Kundapur: The Kundapur additional JMFC Court has remanded a staff member of the District Armed Reserve police, who was in the judicial custody over the murder case of two youths of Chikkanakere village in Kota Manuru.

Udupi DySP Jaishankar, who is also the investigation officer of the case, had appealed the court to send accused Pavan Ameen (31) to police custody. Subsequently, Justice Shreekant has remanded the accused to the police custody till February 22. 

Other accused in the case, Chandrashekhar Reddy and Sujay, are already in the police custody.

Bail application rejected

The court has rejected the bail plea of accused police constables Pavan Ameen, Veerendra Acharya, and student Pranav Rao.

One more accused held

The police have arrested one Mohammed Touseef (28), a resident of Brahammavara, in connection with the twin murder case. Touseef had allegedly helped in providing a hideout to the prime accused.

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Afzalpur: A 24-year-old police constable Dhareppa died as the motorbike he was riding went out of control and toppled on the road while traveling near Gobbur B village on Saturday morning.

Dhareppa, learned to be a resident of Shirawala village, was reportedly traveling back home to the village from Kalaburagi when the accident occurred and the bike fell on the road.

The police constable, who was grievously injured in the accident, is said to have died on the spot.

Aland Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaraya Patil, Circle Inspector Lakhan Masaguppi and Devalagangapura Sub-inspector Sangeetha Shinde visited the accident spot and inspected it.

A case has been registered and investigation is underway.