Man accused of theft escapes with police revolver during arrest in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi: In a dramatic incident, a man accused of multiple thefts managed to escape with the service revolver of a police sub-inspector during his arrest in Afzalpur town of Kalaburagi district on Sunday night. The accused, identified as Khaja and hailing from Ballurgi, had a long history of more than 20 theft cases registered against him across police stations in Bengaluru, Afzalpur, and Kalaburagi.
Officers from the Central Crime Branch (CCB) had arrived from Bengaluru to apprehend Khaja when the unexpected turn of events occurred. As the police were attempting to arrest him, Khaja seized the service revolver belonging to Sub-Inspector Bheemarai Bankali and made his escape from their grasp. The daring act left the officers stunned and triggered an immediate search operation to locate the accused.
Kalaburagi Police Superintendent, Isha Pant, visited the Afzalpur Police Station to personally oversee the investigation into the matter.
Police have launched a manhunt to apprehend Khaja and recover the stolen service revolver.
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SC asks states to treat rising child trafficking cases as grave; seeks coordinated action
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control.
The court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly in this regard.
“As a court we can monitor, but ultimately the action has to be on the part of the state government, the police, and other agencies. Therefore, this is our humble request”, a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said during the hearing of a plea on Wednesday.
The bench was irked over the "lackadaisical" approach of several states and UTs in implementing a 2025 judgment aimed at dismantling organised trafficking networks.
Justice Viswanathan said the retrieval of children in some cases proves the problem can be tackled, but it requires a level of political and administrative will which is lacking at present.
The verdict, delivered on April 15, 2025, had mandated several institutional reforms, including completion of trials in trafficking cases within six months on a day-to-day basis.
It had also directed strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and improving investigation standards.
Besides asking for setting up of state-level committees to monitor vulnerable trafficking hotspots, it had asked the authorities to treat missing children cases as trafficking unless proven otherwise.
Earlier, the bench had termed the compliance reports filed by a few states as "nothing but an eye wash."
On Wednesday, the bench noted that Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Punjab had still failed to file reports in the prescribed format.
When the home secretary of Madhya Pradesh offered an apology for the lapse, the bench granted a "final opportunity" but warned that continued failure would lead to states being officially branded as "defaulting".
The bench noted that at least 15 states are yet to constitute review committees mandated to identify and monitor trafficking-prone areas.
The matter will now be heard on April 29.
