Belthangady, Dec 12, 2022: Sub-Inspector of Punjalakatte Police Station Suthesh Kumar has been suspended by the Western Range IGP in connection with the recent case of alleged police atrocity on a young lawyer named Kuldeep Shetty.
Following severe protest from the lawyers’ fraternity demanding action against the SI, he was earlier transferred from the Punjalakatte station to the SP office. Now he stands suspended.
It was alleged that Punjalakatte police had barged into the house of Shetty and committed atrocities on the latter in a case pertaining to a property dispute.