Mangaluru: DK SP rubbishes media reports linking missing Uppinangady man to terrorist organization
Mangaluru: Superintendent of Police of Dakshina Kannada district, Sonawane Rishikesh on Thursday rubbished the media reports linking the missing man from Uppinangady with terror organizations.
Owner of ‘A to Z’ garage Mohammed Rafiq Khan, a resident of Nekkiladi in Puttur Taluk, who went to get some spare parts of a car to Bengaluru on July 12 had reportedly gone missing. His wife had filed a police complaint in this regard on August 6.
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The SP stated that police had carried detailed investigations into the matter and had found Rafiq to be staying in North India. He further added that the police had closed the case after proper investigation.
“Recently reports emerged that Rafiq was a member of a terrorist organization. And these reports were carried by local newspapers, News Channels, and social media platforms. These reports are far from the truth and nothing of this sort was revealed in our investigation” the SP stated.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
