DySP Anupama stops illegal liquor shop construction; resigns after protest

June 5, 2016

Udupi, Jun 5: Anupama Shenoy, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Kudligi sub-division of Ballari district, who made the headlines after she was transferred in January for putting a call from district in charge and labour minister P T Parameshwar Naik's on hold, has reportedly tendered her resignation here on Saturday.

anu The shocking development comes after a group of people gathered in front of her office in Kudligi town on Saturday protesting the arrest of three people on Friday evening over the construction of an illegal building allegedly for liquor shop or storage.

Anupama Shenoy, daughter of Radhakrishna Shenoy, who runs a small canteen at Uchila village in Udupi district, left for her present hometown in Shivamogga after the sudden resignation.

Superintendent of Police R Chetan said Anupama resigned as she was hurt by the protest by a few organisations and local Panchamasali community leaders. The police had taken community leader P?Ravikumar, town panchayat member Rajanikanth and liquor shop worker Krishnappa into custody.

When protesters raised slogans against her alleging that she assaulted the three people who had been taken into custody, she reportedly told the protesters that she could not do her duty in a such an atmosphere and was going to resign.

Sources said she rushed into her chamber, wrote out her resignation letter, summoned an inspector to whom she handed over an envelope saying that it was her resignation letter and asked that it be forwarded to her superior officer.

Ms. Shenoy should have submitted her resignation to Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ballari Range through the Superintendent of Police, Ballari, but instead, handed over her resignation letter to her junior officer, circle police inspector Nagappa Bankali. Ballari SP R Chetan meanwhile confirmed that Ms Shenoy had submitted her resignation through her subordinate officer.

According to sources, a couple of days ago, leaders of Dalit organisations had complained to her over the construction, by Veerendra Kumar, a local politician, who owns a couple of liquor shops in the town, of a building that would serve as a liquor shop.

Dalit leaders who opposed a liquor shop coming up next to Ambedkar Bhavan, said the construction of the building would also close the approach road to Ambedkar Bhavan. Ms Shenoy had asked building owners to stop construction activity until it is proved whether construction of the building was being carried out on land owned by Mr Veerendra Kumar.

However, defying the orders of the DySP, construction activity continued with the owner stating that it was his own property and his family had some years ago donated a piece of land for the construction of Ambedkar Bhavan.

On Friday evening, police took three people from the building construction site into custody for defying the DySP's orders. The arrest triggered tension in the town, the next day. Sources said, senior officials took the officer to task. Upset, the officer reportedly tendered her resignation.

The officer was also in the forefront of stopping illegal liquor mafia in her jurisdiction, when she was abruptly transferred on the day the Election Commission announced the code of conduct for Zilla and Taluk Panchayat elections in the State.

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It really shows the failure of the public of that region.. When the officer resigned and left...Public should have protested to keep such officers in duty and let the culprits enjoy jail......
WE are the one who should change......NOT India.........or the Sarkaar..

Dear Madam,

You are a great Lady. You should not resign. Please try to stay in the same vicinity and control them. God help you. Learn Karate and Judo. No one will touch you.

Good luck.

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Muslims in UP fear lynching post lockdown due to intense communaliation of corona

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April 13,2020

Lucknow, Apr 13: Muslims in Uttar Pradesh are now worried that the intense communal profiling of the Corona patients by the official agencies could lead to lynching incidents once the lockdown is lifted.

Muslim scholar and former SP spokesman, Abdul Hafiz Gandhi, on Monday said, "The manner in which the government agencies are identifying persons belonging to Tablighi Jamaat in the list of Covid-19 patients is now translating into intense communal profiling which has been prohibited by the World Health Organization and the central government. A very small percentage of Muslims subscribe to the Tablighi Jamaat ideology but the impression going around is that the Muslim community, in general, is spreading coronavirus."

He said that there was a strong possibility of Muslims, in general, being attacked after the lockdown is lifted.

"This is exactly what happened on the cow slaughter issue. Even a small rumour led to people being lynched by mobs across the country. Corona is a pandemic and should be treated like one. We should fight against the virus together instead of creating a communal divide. Every day, the government spokesman lays down the number of Corona positive cases and then goes on to say how many of them are from Tablighi Jamaat," he explained.

Amir Haider, a social activist and also a veteran Congress leader, echoed similar sentiments when he said, "We strongly condemn the Tablighi Jamaat for ignoring the protocols and holding the congregation but why is the state government repeatedly harping on the religious angle. Shia and Sunni clerics are repeatedly asking the people to adhere to government guidelines and follow safety protocols.

He said that efforts to create a communal divide on the corona issue could have dangerous ramification after the lockdown is lifted."

A retired IAS officer, who did not wish to be named, said, that people have already started objecting to taking home deliveries from Muslim employees.

"My neighbours refused to take delivery of groceries from a Muslim boy. This is just the beginning of the narrative that is being drilled into the minds. We must check this before it explodes into something very dangerous," he said.

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What ever yogi want to do let him and keep faith on the creator and live fear lessly. Almighty is watching you and your faith.His decision is vast and he will protect his believer's always.

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Section 144 imposed in parts of Karnataka ahead of Ram temple bhoomi pujan

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Police barricades, yellow banners, walls with a fresh coat of paint and the sounds of bhajan mark parts of Ayodhya as the city awaits its big day Wednesday, when the first brick will be laid for the Ram temple.

Ayodhya is decked up for the bhoomi pujan that will be attended at the Ram Janmabhoomi by 175 people, who figure in a select guest list of seers and politicians topped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Concerned over the spread of coronavirus, the authorities are encouraging others not to come to the temple town, asking them to mark the occasion by celebrating at their homes. The groundbreaking ceremony will be telecast live.

Roads leading to Ayodhya display hoardings with the picture of the proposed Ram temple and of Ram Lalla, the infant Ram, the deity now housed in a makeshift temple.

Around the town’s Hanumangarhi area – named after a well-known temple which Modi will visit on Wednesday – both police sirens and ‘bhajans’ in praise of Ram are heard.

Most of the shops in the locality wear a new look, with their fronts painted in bright yellow. A large number of policemen were deployed there on Tuesday. Some sat in the sweet shops, waiting for their next instructions.

Roads leading into the area are barricaded. Yards of yellow cloth and marigold garlands were being hung on poles.

Even on the day before the event, security checks on vehicles heading to Ayodhya begin from adjoining Barabanki district itself on the Lucknow-Ayodhya road. Policemen take down details, including mobile numbers of the travellers.

Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said the focus of the force is on maintaining the Covid-19 protocol.

“So we are not going to allow any outsider to enter Ayodhya city,” he said. Prohibitory orders are also in force and not more than four people will be allowed to gather.

“The markets and shops will remain open but with strict adherence to the Covid protocol,” he said. Outsiders will be stopped from entering the city, but Ayodhya residents will be allowed in if they produce any identification document.

“We are also carrying out random checks on people living in Ayodhya to ensure that no outsiders are staying here,” he said.

The city’s temples and mosques will remain open, but no other religious event – except for the bhoomi pujan – will take place on Wednesday.

Pickets have been set up at sensitive points in the city.

Sub-inspector Ram Chandra Yadav and constables Avnish Kumar and Ankit Chaudhary man the Terhi Bazar Chauraha picket near the Ram Janmabhoomi site.

"We are here for the past some days, and were on duty on the Rakshabandhan day. Duty comes first and only after that come other things in life, like festivals," Yadav said.

Mayank Gupta, who runs a restaurant, was handing out food packets to policemen, his customers.

"For the last two months, I have been providing tiffin to them twice a day. There are around 100 policemen to whom I supply tiffin," Gupta said.

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Rs 4,000-cr IMA scam: CBI books senior IPS officers Hemant Nimbalkar, Ajay Hilori

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February 4,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 4: The CBI has booked Karnataka cadre senior IPS officers Hemant Nimbalkar and Ajay Hilori along with eight others in connection with Rs 4,000-crore I-Monetary Advisory (IMA) scam in which gullible investors were allegedly cheated in the name of Islamic banking, officials said on Tuesday.

The move came after the CBI received an approval from the Karnataka government to proceed with investigation into alleged role of 1998-batch IPS officer Nimbalkar and 2008-batch IPS officer Hilori, they said.

Along with the two officers, the agency has also named the company IMA, its founder Mansoor Khan and others in the case.

The CBI had approached the state government seeking permission to proceed against the two officers who are in senior positions in the Karnataka Police and allegedly helped IMA founder Masoor Khan, they said.

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