A govt. employee has become a bridge between accused?
Gauri Lankesh murder case
Bengaluru, July 25: Government employee Rajesh D Bangera (50) who was arrested in Gauri Lankesh murder case as the 10th accused in the case, has worked as a bridge between some accused and gave pistol training to the accused.
SIT sources said that Rajesh Bangera had given training to main accused Parashuram Waghmore in Madikeri forests. Though he was working as the second divisional clerk in the Education department, he has connection with major criminals of Goa, Sindagi, Mumbai and Pune. Because of his close association with the criminals, he had expertise in using guns. He has given training on method of shooting in pistol, the distance and other techniques, SIT sources said.
He has become a bridge
He was so close to another main accused in the case Amol Kale and introduced fake doctor Mohan Nayak to Kale and worked as a bridge between them.
Supplied bullets
It is said that the bullets recovered from the body of Gauri Lankesh and others were supplied by Rajesh Bangera. The accused admitted before the SIT officers that he had given more than 20 live bullets to Amol Kale before the killing of Gauri Lankesh, it is said.
Meanwhile, the SIT officials have recorded the statements of the close associates and family members of the accused including Rajesh Bangera and checking their mobile phones, sources said.
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
