Udupi : DG-IGP Shankar Bidari, on his first visit to DK after taking over, met top police officers in the Superintendent of Police’s chamber, shortly after meeting the Anti Naxal Force (ANF) at Karkala.

Bidari assured to eliminate underworld elements in the coastal areas in his term. He also said that security will be beefed up in the district’s hilly regions to curb the Naxals.

He also appreciated the effort of the district police for successfully cracking the Sulaiman murder case in Karkala.

He then distributed cash awards among policemen involved in solving major crimes. The police team responsible for nabbing the murderers of Sulaiman received Rs. 20,000.

IGP Prathap Reddy (western range), ADGP (internal security) Harshavardhana Raj, Udupi SP Dr. Ravikumar Y. S., and many other officers were also present.