppled on August 5 last year in a student-led violent mass uprising. Since then, 77-year-old Hasina has been living in India.
