Nejaru Murder case: Police rule out burglary angle, promise swift investigation
“Accused arrived in auto-rickshaw, spoke in Kannada, before housebreaking”: Rickshaw driver
Udupi: The Udupi police have ruled out a burglary angle in the chilling Nejaru murder case, emphasizing that gold jewelry in the house remained untouched.
Superintendent of Police Dr. Arun K while addressing the media on Sunday stated, "The murders appear to be linked to personal issues; no stolen items have been identified.”
On Sunday morning, the victims, Hasina (42) and her children Afnan (22), Aynaz (20), and Asim (12), were brutally stabbed to death, and Hasina's mother-in-law was also attacked but survived after she locked herself in the toilet.
“The victims were stabbed to death using a sharp weapon. Hasina's mother-in-law was also stabbed by the assailant and was later admitted to the hospital,” he informed, expressing that the investigation of the matter had been expedited.
Responding to a reporter's query, the SP further clarified that, “No items were stolen from the house, it does not appear that the act was committed with the intention of theft. We suspect that the murders took place pertaining to personal issues, as of now we cannot ascertain the exact motive behind the murder.”
In the meantime, a rickshaw driver identified as Shyam speaking to the media revealed that the accused arrived at Hasina residence on his auto rickshaw from Santhekatte. Recalling the incident, Shyam stated, “Today between 8:30 am and 9 am, a person who came on a two-wheeler boarded my rickshaw on Queen's Road. He instructed me to take him to Tripthi Layout in Nejaru. Accordingly, I left him near the gate of the house where the murder took place in Tripthi Layout.”
"After I left the house where the murder took place, within 15 minutes, he (assailant) came back to Santhekatte auto park and boarded another rickshaw that was ahead in the queue. I spotted him and asked him that if he had intended to come so soon, I would have waited there. However, he said its okay. He also instructed the rickshaw driver he boarded in Santhekatte to drive faster,"Shyam recalled.
Shyam described the assailant as aged around 45 years old, speaking in Kannada, wearing a mask, bald-headed, with only his eyes visible and a white complexion.
The chilling incident unfolded at 8:30 am when the assailant broke into Hasina's home, stabbing her and her daughters. Hasina's younger son, Aseem (12), who heard the commotion while cycling outside, was also stabbed to death. Hasina’s Mother-in-law, Hajira, narrowly escaped by locking herself in the toilet.
Hajira, despite police instructions, remained in the locked toilet out of fear. Upon forced entry by the police, they discovered her injured but alive.
Reportedly, Hasina's husband was working abroad. Preliminary information indicates two children were home, while another son worked in Mangaluru.
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K'taka cops arrest X user ‘Bhiku Mhatre’ for controversial post on Siddaramaiah, Congress manifesto
Bengaluru: A social media user calling himself ‘Bhiku Mhatre’ and working on ‘X’ with the handle ‘@MumbaichaDon’ was arrested by the Karnataka Cyber Crime Police in Goa on Saturday for sharing an edited video clip of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and posting a message targeting Muslims on the social platform.
The police arrested Mhatre in Ponda, a city in South Goa, based on a complaint by J Saravanan, a Congress worker from Bengaluru on April 29, accusing Mhatre of posting an edited video clip of the CM speaking on reservation for minorities and making objectionable comments on the post with the clip. Saravanan has accused Mhatre of attempting to incite enmity and hatred among communities as well as tarnish the image of the Congress party. A case was registered against Mhatre under section 153(a) of the Indian Penal Code and section 66(c) of the Information Technology Act.
The social media user had posted on April 22, “Throw this in the face of Every Liberal & Every Piddi who was arguing that CONgress Manifesto doesn’t mention ‘Mu$£ims’ specifically & it includes SC/STs Also. CONgress WANTS TO TAKE AWAY WEALTH FROM HINDUS & DISTRIBUTE TO MU$£IMS ‘ONLY’ AS IT HATES HINDUS INCL. SC/STs.”
While the post on ‘X’ has been deleted, the user insisted that he had never posted anything that could be considered communal and alleged that the Congress was attempting to intimidate him for speaking the truth. Hours before his arrest in Ponda too, Mhatre shared a screenshot of an email from the legal team of ‘X’, indicating that the Magistrate of the Bengaluru Court had issued an order regarding his account.
The BJP, in support of the arrested, has slammed the Congress government in Karnataka, alleging that the arrest was an abuse of power. Leaders of the party assured that Mhatre would be provided legal support in the matter.
Amit Malviya, who is the head of the BJP IT Cell, posted on Saturday, “Karnataka Police has arrested @MumbaichaDon from Goa. We are in touch with his family and will ensure he gets all legal support. Congress has unleashed anarchy and is intolerant of dissent. But there won’t be another #Emergency in this country, ever.”
