Mangalore : The High Court on Wednesday directed the state Home department to initiate action against SP Dr.Sharanappa Superintendent of Police, Dakshina Kannada district and police officials of Belthangdy for their inaction against a history-sheeter who had vandalised a private property with an intention to encroach upon it.
Hearing a petition by Shashikala J Shetty and residents of Ujire in Belthangdy taluk, Justice S V Sathyanarayana made this order.
The issue relates to the construction of Shree Kshetra Kunjarpa temple at Ujire. The complainants, Shashikala Shetty and her husband Taranath Shetty had filed a case alleging that the temple was being built in a private land. Mahesh Thimarody of Praja Prabhutva Vedike was named as the accused.
The petitioners had moved the court stating that Mahesh Shetty Thimrodi, a history-sheeter, had vandalised their property belonging on May 9 and constructed a temple thereover. They had alleged that neither the Belthangady police nor the superintendent of police took action on their complaint.
Lashing out at the police for their inaction, Justice Satyanarayana said: “If the police cannot protect people, they have no right to continue,” and directed the Home department to initiate serious action against the SP of Dakshina Kannada, circle inspector and station house officer of Belthangady police station.