HC acquits five of Dandupalya gang from life imprisonment
Kalyan Nagar Vedamurthy murder case
Bengaluru, July 18: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday acquitted five of the Dandupalya gang who were sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murdering a youth at Kalyan Nagar in Bengaluru.
Gang member Venkataramana, Dodda Hanuma, Munikrishna, Thimma and Krishna moved the High Court questioning the Sessions Court verdict. After hearing the arguments, HC Single Bench headed by Justice RB Budihal turned down the lower court’s verdict citing lack of evidences to prove their involvement in the murder.
Dandupalya gang members had entered a house of Anand at HRBR Layout at Kalyan Nagar on May 19, 1999 and killed Vedamurthy of 20 years of age. In this case, Venkataramana, Dodda Hanuma, Munikrishna, Thimma, Krishna and Chinnappa were the accused. The Sessions Court had sentenced all the accused to life imprisonment. But they had moved the High Court. But Chinnappa died when the hearing was going on in the court. On Wednesday, the High Court acquitted the remaining members from the life imprisonment.
Life imprisonment
Dandupalya gang members Dodda Hanuma, Nallathimma, Munikrishna, Venkatesh and Lakshmi were awarded life imprisonment in November 2017. They were convicted in Geeta murder case happened in 2000. More than 35 cases were filed against the gang members who used to enter the single woman houses and kill them by slitting their throats after raping them.
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Passing out parade held at IMA Dehradun, 491 young officers join Indian Army
Dehradun(PTI): After undergoing rigorous training at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun, 491 cadets participated in a grand Passing Out Parade on Saturday and will now be commissioned as officers in the Indian Army.
The spectacular parade, held at the historic Drill Square in front of the academy's Chatwood Building, was reviewed by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, who served as the reviewing officer.
Along with 491 Indian cadets, 34 foreign cadets from 14 friendly countries also participated in the Autumn Term 2025 Passing Out Parade.
A total of 525 officer cadets from the 157th Regular Course, 46th Technical Entry Scheme, 140th Technical Graduate Course, 55th Special Commissioned Officers Course, and Territorial Army Online Entrance Exam 2023 Course participated in the Passing Out Parade.
The 'Sword of Honour' and gold medal for securing first place during training was awarded to ACA Nishkal Dwivedi, the silver medal to BUO Badal Yadav for second place, and the bronze medal to SUO Kamaljeet Singh for third place.
The silver medal for securing first place in the 'Technical Graduate Course' was awarded to Officer Cadet Jadhav Sujit Sampat, and the silver medal for first place in the 'Technical Entry Scheme-46' was awarded to WCC Abhinav Mehrotra.
The silver medal for the 'Special Commission Officer Course' was given to Officer Cadet Sunil Kumar Chhetri.
Among the foreign cadets, the first place in merit was secured by JUO Mohammad Safin Ashraf from Bangladesh. The Army Chief's Banner for overall best performance in the Autumn Term was awarded to Imphal Company.
As the parade concluded, helicopters showered flowers on the newly commissioned officers from the sky.
On this occasion, General Dwivedi congratulated the new officers in his address for successfully completing their training. He praised the young officers for their high level of discipline, leadership qualities, and endurance, and urged them to uphold the glorious traditions of the Indian Army and serve the nation with loyalty, commitment, and honour.
General Dwivedi said that joining the army marks the beginning of a lifelong duty and selfless service.
The parents and guardians of the newly commissioned officers were also present during the passing out parade.
