Dakshina Kannada: Police arrests man who lodged false complaint with intention to create public unrest

Mangaluru: The Bantwal police have registered a case against a man who filed a false complaint and attempted to incite public unrest.

According to the police, Umar Farooq (48), a resident of Sajipa Munnur in Bantwal, had lodged a complaint on June 11, claiming that two unidentified men attacked him with a sword near Deraje bus stop in Sajipanadu village when he was travelling by a jeep from Nandavara to Deralakatte in the early morning. Based on his complaint, the Bantwal Rural Police then registered a case under Sections 109, 324 (4) read with 3(5) of BNS-2023.

However, during investigation, police found the allegations to be false and submitted a report to the court.

Further inquiry revealed that Umar Farooq had deliberately lodged a false complaint with the intention of creating fear among the public and provoking unrest.

Following this, Bantwal Rural Police registered a fresh case against him under Sections 192, 353(1)(b), 230(1), and 248(A) of BNS.

The police arrested him and produced him before the ACJ & JMFC Court in Bantwal, which remanded him in judicial custody till September 6.