Mangaluru: Eleven years after the murder of noted Criminal Lawyer of the city, Naushad Kashimji, the investigation of the case has now been handed over to Bengaluru CCB. A team of CCB sleuths from Bengaluru has reportedly arrived in the city in this backdrop.

Hailing from Bhatkal, Naushad Kashimji was shot dead in the basement of his apartment in April 2009. The investigation into the case had revealed that underworld don Ravi Pujari had threatened Naushad for life days before his murder.

Ravi Pujari who was arrested earlier last year is now under the custody of Bengaluru CCB and reports added that the case was handed over to the CCB to investigate his role in the murder case.

Naushad was pleading in court for Abdul Rasheed Hassan aka Rasheed Malabari and it is said that Ravi Poojary had plotted Naushad’s murder in connection with this case.

Reports added that the CCB team had taken over the case and has begun the investigation of the case.

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Kochi (PTI): Two men died on Friday when the two-wheeler they were travelling on got sandwiched between two Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses near Palarivattom here, police said.

The incident occurred around 6.15 am, police said.

The two-wheeler was behind a KSRTC bus when the other bus came from behind and slammed into the motorcycle and the bus in front of it, police said.

Both men died on the spot, police said, adding the driver of the bus which came from behind was taken into custody.

Some passengers in the KSRTC bus which came from behind suffered minor injuries, police said.

"Inquest proceedings are on. Further details about the victims will be available only after that," it said.