The Hindu : Karnataka News : Action against criminals is a direct impact of advice: Dharam Singh

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Karnataka

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Action against criminals is a direct impact of advice: Dharam Singh

Special Correspondent

`Probe into lock-up death in Bangalore has been ordered' `Abdul Razack and Syed Nasru were killed only after they attacked policemen'

GULBARGA: The Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, who also holds the Home Portfolio, on Tuesday said the police action against criminals and anti-social elements in the past couple of days in Bangalore was the direct impact of his advice at the conference of Deputy Commissioners and Superintendent of Police to step up vigil against criminal elements and maintain law and order situation in the State.

He told presspersons at the District Police Headquarters Grounds helipad here that the people had appreciated the police action against Abdul Razack, an aide of Chhota Rajan, and another gangster, Syed Nasru, who were killed in encounters.

However, Mr. Dharam Singh said the Government had ordered an inquiry into the alleged lock-up death of another alleged criminal, Abdul Rauf, on Monday. Three policemen, the Inspector of Jayanagar Police Station, Shankaraiah, constables, Venkatesh and Venkateshaiah, had been suspended and a case of culpable homicide booked against them.

He told a questioner that the police had not been given a free hand to eliminate criminals and the two encounters in which Abdul Razack and Syed Nasru were killed after they attacked policemen. Mr. Dharam Singh did not commit himself to whether the Government would order a judicial inquiry into the alleged lock-up death of Abdul Rauf.

To another question, Mr. Dharam Singh said the candidates for the byelections in Shimoga Lok Sabha and Chamarajpet Assembly constituencies would be finalised on May 13 or May 14 and was confident that the party would win back the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat and retain the Chamarajpet Assembly constituency.

Mr. Dharam Singh expressed shock over the felling of more than 30 fully grown trees inside the Mehboob Shah Gulshan Public Garden in Gulbarga city by the corporation authorities and asked the Deputy Commissioner, Anjum Parvez, to inquire into the incident and submit a report to the Government.

Mr. Dharam Singh was surprised by the answers given by the Gulbarga Mayor, Amrutrao Patil, that the trees were axed as there were causing "obstruction'' people viewing the statue of 12th century social reformer, Basaveshwara, there.

Mr. Dharam Singh was received at the helipad by the Mayor, the Deputy Commissioner, the Superintendent of Police, K. Ramachandra Rao, and other senior officials and partymen.

After attending the marriage of the two sons of senior Dalit leader and former Chairman of the Gulbarga Development Authority, Vittal Doddamani, Mr. Dharam Singh returned to Bangalore by a private helicopter via Hyderabad.

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