Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Oct 2: The mother of a young man from here who has been jailed in Malaysia for drug trafficking has pleaded with the police to rescue her son and bring him back to India. She has claimed that her son was a victim of betrayal.

Meenakshi, wife of Kantappa Poojary from Karinja House in Uruvalu village, Beltangady taluk, has filed this complaint at Uppinangady police station. She said that her son, Amit Karinja, had been hired by Pradeep Rai and Prakhyat Rai to carry electronic goods to Malaysia. "On March 2, 2013, they handed over a parcel of drugs, falsely making him believe that it contained electronic items. On reaching Malaysia, the police checked his belongings and arrested him. As per information, the court there has imposed a punishment in which his life is in peril," she stated.

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The lady said that she and other members of her family had kept quiet as the accused told them that the responsibility of bringing back Amit Karinja safely rests with them and towards this, insisted that they should keep the entire thing a secret. Therefore, she said that her family remained quiet without registering any complaint. "Recently, after the court sentenced my son, they threatened us that if we reveal the details to anyone else, the family members as well as the youth will lose their lives. Thereafter, they switched off their mobile phones and went underground," she claimed.

The lady said that her son was in search of a job as he desired to work hard to help the family when his innocence was cashed by the above two accused who used his services for smuggling drugs. She demanded stringent punishment for these two.