Bantwal: Locals Protest Alleging Police Apathy in Tracing Missing Woman
By Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network—Bantwal (RD/CN)
Bantwal, Oct 4: Locals staged a protest on Sunday October 4 in front of the rural police station, here, alleging failure of the police in tracing a missing woman.
Twenty-two-year-old Anita, a resident of Barimar village, was reported missing on June 17 after she left home informing her parents that she was going to a dental clinic in B C Road.
The protestors said that despite complaints being lodged with the superintendent of police at the DK district centre, Mangalore, no investigation reports have been made public. They urged the local police to expedite the probe and trace the missing woman at the earliest.
Sri Rajashekaranand Swami of Vajradehi Mutt, Gurpur, addressing the protesters, said, “ ‘Love Jehad’ seems active in DK district wherein women are induced by fake displays of love to join terrorists and to assist in their destructive activities”.
The Swami also appealed to the women of the community to be on guard and to desist from involvement in any such activities.
Coastal Development Authority chairman B Nagaraj Shetty met the protesters and instructed the police officers to trace the missing woman within 15 days.
Police circle inspector Nanjunde Gowda and sub-inspector Shiva Prakash also assured of quick action in the matter.
Macchendra Salian, Prasad Kumar, Sarapady Ashok Shetty, Annayya Kulal, town council member Govind Prabhu, and Devdas were present at the protest.