Ex-mayor Ravikumar murder case: Police shot at accused
Tumakur, October 6: Police shot at an accused who tried to escape from them while taking him to an enquiry in the former mayor Ravikumar murder case, on Saturday.
The police arrested Rajesh alias Kundur Raja in the murder case of H. Ravikumar. On Saturday, when the police were taking Rajesh to identify the weapons used to kill Ravikumar, the accused attacked the police in a bid to escape from the police. In retaliation, the police shot at him. Now, the accused who sustained bullet injury and Inspector Ravikumar who sustained injuries in the attack were undergoing treatment at the government hospital.
In an old enmity, a seven-member team had killed former mayor and rowdy sheeter H. Ravikumar. After the incident, Sujith Bhargava and another accused from Chikkaballapura have surrendered before the police. After producing them before the court, they were handed over to the 14 days police custody. While taking Rajesh alias Kundur Raja to Lingadahalli forest area in the taluk for investigation, the accused attacked inspector Ravikumar and tried to escape. At this time, DySP Nagaraj shot at Rajesh on his thigh from his service revolver. Now, both the injured were undergoing treatment.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
