M'luru: Strict legal action will be taken against obstruction of police crackdown, warns SP Dr Arun
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Dr Arun K has warned that stringent action will be taken against individuals obstructing the Police Department's efforts to maintain law and order in the district, including the Mangaluru City police limits.
The senior officer stated that law and order in both Dakshina Kannada and Mangaluru City police limits had been severely affected in recent months. A review of murder cases in the region over the past ten years revealed that the accused were often linked to religious organisations. The police will now closely monitor the activities of such organisations and the places frequently visited by their leaders. A list of such leaders has been prepared, and police officers have been directed to keep an eye on the activities of all associated members, he added.
Dr Arun said that preventive measures are being taken regularly against activities that disrupt law and order in the district. However, on Sunday, individuals within the limits of Kadaba Police Station staged a protest without permission outside the police station, objecting to the police action. A case has been filed against the protesters under BNS Section 39/2025, Clauses 189(2) and 180, he said.
Issuing a stern warning, the SP said that strict legal action will be taken against any such disruptions in the future, adding that the police operation will continue until law and order is fully restored in Dakshina Kannada.
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At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations (PTI): Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows came days after an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
In a post on X on Sunday, Harish said that at the UNECOSOC meeting, he shared India's approach to the recent energy and fertiliser crisis caused by the West Asia conflict.
"A combination of short-term and structural measures alongside international cooperation are essential to respond to the crisis," he said.
"Reiterated that targeting of commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, are unacceptable. International law in this regard must be fully respected," he added.
The attack on the India-flagged vessel on May 13 took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
According to the UNECOSOC website, the meeting, which took place on Friday, focused on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation”.
