Mangaluru: 12-year-old boy murder over PUBG; Father of accused arrested
Mangaluru: In relation to the murder of the 12-year-old Aakif that occurred on Saturday night at a deserted area in K.C Nagar, the Ullal police have arrested the accused Deepak’s father Santhosh.
The police arrested 45-year-old Santhosh for granting refuge to his accused son Deepak, who had murdered Aakif because of a conflict related to a PUBG game.
Reportedly, after killing Aakif, Deepak had gone home to his father and informed him about the murder. The police arrested Santhosh for not informing the authorities about the murder and hiding his son’s crime in the process, it is learned. Santhosh, who is a Lorry driver by profession has been living in Talapady for the last 30 years.
On the night of the murder, when the accused Deepak’s home was visited by folks inquiring about Aakif, Santhosh had pretended to not have any information despite knowing about his son’s crime. He had reportedly hidden the Deepak’s clothing that was worn while committing the crime and had directed his son to not tell anybody about what had occurred that night, Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar informed.
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Bypolls | Congress candidate Yasir Khan Pathan wins in Shiggaon
Bengaluru: Congress has taken the lead in all three Assembly constituencies where by-elections were held in the state. Among these, Congress has secured victories in the Sandur and Shiggaon constituencies. However, the official announcement from the Election Commission is awaited.
In the Shiggaon Assembly constituency, Yasir Khan Pathan has achieved a resounding victory against Bharath Bommai, the son of former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. With this win, Congress has taken control of a constituency that was previously under BJP's hold.
In Sandur, Congress candidate Annapoorna Tukaram has defeated BJP's Bangaru Hanumanthu, reclaiming the Sandur constituency for Congress.
