Family alleges assault by Belthangady Sub-Inspector

Belthangady/Mangaluru, 29 Dec 2015: In an incident reported, the Sub-Inspector of Belthangady has allegedly assaulted several members of a family on Monday.

 

It is said that SI Sandesh visited a venue where a wedding was taking place and assaulted several people.

 

The family said that the police were in civil clothes and so they were assumed to be guests and invited inside. The house where they entered belonged to Walter Kiran.

 

 

The officer attempted to arrest Walter with regard to case of fraud registered in Belthangady police station. However, when others intervened asking for an arrest warrant the officer got angry and assaulted few family members. A num present on the spot tried to intervene and she too was assaulted.

 

The family said that after the assault, the officer registered a case against few members under section 307 of the IPC which adds to attempt to murder; however, this is yet to be confirmed.

 

Few assault victims have been admitted to a hospital.

 

It is said that the officer caught few children filming the incident; he then confiscated 15 mobiles and destroyed two of them.

 

It is learnt that Walter Kiran, employed in Israel, was accused of cheating by his friend Anil Furtado.

 

MLA JR Lobo spoke to the victims and assured that he would look into the matter.

 

The family on Tuesday filed a complaint with IGP Amrit Paul against Belthangady SI Sandesh and he has assured investigation into the matter.