Court denies bail to 8 accused including Hiriyadka PSI
Perduru cattle trader Hussainabba murder case
Udupi, June 18: Among 11 accused in the murder of Perduru cattle trader Hussainabba, eight including Hiriyadka PSI DN Kumar and main accused Suresh Mendon alias Suri were denied bail by the principal district and sessions court here on Monday.
Remaining three accused Hiriyadka police station head constable Mohan Kotwal and, Bajrang Dal leader Prasad Kondadi were granted bail, another accused Tukaram who is absconding was given anticipatory bail. Advocate Vijay Kumar Shetty argued in favour of Kotwal and Mattaru Rathnakar Hegde argued in favour of remaining two accused.
Three police personnel who were in judicial custody had moved the bail application on June 6 and remaining seven accused had moved the bail plea on June 11. One accused had applied for anticipatory bail. But district public prosecutor Shanti Bai objected to these bail pleas.
After hearing the arguments from both the sides, Judge Venkatesh Nayak rejected the bail pleas of PSI DN Kumar, police jeep driver Gopal, Suresh Mendon, Chethan Acharya, Shailesh Shetty, Ganesh Nayak, Umesh Shetty and Ratan Poojary of Bajrang Dal.
Head constable Mohan Kotwal, who was granted bail, was booked for destroying the evidences, while murder case booked against Prasad Kondadi and Tukaram. Advocate Mattaru Rathnakar Hegde would file bail plea of another accused Dinesh Mendon on June 19.
Total 16 accused including three police personnel were identified in the case. Among them, 11 accused were arrested. Remaining five accused including Tukaram and Dinesh Mendon were absconding. Deepak Hegde who sold the cattle to Husainabba is in Mangaluru jail for his role in the murder.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
