No Muslim specific survey in Bhatkal, says SP

June 21, 2011

Karwar, June 21: Brushing aside the allegations of 'Muslim specific survey' by 'men in khaki', in some minority dominated areas of Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police R Ramesh on Tuesday said the police are carrying out their responsibility without any bias and prejudice.

Confusion prevailed among the residents of Bhatkal town after the police launched door to door survey seeking details of the people and their credentials for the last one week. While the senior police officials referred this as a routine exercise towards crime prevention, the locals suspected something amiss as such exercise has been exclusively kept in the Muslim dominated areas.

Mr Ramesh said that some people in Bhatkal might have mistaken the beat survey because the town has the majority of the Muslim community.

“This is a district wise exercise and such survey is still on in Hindu and Christian dominant areas of the district too”, he said adding that police have nothing to do with the religion or caste of the people.

He assured that the exercise is part of crime prevention strategy and police are collecting the data only for the security of the people.

The SP also urged the people to co-operate with police and stop suspecting them.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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