Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Jul 7: Three personnel attached to the police outpost at Nelyady were allegedly attacked by three members of a family, when the police party reached their home on the night of Saturday July 5.

The policemen in question, head constable, Dhananjaya, constables, Sachin and Sridhar, had been deputed there to arrest Pradeep, a resident of Pervody in Shiradi village, his wife, and mother.

Pradeep

A case of obstructing policemen on duty stands registered against Pradeep, his wife, Deepa, and mother, Theresiamma. The policemen had visited the house of Pradeep to arrest him in connection with a case of posing death threat to a person named Annu, and deriding him by referring to the community to which he belongs. It is learnt that the accused pounced upon the policemen with sticks, but the police personnel succeeded at the end in taking Pradeep into custody. The said case was registered in Uppinangady poilce station under Civil Rights Act.

While head constable, Dhananjaya, suffered fracture of the hand, Sachin lost a tooth in the incident. After the attack, both the ladies reportedly took to their heels, and the policemen are on the lookout for them. On being produced before the chief district and sessions court, the accused, Pradeep, was remanded to 15 days judicial custody.

It is gathered the accused already faces cases relating to theft of elephants tusks, as well as cane stalks grown in the forest region. The police department is now preparing to initiate departmental proceedings to include him in the list of rowdies maintained by the department, taking into account the nature of crimes he is involved in.

In view of the seriousness of charges faced by the accused, Pradeep was produced before deputy superintendent of police, H D Mendonca, who happens to be the designated officer for investigating this kind of crime.