Kasaragod court convicts four for murder of Muhammad Haji in 2008
Kasaragod: Kasaragod District Sessions Court has convicted four accused in the case of murdering C A Muhammad Haji, a mosque committee president, near Adkathbail during 2008 riots on Thursday. They were sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment and one lakh individual fine.
The court convicted Santhosh Naik (36), K Shiva Prasad (40), K Ajith Kumar (39) and Kishor Kumar (39) in the case. Muhammad Haji was hacked to death by the gang while he was returning home from mosque on April 18, 2008. ASP P Balakrishnan Nair had led the investigation in the case.
The incident had happened during a series of communally motivated murders that shook the northern most district of Kerala during the summer of 2008. The killing spree ensued after Sandeep (20) was stabbed to death near Kasaragod on April 14. Muhammad Sinan (24), a resident of Bangragudde near Nellikunje, and P Suhas, an advocate, were murdered two days later.
Accused in Sinan and Sandeep murder cases had been acquitted by the court earlier due to lack of evidence. Hearing on advocate Suhas murder case is still in progress at the Thalassery court.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
