Three arrested for attempted murder of Studio-Owner at Farangipete
Bantwal: On Wednesday night, Dinesh Kottinje, the owner of Trisha Studio at Farangipete was attacked by armed perpetrators in a murder attempt and a subsequent case was registered. The police have revealed that the three men involved in the murder attempt have been arrested.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohammed Arshad (19), Abdul Rahman (22), and Muhammed Saifuddeen (22). Another accomplice named Sawad escaped arrest and is in hiding as per the police.
The four accused reportedly visited the photo studio at Farangipete that is owned by Dinesh Kottinje on Wednesday night around 7.15 pm in the guise of customers and assaulted the owner with knives. The victim sustained knife injuries on his head, right hand, and the left side of the abdomen. Shekar Poojary, who was at the scene of the assault reportedly swung the chairs violently on the accused to stop the assault and sustained injuries in the process.
The injured, Dinesh was taken to a private hospital in Mangalore and police sources revealed that he is currently undergoing treatment.
Sources in the police have also said that the crime is linked to the recent case of sexual abuse that unfolded at Kumpanamajalu near Farangipete, where a young lady was the victim of abuse. Dinesh is said to have supported the relatives of the sexual abuse victim because of which he was attacked in an act of revenge by the perpetrators on Wednesday.
A case has been registered at the Bantwal Rural police station. District SP Laxmi Prasad visited the crime scene and ordered for an appropriate arrangement to seal the crime scene. Bantwal DYSP Valentine D ‘Souza, Circle Inspector T D Nagaraj and Rural SI Prasanna examined the crime scene and further investigations are underway
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
