Karnataka govt asks HC for time to appoint Police Complaints Authority chief
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has sought time till the Assembly elections are over to appoint the chairperson and members to the State Police Complaints Authority.
The submission was made before a division bench of Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Prasanna B Varale and Justice M G S Kamal on Friday.
The bench was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by advocate Sudha Katwa seeking a direction to the State to complete the appointment.
Appearing for the government, advocate Prathima Honnapura informed the bench that it has received recommendation of three retired judges for the post of the chairperson from the Chief Justice of the HC and one of them had to be chosen. Likewise, a notification was issued for the appointment of the two members for which 19 applications have been received.
However, due to the announcement of the Assembly election schedule on March 29, the administration is engaged in its preparations. Therefore, time was sought till the polls get over to complete the appointment process. Recording the submission, the court adjourned the hearing to May 30.
The Election Commission had earlier announced that Karnataka would go to the polls in a single phase on May 10 and counting will take place on May 13.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
