Nelson Lewis, Kingdom of Bahrain

If you are a cop, irrespective of your rank, be it a lowly constable or the highest rank, i.e. the DGP, and want to lead a trouble and hassle-free life, you have to shun limelight or avoid hogging publicity and avoid being conspicuous. Cops live in quarters or bungalows provided by the Police Department and avoid coddling high profle people or personalities and do not indulge in luxurious living by displaying vehicles, possessing landed property, etc., bought with bribes or purportedly given by admirers, as per the claims of an encounter specialist.

This could lead to the cops getting into problems. Secondly, encounters do not take by chance, but due to concrete information that the police receive from their informers, who are paid as per the information they impart. In a city, the police informer could be innocuous looking paan walla, cobbler, boot polisher, barber, etc., etc.

So readers, please understand that encounters between the criminals or the underwold do not happen due to chance or accidentally, but due to concrete information they receive.

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Dony Lobo, Milagres, Doha

“Lokayukta SP Chandrashekhar Prasad conducted the raid into Venkatesh Prasannas’ apartment at Dhomappa Compound and seized the silver grey Tata Indigo car which was being misused by him.” Arrey Yaar…..please have a heart…… May be by driving the vehicle, Prasanna saab may have been trying to attract those who were earlier familiar with the particular vehicle and its “occupant” who might have been their old boss or colleague and having noticed the vehicle, would have come forward to say “Hai”, and in the process get themselves trapped and nabbed.

Don’t be surprised if Prasanna saab may have studied Chanakya’s or Birbal’s law management books. After all, haven’t you heard the good ol saying “Birds of the same feather always flock together”

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Abdul Rahman, Uppinangady

This is a wake up call to our top officials  to investigate in detail how those encounters happened.  Of course you will find that this cop did not follow the proper law of the great Indian government. If it does not happen , then we have to consider all those officials in India are of the same kind  as Venkatesh Prasanna (espacially in Karnataka - everything they do for money and name).

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Mahesh Kumar, Mangalore

We should not jump to conclusions based on this incident. This could have been a staged incident. Remember the officer was involved in many high profile cases & has many highly connected enemies

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Nihal D'Souza, Mangalore/Sharjah

Venkatesh Prasanna should be suspended for life from police force and fix him in the cases like robbery & murder (so called encounters). Fixing anybody in any fake cases by the police is what I've expeirenced.

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Abdul Sathar, Uchil-Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

It is a blot on Inspector who should be the protector of the law and order. Kaaki no more signifies the symbolism of honesty and sincerity. He should be punished as per law which gives a sense of trust and lesson to other officials who may venture out in future.

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Sameer KM, Mangalore

I think it's time the media stops glorifying policemen who are neck deep in corrpution. Moreover, the encounter that the correspondent is referring to was obviously fake one, and he is liable to be prosecuted if the rule of law were to be truly implemeneted The inspector seems to have not only misused the car, but has also changed registration numbers for his personal use. After this pathetic act, I don't see any difference between Mr. Venkatesh Prasanna and an ordinary thief, except the uniform he is wearing.

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