Kundapur: Absconding policeman-turned-extortionist arrested


Kundapur: Absconding policeman-turned-extortionist arrested

Vinay Pais
Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (SP)

Kundapur, Mar 21: A head constable attached to Kundapur police station was arrested by Byndoor police personnel. The constable, who was expected to discharge duties that are part and parcel of a policeman, like supervising law and order situation and providing social protection, reportedly took on the role of an extortionist and posed threats to people.

The person in question has been identified a Mahabala Sheregar from Mayyadi in Byndoor. It is said that his name had emerged more than once in the past, as an associate of people working against law, but no action was taken.

However, he has now been arrested for allegedly making illegal and forced entry into the house of a person and threatening him to cough up cash amounting to a lac of rupees and part with his land records. Sheregar was arrested from a house in Hosanagar in Shimoga district.

It is said that Sheregar visited the house of a resident of Kergalu village, Balakrishna Shanbhogue, who provides home remedies for common ailments, sometime back. During his first visit to the house, Sheregar sought medicines for the police inspector of his station, who he said, was suffering from severe jaundice.  Shanbhogue however, wanted to see the patient’s condition before medicine could be dispensed.

In course of time, Sheregar developed the habit of frequenting Shanbhogue’s house on one guise or the other. Last month, he asked Shanbhogue to part with one lac rupees in cash and land records, presumably to get his friend, Latif from Kergal, released from jail. Shanbhogue turned down his demand. When Sheregar’s behaviour turned unbearable, Shanbhogue complained to the Byndoor police. When Nagendra, a policeman attached to Byndoor station, went to make enquiries about the complaint, Sheregar reportedly tried to assault him. As soon as a case got registered against him, Sheregar absconded.

The police, who got to know that he was hiding at Hosanagar, went there, executed the arrest warrant, and brought him here.

It is learnt that in the past, the same policeman had vandalized a hotel in Byndoor, after finding that the dish made of fish served to him there was not to the standard expected by him. In this case, he also faced the ire of a senior government official. Some lawyers said that when Sheregar presented an accused in the court sometime back, the presiding officer had wanted to know who was the real accused, taking into account the physique and attitude of the policeman.

  

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  • Dr Kusuma Kumari G, Nellore/kodydka

    Mon, Mar 24 2014

    sad incident. Surprised that a law keeper has become a lawbreaker. May God punish him in all ways possible

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  • Aadil Khan, Kasaragod/Saudi Arabia

    Fri, Mar 21 2014

    This is an exceptional case. In all professions you would find corrupt and fraudulent people. Having seen one policeman in an evil act does not mean the entire police force is in malpractice. Hope this guy gets serious punishment.

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  • B Krishnan, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 21 2014

    Something fishy here....

    Latif who is in Jail is a friend of Shanubhogue. The policeman wants money for releasing Latif, friend of Shanbhogue. Looks like Latif and Shanbogue are engaged in some illegal activity, that is why the cop is asking for money.

    PLs publish full details about Latif, why he is in jail and what is the relationship between Shanbogue and Ltif.

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  • jeetendra hegde, mumbai

    Sat, Mar 22 2014

    Read the news once more...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Fri, Mar 21 2014

    The police has a sacred duty towards the public, especially to work hard to maintain law and order.If anyone feels it is inferior, then the said police don't have the right to continue.Good action is taken against the absconding-turned-exortonist police by arresting him.Thanq.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Mar 21 2014

    If police resort to such crimes who will protect the common man. I suspect there must be some political help to these criminals otherwise how can they be doing extortion so brazenly and it must be ruling party fellow. They are confident, nothing will happen to them and their posts Difference is the news has hit the newspaper. Otherwise, our goons sorry our police are always busy either in protecting the politicians or harassing and extracting money from common tax paying citizens.

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