Mumtaz Ali case: K’taka HC grants bail to main accused Rehmat
Surathkal: The Karnataka High Court on Monday granted bail to Rehmat, primary accused in businessman Mumtaz Ali death case.
Alongside, Rehmat, the High Court has granted bail to the 5th accused in the case, Shuaib, a resident of Krishnapur 7th block, Surathkal, Rehmat's husband, Abdul Sattar, the second accused in the case, Kalandar Shafi, a resident of Nandavar, Mustafa, the fourth accused in the case, and Siraj, the sixth accused in the case.
The Kavoor police had submitted a 2,255-page chargesheet in the case to the Mangaluru 3rd Additional District Court.
However, the accused had filed a bail application in the Karnataka High Court.z
In the meantime, a team led by the investigating officer, Police Inspector Mahesh Prasad of Surathkal Police Station, had approached the High Court to hand over three of the accused for additional investigation. However, the Supreme Court had dismissed the additional custody application.
On October 7, 2024, Mumtaz Ali's car was found in mysterious circumstances at the Kulur bridge.
Initially it was suspected that he had jumped into the Falguni river, and a missing person complaint was lodged by his daughter in this regard.
However, later Mumtaz’s bother Haider Ali filed a complaint alleging that Rehmat, Abdul Sattar, Qalandar Shafi, Mustafa, Shuaib, Siraj were mentally harassing Mumtaz and that they abbeted him to commit suicide
Based on Haider Ali’s complaint, the Kavoor police had registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.
The Police conducted search in the Kulur river over suspicion of alleged suicide and on October 8, Mumtaz Ali’s lifeless body was discovered in the river.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
