Chikkamagaluru: SP Uma Prashant suspends two constables over allegation of assualting man in custody
Chikkamagaluru: Two police constables were on Tuesday suspended by the Superintendent of Police over allegations of assaulting a man in custody here at the Moodigere Police Station.
SP Uma Prashant issued the order of suspension of two constables, Lohith and Vasanth attached to the Moodigere Police Station after a woman alleged the duo had assaulted her husband in the custody.
The SP has also ordered a departmental inquiry against the sub-inspector of the police station Adarsha over his role in the incident.
Yashoda, a resident of Daradahalli village, complained to the SP and the circle inspector that, following the filing of a case of theft on February 9, the Moodigere Police arrested her husband Manju and thrashed him at the station.
The grievously injured Manju is being treated at a hospital in Chikkamagaluru town.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
