Chikmagalur, August 28: A body was found in the Bhadra river near Kudremukh in Kalasa hobli on Monday and the local police identified the person as Nawaz (30), who was killed by his wife’s lover in an illicit affair in Bengaluru recently.

Local people who noticed the body of an unidentified person at Echalu stream in the Kudremukh police station limit on Monday informed the police. Under the guidance of circle inspector Ramachandra, diver Bhaskar fished out the body and the police started their investigation to identify the person.

A murder case was registered around a week ago at Peenya in Bengaluru and the police have arrested the accused who said that the body was dumped in the river near Kudremukh. As a body was found in the river near Kudremukh, the local police informed the Bengaluru Varthur police who brought the accused to Kudremukh to identify the body. The police have confirmed that it was body of Nawaz.

Murder due to illicit affair

Both Aysha and Nawaz got married second time after divorce in their earlier marriages. After their second marriage, they have been living in a rented house in Peenya. Meanwhile, Aysha was  introduced to Shivakumar recently and it turned into love later, it is said.

In the beginning, Shivakumar did not know that Aysha was married. But after knowing that she was married, Shivakumar wanted to get her by any means. To fulfill his desire of getting Aysha, he planned a plot to kill Aysha’s husband. To execute his plan, he took the help of his friends and called Nawaz for a vehicle on rent on August 20. Informing his wife, Nawaz went out for a trip. But Shivakumar and his friends who called Nawaz under the guise of taking a vehicle on rent, assaulted Nawaz with lethal weapons and slit his throat. After killing him, Shivakumar and his friends took his body to Kudremukh in a car and dumped it into Bhadra river and left, it is said.

When her husband did not turn up, Aysha called him over his mobile phone. But his phone was switched off due to which she has lodged a complaint at Varthur police station. Two days later, Nawaz parents also lodged a complaint. Following the complaints, police checked the call details of Nawaz. During investigation, the police trapped Pawan, one of the friends of Shivakumar, and he spilled the beans. Later, the police arrested the main accused Shivakumar and confirmed that they have dumped the body in the Bhadra river.

Before the Bengaluru police reaching the spot with the accused, the local police have found the body. On Tuesday morning, the Bengaluru police reached Kudremukh with the accused and confirmed that it was Nawaz body.

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Congress MP K. C. Venugopal on Monday raised concerns over the election schedule announced by the Election Commission of India for the upcoming Kerala Assembly election, questioning the timing of the poll dates and alleging that the schedule leaves limited time for campaigning.

Speaking to news agency ANI in Delhi after the poll panel announced elections in five states and Union Territories, Venugopal said that the Congress and the United Democratic Front (UDF) are fully prepared for the elections and confident of victory. At the same time, he questioned the pattern of dates announced by the Election Commission.

“We are fully prepared, we are going to win the elections... You can see how the Election Commission has set the dates. The first phase of elections is on the 9th, nominations are due until the 23rd, scrutiny is on the 24th, nominations can be withdrawn until the 26th, and after that, there are 11 days for campaigning,” he said.

“As for Kerala, there is Easter and Good Friday in the first week...The Election Commission could have announced the dates earlier... The counting date is on May 4th, so what was the point of holding elections in Kerala so early? What is their intention behind holding elections on the same day in Kerala, Puducherry, and Assam?... We are confident that we will win, but the people of the country are seeing the biased attitude of the Election Commission...,” he added.

He further stated that his party was ready for elections irrespective of the dates announced by the poll body.

“We are going to win the election. India's strategy has been set up. And we are all ready for winning this election. But one thing as far as declaring election, even though they are giving only for five days, we are going to win the election. We have no problem,” he said.

Detailing the poll schedule while questioning the time available for campaigning, he stated, “but you can see the pattern of date which the election commission announced. Yesterday they declared election, and today they notified us. The first phase of election on April 9th, filing of nomination will be over on the 23rd of this month, 24th scrutiny, 26th withdrawal of nomination. After 26, four plus seven, 11 days campaign.”

“As far as Kerala is concerned, April first week is a holy week. The holiday week means, Good Friday is there. Nobody will do anything on Good Friday. Easter is the big festival. These festivals are natural, you have to see that. Among the 11 days, working days, two, three days will go for holidays. Then hardly seven, eight days for campaigning in this election for candidates,” the Congress MP questioned.

The Congress leader said the Election Commission could have announced the dates earlier if there was a need for an early election schedule.

Questioning the urgency behind placing Kerala in the first phase of polling, he added that the counting date is much later.

“Which is the date of counting? Fourth May. Then what is the urgency of putting Kerala in the first phase without giving sufficient time for candidates? And putting Kerala, Puducherry, Assam together, what is the intention behind that?” Venugopal questioned.

He also alleged that the Election Commission was not functioning as a neutral institution.

“The Election commission is completely losing that capacity as a neutral player. You can see 14 of our prime minister's programs over and on the 15th they announce the election, 16th notification comes,” he said.

Venugopal further stated that such tactics would not affect the Congress’ prospects in the election.

“They think that this type of techniques and tactics, because of these techniques and tactics, UDF is going to lose, and Congress is going to lose. This is their complete dream only. This is not going to happen. We are very much confident at any cost, whether they are not giving any time also, we are going to win the election,” he said.

“But the people of India are watching this. The tricks of the election commission. To restrict the campaign, people of India are watching. This I want to bring into the notice of the nation. That's all,” Venugopal said.

The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the schedule for the Kerala Assembly election. Polling in the state will be held in a single phase on April 9 while the counting of votes is scheduled to take place on May 4.