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Honnavar : The IGP Western Range Hemant Nimbalkar in a press release has put various false rumours were being spread behind the suspicious death of Paresh Mesta of Honnavar in U.K. district on the social media.

In this connection the IGP Western Range has released a press note clarifying the doubts behind Paresh Mesta’s death. In his official press release IGP has mentioned that on 9^th December, a political party with respect to the death of Paresh Mesta, spread false information without any authentication and shared the same to the media and the general public.

He mentioned that the information was a deliberate attempt to divide the society into communal lines and flare the communal sentiments for personal gains. The investigating officer had collected all the allegations and accusations done through the press note and various social media messages.

A questionnaire was sent to the team of doctors who conducted the autopsy of Paresh Mesta. The information officer received the reply to the questions which brings out the actual truth. The report has clearly shown the false claims made through the press note and various social messages created to divide the innocent minds into communal lines for personal gains.

The IGP has lashed out against a political party without naming any political party who called bandh on Monday, 11^th December, issuing press release and sharing it to media without authenticating facts on death of Paresh Mesta.

Proper action will be initiated as per the law against the people who have abetted the communal incidents at Honnavar including the assault on public servants on duty at Kumta on 11^th December, 2017.

The letter was sent to Kasturba Medical College, Manipal seeking opinion on the post-mortem report in relation to the death of Paresh Mesta on 8^th December. On 9^th December, the Associate Professor Dr Shankar M Bakkannavar responded to the letter and replied that there is no evidence of injuries caused by weapons over the deceased body. Also there is no evidence of suggestive or nail or pinpricks over the body of the deceased. The tattoo has not been destroyed. There is no evidence on the body of the deceased suggestive of attack by hot water or chemicals like acids. There is no evidence of urine/faces in the oral cavity and no evidence suggestive of rope or any other materials tied to limbs of the deceased. The blisters present over the body of the deceased are due to the putrefactive change and there is no injuries present over the ears of the decease. Also there is no evidence suggestive of assault over the head of the deceased.