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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NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15
Kochi (PTI): A special court here will complete proceedings for framing charges against the prime accused in the 2010 hand-chopping case involving professor T J Joseph, in which PFI activists were accused of attacking him at Muvattupuzha.
Ernakulam Special Court for NIA cases judge P K Mohandas, on April 30, heard the arguments of counsel for accused Savad and Shafeer C and decided to proceed with framing charges against the duo.
A group chopped off Thodupuzha Newman College professor Joseph's right hand in July 2010, accusing him of religious blasphemy in a question paper he had prepared.
The case, later taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), resulted in the conviction of 19 accused.
The first accused, Savad, who allegedly chopped off Joseph’s palm, was arrested in Berram in Mattannur, Kannur, in January 2024, where he had allegedly been hiding under the pseudonym Shajahan.
The NIA also arrested Shafeer, who allegedly arranged shelter and provided logistical support to Savad at Chakkad and Mattannur in Kannur since 2020.
On April 30, the court heard the counsel for the accused and the NIA prosecutor on framing charges against the duo.
"On going through the documents and evidence in the case and on hearing the counsel for the accused and the prosecutor, I am of the opinion that there are grounds for presuming that the first accused has committed offences punishable under provisions of the IPC, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and that the second accused has committed offences punishable under the IPC and the UAPA, and there are materials for framing charges under these provisions against the accused," the court said.
The court directed that Savad be produced and Shafeer, who is on bail, appear before it on May 15 for recording their pleas as part of the charge-framing process.
After framing the charges, the court will schedule the trial in the case.
