Gauri Lankesh murder: 17th accused held
Bengaluru, October 11: SIT officials have arrested another accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case. With his arrest, the number of accused arrested in the case has reached to 17.
The arrested accused has been identified as Vasudeva from Maharashtra. A few days back, the Maharashtra police arrested Vasudeva in another case. Now, through body warrant, the SIT officials have brought him from Maharashtra to Bengaluru, sources said.
He is facing the charge of giving the two-wheeler to those who killed Gauri Lankesh. It is suspected that the vehicle was stolen in Bengaluru city limits and given to the accused to carry out the crime. The SIT which produced him before the court, has got his custody for 14 days for interrogation, sources said.
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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.
