Bengaluru: President of the Karnataka State Police Association V Shashisdhar was arrested on Thursday for planning to a state-wide strike on June 4 protesting exploitation, low pay and poor working conditions.
Bengaluru Police Commissioner NS Megharikh said that a case had been registered at Yelahanka New Town police station; Shashisdhar had been arrested and presented before local court and was remanded to judicial custody till June 16.
The state government on Tuesday had warned against staging the protest and had invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) for maintaining public order and safety across the state.
However, it is said that despite the warning, the state’s association comprising of about 60,000 constabulary forces have decided to go ahead with the mass leave on Saturday.
Shashisdhar has alleged that constables were forced to work for irregular and long hours and they did not have a proper leave mechanism and were harassed by senior officers.
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