Court dismisses plea seeking extension of time to file chargesheet in Bharat Kumdel KCOCA case
Mysuru: The Mysuru District Principal Sessions and Special KCOCA Court on Saturday dismissed a petition filed by Bantwal Police seeking an extension of time to complete the investigation under the Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act (KCOCA) in the Abdul Rahiman murder case of May 27, registered against 14 accused including Bharat Kumdel.
The accused in the case, Sumith B, Deepak, V. Raviraj Moolya, Prithviraj Jogi, Chintan, Abhin Rai, Tejaksha, Shivaprasad Tumbe, Pradeep, Shahith, Sachin, Ranjith and Ravisanjay, had earlier been arrested by Bantwal Rural Police. After interrogation, a chargesheet was filed before the Bantwal JMFC Court. Bharat Kumdel, one of the accused, had been absconding.
While the trial was underway before the Second Additional District Court in Mangaluru, Kumdel later surrendered in connection with another case. Police subsequently took him into custody and sought permission to conduct further investigation under KCOCA against all 14 accused. As Mysuru houses the designated special KCOCA court, the matter was transferred there.
The court had granted 12 days’ police custody for interrogation. Recently, the police filed a petition seeking additional time for investigation. Defence counsel opposed the plea, arguing that under KCOCA, police are required to seek an extension within 90 days, and the application had been filed beyond the permissible period.
After hearing both sides, Principal District and Sessions Judge Usha Rani dismissed the police petition seeking an extension and ordered that the case be transferred back to the Second Additional District Court, Mangaluru. The accused were directed to be produced before that court on December 2.
The accused were represented by advocates C. V. Keshavamurthy, Mahesh Kaje, Prasad Kumar Rai and P. J. Raghavendra.
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Social media campaigns, flexboards won't decide who will be Kerala CM: Chennithala
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, a CM hopeful, on Wednesday said that social media campaigns and putting up of flexboards wiill not be the deciding factors for selecting the chief minister of Kerala.
Chennithala made the remark in response to reporters queries in Delhi on the intense social media campaign in favour of V D Satheesan as CM on the ground that he led the UDF poll campaign from the front.
"Who should be CM is not decided based on social media campaigns or the flexboards put up by the supporters. It is decided by the high command in accordance with the procedure already in place.
"As part of that two party observers will reach Kerala by evening and they will speak to all the MLAs. After that, the party high command will take a decision," the senior Congress leader said.
He said that the high command will take the decision based on party interests and everyone will accept it.
Chennithala also rejected queries about whether the alleged contest within the party for the CM post will create any displeasure among the voters.
"There will be no displeasure among voters as there is no contest," he contended.
On whether there was a delay in announcing the CM for Kerala, Chennithala said that the chief minister has not been selected in the other state where polls were held.
"So, can it be said that there is a delay in the case of Kerala?" he asked.
He said that he was in Delhi for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi regarding finalisation of the DCC presidents in Maharashtra.
