A team travelled to Madhya Pradesh on Nov 3 and picked up Pawan Kumar ,24, a native of Sukhpur, Bangali Patti, Patarwan, Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh, along with a juvenile in conflict with the law, near Bhopal railway station, according to police. Pawan Kumar was produced before the court on Nov 5 and remanded in judicial custody. Udupi: A special team investigating the Pradeep Poojary suicide case has secured four persons including a minor. The juvenile has been placed in an observation home for safety.
A case was registered at Udupi Town police station under Sections 108 read with 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). They were arrested and produced before Mahesh Prasad, police inspector of Udupi Town police station and the investigating officer in the case. Further investigation is under way. Udupi SP Hariram Shankar constituted a special team under the leadership of Udupi subdivision DSP Belliappa KU, and headed by Mahesh Prasad, police inspector, Manipal police station, to trace the accused. Pradeep Poojary allegedly died by suicide in the toilet of Govt District Hospital at Ajjarkad recently. It may be recalled that in the last week of Oct, Poojary allegedly attacked a woman with chilli powder and other objects in an alleged attempt to murder her. When her mother intervened, Poojary allegedly threw chilli powder at her as well. The woman’s mother subsequently called relatives, and around eight of them allegedly assaulted Poojary. Police arrived at the spot and shifted him to hospital. The SP also initiated disciplinary action against the police sub-inspector for failing to register an FIR regarding the incident.
Adarsh Kanchan of Hebri taluk and Dinesh Shetty of Karkala taluk, were arrested in Karkala on Saturday night by Muktabai, in-charge police sub-inspector of Hiriyadka police station, and her staff.