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Tainted African nationals leave Bangalore cops in a tizzy

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May 17, 2012

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Bangalore, May 17: African nationals are repeatedly landing in police custody on drug peddling and cyber fraud charges over the past three years . This has forced city police to think of seeking the external affairs ministry's help to get the habitual offenders deported .


Police have booked a Nigerian under the Goonda Act for committing offences repeatedly , incarcerating him for at least one year without any bail provision . About 25 Africans figure in city police records , and at least five are repeated offenders . Additional commissioner of police (law and order ) T Suneel Kumar said they will write to the MEA, seeking its intervention to deport repeat offenders .


"It's becoming impossible to control these African nationals as they indulge in drug peddling and cyber frauds . Many of them continue to live in the country even after their visas have expired ," he pointed out.


A senior police officer said 13 African nationals are absconding after being given bail . "They arefrom Nigeria , Ghana and Kenya . All are drug peddlers . After getting bail , they have gone missing and are now declared absconding warrantees ." African nationals who figure in criminal incidents can't speak Hindi or the local language though they have lived here for years , slowing the pace of investigation . "They tend to be non-cooperative ," a senior officer said . "Many come to India with forged passports . Neither do their embassies accept them nor can we keep them here as they are not Indians ."

Police want habitual offenders to be deported

The Crimes

African nationals are mostly involved in

Drug peddling:

They sell cocaine, heroin, brown sugar and other types of narcotics. Those arrested tell police that their bosses operate out of Mumbai or Delhi. But cops have failed to track the kingpins.

Cyber fraud:

Many African nationals are involved in email-cheating cases. Their modus operandi is like this: They send mass emails congratulating the receiver on winning a lot of foreign money in a lottery. They also send across mails stating that a multi-billionaire met with an accident and is on death bed. Hence, the rich man has bequeathed his estate to the mail receiver. There are many who fall for this. The culprits manage to get the victims' money even before they realize what's happening. The list of victims consist of policemen and advocates.

WHAT THEY DID

2009

Three persons in police net for drug peddling. Two are from Kenya and one from Ghana.

2010

Six arrested again on drug-peddling charges. Two each were from Kenya and Nigeria, while one each was from Ghana and Ivory Coast.

2011

Eight Nigerians arrested for alleged drug peddling. Police say five persons escaped.

2012

(till April) Two Africans, including one Nigerian, nabbed for drug peddling.




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During the raid godowns where rice and dal meant for free distribution during lock-down were robbed and stored were also seized.

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March 18,2020

Jaipur, Mar 18: Initially buried as per Islamic traditions, an unidentified man's body was exhumed and later cremated after he was found to be a Hindu in Rajasthan's Tonk district, police said.

The family members identified the body of Mahaveer Sahu on Tuesday, a day after the burial, as they stumbled upon photos of the deceased that had circulated on social media.

The man was brought to a government hospital by locals in an unconscious state on March 12 and he died on March 13, according to Purani Tonk police station SHO Shivlal.

The man was said to be a liquor addict and was found unconscious on the road, he added.

The body was kept at the mortuary for three days awaiting identification. Despite efforts to trace the next of kin, the identity could not be ascertained and members of Hindu and Muslim communities were brought in to take a decision, Shivlal said.

The community leaders presumed that he was a Muslim after examining the body and the burial took place as per Islamic funeral traditions on Monday, he added.

Meanwhile, Sahu's family members saw the photo of his body that had circulated on a WhatsAapp group and identified him later that day. They rushed to the hospital and then to the police station in the night where they were informed that the body had been buried.

“The body was exhumed with permission from the sub-divisional magistrate on Tuesday and handed over to the family members after proper identification. Members of the Muslim community led by an Imam were also present and gave in writing that they have no objection,” Shivlal said.

The body was later cremated by his family members.

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Lami Arackal from Ernakulam, who landed from Chennai at the Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery on Monday night, was arrested based on a complaint from health officials, they said.

He was, however, later released on bail.

Arackal allegedly refused to wear mask and follow other instructions to be observed by the passengers coming from other states as part of the measures to check COVID-19 spread.

He also allegedly misbehaved with the medical officers, police said.

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