City police arrest rowdy sheeter, drug trafficker
The Hindu
Mysuru police arrest a rowdy sheeter and drug trafficker, enforcing strict measures against crime and illegal activities.
Cracking down on anti-social elements in Mysuru, the City police arrested a rowdy sheeter and sent him to Shivamogga Central Prison, while a drug trafficker was nabbed and externed to Sagar town in Shivamogga.
The City police detained rowdy sheeter Ganesh alias Ganapa, 25, a resident of Janata Layout in Vidyaranyapuram Police Station limits, who is engaged in driving and shamiana work, under the provisions of the Goonda Act.
A statement issued by the police said Ganesh is a habitual offender and has repeatedly been involved in serious crimes, including assault and attempted murder. A total of six criminal cases involving bodily harm and property damage had been registered against him — three in Vidyaranyapuram Police Station and one each at Krishnaraja, T. Narsipura and Ilavala police stations. Additionally, two non-cognisable cases are also registered against him at the Vidyaranyapuram Police Station.
“His continued involvement in criminal and rowdy activities has created fear in society and disturbed public peace,” the police said before adding that the Commissioner of Mysuru City Police issued a detention order under the Goonda Act on February 14. He was arrested on February 15 and sent to Shivamogga Central Prison, the police said.
The City police have also arrested Manjunath alias Aslam, 51, a resident of Kyathmaranhalli lake hutments, Udayagiri, Mysuru, and externed him for six months to the jurisdiction of Sagar Town Police in Shivamogga district.
Three cases had been registered against him under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act for his repeated involvement in the illegal sale and transportation of ganja in Udayagiri, Lashkar, and Bhadravathi Police Station limits.
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