Assault, murder attempt case: Five accused held

Vartha Bharati | 27-06-2018 | 19:29:00 IST

Bantwala, June 27: The local police arrested five accused on charges assaulting and attempting to murder a youth at Nalkumarga on Bantwala by-pass recently, here on Wednesday.

The accused have been identified as Bhuvith Shetty alias Bhuvith (27), Vasanth Kumar (32), Kamalaksha (21), Jitendra alias Jeetu (32) and Abhijith alias Abhi (22) of Bantwala.

Police said that the accused would be produced before the court.

Background

On June 10 at 9.15 pm, a group of accused who came in motor bikes at Nalkumarga on Bantwala bypass, barged into a salon shop and assaulted a youth called Dheekshit with lethal weapons and tried to murder him. Later, the accused snatched the mobile phone and Rs 10,000 cash and damaged the shop before fleeing the scene. Seriously injured Dheekshit was admitted to a hospital and Bantwala police registered a case against Bhuvith and his associates. On a tip-off, Bantwala and Uppinangady police arrested the accused, according to SP Ravikanthe Gowda.

Bantwala SI Chandrashekar, personnel Harish, Yallappa, Uppinangadi SP Nandakumar MM and staff HC Suresh, Murugesh, Udaykumar, Jagadeesh, Umesh, Maliq Saab, Zameer, Avinash, Kedar, Prashanth, Mohan, Basavaraj, Paramesh, Sampath participated in the operation under the guidance of the SP.

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Youth Cong leader killed in Karnataka's Dharwad

11-04-2026 ¦ 11-04-2026 IST

Photo credit: TOI

Dharwad (PTI): A Youth Congress leader was allegedly killed by unidentified assailants after barging into his residence in the city, police said on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Fairoz Pathan, they said.

The incident took place at his house in the Hashminagar area on late Friday, creating panic among local residents.

Police said that four unidentified assailants barged into his house and attacked him with lethal weapons.

After committing the crime, the accused fled from the spot. The entire act has been captured on nearby CCTV cameras, providing crucial leads for the investigation, a senior police officer said.

Upon receiving information, police from the Sub-Urban Police Station rushed to the spot and conducted an inspection. The exact reason behind the murder is yet to be ascertained, he said.

Police have registered a case and launched an investigation to identify and apprehend the accused.