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Two arrested for brandishing sword at Ullal, Mangaluru
Ullal police in Mangaluru have arrested two men, including rowdy sheeter Mohammed Shakir (31), for brandishing a sword in a public place at Thokkottu. Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H said…
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Ullal police in Mangaluru have arrested two men, including rowdy sheeter Mohammed Shakir (31), for brandishing a sword in a public place at Thokkottu. Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H said Shakir, a welder, arrived in an auto driven by Ashpak (28) in the early hours of Sunday. Shakir was inebriated and threatening the public. A video of the incident is circulating on social media.
The Indian Opinion
The police's prompt arrest is reassuring, but the incident raises a familiar question: how effectively are rowdy sheeters being monitored? The video's spread on social media is likely to stoke fear, but the real test is whether this leads to better intelligence-led patrolling or just another arrest. Will we see a concrete reduction in such public menace, or will this remain a cycle of arrest and release?
Source: deccanherald.com
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