Police can't take, check your phone without permission: Bengaluru top-cop clarifies
Bengaluru: The City Police Commissioner Kamal Pant informed that “Without obtaining permission, no police official must inspect mobile phones. If such instances are seen happening, bring them to my attention”, he said.
“Bengaluru police does not approve of taking over mobile phones under any pretext. We strongly disapprove of any such act. If you come across such an incident, immediately share the details about the place, and license number of the Hoysala vehicle, and bring this to our attention. Action will be taken against such police personnel”, the commissioner said.
In the background of several complaints against the Bengaluru Patrol police on Twitter about them troubling the public by taking away their mobile phones and unnecessarily asking personal questions, the Bengaluru City Commissioner took to Twitter and issued a clarification.
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— Kamal Pant, IPS. ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಆಯುಕ್ತರು, ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ. (@CPBlr) April 2, 2022
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Strict action shall be taken against such officers.
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Man arrested for for raping mute woman in Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.
The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.
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The accused was a caretaker of the company.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.
