Two arrested in Urwa ASI Aithappa Assault Case
Mangaluru: Two persons have been arrested on April 6, in connection with the assault on the Urwa ASI Aithappa on April 5, at Ladyhill circle while he was on duty.
The arrested have been identified as Sameer (28) from Katipalla and Mohammed Niyaz (20) from Kana Suratkal.
The accused Sameer has eight cases registered against him in various police stations and Niyaz also has five cases against him in various police stations.
On April 5, early morning at 3:40 am, while ASI Aithappa was on duty, Sameer and Niyaz came on a motorbike and assaulted Aithappa with an iron rod and fled from the spot. Aithappa has been admitted to the hospital with head injuries.
To nab the culprits three teams were formed under the leadership of ACP Uday Nayak. The police have arrested both the accused and seized the Yamaha R15 motorbike from their possession.
I feel vindicated after seeing these reports. For very long, I have been pointing out unpleasant, dangerous growth of criminal elements on this forum. I repeatedly warned about the danger and called out deafening silence by media and political leadership in addressing the root cause. Some religious bigots attacked me as RSS-supporter even though I reject all religions. Hopefully, this unfortunate, brutal assault on an innocent police officer acts as an eye-opening lesson to all those individuals who refused to see the reality. I wish Police office Aithappa a quick and full recovery.
Yes – our police dept is not perfect. But, we need them to keep us safe and maintain order. There is absolutely no justification for attacking police. You can’t engage in stone pelting and expect no action from Police. They are simply doing their duty. I remember a similar incident during BJP rule and police had to do lathi charge to disperse crowds engaged in stone pelting. Unfortunately, the entire incident was projected as an ‘attack on minorities’ by usual suspects. However, the same groups are not accusing the state govt now because congress is in power!! I’m highlighting this example to expose the double standards of certain groups who will see life only through the prism of religion and political party.
Police dept is very important for a healthy, orderly society all over the world. I can’t imagine living in a society without a good police force. When they deal with troublemakers, we should support them. Hope this is a good lesson to those who are too afraid to see the reality or speak out. Truth always prevails.