Dharmastala: Arrested Andhra police remanded to judicial custody - Bundh peaceful
Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore (RS)
Belthangady, May 3: The two Andhra Pradesh police personnel arrested by Dakshina Kannada police (Belthangady station) on shoot out incident at Darmastala,are remanded to judicial custody till May 10.
The arrested are identified as Biskamaya and Swarnaraj, the former a head constable in the Andhra Pradesh state reserve police and the latter a constable.
After the shooting incident near the Dharmasthala temple, the district superintendent of police visiting the spot and ordered the arrest of the guilty police staff. The two were arrested for opening fire on cricket players, resulting in the death of one and injuring another one.
Belthangady police have also noted names of other police staff in the team . They have , however, not confirmed action taken against them.
The Bajaranga Dal unit had called for Belthangady Taluk bandh, as a protest over the incident.
The whole taluk observed a peaceful bundh. Traffic was on a low key in Belthangady, Ujire and Dharmastala. Many of the stalls and shops remained closed from the morning.
The deceased has been identified as Aithappa, a worker in the Darmastala temple. The injured person ,Uday is recovering from the injuries in a private hospital in Mangalore.
The arrested police have been sent to the Sub-jail in Mangalore city.