No evidence that Renukaswamy died in shed, argues lawyer of accused; HC adjourns hearing to Dec 3
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court bench that heard the bail petitions of Kannada film star Darshan Thoogudeepa in the Renukaswamy murder case on Friday has scheduled the next hearing for December 3, following senior advocate Sandesh Chouta’s argument that there was no evidence of the victim dying in a shed at Pattanagere, West Bengaluru.
Chouta, who represented Accused No 11 Nagaraju in court, told the bench on Friday that the statements recorded by the police do not carry any evidence that the accused had an intention to kill Renukaswamy or knowledge to cause murder, reports Deccan Herald. There were also no bloodstains recorded in the injunctions on Nagaraju’s footwear and clothes during the recovery, although the forensic report states so, the advocate pointed out.
He added during the hearing that, with the case having 12 assailants, the assault on Renukaswamy could, at best, be an incident of grievous injury or culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
Justice Shetty, who heard the case, adjourned the hearing till December 3.
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UP: Passenger falls to death while spitting 'paan' from moving bus
Sultanpur (UP), Nov 30: A 45-year-old passenger fell to his death from an air-conditioned Uttar Pradesh roadways bus allegedly after he opened its door to spit 'pann' as the vehicle moved through the Purvanchal Expressway here on Saturday, police said.
The incident took place on the 93-km milestone of the expressway around 10.30 am when the bus was en route to Lucknow from Azamgarh.
"As the bus reached near Bihi village in the Baldirai police station area, a passenger opened the door of the moving bus to spit. He lost balance and fell onto the road, resulting in his death. He had opened the door to spit 'paan'," a police official said.
"The bus was stopped immediately, and Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) officials along with the police were informed," the official said.
Baldirai Station House Officer (SHO) Dheeraj Kumar said that UPEIDA personnel rushed the victim to the local Community Health Centre via ambulance, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
"The deceased was identified as Ram Jiavan, a resident of Chinhat area in Lucknow. His wife, Savitri, was also travelling with him on the bus," Kumar said.
He added that the bus has been taken to the police station for further investigation and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
