Mangalore Court directs to register a criminal case against Senior Forest Official Anita Arekal in computer hacking case

Mangalore Court directs to register a criminal case against Senior Forest Official Anita Arekal in computer hacking case

Mangaluru: After 13 year long court battle, Wildlife Conservationist, Niren Jain’s undeterred efforts to seek justice for the illegal seizure and hacking of his computer has borne fruit, with the Mangalore II JMFC judge Santhosh S. Kunder ordering the registration of a criminal case against the then DCF of Kudremukh Anita S. Arekal under the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. Arekal who is now Addl. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF), Social Forestry, Bangalore has been issued Summons to appear before the Court.