NIA team reaches Mangaluru to investigate rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty’s murder case
Mangaluru: A team of officials from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrived in Mangaluru in connection with the murder case of rowdy-sheeter Suhas Shetty, confirmed City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy.
A few days ago, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs had officially handed over the case to the NIA for further investigation. Following this directive, a team of 10 officers from the NIA’s Bengaluru unit has reached Mangaluru to collect preliminary details related to the case.
The visiting team is led by DYSP Pavan Kumar and includes two inspectors along with other personnel. Sources said that they have begun gathering information about the case and are in touch with officials from the Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) and other departments to collect all necessary inputs.
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Goa nightclub fire: Owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra detained in Thailand
Panaji (PTI): The Thailand Police have detained Saurabh Luthra and his brother Gaurav Luthra, who fled India after a fire at their Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives, officials said on Thursday.
The nightclub co-owners, against whom an Interpol Blue Corner Notice had been issued, were detained at the request of the Indian government, they said.
Both the accused have been detained at Phuket in Thailand, and a process is underway to bring them to India, senior officials confirmed to PTI.
The duo booked their tickets for Phuket through a travel portal at 1.17 am on December 7, within an hour of learning about the devastating fire at 'Birch by Romeo Lane', their nightblub at Arpora in North Goa, as per officials.
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At the time when police and administration were still battling the blaze and attempting to rescue staff, the two left India in the early hours of Sunday by an IndiGo flight.
The Goa Police had approached the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for the issuance of the Blue Corner Notice against them.
