Mangaluru: Police constyable Sunil of Panambur Police Station has been suspended in connection with the lathi-charge on a class 6 student and youth near Tannirbavi Beach, said City Police Commissioner N. Shashi Kumar.
Addressing a press conference in the City, he said that Sunil has been suspended and a Departmental inquiry has been ordered in connection with the incident under Panambur Police Station limits. We have not received any complaint from parents of the boy or from anybody else about the incident.
The incident took place on Sunday January 1, when the number of people visiting beach was on the rise due to the weekend and the new year, the police had lathi-charged the youth who were playing cricket as well as class 6 student and PUC students who were on their way to play cricket.