Bengaluru: CCB files charge sheet against underworld don Ravi Poojary in two cases
Bengaluru: Bengaluru CCB on Friday filed a charge sheet against underworld don Ravi Poojary in the city’s 1st ACMM Court here. Poojary was arrested in Senegal by Interpol earlier last year and was repatriated to India where he faces trial in multiple high profile cases.
Karnataka Police is investigating several cases registered against him across the state.
The CCB on Friday filed a charge sheet against Poojary in two cases – Double murder case at Shabnam Developers office under Tilaknagar Police Station limits and Extortion case under Whitefield Police Station limits in the city.
Bengaluru Joint Police Commissioner, Sandeep Patil told media reporters that the charges were filed against Poojary in only two cases and the police teams were investigating other cases against him.
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Body of UP man killed in Riyadh missile attack brought to native village
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): The mortal remains of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh earlier this month, was brought to his native village in Sitapur on Wednesday, his family members said.
Ravi Gopal, a resident of Baghain village under Mahmudabad police station limits, had been working as a driver in a plastic factory in the Saudi capital since September 2025. He was killed on the night of March 18 in what his family described as a missile strike near his workplace.
His elder brother, Manmohan Dayal, told PTI that the mortal remains were handed over to him in Lucknow on Wednesday morning with the help of the administration.
"The body was received around 9.30 am. We are now taking it to our village in an ambulance and expect to reach by noon," he said earlier this morning.
"The cremation will be held today and preparations are already underway in the village," he said.
Dayal said Rakesh Kumar, Naib Tehsildar from Mahmudabad, has been deputed to facilitate the process and was accompanying the convoy.
He added that the family had been informed earlier by embassy officials and the local administration that the body would be flown from Riyadh to Lucknow, arriving on Wednesday morning.
Earlier, the family had claimed that Ravi died after being buried under debris following a missile strike near the factory where he worked. He was later taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said it received information on March 18 regarding the "tragic demise of an Indian national" in Riyadh and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. The Indian Mission in Riyadh coordinated with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
Ravi, the sole breadwinner of his family, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son. The family has sought compensation and assistance from the administration.
Officials said the district administration remained in touch with the family to ensure smooth completion of formalities.
