Bantwal: Bantwal police have registered a complaint against four persons for allegedly attempting to molest and murder a woman.

RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat’s car driver Yatiraja, Chetan, Amit and Rajesh have been named in the complaint.

Incident details

The woman said in the complaint that a gang of four led by Yatiraja thronged her home carrying knife, sword and other lethal weapons and threatened to kill her. They asked whereabouts of her children, Kiran and Keertan and threatened to kill them as well. The police informed that the woman, who was seriously injured in the attack, has been admitted to Mangaluru government hospital and her treatment is underway.

 “An old rivalry between Kiran, Kirtan and the accused is the main reason behind the incident,” SP Ravikante Gowda informed.

A case has been registered at Bantwal police station, and the search is on to arrest the accused.

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Mumbai (PTI): The gunning down of Badlapur case accused Akshay Shinde on Monday was the "killing of justice", said Asim Sarode, lawyer for the two minor girls he allegedly sexually assaulted.

Shinde was killed near Mumbra Bypass around 6:15pm when he allegedly snatched the gun of a policeman while he was being ferried in a police vehicle as part of a probe into a case registered on the complaint of his former wife.

After he shot and injured an API, another personnel from the escort team fired at him, and he was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital.

"While representing the two minor girls, I noticed it was becoming uncomfortable for the local politics of the Thane district and even for the educational institution where Akshay Shinde was working. Shinde's death in such a manner is killing of justice," Sarode told a regional news channel.

"Now, the case of sexual assault of the two minor girls will get sidelined. The case of these two minor girls was becoming difficult for the educational institute, as it is affiliated with a certain political family. Such a practice would lower the confidence of people in police and the judiciary," he claimed.

Sarode said he will be filing a plea before the Bombay High Court demanding thorough inquiry into the firing incident.

"Shinde's case could have brought up certain aspects that would have been negative politically for the government. I wonder how Shinde could access the gun and how he could unlock it when his hands were tied. This is political murder and is absolutely wrong," he said.