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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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.
