Belagavi: Police investigating the brutal murder case of Arbaaz Aftab Mulla, a 24-year-old youngster who was found murdered near railway tracks in the city, has arrested ten people.

Investigations in the case have also revealed that the conspiracy of murder was hatched by the parents of the Hindu girl who was having an affair with Arbaaz. The parents reportedly sent out the ‘supari’ to kill Arbaaz.

The arrested accused include Sri Ram Sena’s leader Pundalik Maharaj (39), who was named as main accused in the case by Arbaaz’s family in their complaint.

READ: K'taka: 24-year-old youth allegedly murdered over inter-religious relationship with girl in Belagavi

Other accused have been identified as Kutbuddin Allahbaksh (36, Susheela Erappa (42), Maruti Prahlad (30), Manjunath Tukaram (25), Ganapathi Gyaneshwar (27), Erappa Basavanna Kumbar (54), Prashant Kallappa (28), Praveen Shankar and Shridhar Mahadev.

Arbaaz went missing from his house on September 27, and his mutilated body was found near railway tracks. He was reportedly being threatened by Ram Sena leader Maharaj over his relationship with a Hindu girl named Shweta.

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Tiptur: A 24-year-old rider was killed on the spot in a head-on collision between his motorbike and a car near Bidiregudi of Kasaba hobli in the taluk.

The deceased rider, Vijay Kumar, was a resident of BL Koppalu Basaveshwara Nagara in Kasaba hobli, Arsikere taluk.

He was reportedly returning home after work at a welding factory near TM Manjunath Nagar Gate, Tiptur, when a car coming from the opposite direction collided with his bike near Bidiregudi. Vijay Kumar is said to have died at the spot due to the impact of the collision.

Locals have blamed the lack of signboards and other precautionary measures amid the construction of a four-lane national highway in the area, mainly between Bidiregudi and Konehalli. They have said that the carelessness of the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) has led to frequent accidents in the region.

“A meeting of officers from various government departments, including the police, was held recently under the chairmanship of the local legislator, but several NHAI officials were reportedly absent. Despite the meeting, officials appear careless in implementing safety measures, leading to a rise in accidents,” the locals said, demanding immediate action from the concerned authorities.