Udupi, July 09: Underworld fugitive don Bannanje Raja, who has been in Belagavi jail for the last four years, met his sick mother at his home at Sasithota of Katapadi on Monday following the permission from the Principal District and Sessions Court and spent around 9 hours from morning to evening with his family amidst tight police security.

Bannanje Raja who came from Belagavi on Sunday and stayed in the Udupi city police station lock-up, was taken to his home at Sasithota on Monday at 9 am under the tight police security led by Udupi circle inspector Manjunath and allowed him to stay with his 80-year-old sick mother Vilasini.

During his visit, Raja’s father 81-year-old M Sundar, brother Arun and his wife, children, wife Vasanti and two children of another brother who died a few years ago, and Raja’s wife Sonam and his children who came from Bengaluru were present at the house. Mother of Bannanje Raja was a retired teacher, while his father was a retired revenue inspector.

When Arun brought breakfast, police verified it and allowed him to take it inside the house. For lunch, the family members prepared chicken curry, roti and fish dishes for Bannanje Raja, family sources said.

On Monday morning, SP Lakshman Nimbaragi, ASP Kumarachandra and Udupi DySP Kumaraswamy visited the house of Bannanje Raja and inspected it.

Bannanje Raja, who went underground in 2015, was arrested in Morocco in South Africa and brought him to Bengaluru. Being the accused in several cases including a murder in Karwar, shoot-out in Airodi Jewellers in Udupi and others, he was in Belagavi jail for the last four years.   

Night stay in lock-up

The police brought Bannanje Raja from his home of Kalmadi to the city police station at 6 pm and kept him in the lock-up and he would spend his night in the lock-up.

Even in the lock-up, the police set up three CCTV cameras to keep a vigil on his movements. After conducting medical check up on him at the district hospital, he would be taken to the Belagavi jail with tight police security, police sources said.

House was under CCTV surveillance

From Malpe-Udupi main road, tight police security was deployed till his house, which is around 300 mts from the main road. DAR police were deployed on the main road and the interior road leading to his house. Apart from this, barricades were put up around 100 mts away from his house and in front of his house. Four CCTV cameras were installed inside and outside the house. Police security was beefed up around his house. No one including his relatives, neighbours and media persons was allowed inside the house.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday exercised its extraordinary constitutional powers and ordered the liquidation of grounded air carrier Jet Airways' assets.

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra set aside the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) decision upholding the resolution plan of Jet Airways and approved the transfer of its ownership to Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC).

Pronouncing the judgement for the bench, Justice Pardiwala allowed the plea of SBI and other creditors against the NCLAT decision that upheld the resolution plan of Jet Airways in favour of JKC.

It said the liquidation of the air carrier was in the interest of creditors, workers and other stakeholders.

The bench rapped NCLAT for its decision.

The top court used its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution which gives it the power to make orders and decrees to ensure complete justice in any matter or cause pending before it.

The NCLAT on March 12 upheld the resolution plan of the grounded air carrier and approved the transfer of its ownership to JKC. The SBI, Punjab National Bank (PNB) and JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Private Limited have challenged the NCLAT verdict.