Mangaluru woman arrested for impersonating as IGP Roopa
Bengaluru: Banashankari police have arrested a lady hailing from Mangaluru for allegedly impersonating as IPS officer and IGP (Home Guards) D Roopa and calling a police official in Lucknow to book a room in five-star hotel for her.
The accused has been identified as Asha Prakash (45) a resident of Mangaluru.
According to the reports Asha called a police officer in Lucknow in third week of December last year and asked him to book her a room in a five-star hotel in the city from 29 December to 3 January.
The officer booked the room accordingly. Another officer from Lucknow who personally knew Roopa called her personally and asked about her trip and why didn’t she inform him about the trip. A shocked Roopa denied making any such calls and filed a complaint at Banashankari police station in this regard.
The police then tracked down the number from which the call was made to the officer in Lucknow and traced Asha in Mangaluru.
Asha initially denied making any such calls and also claimed that her mobile phone was stolen a month back and that she had filed a complaint in this regard as well at Pandeshwar police station. She also presented the acknowledgement slip provided by the Pandeshwar police.
Police however continued their investigation and then discovered that the number through which the call was made was being used in the same mobile phone with same IMEI number as that of which was being used by Asha at present.
According to a report published in Times of India website, Asha then confessed to committing the crime but did not reveal the motive behind it. “As the case was a non-heinous crime, she secured bail immediately” police said.
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
