Mob lynching in Mangaluru: Inspector, two constables suspended for negligence
The Hindu
The action by Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal follows criticism by district In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, district Congress chief K. Harish Kumar and district secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Muneer Katipalla over the delay on the part of police in taking note of the mob lynching incident.
Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal has suspended three policemen for alleged negligence in not reporting immediately to senior police officers about the mob lynching at the venue of a cricket match near Kudupu, in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, on April 27.
Mangaluru Rural Police Inspector K.R. Shivakumar, Head Constable P. Chandra and Constable Yellalinga have been suspended. Mr. Chandra is in the special branch of the Mangaluru Rural Police Station while Mr. Yellalinga is a constable in the same police station. Mr. Yellalinga’s beat includes the place where 35-year-old Ashraf was lynched to death by around 25 persons.
In the order dated May 1, Mr. Agrawal said questioning of the arrested persons and other people on April 29 revealed that soon after the mob lynching by cricketers and spectators, a man named Deepak alerted the police. The police asked the caller to dial 112 and give the information.
Despite having prior information about mob lynching, Mr. Shivakumar did not inform senior police officers who visited the spot on April 27. The inspector then made use of the persons, who are accused of lynching, as complainant and witnesses to register a case of unnatural death. Subsequently, a case of mob lynching was registered.
Mr. Agrawal has made a similar observation in the orders passed against Mr. Chandra and Mr. Yellalinga.
The trio have been suspended pending initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the department. They have been instructed not to leave the headquarters without permission from seniors.
The action by Mr. Agrawal follows criticism by district In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, district Congress chief K. Harish Kumar and district secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) Muneer Katipalla over the delay on the part of police in taking note of the mob lynching incident.
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