Assistant public prosecutor in Udupi held by Lokayukta police while accepting bribe
Udupi: Assistant Public Prosecutor Ganapathi Vasanth Nayak was arrested by Lokayukta Police on Wednesday under charge of receiving a bribe of Rs 3,000 for filing of an objection.
The complainant had approached the Udupi Lokayukta Police after Nayak demanded Rs 3,000 to file an objection over a case related to the release of a sand transport vehicle. The police officers, who raided the office of Nayak at the Udupi District Court on Wednesday, caught him red-handed while receiving the amount and held him.
The Lokayukta Police conducted the probe under the direction of Lokayukta Police Superintendent In-charge for Dakshina Kannada Kumarachandra. The team included Udupi Stand-in Deputy SP Manjunath, Inspector Rajendra Nayak MN, Assistant Sub-inspector Nagesh and personnel Nagaraj, Satish Handadi, Rohith, Mallika, Pushpavathi, Ravindra, Ramesh, Abdul Jalal, Prasanna, Raghavendra Hoskote, Sudheer and Satish Acharya.
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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.
