Senior IPS Officers have recommended issue of Passport to Don Muthappa Rai who was involved in many criminal activities (including murder); cases were lodged against him and he was acquitted as every witness turned hostile.
He had fled to Dubai and was repatriated with great difficulty.
The officer states that Muthappa Rai had helped the Police nab a culprit in Dubai when Rai was in Dubai; that Rai is into Philanthropy and is reformed; if he is not issued the Passport, they will approach the Court.
What non-sense is this?
A Police officer, that too an IPS at that, to even think of recommending issue of Passport to a criminal, especially because of the fact he had to be repatriated.
The officer also says that he got help in nabbing a culprit from Rai, when he was in hiding in Dubai.
Had he disclosed this to the Department?
If one were to approach the Court for issue of Passport to Criminals, then why have Police verification report for issue of Passport?
In these matters Police report is to be free of interference, least of all from Khaki.
‘The city police, it seems, are taking no chances with the application of Muthappa Rai, president of Jaya Karnataka, for a “good conduct” report required to obtain a passport. Rai reportedly has a serious medical problem and needs treatment abroad.
While turning down his request for a police verification report, a mandatory document for a passport, the police have made some file notings. The notings, accessed by Bangalore Mirror, read: “Rai has a serious crime record against him and may indulge in more serious offences if issued a passport and allowed to go abroad. It is a different matter that Rai has been acquitted for insufficient evidence, or because of witnesses turning hostile in almost every case.”…
Rai was deported from Dubai after being caught there with a fake passport in 2001. He was in jail and faced a trial in almost every case against him. He was acquitted in the murder cases of builder Subbaraju and rowdy Seena. Both murders took place while Rai was holed up in Dubai.
“Two retired SP-rank officers approached us on behalf of Rai, saying he is now reformed and a responsible citizen. They told us he is into social work and needs to go for medical treatment to the hospital in Singapore where Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was treated for a kidney problem. But we decided to turn down Rai’s application,” a senior police officer told Mirror….
Explaining why Rai needs a passport, a retired police officer who recommended his case to the police said, “Rai had helped the Karnataka police in nabbing an accused in the murder of Karwar MLA Vasanth Asnotikar in 1999-2000.
“The accused was holed up in Dubai, where Rai was in those days. He wanted my help in getting passport clearance from the police so that he can go abroad for treatment. He has developed a cyst in his kidney and needs the kind of treatment which is only available abroad.”
The officer added, “Even the state crime records bureau has given a report stating that there is no case pending against Rai. He has been acquitted in all the cases. He has his business here and is leading a reformed life. He will surely come back after the treatment and has no intention of going back to crime. He is entitled to a passport, and the police can issue a clearance with certain conditions. If they don’t, we will approach the courts.”
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