Mangaluru: Vice President of Karnataka Bar Council, Senior Lawyer Seetharam Shetty no more
Mangaluru: Karnataka Bar Council Vice President and one of the most senior advocates of Mangaluru, M Seetharam Shetty passed away on Thursday due to breathing problem here in Mangaluru. He was 82.
Seetharam began his career as an junior lawyer of Kallige Mahabala Bhandary in Kasargod before moving back to Mangaluru to begin his own practice.
He has served as the special prosecutor of Karnataka Government in several cases. He was also a former president of Mangaluru Lawyers’ Association.
Seetharam was also the legal advisor of U T Farid, former MLA of Ullal and father of Ullal MLA U T Khader, he also served in this position to senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary. Moreover, U T Khader himself began his legal profession as a junior lawyer under Seetharam.
Seetharam was admitted in a private hospital in the city due to breathing problem and blood pressure issues on June 7. He passed away at the hospital on Thursday afternoon.
He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.
U T Khader and other senior leaders of Congress including Ramanath Rai, Janardhan Poojary condoled the death of Seetharam.
He will be cremated at Nandi Gudda on June 14, Friday afternoon between 1.pm-3.pm
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Shivamogga: Rowdy sheeter brutally killed in broad daylight
Shivamogga: A 38-year-old rowdy sheeter, Rajesh Shetty, was hacked to death in broad daylight by a group of assailants near Bomanakatte on Saturday here.
The attack occurred around 1 PM near a garage close to Marammanagudi on the old Bommanakatte main road.
Sources suggest that the murder was motivated by an old grudge. Rajesh Shetty, a rowdy sheeter listed at the Vinoba Nagar police station with seven cases against him, reportedly died on the spot due to the severity of the assault.
Additional Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Bhooma Reddy and officers from the Vinoba Nagar police station visited the crime scene and initiated an investigation.
District Defense Officer GK Mithun Kumar informed the media that three special teams have been formed to track down the culprits. He stated, "We have obtained information about the accused, and preliminary findings indicate that the killing was driven by personal reasons."
