Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (JD/HB/DV)

Udupi, Dec 10: Hours after a family alleged that Kaup police have assaulted them by barging into their house for running dairy farming, police have booked people under sections 379, 341, 353, 332, 504, and 149 of IPC and 5, 4, 7 12 of Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020.

The accused are Ismail, Abbu Mohammed, Aisamma, Rehana, Johara, Y B C Bava, and others. The incident was reported at Mooluru in Kaup taluk.

Police seized cattle, 10 kilo cattle meat, aluminium vessel, fibre tub, weighing machine, pickup van, and other things from the spot.

As per the complaint, the police sub-inspector stated that, acting on a tip-off, the police rushed to the spot and found that a cow was tied inhumanly and two others were cutting meat at the shed. As the duo saw the police, they fled from the spot. Later, it was learnt that Ismail and Abbu Mohammed has fled from the spot.

The sub-inspector stated in the complaint, “When police visited the spot to prevent the offence, Aisamma, Rehana and Johara, and others prevented us from discharging our duty and started to abuse me in Byari language and they pushed me. The staff Ravindra and jeep driver Jagadish were assaulted. Later, Y B C Bhava, who came to the spot, closed the gate and said not to allow us to go out.

“The said accused were indulged in cattle slaughter by stealing cattle from somewhere else and ferrying it by a pickup vehicle. They prevented us from discharging our duty and assaulted us. Hence, the accused were booked under various sections of IPC and Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020,”stated the sub-inspector in the complaint.

Earlier, Association for Protection of Civil Rights Udupi district president Husain Kodibengere alleged that there is an accusation against a police inspector for allegedly assaulting women by entering a house in Mooluru. The superintendent of police should probe this matter and take appropriate measures, he said.

In a release to the media, Husain alleged that accusations have been made against Kaup police for unnecessarily assaulting members of a Muslim family by entering into their house for running dairy farming for the past several years.

The said family members alleged that on Friday December 10 morning, as many as six police personnel entered their house and assaulted them by accusing them of running a slaughterhouse. They were also admitted to hospital in Ajjarakad, Husain alleged.

Such incidents are also black marks for the police department. Hence, holding proper probe, action should be taken against the police officers, Husain had stated in a media release.