Assault case: Seven including Chaitra Kundapura gets bail
Puttur, November 5: The Fifth Additional District court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to seven persons including Chaitra Kundapura in an assault case.
On charge of assaulting Guruprasad Panja, Chaitra Kundapura, Sudina, Vinay, Manikanta, Nikhil, Harish alias Shrikanth and Harish Kharvi were under judicial custody. Now the court has granted them bail.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje filed bail applications before the court. On November 2, the court took the case for hearing. But the public prosecutor objected to the bail. After hearing the arguments, the judge postponed the verdict to Monday. Today, the court granted them the anticipatory bail.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
