Accused in Murder Attempt case Assaults Constable on Duty, Arrested
Bantwal: A police constable was injured after he was assaulted by the accused in a murder attempt case when the police had gone to arrest him at Siddakatte here on January 16 night.
The arrested has been identified as Nawaz (45) from Ramalkatte, Thumbay. The injured police constable Mahendra had gone to Siddakatte to arrest Nawaz who was wanted in the 2015 murder attempt case.
Nawaz was arrested in 2015 and was out on bail but was not appearing in the court. On January 16 night the police got information that Nawaz was in Siddakatte. The Bantwal Rural police constables Mahendra, Ravi and Madhav went to Siddakatte to arrest Nawaz.
When Mahendra tried to arrest Nawaz, he pushed Mahendra into a gorge and tried to escape. Mahendra was injured and suffered a fracture in the leg. The other two police constables went after Nawaz and succeeded in arresting him. Mahendra has been admitted to the hospital in Mangaluru.
A case has been registered in the Mangaluru Rural police station.
Police should be armed with non-lethal guns. If at all criminals assault, they should have permission to shoot to immobilize them.