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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Rajasthan: Police asks farmer pay Rs 9.91 lakh for security after suicide threat
Jaipur, Dec 23: A farmer in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district has been asked to pay Rs 9.91 lakh for security arrangements made by police to prevent him from committing suicide after he had threatened to take the extreme step over non-payment of land compensation.
Vidhyadhar Yadav said he was distressed after his house was demolished for acquiring land for a cement plant in Gothada village in Nawalgarh in November without giving him compensation and that he never asked for the deployment of police force, for which he is being charged.
Yadav has now been given compensation of around Rs 3.8 crore.
But on December 17, Superintendent of Police Jhunjhunu served a notice which says that 99 police personnel -- one Additional Superintendent of Police, two Deputy Superintendent of Police, two inspectors, three sub-inspectors, six assistant sub-inspectors, 18 head constables and 67 constables -- were deployed and government vehicles were used for his security, which put burden on the exchequer.
It further said that the expenditure of Rs 9,91,577 incurred on his personal security has to be recovered from him.
"The notice has been served for recovery because the police force was deployed for security," SP Jhunjhunu Sharad Chowdhary said.
Yadav said when he was not given a proper response by the district administration and the management of the cement company regarding the compensation, he gave a memorandum to the district collector addressed to the president on December 9 to end his life, and gave an ultimatum till 11 am on December 11.
The farmer said that he had no option but to demand euthanasia because all his land was acquired and the house was demolished without giving him compensation.
"I had been frequently requesting the SDM and company officials to release the compensation amount but there was no proper response therefore I gave a memorandum to the district collector addressed to the President for euthanasia and gave an ultimatum till 11 December," he said.
To prevent him from taking any such step, policemen were deployed in the village on December 11. Yadav poured petrol on himself when the police foiled his immolation bid.
"I did not demand security. The district administration and police made the arrangements and now the SP has given me a recovery notice," Yadav said.
