Mangaluru: 3 held for attack on Prashanth Poojary murder accused
- | Wednesday | 3rd October, 2018
While Imtiyaz was preparing tea, they brandished lethal weapons on him. Imtiyaz, however, managed to escape from the spot.The city police chief had constituted three teams – CCB, Mangaluru City North and Anti-Rowdy Squad, Panambur – in nabbing the accused.Prashanth Poojary was murdered by bike-borne men on October 9, 2015, allegedly for revolting against cattle thefts and slaughters.In November 2016, Mustafa Kavoor, 29, an undertrial in this murder case, was stabbed to death at the central jail in Mysuru by another prisoner. MANGALURU: The city police have arrested three people in connection with the murder attempt on a hotelier, who is an accused in the murder case of Bajrang Dal activist Prashanth Poojary Police have identified the accused as Dhanraj alias Dhannu , a resident of Kodikere in Tokur, Dinesh Poojary, 38, from Haleyangadi and Shashwath Shetty , 23, a resident of Kulai.Police said more people are yet to be arrested in connection with the case.On September 24 morning, a gang arrived at Hotel Badriya , run by Imtiyaz at a complex belonging to a mosque in Gantalkatte, Moodbidri, as customers had placed order for eight cups of tea.
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