This story is from January 18, 2022

Mysuru city police draw flak for ‘high-handedness’

Actions of Mysuru city police came in for criticism at the meeting of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council on Monday.
Mysuru city police draw flak for ‘high-handedness’
Mysuru: Actions of Mysuru city police came in for criticism at the meeting of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council on Monday. Corporators accused the city cops of acting in a high-handed manner whilst dealing with the two groups of protesters, each of which wanted the Mathrumandali Circle named for an icon of their respective community.
Police were accused of insulting a woman corporator who visited the protest site to make peace with the agitators.
“Police detained Pallavi Begum, who rushed to the protest site on hearing about the demonstration, and wanted to pacify those participating in the agitation. This is an insult to all woman corporators. The officers who were in-charge must explain the actions of the police personnel who did this,” said a section of the aggrieved corporators.
MCC commissioner G Lakshmikantha Reddy, replying to these accusations, said that Pallavi had visited the protest site when police were removing the idol installed at the junction. “Police personnel deployed at the junction did not recognise the woman corporator, and detained her. On learning about the incident, I intimated the city police commissioner. I have also held a discussion about this incident with officials of the MCC, who were present at the site,” Reddy said.
Act against illegal hookah bar, says mayor
Meanwhile, mayor Sunanda Palanetra instructed MCC officials to initiate action against hookah bars operating illegally in the city. She said that these illegal establishments were having an adverse impact on the growth of youngsters. Corporators said that, with schools and colleges in the city being shut owing to the pandemic, many youngsters had taken to frequenting these hookah bars. “Many of them are getting addicted to drugs. These establishments must be closed immediately for the sake of our children,” corporators demanded.
The mayor said that she would write to police, asking them to initiate action to close hookah bars operating without authorisation in Mysuru city
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