Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Udupi Court Gives Undertrial Five Years for Warden Assault
A prison warden told prisoners to go to their barracks for a headcount.
Safan Hussain, an undertrial prisoner, was accused of threatening and attacking the warden.
The incident happened at a prison in Anjaru village on December 3, 2011.
Police registered a case and filed a chargesheet in January 2012.
Hussain was released on bail in May 2013.
He later stopped appearing in court and was recorded as absconding.
He was brought back before the Udupi court in April 2026.
In September, the court sentenced him to five years in prison and fined him Rs 40,000.
Udupi’s Principal District and Sessions Court sentenced Safan Hussain to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 40,000.
The case concerned an alleged assault and murder threat against a prison warden on December 3, 2011.
The incident occurred at the district prison in Anjaru village, under Hiriyadka police station limits.
Police filed a chargesheet under Sections 506 and 333 of the Indian Penal Code on January 10, 2012.
After Hussain failed to attend court and was recorded as absconding, he was brought before the court on a body warrant on April 23, 2026; the sentence was issued September 28, 2026.
- Who
- Safan Hussain, also known as Razak, and a prison warden.
- What
- Hussain was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 40,000 in a case involving an assault and threat against the warden.
- When
- The incident occurred on December 3, 2011; the sentence was issued on September 28, 2026.
- Where
- The district prison in Anjaru village, under Hiriyadka police station limits; the court was in Udupi.
- Why
- The sentence followed a case alleging that Hussain threatened and assaulted the warden.
- Sentence
- Five years of rigorous imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 40,000
- Incident date
- December 3, 2011
- Incident location
- District prison in Anjaru village
- Charges
- Sections 506 and 333 of the Indian Penal Code
- Chargesheet filed
- January 10, 2012
- Brought before court
- April 23, 2026, on a body warrant
- Sentencing date
- September 28, 2026