Murder of colleague at High Court: Lawyer gets life imprisonment
Bengaluru, October 28: The city civil court has convicted an advocate for life imprisonment for killing his colleague at Karnataka High Court eight years ago.
The convicted has been identified as Rajappa. The convicted had stabbed his colleague J.S. Naveena (25) on the court premises and later he had also tried to commit suicide. The incident happened at No. 4 of the HC on July 8, 2010 at 1.45 pm. After killing Naveena, Rajappa had gone to the toilet and tried to commit suicide. But later survived after treatment.
Rajappa and Naveena from Kolar were practicing in the high court. Both of them have decided to marry. But Rajappa quarrelled with Naveena as she was close with another advocate. On July 8, Rajappa came to the court with a knife and attacked her on neck and stomach killing her on the Spot. After threatening the advocates on the spot, he ran to toilet and tried to commit suicide by consuming poison and stabbing himself. But the advocates and Vidhana Soudha police saved him.
After hearing the case, the city civil court awarded life imprisonment to Rajappa and slapped a penalty of Rs 5,000 which should be given to the parents of Naveena.
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
