Habitual Offender Detained Under Goonda Act, Shifted To Karwar Jail
According to the order, Madivalayya, a resident of Shivashakthi Nagar in Vijayapura, is a habitual offender involved in several cases relating to offences against persons and public property. The district administration said his activities were likely to disturb public order, prompting the authorities to invoke the provisions of the Karnataka Goonda Act and place him under preventive detention
Vijayapura: The Vijayapura district administration has invoked the Goonda Act against a 38-year-old alleged habitual offender and lodged him in the District Prison at Karwar under a preventive detention order issued by the Deputy Commissioner.
The detention order pertaining to Madivalayya Hiremath was issued by Vijayapura district Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Dr Anandh K on July 18.
According to the order, Madivalayya, a resident of Shivashakthi Nagar in Vijayapura, is a habitual offender involved in several cases relating to offences against persons and public property. The district administration said his activities were likely to disturb public order, prompting the authorities to invoke the provisions of the Karnataka Goonda Act and place him under preventive detention.
Following the order, Madivalayya was sent to the District Prison in Karwar.
The detention has been ordered under the Karnataka Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Bootleggers, Drug Offenders, Gamblers, Goondas, Immoral Traffic Offenders, Slum Grabbers and Video or Audio Pirates Act, 1985, which empowers the district administration to detain habitual offenders to prevent activities considered detrimental to public order.
