Puttur: Two-wheeler rider fined for "driving without seat belt"
Puttur: In an unusual incident of fining by police officials, a two-wheeler rider was fines for riding without seat belt here in Puttur.
The fine which was imposed by one of the staffs of Puttur Women’s Police Station was later fixed by the Inspector over clash between a member of Puttur City Municipal Council and the station sub inspector, reports said.
The incident occurred on 7 March earlier here, while Beliyappa Gouda, a resident of Kodippadi, Puttur was stopped by the police and was fined Rs 500 after examining the documents.
However, later he noticed that in the receipt, the nature of offense was noted as [driving] “without seat belt”. Further, the date of the incident was recorded falsely, as 25-02-21.
Upon approaching the SI regarding the matter, no response was received, said Beliyappa Gouda, who later discussed the matter with City Municipal Council member, Shivarama Saphalya.
After brief altercation between the Municipal member and the police, the matter was later reconciled by Inspector Sunil.
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Manipal: Two held within 11 hours in bike theft case
Manipal: The Manipal police arrested two accused within 11 hours of registering a bike theft case following a swift investigation.
The accused have been identified as Sharath (26) and Ganesh (31), residents of Netaji Nagar in 80 Badagabettu village.
According to police, a complaint was filed after a motorcycle belonging to Sudarshan was stolen on February 21. The bike had been parked near Veera Maruti Bhajana Mandir in Rahul Nagar, Badagabettu village.
According to the complaint, police traced and arrested the accused and recovered the stolen motorcycle from their possession. The duo was later produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
Police said over 11 theft cases have been registered against the accused at various police stations, including Manipal, Udupi City, Bhadravati, Koppa, Thirthahalli, Madikeri and Tumakuru.
Further investigation is under way.
