Taking exceptions to what he called “false cases’ against his community members, Sharan Kumar Modi, district president of All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, urged the Kalaburagi Police Commissioner requesting the latter to thoroughly investigate before filing cases.
In a letter submitted to the Commissioner on Thursday, Mr. Modi drew his attention on specific cases registered against Jagadish, a Lingayat leader from Sannur village in Kalaburagi taluk, under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
“Three cases were registered against Mr. Jagadish in four months under the SCs and STs Atrocity Act along with other cases filed under IPC sections 307 (attempt murder) and 107 (abetment of a thing). All the cases are false. The police had to file ‘B’ report in some cases and court has provided the relief in some others,” Mr. Modi said in the letter.
He also alleged that some of the officers in the Police Department had connived with some local political leaders to harass Veerashaiva Lingayat leaders by implicating them in as serious cases the SCs and STs atrocity case.
He also warned that his organisation would take up the cause and plan protest if the no action is taken.
