Twist to Hussainabba death case: Six persons including PSI, two PCs held
Cattle Trader died in police vehicle
Along with Bajrang Dal workers, police kept body in shrub!
Hiriyadka, June 3: The suspicious death of cattle trader Hussainabba (62) of Jokatte in Mangaluru, got a twist on Sunday as it was found in the investigation that the deceased died in the police vehicle. The police have arrested six persons including Hiriyadka PSI and two constables related to the case. With this, the total number of arrested in the incident is increased to 10.
The arrested are identified as Hiriyadka PSI DN Kumar, jeep driver Gopal, head constable Mohan Kotwal, Bajrang Dal workers Chethan alias Chethan Acharya (22) of Perdooru Pakalu, Shylesh Shetty (20) of Alangaru and Ganesh Nayak (24) of Kenneth Bail.
It was found in the investigation that acting on a tip-off, the police and the Bajrang Dal workers were waiting for the vehicle which was carrying cattle illegally at Shenarabettu at 4 a.m. and they stopped the Scorpio vehicle in front of the police. At this time, two out of three persons in the vehicle fled the scene and Hussainabba was caught by the group.
Later, Bajrang Dal workers damaged the car and attacked Hussainabba before handing him over to the police. Later, police took Hussainabba in their vehicle and Suresh Mendon and others brought the Scorpio vehicle to the police station. During that time, Hussainabba who sat behind in the vehicle succumbed to the injuries. After knowing the death of Hussainabba , police along with Bajrang Dal worker Prasad Kondadi and others took the body to more than one k.m away from the place where the incident happened. On the next day morning at 9.45 a.m, the police have registered an unnatural death case against Hussainabba saying that he might have died due to heart attack while escaping from the police, police said.
Hiriyadka PSI and other police constables admitted to their involvement in covering up the incident during the interrogation. Following this, they were arrested, said SP Laxman Nimbargi.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
