Six men held for hoisting Pakistani flag

Mangalore Today / DHNS

Bijapur (Kar), Jan 4, DHNS: The police have taken into custody six youth  alleged to have been  responsible for hoisting the Pakistani flag in Sindagi, recently.

Superintendent of Police (SP) D C Rajappa told reporters here on Wednesday  that the arrested youth were Sri Ram Sena activists. He said the special investigation team led by Deputy SP Mutturaj consisted of DCIB police inspector Siddheshwar, CPI Chidambar and PSI Babagowda Patil.

 

While on its job of collecting clues about the culprits responsible for the incident, the team  got to know that a two wheeler was found parked  in the premises of the tahasilar’s officer between 3:30 and 4 am on January 1.

The police traced the persons who had used the two wheeler on the day of the incident and interrogated them.  During interrogation, they revealed that while returning from Bijapur after  celebrating the New Year eve, they saw Anilkumar Solankar and Arun Waghmore behind the fence of the tahasildar office.

They appeared frightened on seeing these people. They told the youth that the police were around and they should go back home . They also revealed that both Anilkumar and Arun  were without any footwear.

On the basis of information, the police team arrested Anilkumar  on  Wednesday  at around 5 am. During interrogation  he admitted that he and some others had hoisted the Pakistan flag on the Tahasildar’s office.