Police Escort for Railway and Air Passengers
Updated at 8.15 am
with UNI inputs
Mangalore: Inspector General of Police (Western Zone) Satyanarayana Rao said that barring a mob attack on an ambulance at Punchame near Polali last night in which a 36-year-old youth succumbed to injuries at hospital while three more injured in the incident have been admitted to the hospital, the situation was by and large peaceful.
He said that additional force including two platoons of Rapid Action Force (RAF), one platoon of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and six platoons of Karnataka Reserve Police (KSRP) have arrived on Sunday and were deployed in sensitive areas.
He said that special arrangements have been made to carry the passengers to the airport and railway stations and bring the passengers to the city with police escort.
Buses were off the road for the fourth consecutive day putting travelling public into hardships. A KSRTC official said that the night bus service from Mangalore to different destinations would be suspended on Sunday also. On Saturday, the passengers to Hubli-Dharwad region were accommodated in 15 buses which were taken in a single file with police escort.
Meanwhile, political leaders have appealed the public to not to be carried away by rumours spread by trouble mongers and cooperate with the administration in maintaining the peace.
Mangalore: Curfew to be in Force till Monday Evening
- Schools and colleges closed till Tuesday
Updated at 8-15 pm
Mangalore: As per the latest information from the district authorities, the curfew imposed in the city will remain in force until 6 pm on Monday, October 9. Schools and colleges will remain closed until Tuesday.
Rapid Action Force (RAF) in action in the city
No fresh incident of violence has been reported since Saturday night in Mangalore. Two persons have died and 80 others injured in three days of violence.
Superintendent of Police B Dayananda has said that around 300 people have been taken into custody in the last three days
As reported already, schools and colleges will remain closed till Tuesday. The district administration will take a decision on whether to relax the curfew for sometime or to continue it till Monday morning, SP said.
Karnataka Home Minister M P Prakash is expected to visit Mangalore on Monday to assess the situation.
Updated at 7.15 pm IST
Uneasy Calm Hovers Around Mangalore – RAF Holds Flag March
- DK Violence Gets Political Colour
- RAF Shows its Presence in Mangalore
- All-religion Peace Meet Organised
Oct 7: DK violence has now drawn state and also national attention. While on one hand the Congress party has blamed the BJP for instigating violence in the region, the BJP has placed a counter allegation that the Congress is adopting divide and rule policy in the State.
Mangalore MP and State BJP president DV Sadananda who spoke to the press on Sunday said that the intelligence and the Home Ministry have information on the involvement of SIMI in the DK violence. While naming a few persons including son of a congress MLAs and the Mayor of Mangalore, Gowda there is ample proof of their involvement in the violence.
The ‘blame game’ continues but DK remains peaceful and there have not been any untoward incidents so far. However the uneasy calm pervades throughout the region.
A peace meet was also organized at Circuit House and was participated my leaders of several religions.
Students in various hostels have been severely affected by the curfew. With shortage of food materials many hostels sent their students home. The students were escorted to railway station with police security.
Update: 5.30 pm, IST
Mangalore: SP Dayananda – Leading His Forces Admirably Well
Mangalore, Oct 7: From a city burning with violence to a soundless, calm and peaceful city, the curtains seems to have fallen on violence in and around Mangalore. Here prevails a graveyard silence, with the occasional noise of a police jeep making it regular rounds.
Praise is due to DK Superintendent of Police B Dayananda for swiftly managing the region and bringing it under control.
One could find him monitoring and guiding the security operations even during the most violent riots while being in the forefront. Eversince the communal clashes broke out some 4 days ago, he is has been personally visiting the affected areas, guiding his officers and even extending help to the public.
He is a man who is always in action. While he handles the law and order of the city quite manfully, he has also managed in building a good rapport with the journos and even the general public.
This week might have been the busiest week for him after he took over as the SP of the district. His efficiency was quite visible in the way he handled the VIP visits on Tuesday October 3 when the first international flight landed at Bajpe airport. Prior to that he also to meet the unexpected clashes at Bajpe which rocked not only the town but even entire district.
The way he has been handling the situation and managing his forces, it seems that he might not have even had a good sleep during the entire day. Despite forgetting sleep, food and even holidays, he looks very active and fresh. Perhaps he knows well that if he appears to be tired, then, even his subordinates would fail in doing justice to their duty.
He is a man of few words. But he speaks to the point. He is quite aware about what is going on in and around and therefore takes utmost care even in taking decisions. When journalists met him at a press conference and complained about the inadequate number of policemen, he explained them the situation in such a manner that no one had any doubts whatsoever thereafter. “For me the phrase “adequate” force seems very much abstract. In these kinds of situations, any amount of policemen is not enough. If they go to one place marred by violence, mob run havoc in other pockets. So deployment of police in each area is not possible. However, security of everybody could well be assured,” he said.
Even the national and other media and people who have come from other state to the city are happy with the way the security measures are taken in the city. Most of the places are guarded well by the police. They have been given strict orders to behave in proper manner with all in all possible circumstances.
In a way SP Dayananda is a vanguard leading in the battle field. He has shown that he is much tougher than he appears or portrayed.
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