Cases against unauthorised moneylenders

Cases against unauthorised moneylenders

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 27,2015 : Presiding over a grievance redress meeting for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes here July 26,   Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shantharaju informed City police have registered several cases against unauthorised moneylenders in the past few days.

Also, cases were registered based on complaints, some were suo motu.

The official  said  many were afraid to come out openly against unauthorised moneylenders and suitable methods were adopted.  S.P. Anand, district convener of the Karnataka Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, complained about continuation of a home-based food making unit in a Dalit colony in Urva in the city despite the Mangaluru City Corporation ordering its closure.

The unit uses cashewnut husk as the fuel and was causing air pollution. He said the proprietor of the unit,  had been threatening complainant Purushottam and issuing death threats.  He had even filed a police case against the complainant.  The DCP said the jurisdictional police inspector would take suitable action in consultation with the MCC.

Another participant complained about safety threats being faced by Dalit women who work as daily wage workers for the Railways at the Central Railway Station. He said about 40 Dalits work as daily wage workers in house keeping and other works.

Those on the night shift have to complete the work by 11 p.m. While returning home, Dalit women are abused by drunkards on their way back and he sought suitable directions to the contractor as well as the Railways.  The matter he said would merit needed action.