ANF in DK well equipped to tackle Naxal menace: DGP

June 28, 2012

Mangalore, June 28: The police department is well-equipped in handling all sorts of crimes in Karnataka including communal violence said Lalrokhuma Pachau, Director General of Police, Karnataka state.

Mr.Pachau was interacting with media persons at a press meet held at the Police Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Thursday.

The police department has separate dedicated wings such as the special branches, intelligences branches, law and order etc which makes its approach a compact one in handling crimes, Mr. Pachau said.

Stating that eight taluks in Dakshina Kannada have been affected by naxal activities, Mr.Pachau said that with the ANF, the police is well equipped with weapons and other necessities to tackle the menace.

Speaking on the occasion A M Prasad, Addl DGP (crime), said that in the last 10 years the police department in the region had grown like anything. “Following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the coastal police line has been strengthened. We have a dedicated Anti-Terror squad. The new Commissionerate model in Karnataka has been very successful and other states are now emulating the CoP system of Karnataka”, he said.

Responding to a query on surrender of naxals, Pratap Reddy, IGP (Western Range) said that only when the police feel confident enough, do they reveal the Naxal surrenders to the media. “The attempts to get them to surrender are always going on but only when we feel confident that the surrender process would be successful do we reveal it to the media”, he said.

On a query about keeping an eye on the habited and inhabited islands in the region, Mr. Reddy said that the police department keeps coordinating with the Coast Guards Department and is keeping an eye.

Seemanth Kumar Singh, Commissioner of Police, Mangalore, and Abhishek Goel, SP, DK, were also present.

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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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