<p class="title">Superintendent of Police Nisha James has suspended a sub inspector and a police constable attached to Udupi town police station on the charges of dereliction of duty.</p>.<p class="bodytext">SI Ananathapadmanabha and Police Constable Jeevan Kumar were charged that they had failed to inform the superiors about an incident and appropriate FIR was not filed in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On November 2, a group of friends hailing from various communities had visited Bhujanga Park in Udupi and were chatting when a group of men attacked them all of a sudden. The victims were manhandled and physically assaulted and were photographed by Sunil Poojary, Rakesh Suvarna and others.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The same group on November 4, circulated the pictures of victims Ashish and Shivani in social media groups after downloading it from their respective Facebook accounts. A case was filed in Udupi Town Police Station and also a counter case was filed by one Krishananda on the same day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The departmental inquiry found negligence on the part of the cops in discharging their duties. The action is not politically motivated and is only a disciplinary measure, Nisha added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, MLA Raghupathi Bhat has strongly condemned the SP’s action and urged the SP to revoke the suspension order.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said, “I will hold talks with the home minister, who also happens to be district in-charge minister. SI Ananathapadmanabha is a sincere officer who discharged his duty efficiently. There is no truth on the charges levelled against him.”</p>
<p class="title">Superintendent of Police Nisha James has suspended a sub inspector and a police constable attached to Udupi town police station on the charges of dereliction of duty.</p>.<p class="bodytext">SI Ananathapadmanabha and Police Constable Jeevan Kumar were charged that they had failed to inform the superiors about an incident and appropriate FIR was not filed in the case.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On November 2, a group of friends hailing from various communities had visited Bhujanga Park in Udupi and were chatting when a group of men attacked them all of a sudden. The victims were manhandled and physically assaulted and were photographed by Sunil Poojary, Rakesh Suvarna and others.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The same group on November 4, circulated the pictures of victims Ashish and Shivani in social media groups after downloading it from their respective Facebook accounts. A case was filed in Udupi Town Police Station and also a counter case was filed by one Krishananda on the same day.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The departmental inquiry found negligence on the part of the cops in discharging their duties. The action is not politically motivated and is only a disciplinary measure, Nisha added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Meanwhile, MLA Raghupathi Bhat has strongly condemned the SP’s action and urged the SP to revoke the suspension order.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He said, “I will hold talks with the home minister, who also happens to be district in-charge minister. SI Ananathapadmanabha is a sincere officer who discharged his duty efficiently. There is no truth on the charges levelled against him.”</p>
