Polali Candle Santhu murder case: Life term for two accused
Mangaluru, July 20: The fourth additional principal district and sessions court on Friday convicted two accused for life imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on charges of murdering Candle Santu alias Santosh of Polali Badakabailu.
The convicted are identified as Iqbal (39) of Bandaru and Farooq (30) of Kukkundoor Bangle Gudde in Karkala taluk. Out of Rs 2 lakh penalty, Rs 1.8 lakh should be given to the family of Santhosh and Rs 20,000 should be remitted to the government, the court said.
There were total 22 accused in the case and 13 accused were acquitted from the case, while three accused were absconding and four were died. Convicted Iqbal was the prime accused in the case and Farooq was the sixth accused.
Incident
When Santosh was sitting on a gutter at Badakabailu in Bantwala taluk on February 18 2009 at 9.30 am, the miscreants who came in a car and motorbike attacked him with lethal weapons. Sensing the danger, Santosh started running to escape from them. But as he had a leg injury in an incident earlier, he could not run fast. He was chased and attacked him brutally. Though the local people rushed him to the hospital, he died in the hospital.
Murder plan prepared in abroad
Being in abroad, Madoor Isubu had planned for the murder of Santosh and given a contract to the accused to kill him. He was killed in the jail at the city in 2015. During the arrest of the accused, Rs 2 lakh supari money was confiscated from them. Another accused Madoor Ismail died of heart attack,while Kukkundoor Sulaiman alias Khader was murdered at Karkala.
Reason for murder?
Santosh was an accused in the murder of Mallur Hamid of Kairangala village in Bantwala taluk on April 9, 2006 and Rafeeq of Gurupura Kaikamba on December 23, 2000. To take revenge against these murders, Madoor Isubu had planned to kill Santosh.
Taking it for hearing, judge Nerale Veerabhadraiah Bhavani got the statements of 25 witnesses heard the arguments and delivered the judgement. Then Bantwala rural inspector Nanjunde Gowda filed the charge sheet to the court. Public prosecutor Harishchandra Udyavara argued against the accused.
Meanwhile, SP Ravikanthe Gowda had appreciated the efforts of the Bantwala rural inspector Nanjunde Gowda and police personnel and announced a prize.
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Actor Esha Gupta returns to India after being stuck in UAE, says it was a ‘tough’ situation
Mumbai (PTI): Actor Esha Gupta on Tuesday said she has safely returned to India after being stranded in the United Arab Emirates amid escalating tension due to the Israel-US attack on Iran.
“Back home. Thank you all for your prayers and wishes. It was very tough to be in the situation we all faced. Truly God’s blessing to be safe,” Gupta said in a statement posted on Instagram.
Tensions in the middle east have escalated following a coordinated offensive launched by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28. Iran responded by firing drones and missiles at Israel and US military installations across the Gulf, and also at the global business hub of Dubai.
The actor, best known for “Jannat 2”, “Rustom” and “Total Dhamaal”, also recounted the tense atmosphere at the Abu Dhabi airport.
“It started when I was at the airport on the 28th (Saturday). By 1 p.m., the airport was closed, chaos all around as none of us knew what had happened. Then the news started coming of the missile attack, and no one knew what the next minute held for us. Strangers consoled each other, all calling their families back home,” Gupta said.
The actor lauded the “strength” and the “composure” of the Abu Dhabi International Airport staff and added that ground security and airport personnel acted immediately to maintain order.
“I hadn’t checked in myself by then, so I took a turn and left for my hotel in Abu Dhabi,” she said, adding that passengers were provided accommodations at available hotels and highlighting the dedication of hotel staff during such a tense situation.
She further said the hotel management answered all their questions patiently to the best of their ability and that there was no shortage of any service.
“The lobby was full of people, including us, scared due to the security alert, but there was no chaos. The hotel security kept reassuring everyone. Not once did we see the people, all scared internally, create stress; we were all in this together,” Gupta said and even thanked the airline staff for their assistance.
“All this shows just the backbone of a country and its strength; they took action when needed, no blaming anyone, just strong decisions. Thank you to everyone who helped and is helping people of the world get back home. Your country is truly special,” she said.
Gupta concluded her post by thanking everyone who helped ensure her safe return.
“Thank you for our government for providing its citizens with reassurance and working towards getting us all back. Thank you to UAE government in working in solidarity with every country for the citizens of the world,” she said.
Actor Sonal Chauhan also updated her fans and admirers that she is heading back home after being stranded in Dubai.
The actor shared the update through her Instagram Stories with a few videos showing her travelling in a car on her way to the airport, with the song ‘Coming Home’ by Skylar Grey playing in the backdrop.
