20 booked for throwing firecrackers on motorists in Manipal

MANGALURU The Manipal police have booked 20 persons for creating nuisance on the road by throwing firecrackers on motorists, including on a police vehicle, in Manipal on November 8. In a statement, the police said a team of police personnel rushed to Mandavi Emerald Apartment in Shivalli village of Udupi taluk around 11 p.m. on November 8, following complaints about 20 persons creating nuisance on the road in front of the apartment by throwing firecrackers on motorists.

When the police team reached the spot, the group threw crackers on the police vehicle too. A compliant was filed by Police Sub-Inspector Shambhulingaiah M. against Aryan Kumar, Aditya Prajapati, Priyansh, Siddanth Singh, Priyajit Singh and 15 others on November 9.

After getting permission from the jurisdictional court, the case was registered for offences under Sections 224 (threat of injury to public servant) and 292 (public nuisance) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the police said.