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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Three arrested for killing Buddhist woman monk in Himachal
Shimla (PTI): Three people have been arrested for allegedly murdering a Buddhist woman monk in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh nearly a month ago, police said on Friday.
The accused -- Gagan Sharma (23), Vishal (23) and Gaurav Sharma (20), all residents of Mandi -- were arrested on Thursday night, police said.
According to police, the 78-year-old Buddhist woman monk, Orje Shoki, was found murdered in a cave near Sarkidhar village, following which a Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to nab the accused.
Mandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Vinod Kumar said that during the investigation, more than 50 suspects were questioned and DNA samples of several suspects were also collected.
After a detailed investigation, the accused were arrested from different locations on Thursday night, he said.
Kumar said all the accused are drug addicts and they committed the crime with the intention of looting the victim, so that they could buy drugs.
Efforts are on to nab two more accused wanted in the case. They will be put behind bars soon, the SP said.
