Bhatkal, June 26: The local court on Tuesday extended the judicial custody of all 13 accused who were arrested on charges of assaulting the drivers of a lorry carrying the cattle. All the 13 accused were produced before the First Judicial Magistrate Court. After hearing the arguments, the judge extended the judicial custody.

Incident

Total 14 cows and 14 calves were being transported from Gujarat to a milk dairy in Kerala for dairy farming belonging to a brother of an MLA in Dakshina Kannada when the accused waylaid the lorry at Murudeshwara Basti on May 21, 2018 and assaulted the drivers. Some things of the drivers were also missing at the time. The drivers lodged a complaint at Murudeshwara police station against this incident. Police have arrested 13 persons and put them behind bars in Karwar jail. The court also rejected their bail application. Now, the court once again extended their judicial custody.

 

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Mangaluru: Mangaluru police have arrested a 50-year-old man from Kozhikode, Kerala, in connection with the murder of a 39-year-old man near Panambur Beach in Mangaluru. The accused, identified as Dharmaraj Suvarna, a resident of Thotabengre in Mangaluru, was arrested on Thursday night by a team of officers from the Panambur Police Station.

The victim, Muttu Basavaraj Vaddar, also known as Mudukappa, hailed from Amingada in Bagalkot. He had reportedly been on friendly terms with Suvarna. According to the police, the incident that led to the murder began over a dispute involving a mobile phone. Suvarna had recently purchased a new phone, which was borrowed by Mudukappa. Mudukappa allegedly damaged the device and did not return it, leading to escalating tensions between the two men.

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On Sunday, the disagreement culminated in a violent altercation, during which Suvarna allegedly struck Mudukappa with a wooden log, resulting in his death. Mudukappa's body was later discovered near the shore at Thotabengre estuary, raising concerns among local residents.

Following the discovery of the body, the Panambur Police registered a case and launched an investigation. Acting on credible information about Suvarna's whereabouts, the police team tracked him to Chombala in Kozhikode. The operation, carried out within the Chombala Police Station limits, led to Suvarna's arrest late at night.

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