Mangaluru: Mob lynching victim had mental health problems, says younger brother
Mangaluru: The younger brother of the Kudupu mob lynching victim spoke to Vartha Bharati about his brother, Ashraf, stating that his brother had been suffering from mental health issues for several years.
Identifying Ashraf as a native of Pulpalli village in Sultan Bathery Taluk of Wayanad district in Kerala, Mangaluru city police contacted his family members, who arrived in Mangaluru early morning on Wednesday.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Ashraf’s brother Abdul Jabbar said that his brother’s mental health condition had not improved in spite of medical treatment. Ashraf had remained a bachelor due to his mental health issues, and also used to roam around many places. Jabbar added, “My brother has been living in Mangaluru for several years now, but used to visit Wayanad to meet our mother. He had paid a visit recently, on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr too.”
A resident of Ernakulam in Kerala, Jabbar said, “Whenever my brother visited, I got him new clothes and a mobile phone, with a sim registered in my name, but he misplaced the phones on several occasions. During a recent call, however, he told me he was in Mangaluru.”
Referring to the case, Jabbar, expressed sorrow over the death of his brother who had been struggling mental illness and added, “The police have arrested 20 suspects in the case. Our family is cooperating with the officials, in all manners, for the investigation.”
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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.
