Kundapura: Local police on Friday produced all the 16 arrested accused in the Chikkanakere double murder case before the Kundapura Additional JMFC Court which remanded 14 accused except Chandrashekar Reddy and Sujay of Kota (22) to judicial custody. Chandrashekar Reddy and Sujay who were arrested on February 14 were sent to police custody.

The police, led by investigating officer DySP Jaishankar, produced all the accused- Rajashekar Reddy, Medical Ravi, ZP Member Raghavendra Kanchan, Harish Reddy, Mahesh Ganiga, Ravichandra Poojary, Pawan Amin, Veerendra Acharya, Abhishek Palan, Santhosh Kunder, Rotti Nagaraj, Pranav Rao, Shankar Mogaveera, Rathish Karkera and Chandrashekar Reddy and Sujay- before the court with tight police security.

Following the appeal of the investigating officer, Judge Srikanth NA handed over main accused Chandrashekar Reddy and Sujay to police custody till February 20 and remaining 14 accused were handed over to judicial custody till March 1.

Meanwhile, advocate Ravikiran Murudeshwar filed bail application before the court seeking bail to Pawan Amin, Veerendra Acharya and student Pranav Rao. As public prosecutor Sumangala Naike objected for the bail, the judge posted the next hearing of the application to February 16.

While producing the accused before the court, hundreds of people gathered on the premises of the court. Amidst this, the police took the accused to Hiriyadka jail with tight police security.

Another accused held

With the arrest of another accused Sujay (22) of Manur Chikkanakere in the double murder case, total arrested in the case has reached 16. It is said that he had involved in the crime directly. Now, the police have been interrogating him, sources said.

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Chandigarh, Apr 13 (PTI): A day after a viral video showed a girl emerging out of a suitcase being carted around on a hostel campus, the private university concerned in Haryana has said it was just a "prank" being played "within the girls' hostel" by some students.

The Sonipat-based university, however, said they have taken the matter seriously and showcaused the students involved, asking them to appear before the disciplinary committee.

Safety and security of students are paramount, a university spokesperson said on Sunday, asserting "we have taken effective and immediate action in this matter".

A video clip from the O P Jindal Global University hostel on Friday showed two female security personnel opening the suitcase and the girl coming out if it. The spooky video was shared widely on social media.

With the clip generating all sorts of social media chatter and theories, the university spokesperson issued a statement on Sunday, saying it just showed a group of girls playing a prank on their friend within their hostel.

They were carting her around in a suitcase and took her outside to the grounds and upstairs, he said. They moved to a public area inside the girls hostel common corridor which is under the CCTV coverage which is when the security guards noticed suspicious activity around the suitcase, he said.

The university has taken effective and immediate action in the incident.

"This incident involved a group of students playing a prank within the girls' hostel, which unfortunately escalated to a public area where security intervened," the spokesperson said.

"All students involved have been issued showcause notices and will face the disciplinary committee. As India's leading institution, O P Jindal Global University takes student security very seriously," the spokesperson said.