Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jul 6: Through an order, the city police commissioner, Manish Kharbikar, has suspended a constable attached to Panambur police station named Praveen Pereira. The order was issued on the basis of an internal inquiry conducted by the department based on a complaint made by Muhammed Imaran (22) from Casba Bengre.
Imran
Reportedly, Muhammed Imran had visited Panambur police station on Thursday July 4 in connection with the customary address verification process relating to his passport application. Pereira, recollecting an incident of group clashes which had occurred at Bengre six years ago, reportedly assaulted Imran, besides forcing him to sign a blank sheet of paper.
Aggrieved by this development, Imran contacted Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) organization. A DYFI delegation met the police commissioner the same evening, and brought to the notice of the commissioner about the unjust act of the constable. The city commissioner, who took the incident seriously, conducted an internal inquiry into the issue, and suspended Praveen Pereira from duty by late night the same day, sending a strong and clear signal to his subordinates that violation of law by the policemen will not be tolerated.