Udupi Bhaskar Shetty murder case: Three including wife, son sentenced to life imprisonment
Udupi: Udupi District Court on Tuesday senteced three accused to life imprisonment in the landmark Bhaskar Shetty murder case of 2016. The accused include Bhaskar Shetty's wife Rajeshwari Shetty, son Navneet Shetty and astrologer Niranjan Bhat.
The verdict was pronounced by District Court Judge Subramanya JS. Raghuvendra, who was accused of destroying evidences in the case, has been acquitted by the Court.
On behalf of the prosecution, Special Government Prosecutor Shantaram Shetty presented arguments.
Prime accused of the case, Rajeshwari Shetty was currently out on bail while Navneet and Niranjan are lodged in Bengaluru jail. Another accused of destroying evidences, Niranjan Bhat's father Srinivas Bhat died due to health issues during the investigation, he had secured bail in the case.
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Shivamogga tense after boy murdered outside school
Shivamogga (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was murdered outside a government school in Sulaebailu here, sparking tension in the area, police said on Tuesday.
Following the incident, a large police force was deployed in the city.
The incident occurred after Sanketh (16), an SSLC student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, attended a special class ahead of examinations.
Superintendent of Police Nikhil B told reporters that Sanketh intervened in an argument involving a group of boys outside his school.
“Some friends who were known to him — they had earlier studied in the same school — were involved. They are also minors. They hit him with their hands. Immediately after being struck, he collapsed. After he fell, by the time he was taken to the hospital, we came to know that he had died,”
"... he was struck near the chest. Due to that blow, he collapsed on the spot,” the SP said.
Two minors have been taken into custody in this connection.
“We are also gathering information about others involved in the incident. Whoever is found to be involved, we will initiate legal action against them as well,” the official added.
On the possible motive, the SP said the exact cause is yet to be ascertained.
“We do not have complete information about that. Once we conduct a detailed inquiry, we will know. Some people are saying it may have been over a trivial matter. However, we cannot confirm that at this stage,” he said.
The incident took on a communal undertone, prompting authorities to deploy heavy police reinforcements across the city to maintain order and prevent escalation.
BJP MLA from Shivamogga, S N Channabasappa, also visited the hospital.
