Bhatkal: Civil engineer Fahad found dead under suspicious circumstances
Bhatkal: In a development that has raised concerns in the Bhatkal area, the suspicious death of 35-year-old civil engineer Fahad Motiya occurred around 9:30 PM on Saturday. Fahad, son of Farooq Motiya, has left behind several unanswered questions regarding the circumstances of his death.
Fahad reportedly left his aunt’s residence near Abu Ubaida Mosque on Goodluck Road around 9 PM on his bike. Shortly after, his body was discovered a short distance away. His bike was found parked approximately 30 steps from the location in a downhill area near Hurulisal.
Eyewitnesses stated that some passers-by noticed a person lying on the ground in the dark and moved him under a nearby streetlight to check on him, only to find that Fahad was unresponsive. Local leaders who arrived at the scene immediately rushed him to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
As news of Fahad’s death spread, large crowds gathered at the hospital. While some suspected that he might have suffered a cardiac arrest, others pointed to faint marks visible on his neck, which medical professionals reportedly identified as concerning.
Family members and close associates revealed that Fahad had been under stress due to financial disputes and was allegedly attacked 15 days ago. They suspect that he may have been strangled or suffocated with a cloth by the perpetrators.
The Bhatkal Rural Police have visited the scene and gathered evidence, examining the distance between the bike and the body, among other details. Bhatkal DySP Mahesh assured a thorough investigation into the threats and assaults Fahad had faced previously.
Fahad’s body has been sent to Manipal for a post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death. City Police Station PSI Naveen, Rural PSI Chandan Gopal, forensic expert Ramesh, and other officials inspected the scene and are continuing the investigation.
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21 hours raid fetch nothing for ED, claims Karnataka Cong MLA’s son
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Congress MLA N A Haris' son Mohammed Haris Nalapad on Tuesday claimed that the 21 hours of search by the ED in his house and other locations did not fetch anything.
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday raided the premises of the two sons of Haris (Mohammed Haris Nalapad and Omar Farook Nalapad), Aqeeb Khan, grandson of ex-Union cabinet minister K Rahman Khan and an alleged crypto hacker named Srikrishna Ramesh alias Sriki in a crypto currency-linked money laundering case.
More than a dozen premises in the city have been covered as part of the action executed under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
"My grandfather is 89-year-old. There is not a single bad mark. My father (N A Haris) is a four-time MLA. There is not a single accusation against him. Their only intention was to target myself and my brother. As simple as that," Mohammed Nalapad, who is a former Karnataka Youth Congress president, told reporters.
According to him, the ED officials carried out raids for 21 hours.
"After 21 hours of search, they took away only two mobile phones from our house. They did not get a single paisa. The ED will testify it," the Congress leader said.
Exuding faith in the law, he said he is ready to fight the case in court.
"Me and my father have opted for politics and we are in public life. You can call me whatever you want but I have not done anything wrong," Mohammed Nalapad said.
Regarding his relationship with Sriki, he said he knew him but had no clue what he was doing.
"I have never said that either me or my brother do not know Sriki. But how will I know what he does in his house? Can his crimes be linked to us," he asked.
The money laundering case stems from some Karnataka Police FIRs and chargesheets filed in a 2017 case of hacking of national and international websites, stealing of bitcoins and sale of these 'stolen' virtual digital assets (VDA) through crypto platforms by the alleged hacker Sriki and his associates.
The Nalapad brothers and Aqeeb Khan are alleged to be the beneficiaries of the proceeds of crime generated through this alleged crypto-linked crime, the ED said.
