Gauri Lankesh murder case: SIT takes Shiv Sena ex-corporator into custody
Bengaluru, September 17: The Special Investigation Team of Karnataka has taken former corporator of Shiv Sena of Maharashtra, Shrikant Pangarkar into its custody for 12 days in related to the Gauri Lankesh murder case.
On Monday, the SIT produced him before the Session Court which remanded him to the SIT custody for 12 days. He was brought to the city for more investigation as he has provided weapons to the accused who killed Gauri Lankesh. A few days ago, the SIT officials have taken a person called Sudhanva Gondelkar into their custody in Maharashtra. Based on his information during the interrogation, the SIT took Shrikant Pangarkar into its custody, sources said. .
It is said that the former corporator was arrested on charges of supplying 7.6 mm country-made pistols and money to the accused who were arrested in the murders of Dr MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh.
Who’s he?
Being the resident of Jalna in Mumbai, Shrikant Pangarkar had elected to the Mumbai City Corporation on Shiv Sena ticket between 2001 and 2011. He was more obsessed with Hindu religion, customs and traditions and it anybody spoke lightly against Hindu religion and culture, he would not tolerate it, it is said.
Sources said that he has important role in the murders of the rationalists in the country. SIT officials believed that they could get more information from him. Already, all the 13 accused arrested in the case were under judicial custody.
Supari
Srikanth Pangarkar had close relationship with Amol Kale and Ameet Digvekar who were arrested on charge of killing Gauri Lankesh. It is said that he had given contract to Vaibhav Rath, Sharad Kalaskar and Sudhanva Gondalkar to kill Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare in Maharashtra.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
