Mangaluru : The city police have invoked the Goonda (The Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum Grabbers Act, 1985) Act against Kiran Shetty (27) and Mohammed Sharief (45).

In a press release, the police said Kiran Shetty alias Bombay Kiran was allegedly involved in four major crimes including two cases of murder and a dacoity. Mohammed Sharief, who is lodged in Belagavi Central Prison, has allegedly been involved in a murder case and three cases of attempt to murder. The Goonda Act has been invoked against five persons this year. The order passed against Shetty and Sharief will be reviewed by a committee headed by a High Court Judge.