Take action against Venur police, DYFI demands SP
Mangaluru, October 03: A delegation of the DYFI on Wednesday met SP Ravikanthe Gowda and urged him to take action against Venur police who assaulted and booked a false case against DYFI activist Riyaz Manthoor.
Riyaz Manthoor has been actively working in the DYFI. On Tuesday night, after closing his shop at Ganjimutt, Riyaz was going to his wife’s parents house in Belthangady on a motorbike along his brother Irshad. At around 11 pm, a team of around five policemen including Taranath and Ranjith who were on rounds stopped them and asked the records of their motorbike. Riyaz and Irshad had handed over their driving licence copies to the police and said that the vehicle records were at home and they would produce them the next day morning. But the police have reportedly abused them with foul words and insulted them, it is said in the complaint.
At this time, Belthangady circle inspector Nagesh Kadri and his wife came on the same way in a private vehicle. When he asked the police about the issue, the police said that Riyaz and his brother were abusing them. Though Riyaz tried to convince Nagesh Kadri, the latter was not in a position to listen to Riyaz’s words. In turn, Kadri had insulted Riyaz with foul words saying that ‘I know my staff. Shut up…’ and asked the policemen to ‘boot them by putting them behind bars and book a case’, it is explained in the complaint.
The police took Riyaz and his brother Irshad into custody and assaulted before taking them to Venur police station. After taking them to the police station, the police gave false information that Riyaz and Irshad had attacked police personnel. Later, around 8-10 policemen thrashed them black and blue in the police lock-up, they alleged.
Taranath and Ranjith have insulted Riyaz and Irshad saying that ‘bearys are thieves and look like terrorists’. They have snatched the mobile phones and damaged them. Later, the station officer had come to the state and Riyaz family members also rushed to the station. Earlier, the police said that they would book both of them under ganja smuggling and having swords and other lethal weapons. But later, they were booked under false allegations. Threatening them not to disclose the police atrocity, they were released on station bail at 3 am, they said in the memorandum.
The attitude and activities of Venur police and Inspector Nagesh Kadri were shocking and the people would lose faith on the police department. The family of Riyaz and Irshad was panicked due to the police atrocity. Socially also, the police atrocity would have negative impact on their family, they said.
They urged the SP to intervene in the case and conducted a thorough investigation into the case and take action against the erring police personnel and ensure justice to the victims, DYFI district secretary Santosh Bajal demanded.
DYFI state president Muneer Katipalla, district president Imtiyaz, district leaders Rafeeq Harekala, Naveen Konchadi, Manoj Vamanjur, Naushad Bengre and others were present.
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BJP disassociates itself with Nishikant Dubey's criticism of Supreme Court, says it respects courts
New Delhi, Apr 19 (PTI): The BJP on Saturday disassociated itself with the sharp criticism of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna by its MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma, with party president J P Nadda rejecting the comments as their personal views.
"The BJP has nothing to do with the comments of MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma on the judiciary and the chief justice. This is their personal comments, but the BJP neither agrees with them nor does it ever support such remarks. The BJP absolutely rejects them," Nadda said in a post on X.
He said the BJP has always respected the judiciary and has accepted its suggestions and orders gladly because it believes as a party all the courts, including the apex court, are an inseparable part of our democracy.
Nadda also said that he has directed both the leaders and others to not make such comments.
Fourth-term BJP MP Dubey, one of the more vocal party members in the Lok Sabha, launched a broadside against the Supreme Court earlier, saying Parliament and state assemblies should be closed down if the apex court has to make the laws.
He also took a swipe at CJI Khanna.
भाजपा सांसद निशिकांत दुबे और दिनेश शर्मा का न्यायपालिका एवं देश के चीफ जस्टिस पर दिए गए बयान से भारतीय जनता पार्टी का कोई लेना–देना नहीं है। यह इनका व्यक्तिगत बयान है, लेकिन भाजपा ऐसे बयानों से न तो कोई इत्तेफाक रखती है और न ही कभी भी ऐसे बयानों का समर्थन करती है। भाजपा इन बयान…
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) April 19, 2025
