AKS demands CID probe into Kaggodlu, Kushalnagar cases

Former minister A K Subbaiah on Thursday demanded criminal investigation department (CID) probe into the twin cases of murder attempt on cattle dealer at Kaggodlu in Madikeri and the murder of autorickshaw driver Praveen Poojary in Kushalnagar.

Addressing media, Subbaiah condemned the attack on cattle dealer B A Basheer by the gau rakshaks. He alleged that the police are reluctant in registering such cases.

Earlier too, when stones were thrown at a place of worship during a torchlight rally in Kushalnagar, the police, though received the complaint, have failed to initiate any action.

While in the murder case of Praveen Poojary, the innocents were arrested, as no efforts were made in apprehending the real perpetrators. Hence, the government should get the twin incidents probed by the CID, said Subbaiah.

Subbaiah said most of the beef export companies in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh are owned by BJP leaders. it is also the same people who have turned ‘gau rakshaks’.

Subbaiah also levelled a grave allegation against the district police that they were protecting those who were involved in arson following a bandh call after Tipu Jayanti in Madikeri.

The police have colluded with people with vested interest and the minorities are living in fear, with police failing to protect them.