Aditya Rao sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for placing explosives at Mangaluru Airport
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Fourth Additional Magistrate on Wednesday sentenced 20 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10 thousand to Aditya Rao who was found guilty of placing explosives at the Mangaluru International Airport in January 2020.
He was sentenced under sections of the UAPA and Explosives Act.
The police had found a low-intensity improvised explosive device (IED) in an unattended bag at the Mangalore International Airport premises on Monday. The bomb detection and disposal squad had successfully defused the explosive in an exercise that lasted several hours. Mangaluru police had released the CCTV footage of a man suspected to have planted the bomb.
Aditya had later surrendered at the DGP’s office in Bengaluru as the investigation by local police was underway. He was then brought to Mangalore by police for investigation.
The Police had filed a 700-page charge sheet against Rao including the FSL report of the bag of explosives that was placed at the airport, confirming Rao’s involvement in the case.
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Man allegedly arrives with deadly weapon to attack another, caught by public in Jokatte
Panambur: A man who allegedly came armed to attack another person was caught by members of the public and later handed over to police in Jokatte late on Friday night.
The accused has been identified as Naveen Poojari, originally from Vamanjoor and presently residing in Jokatte.
According to police sources, Naveen was married and has an eight-year-old son. The couple are now divorced.
Police said Naveen suspected that his former wife, who is employed at a showroom in Padil, was moving closely with Devi Prasad Acharya, a mechanic working there.
Based on this suspicion, Naveen allegedly went to the house of Devi Prasad Acharya on Friday night carrying a deadly weapon, created a scene and issued threats.
During the incident, Devi Prasad Acharya reportedly contacted the 112 emergency helpline, following which Naveen fled from the spot.
While escaping, Naveen is said to have fallen from his two-wheeler near the Jokatte Panchayat area. Local residents who rushed to help noticed a deadly weapon on the vehicle and immediately alerted police.
Officials from Panambur Police Station rushed to the spot, took Naveen into custody and brought him to the station.
A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by Devi Prasad Acharya, and further action is under way.
