Bhaskar Shetty murder case: Witnesses get threat calls
Udupi, August 17: The witnesses in the businessman Bhaskar Shetty murder case have received threatening calls. A complaint against this was registered at the town police station.
Two witnesses Arun Kumar (43) and Sathish Poojary of Nandalike in Karkala taluk had gone to Pancharatna hotel for lunch after finishing their statements in the hearing of the Bhaskar Shetty murder case at the principal district and sessions court on August 16. At this time, a stranger who called Arun Kumar spoke in Hindi language and threatened of killing his mother Leelavathi within ten minutes for giving statements against the accused in the court. This phone call was recorded by Sathish Poojary. Later, the stranger called Sathish Poojary also. But Sathish did not receive the call, stated in the complaint lodged by Arun Kumar.
Both of them are the neighbours of the main accused in the case Nandalike Niranjan Bhat. Arun Kumar has given a statement that he has seen burning of the body of Bhaskar Shetty at the house of Niranjan Bhat and Sathish Poojary said that Niranjan Bhat had asked pistol in him. Following the threatening calls, police have been verifying on providing security to the houses of Arun Kumar and Sathish Poojary. The accused Rajeshwari Shetty, Navaneeth Shetty and Niranjan Bhat are in Bengaluru Parappana Agrahara jail.
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One held for illegal transportation of beef in goods vehicle in Karnataka's Mandya
Mandya (PTI): A driver was arrested for allegedly transporting beef and other cattle parts illegally in a goods vehicle in this district, police said on Monday.
The vehicle was intercepted and seized during a late-night operation near Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna taluk on Sunday, they said.
According to police, the vehicle, which was reportedly travelling from Hunsur to Ramanagara, was first stopped by members of a local Hindu organisation, who then alerted the police. The Srirangapatna Town Police reached the spot and took the vehicle into custody.
During inspection, police found beef and legs of cattle inside the goods carrier. The driver was detained on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Samples of the seized meat have been sent for forensic examination, he added.
A case under the relevant sections of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act has been registered at the Srirangapatna Town Police Station, and an investigation is underway to trace the source and destination of the consignment, they said.
