Kushalnagar murder case: Death sentence for 3
Madikeri, July 14: The first additional district and sessions court in Madikeri has ordered a death sentence for three culprits who had murdered two people while attempting burglary.
Residents of Mallenahalli near Kushalnagar HS Shivakumar (22), TE Shivakumar (21), and Kumara (19), who worked as a mechanics and centering labors, are found guilty.
On the night of February 11, 2016; they thronged the home belonging to one Muttanna with the intention of robbery in Mallenahalli. They found an old man Kochunni and his grandson Amritanand at home. The culprits strangulated Kochunni to death and later asked Amritanand to reveal the place where valuables are kept.
When Amritanand refused to reveal the information about the valuables, the culprits murdered him as well. They later hid the dead bodies in a gutter and concealed them with areca leaves.
A complaint was lodged at Kushalnagar police station in connection with the murder. Inspector Sandesh Kumar SN, who launched the investigation, arrested the three accused and filed a charge sheet against them.
The first additional district and sessions court Judge D Pavanesh said it is proved that the culprits carried out the murder and pronounced the death sentence.
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Railway track tampered with in Surat district; police suspect sabotage attempt
Surat (PTI): Unidentified persons allegedly tampered with a railway track by removing fish plates and loosening several bolts in an attempt to derail trains in Gujarat's Surat district on Saturday, police said.
The sabotage attempt came to light before a train could pass through the affected track between Kosamba and Kim railway stations as a lineman detected the damage and alerted the railway authorities in the early hours of the day, officials said.
Unidentified persons removed two fish plates that bolted the ends of two rails on the railway track and placed them on the parallel track, Superintendent of Police, Surat (rural), Hitesh Joysar said.
They also loosened some 40-50 bolts, he said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police RR Sarvaiya said a lineman inspecting the track discovered the tampering around 5.30 am and alerted the railway administration.
"Railway engineers and other staff reached the site and repaired the line, and the movement of trains resumed," he said.
Sarvaiya said the railway and local police have launched a probe, and a case is being registered.
Inspector PH Jadeja of Kim police station said it was an attempt to derail the train, and an accident was averted due to the alertness of the railway staff.
The train movement resumed once the damage was fixed, he said.
