Unheard of in Karnataka: HC on threat to senior advocate MS Shyam Sundar
Bengaluru, Feb 3: The High Court of Karnataka on Friday expressed its concern over a threat to senior advocate MS Shyam Sundar and said such things were unheard of in the State.
The senior counsel filed an affidavit before Justice V Srishananda that some rowdy elements were seen outside his house. The personal affidavit stated also that a woman colleague of his was stalked.
Justice V Srishananda said, "This court has got a tradition and culture and you are trying to spoil that. A responsible member of the Bar is making allegations against you. This was unheard of in Karnataka."
MS Shyam Sundar, representing Alliance University, in a petition sought cancellation of bail granted to the former chancellor of the university Madhukar G Angur. Angur was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money-laundering case and obtained bail.
The court in no uncertain terms took him to task for the threats on the advocate.
"How can you send your rowdy elements? Don't try to threaten anybody here, even if you put your hand in the nest of a sparrow, the sparrow knows that it will die in a moment but it will scratch you and then die, such is the power given by God to every living being."
Directing him to tender an apology, the court said, "You may be a big man but that makes no difference to this court."
Madhukar Angur denied that he was responsible for the rowdy elements in front of Shyam Sundar's house but issued an unconditional apology. The court recorded the submission and adjourned the hearing of the case to March 1.
The court, in its order, said, "In order to maintain harmony and to facilitate the matter to be heard on merits, this court accepts the unconditional apology tendered by Madhukar Angur and placed the same on record. This court is also of the opinion that the unconditional apology taken on record would quell the apprehensions raised by MS Shyam Sundar on his behalf and on behalf of the lady colleague as well."
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My family faces threat from strangers who filmed inside my house: Neha's father
Dharwad (Karnataka), Apr 25: Niranjan Hiremath, father of student Neha Hiremath who was murdered by her former classmate Fayaz Khondunaik on April 18, said on Thursday that his family faces a threat from some unknown people who allegedly filmed the post-funeral rituals in their house.
Talking to reporters here, Hiremath who is a Congress Councillor in Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, demanded security for his family.
"On the fifth day of the incident when we were busy with rituals, a person came to our house, made videos of our house and family members, Hiremath said.
He added that when he asked the person filming his rooms who he was, the stranger did not give any satisfactory reply and left.
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"I got to know from a Swami that the stranger too had been hanging around for the past many days before the incident (Neha's murder)," Hiremath said.
The Congress Councillor alleged that there is a larger conspiracy behind his daughter's murder. "It was not something that was hatched and executed within a week but it was conspired for years and many people were involved in it," he claimed.
Neha Hiremath (23) was stabbed to death by Fayaz Khodunaik on the campus of BVB College on April 18.
CCTV footage showed Fayaz stabbing Neha multiple times before fleeing the spot. He was arrested by police later.
