Mangalore: The Social Democratic Party of India staged a protest in front of the DC office in Mangalore on January 14, Monday demanding action against a few police officers, which it said were misusing power.
Aboobakker Kulai, an SDPI member who spoke on the occasion, alleged he was put behind bars for almost a month for no fault of his, by fixing him in a false robbery case. He also blamed several police personnel including TR Jagannath, ACP, Ravish Nayak, inspector , Seetaram, ASI and Melwyn Pinto, constable for misuse of power.
He said Muslim and Hindu prisoners were kept in separate blocks in the Mangalore prison and there was much difference in the way the prisoners of the two communities were treated.
He vowed to expose the irregularities of the cops by seeking information through RTI.An appeal was also made to Mangalore Police Commissioner to initiate action against the guilty police officers.
Among others present were Ashraf Manchi, District Secretary, SDPI, Abdul Jaleel K, District President, SDPI and Anwar Sadath, Member State Committee, SDPI.