Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Dec 24: After the unfortunate incidents of December 19, some police personnel and their family members have been getting threatening calls, it is said. The calls are received from anonymous callers. A complaint in this respect was filed in the cybercrime, economic offences, and narcotics (CEN) police station here.

People protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act had, in spite of denial of permission for holding protest, come together in large numbers on December 19 near State Bank, Nellikai Road, Azizuddin Road, Mission Road and other areas in and around Bunder here. The police had acted against the protesters, and two had died in the police firing.

After this incident, some senior police officers have got death threats from people who are agitated by the police action. Therefore, some police officers have been provided with gunmen.

Many of the calls received were for Kadri police inspector Shantaram and his family. Miscreants have also been posing death threats to him and his family members through social websites. Therefore, a case has been registered at CEN police station. City police commissioner Dr P S Harsha, said that it was decided to file case against the miscreants as inspector Shantaram and some other senior police officers have been getting death threats from callers who have remained anonymous.