Mangaluru : District in charge Minister B. Ramanath Rai inaugurated Kankanady Town police station near Garodi Temple at Nagori on October 14, Friday.

Speaking on the occasion Ramanath Rai said that, Mangaluru’s 21st Police station will definitely help smooth function and effective restraining of law and order.

MLA JR Lobo said that, for a better maintaining law and order the new station will help people. Additional police personal need to be appointed to the new station. He also thanked previous home minister KG George for enforcing two police stations other one is traffic police station at Konaje.

Total 44 staffs have been alloted for the new station with one Inspector, one Sub Inspector, 10 HC and 21 constables. Shankar Patil will serve as Inspector while Ravi Nayak will be serving as Sub Inspector.

Police Commissioner M Chandrashekar, DCP Shantharaju, Dr Sanjeev Patil, DySP Valentine D Souza, Chief Whip of Legislative Council Ivan D Souza, Corporators Sabitha Misquith, Asha D Silva, TK Sudhir and others were present.