Sowjanya murder: Case against YouTuber MD Sameer transferred from Bengaluru to Dharwad Bench of HC
Bengaluru: The High Court has transferred the hearing of YouTuber MD Sameer’s petition challenging the case against him for having shared a video clip connected to the Sowjanya rape and murder case from the principal bench in Bengaluru to the Dharwad Bench.
The FIR against Sameer was filed at the Cowl Bazaar Police Station of Ballari in March 2025. The single-judge bench of Justice Mohammad Nawaz heard on Tuesday the petition filed by the YouTuber for a quashing of the case.
The advocate who represented the petitioner asked for the case to be shifted to the Dharwad Bench as the case was filed in Ballari. The advocate also asked the bench to extend the order to stay the FIR and provide interim protection for Sameer till the hearing was transferred to Dharwad.
The public prosecutor objected to the hearing being transferred to another bench, stating that the petitioner would have to file a fresh petition at the Dharwad Bench. The prosecutor also said that an interim solution could not be sought by the petitioner.
Justice Nawaz said that the HC had already stayed the FIR filed against the petitioner and the government had filed a petition for clearance of the interim order. He ordered that the hearing of the case be transferred to Dharwad, clarifying that it was only an issue of jurisdictional limits.
He added that several cases had been transferred similarly earlier too and that the petitioner was not required to file a fresh petition.
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
