Transparency and speedy investigation of crime will boost police image in general public

MANGALURU

City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy said the police have probed into the murders of Suhas Shetty at Bajpe and Ashraf at Kudupu using an evidence-based scientific method. Anyone with any additional information or evidence may provide it directly to the police instead of posting it on social media platforms, he said.

With the Suhas Shetty case now being taken up by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Reddy provided details of the two investigations conducted by the Mangaluru police to the media here.

Whenever we provided details about the progress of the probe to those who claimed justice had not been served for the victims and their families, the information was often misused, he regretted.

Police have so far examined more than 100 people and will continue to investigate others if they find any evidence in the Ashraf murder case. There were allegations against the police that the accused had previously planned the place to attack Suhas Shetty that many people had assembled prior to the attack, indicating they were party to it and that two women helped the accused to flee. The police meticulously examined CCTV and other video footage of the incident and realised that people instantly gathered at the spot when a car initially hit Suhas’ vehicle, and that the two women had in fact objected to the action of the accused, the Police Commissioner clarified.

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If people attempt to mislead the police and public through social media posts, action would be taken against them under the relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, Reddy cautioned. While the police would not harass innocent people, they would not spare the culprits, the Police Commissioner asserted.