Pudu GP member Riyaz murder attempt case: Four more held
Udupi: Four more accused held here on Saturday in related to the murder attempt on Pudu gram panchayat member and fish businessman Mohmmad Riyaz (34). With the arrest of four, the total number of arrested accused has increased to 9.
The arrested have been identified as Mohammad Ashiq Kochi (22) and Mohammad Mushtaq alias Mista alias Babi of Valachil, Touseer Pattonji (25) of Marnamikatte and Mohmmad Thousif alias Thachchu (25) of Adyar Katte.
Main accused Mohammad Ismail (47) of Farangipete Pudu village, his brother Mohammad Gouse (33), Abdul Kyse (61) of Valachil, Mohammad Muneez (21) of Montugoli, Ansar (22) of Mudipu were arrested on June 10.
Mohammad Ismail had given supari to kill Riyaz. The police recovered one lorry, one car and three lethal weapons used for the attack from the accused.
When Riyaz came to Malpe port on June 7 at 4.30am, he was brutally attacked by the accused who came in a car. Riyaz sustained severe injuries in the incident. A case was registered at Malpe police station.
On the direction of SP Nisha James, two separate teams were formed to trace the accused. Now, all the accused were in judicial custody.
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Three of family killed as car overturns in Mandya
Mandya (PTI): Three members of a family, two of them women, were killed when the car they were travelling in overturned and fell into a ditch on Sunday, police said.
The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bridge on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway at Nagamangala in Mandya district, police added.
The deceased were identified as Chandregowda (62) and Sarojamma (57), both residents of Chikkamagaluru. They were returning to their hometown when the accident occurred, police sources said.
In another incident near Agaralinganna Doddi in Maddur taluk, a private bus overturned on a service road, injuring more than 30 people. Locals helped rescue the passengers after the accident.
The passengers were travelling to Bengaluru after visiting the Shimsha Maramma temple in Malavalli. The injured were taken to hospitals in Mandya and Maddur for treatment.
