Four arrested under Goonda Act, 31 externed from Dharwad district
Addressing a press conference in Hubballi on Wednesday, Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar said that four history sheeters have been arrested under the provisions of Goonda Act (The Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug-Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders and Slum-Grabbers Act, 1985) and sent to prisons in Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Mysuru.
He said that the arrested history sheeters are involved in various crimes and facing the charge of murder, assault and others.
'Accused Sagar Lakkundi has 13 cases against him, Manjunath alias Scientist Manjay has 41 cases, Dawood Nadaf has 20 cases and Laxman alias Laxman Gabya has 13 cases against him. After following due procedure and verification, they have been booked under the Goonda Act,' he said.
The Police Commissioner said that earlier in the year, they externed 52 history sheeters to different districts and now they have externed 31 history sheeters who are facing the charge of murder, rioting and violation of Arms Act.
These externed history sheeters will have to report to specific police stations in the districts of Bidar, Kalaburagi, Yadgir, Chamarajnagar and Dakshina Kannada.
To a query, Mr. Shashikumar clarified that as the order on externment can be subjected to judicial review, it was passed after due diligence.
To another query, he clarified that it is a continuous process and now, they are reviewing the activities of those involved in organised crimes in the last couple of months. They will take appropriate action after thorough verification.
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