Bantwal: Dead body of drowned man found
Bantwal, July 24: The dead body of the man who was drowned in a river while playing with his friends at Kelagina Padavu in Kepu village in the limits of Vittla station has been found on Tuesday morning.
Kepu village’s Kelagina Padavu’s resident Somappa Nayak’s son Sundar Naik (43) was drowned in the river.
Sundar Naik went to the watering quarry lake on Monday evening with his friends in the Kelagina Padavu of Kepu village. Later he was washed away by the river. But his dead body was not found even after the search operation launched by the fire brigade staff.
Friends Vittla team led by Murlidhar Vittla searched for the body for about five hours on Monday and brought up the dead body.
Kashimath Yogish, Pratap, Meginapete Ali and others participated in the search operation.
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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.
