Mangaluru police chief scales Chitradurga fort wall with bare hands, daws praise

CHITRADURGA: Mangaluru City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar drew appreciation from netizens after he scaled the Chitradurga fort wall barefoot and with bare hands.

With no safety gear, Shashi Kumar’s free soloing has gone now gone viral on social media. He posted the video on his social media handle with the caption ‘Our Chitradurga, Our Pride’.

Shashikumar hails from Pitlali village in Hiriyur taluk. He undertook the task under the guidance of Jothi Raj, who is popular as Kothi Raj. The latter is famous for scaling the Chitradurga Fort without safety harnesses.