Filing FIRs under new criminal laws will need senior officers' approval: Karnataka DGP issues order
Bengaluru, July 25: Karnataka's Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG-IGP) Dr. M.A. Saleem has directed that investigating officers must obtain written approval from senior officers before registering FIRs under four specific sections of the newly enforced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Section 111 related to organised crime.
The circular, issued on Thursday, mandates that police personnel must secure prior written permission from the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) in districts or Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) in commissionerate limits before filing cases under BNS Sections 103(2), 111, 113(B), and 304.
In urgent situations where verbal instructions are taken, the written approval must be obtained within 24 hours. Only after the designated senior officer examines the facts and gives approval can the FIR be registered under these stringent provisions.
Details of the four BNS sections covered in the order:
Section 111: Deals with organised crime — where a group of two or more people are involved in illegal activities in an organised manner.
Section 103(2): Punishment for murder committed by a group of five or more persons based on factors like caste, religion, gender, language, place of birth, or personal belief.
Section 113(B): Involvement in acts that threaten the unity, integrity, sovereignty, security, or economic stability of India, or acts that may cause public fear.
Section 304: Related to robbery — theft or forceful seizure of movable property from a person for the purpose of stealing.
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Man thrown 50 ft into air as powerful storm lashes UP's Bareilly
Bareilly (PTI): In a shocking incident, a man was flung nearly 50 ft into the air along with a tin roof and thrown into a field during a powerful storm in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, where the adverse weather claimed at least four lives.
The man in the video, Nanhe Mian of Bamiyana village, suffered multiple injuries in the incident that occurred on Wednesday.
In a video of the incident doing the rounds on social media, the man is seen being launched into the air while he is holding onto the tin roof. He then lets go, does a somersault in the air and lands in the adjacent field.
Initially, some social media users expressed disbelief over the video and suspected that it was generated using artificial intelligence. But for Nanhe, an e-rickshaw driver, it is all too real.
Nanhe, around 50 years old, said on Thursday that he had gone to a wedding hall to collect some items when the storm intensified.
"The wind was so strong that the tin shed started making loud noises. I thought if I did not hold onto it, it would be blown away in the storm. So, I immediately grabbed a rope tied to the shed," he said.
"Then a very strong gust came and lifted both the shed and me into the air. I was carried nearly 50 ft into the air before the storm weakened and I fell to the ground," he said.
Nanhe, who lives with his wife and their five children, said he suffered injuries on his head, back, arms and legs. These include a fractured arm and leg.
Bareilly Police said in a statement that Nahne was standing inside the wedding hall in Bamiyana when strong winds and rain tore the tin roof of the structure.
According to the Uttar Pradesh government, at least 89 people were killed and around 50 injured in storm and rain-related incidents across the state on Wednesday.
Several animals were also killed and houses and shops were damaged in many places.
In Bareilly, four people were killed between 8.30 am and 11.30 pm on Wednesday, nine animals perished and around 30 houses suffered heavy damage, officials said.
Meet Nanhe Miyan of Bareilly, UP.
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During a severe storm at a wedding venue, he was lifted into the air along with a tin shed he was holding onto.
He flew high before crashing to the ground, breaking both arms and legs. Now hospitalised.pic.twitter.com/D616Z5X23L
