Puttur: Case filed against 30 SDPI members for holding protest without permission

Mangalore Today News Network

Puttur, July 3, 2025: A case has been registered at the Puttur Town Police Station against the president of the SDPI Puttur Assembly constituency and around 30 others for staging a protest without obtaining prior permission from the concerned authorities.

 

 

The protest was held in front of Kille Maidan in Puttur on the evening of July 2, 2025. The group had gathered under the leadership of Ashraf Bau, SDPI president of the Puttur Assembly constituency, to condemn the alleged rape incident involving the son of a BJP leader and municipal council member. The protest also demanded justice for the victim.

According to the police, the group assembled unlawfully and used loudspeakers without authorization. As a result, a case (Crime No. 53/2025) has been registered under Section 189(c) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) — for unlawful assembly with the intention of disturbing public peace — and Section 109 of the Karnataka Police Act, 1963.