Mangaluru police arrest four men involved in betting for cricket matches; cell phones, cash seized
Mangaluru: The City Police, during investigation of two separate cases booked at Bajpe Police Station in the city against betting during cricket matches, arrested four men and confiscated the mobile phones used for betting purposes and the money in their possession.
Three of the men arrested in one case have been identified as Jayanth Poojary (41), a resident of Borugudde in Thenka Edapadavu, Devadas Poojary (34), a resident of Modappady, and Ramesh Poojary (48), of Kundodi. The police arrested one accused in the second case, Praveen, who is a resident of Madappadi in Thenka Edapadavu, while another, Dhanu, a resident of Iruvail, is absconding, said the officers.
The Bajpe Police officers conducted a raid at Modappadi in Thenka Edapadavu after receiving a tip-off that the accused were involved in a round of online betting, and held three men, while the Praveen was arrested at Ganjimutt Gandhinagar in Badagulipadi village. The police are searching for the absconding betting accused.
Three mobile phones and Rs 4,500 in cash were seized from the three men arrested by Bajpe Police officers in the first case. In the second case too, the officers have confiscated the phone used by the arrested.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
