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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)
Udupi, Oct 30: A responsible citizen has helped police find the persons who attacked two persons within Shirva police station limits in the taluk recently.
Two persons travelling by motor bikes, identified as Shivaprasad and Manjunath, were returning home after attending a function at Manipal when friction broke out between them and some others reportedly on the issue of allowing other vehicles to overtake them. After the contentious issue could not be sorted out, intervention of Guruprasad, who is said to be facing some past criminal cases including murder, was sought for amicably settling the matter.
The people were summoned to Kurkal for mediation. However, Manjunath and Shivaprasad were reportedly beaten up there again. Both stand hospitalized.
After a citizen called the police and provided information to them about the whereabouts of the people who attacked the duo, in a late night operation, Kaup circle police inspector led a team under the guidance of assistant superintendent of police, Rishikesh, and succeeded in taking into custody six persons involved with the above crime. The police are still looking for three more persons relating to this case.
The arrested persons are Deepak (19), Deekshit (20), Sumanth (20), Ujjwal l(20), Satyaraj (23) and Nitesh (28).
Case of assault, rioting and abduction has been registered against the concerned.
The police have extended their gratitude to the person who passed them this information. They also decided to give a cash reward of Rs 5,000 to him for helping the police by doing his duty as a responsible citizen. They said they are thankful to people who help the police. He is also being issued a commendation letter, it is gathered.