Bantwala, June 22: Bantwala court on Friday handed over Surendra Bhandari accused in the assault and murder attempt to BJP workers, to police custody for five days.

However, two other accused Sathish Kulal (37) and Prithviraj Shetty (35) were handed over to the judicial custody. In a joint operation, Bantwala and Mangaluru DCIB police arrested Surendra and Sathish at Pachchinadka in Mangaluru. On charges of helping the accused to abscond after the incident, Pruthviraj J Shetty was also arrested at Kumble. All the three were produced before the court on Thursday night. Now, following the police request, the court handed over Surendra to five days police custody for interrogation.



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The first round of direct talks between the United States and Iran, held in Islamabad, has concluded, Al Jazeera reported citing sources close to the development.

According to the report, following the discussions, delegations from both sides agreed to exchange written documents, a move aimed at ensuring clarity and consensus on the understandings reached during the meeting.

Both the Iranian and US delegations arrived in Islamabad on Saturday, April 11, amid high security for the peace talks.