Nejaru family quadruple murder case: Accused Praveen Chowgule files bail plea
Udupi: A month after the brutal murder of four family members in Nejaru’s Tripti Layout, the accused Praveen Chowgule (39) has applied for a bail in the Second Additional District and Sessions Court of Udupi on Thursday (December 14).
Advocate KSN Rajesh filed the bail application on behalf of Praveen Chowgule, who is currently in judicial custody. The bail application was taken up for hearing by Judge Dinesh Hegde. A notice has been issued to public prosecutor Prakash Chandra Shetty, providing an opportunity to file an objection by December 20.
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The accused, Praveen Chowgule, was arrested by the police on November 14 for the brutal killing of a mother and three children at Nejaru. The period of judicial custody for the accused, currently held in Parappana Agrahara Jail in Bangalore, has been extended until December 18. The court has appointed government advocate Raju Pujari to represent him.
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Suspected hooch leaves 7 dead in dry Bihar, probe ordered
Bettiah: Seven people died allegedly after drinking spurious liquor in dry Bihar's West Champaran district, prompting the administration to order an inquiry, a police officer said on Sunday.
The police came to know about the deaths on Sunday, though the first fatality occurred four days ago and the bodies of all seven were already cremated, the officer said.
District Superintendent of Police Shaurya Suman said all the deaths were reported from the Lauriya police station area.
Locals blamed the deaths on consumption of spurious liquor, but the SP asserted that the reason behind at last two fatalities was not hooch.
One had been hit by a tractor, while another had suffered a paralytic attack, Suman said.
“The first death took place on January 15 though we came to know about the episode only today. The cause of the remaining five deaths was unclear as all seven bodies were cremated before the police were informed. We have set up an investigation team to find out the cause of the deaths,” Suman told PTI.
West Champaran’s Deputy Development Commissioner (DDC), Sumit Kumar said it is difficult to ascertain the cause of the deaths as all the bodies were cremated.
"The investigation team was directed to submit its report within 24 hours,” Kumar told PTI.
The team will also ascertain the identity of those who died in the last three or four days in Lauriya, he added.
A family member of one of the deceased said, “My brother Pradeep consumed liquor with his friend Manish. Both died”.
The sale and consumption of alcohol was banned in Bihar by the Nitish Kumar government in April 2016.
