In a rare instance, the Mangaluru city police have arrested two police constables on the charge of robbing. They were accused of robbing the person returning from a evening walk at Nehru Maidan.The police gave names of the two constables, attached to Mangaluru South police station, as Shivaraj and Hiranna Benni.
Notice has been issued to Umanath, the third police constable of the same police station, named as accused in the FIR.In the complaint to the Mangaluru South police, Ravi Raja, an electrician, said as he was walking past the RTO office after completing his walk at the Nehru Maidan, when Shivaraj and Benni, who were in a police patrol vehicle, stopped him on August 25 around 10 p.m. They hit Raja and abused him, and robbed him of ₹300.
On August 28 night, the two constables robbed him of ₹2,000 at the same spot. On November 4 night, Shivaraj and Umanath snatched his mobile phone and keys of his motorcycle and dragged him into the patrolling vehicle.
The constables threatened him of booking a case against himy. When Raja refused, they returned the mobile phone.
Umanath drove away with Raja’s motorcyle. A few minutes later Umanath asked Raja to take away the motorcycle.After registration of Raja’s compliant, Shivaraj and Hiranna Benni were arrested.
They were produced before jurisdictional magistrate, who remanded the two constables to 14 days in judicial custody. Mangaluru East Police Inspector Ananthapadmanabha has been asked to further investigate the case.
Published - November 06, 2026 09:49 pm IST