Belthangady: Aneesh Joy, a native of Dharmasthala and Belthangady taluk who is currently residing in Kerala, has filed a police complaint at the Thaliparamba Police Station in Kerala, alleging that his father was murdered in 2018 under the guise of a road accident due to a land dispute. The local police have accepted the complaint and are reportedly conducting a preliminary inquiry.
According to the complaint, Aneesh's father, Joy, was residing in Savanalu village of Belthangady taluk. On April 5, 2018, while riding a bike near Beluvai in Moodbidri, he was hit by an unidentified vehicle and died on the spot. Though a case was registered at Moodbidri police station at the time, Aneesh alleges that the police did not conduct any meaningful investigation. He claims the police failed to identify the vehicle involved in the accident and suspects that influential individuals were behind the incident and that the police dismissed the case under pressure.
In his complaint, Aneesh further alleges that there was land in Dharmasthala registered in his father's name, and there had been ongoing attempts to forcibly seize this property. He claims his father had been receiving repeated threatening calls regarding the matter.
The complaint states that the family owns around 20 acres of land in Dharmasthala village. In light of several other murders recently reported from the Dharmasthala region, Aneesh has urged the police to reopen the investigation into his father's unnatural death. He has also expressed concern for his own safety and has requested police protection.
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Dharamsala (PTI): Already out of play-offs race, Mumbai Indians beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in their IPL match here on Thursday.
Tilak Varma remained not out on 75 off 33 balls as MI chased down the target of 201 with one ball to spare. Will Jacks gave Varma company with 25 not out off 10 balls as MI reached 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs.
For Punjab, Azmatullah Omarzai was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/36.
Earlier, Shardul Thakur returned with excellent figures of 4 for 39 for MI, who are already out of the IPL play-offs race, but Punjab Kings still scored 200 for 8.
Deepak Chahar (2/36), Corbin Bosch (1/42) and Raj Bawa (1/11) were the other MI wicket takers.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 200 for 8 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 57; Shardul Thakur 4/39).
Mumbai Indians: 205 for 4 in 19.5 overs (Tilak Varma 75 not out; Azmatullah Omarzai 2/36).
