Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (JD)
Udupi, Oct 27: Manipal police have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly possessing deadly weapons without valid authorisation on a public road in Vidyaratna Nagar, Manipal.
According to the police, the incident occurred on October 24, when police sub-inspector (investigation) Shambhulingaiah M E received information that a person was behaving suspiciously while carrying deadly weapons at the location. Acting on the information, he rushed to the spot along with Manipal police personnel and detained the accused, identified as Mohammed Parvez (26), a resident of Kinnimulki, Udupi.
During the operation, police seized two weapons from his possession: an iron machete measuring approximately 20 inches in length with a blue handle, and an iron knife measuring around 16 inches in length with a green handle.
Police stated that the accused allegedly disclosed that he had previous cases related to the sale and consumption of narcotic substances registered against him at the Udupi town, Shirva and CEN police stations in Udupi district, as well as the Kavoor police station in Mangaluru.
He reportedly told the police that he had personal enmity with individuals associated with the Dawood, Isak and Garuda gangs and was carrying the weapons with the intention of assaulting them.
The police seized the weapons and registered a case against the accused at the Manipal police station.
Following his arrest, the accused was produced before the court, which remanded him to judicial custody.