Deccan Herald

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Mangalore, Sep 4: The Coastal Security Police (CSP) stations for Mangalore, Malpe and Kumta were inaugurated by IGP (Coastal Security Police) G M Hayath in Mangalore on Monday.

With the inauguration of three Coastal Security Police (CSP) stations for Mangalore, Malpe and Kumta by IGP (Coastal Security Police) G M Hayath in Mangalore on Monday, the long pending demand of the police has been solved. The CSP would be of great help in curtailing anti-national, anti-social, terrorist and underworld activities in the coastal region (500 metres on shore and 24 nautical miles in the sea).

The three police station areas would comprise 11 villages (for Mangalore CSP station), 40 villages (for Malpe CSP station) and 19 villages (for Kumta CSP station), Hayath said.

Two other police stations (in Bhatkal and Karwar) were opened a few months ago, thus taking the total number of Coastal Security police stations to five in the State.

Boats by December

The CSP has sent a proposal for 10 boats to patrol the region and they are expected to get it by December, Hayath said and added that each station will get two boats (12 tonne capacity and 5 tonne capacity each). At present, the CSP is depending on the Coast Guards for boats.

To a query, Hayath said that a number of police personnel will be have been recruited. The remaining non-technical staff will be filled through the police department while retired Coast Guard or retired Navy personnel will be taken to fill the technical staff.

Stating that there is no dearth of funds, Hayath said a sum of Rs 1,23,50,000 has been sanctioned per station besides providing 9 vehicles and four motorcycles for the CSP stations. This apart, each station has been sanctioned a sum of Rs 10 lac for infrastructure, he added.

IGP (Western Range) A M Prasad, SP (DK) Satish Kumar, SP (CSP, Udupi) V B Kittale, CSP DySPs Mithra Heraje (Mangalore), H D Mendonca (Udupi) and G K Chennabasappa (Bhatkal) and Deputy Director (Prosecution) Cheriyabba among other police officers were present.

Contact numbers

If any member of the public would like to file any complaint with the Coastal Security Police, they may contact 0824-2445990 (Mangalore); 0820-2533700 (Malpe); 08386-222533 (Bhatkal); or Costal Security Police control room 0820-2533900.

The 14 Acts

The Coastal Security Police shall have the powers in the following mentioned classified offences committed under the provisions of the following Acts.

They include: Indian Penal Code, 1860 dealing with offences against the State, offences relating to coins and currency, government stamps and any other offences concerning national security economy of state or public health and safety; The Arms Act, 1959; The Explosives Act, 1884; The Explosive Substance Act, 1908; The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; Foreigners Act, 1946; Indian Passport & Immigration Act; The Petroleum Act, 1934; Benami Transactions Prohibition Act, 1988; The Karnataka Excise Act, 1965; The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963; The Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920; The Passport Act, 1967; and The Emigration Act, 1983.